InCircles' brother Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 some people already made fun of me... (nich... allison... franscicanrocker25... just to list a few) for reading The Notebook... anyway... it was a good book and i really liked it... only thing is i saw the movie yesterday and i didnt like it... it wasnt what i imagined it would be like... it was okay... for a movie... but it wasnt what i wanted it to be... anybody agree...
sweetpea316 Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Well for me, I saw the movie before I ever read the book. I absolutely LOVE the movie (I'm a sappy hopeless romantic, what can I say...) but I really liked the book also! I'm a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks' books though. He is great. I think I liked the movie more actually, because it went into their relationship in their younger years more...like when they first met and dated and whatnot...that's the part that I enjoyed most. But that's just me.
InCircles' brother Posted August 11, 2005 Author Posted August 11, 2005 well... you see michelle was like you have to read the book before you watch the movie... and she was like you... she saw the movie then read the book... but i was telling her last night... i think the reason i liked the book better was because... its was easier for me to connect with Noah in the book then Noah in the movie... i dont why... maybe becuase i was under the impression that their relatioship as teenagers was different to say the least... but i dont know... i liked the way the movie portrayed it... its just... it wasnt what i thought it was like... i guess thats the problem with reading a book first and then watching the movie... you get an idea of waht it was like... and rarely does the movie meet that standard that you have in your head...
sweetpea316 Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 [quote name='InCircles' brother' date='Aug 11 2005, 01:50 PM']well... you see michelle was like you have to read the book before you watch the movie... and she was like you... she saw the movie then read the book... but i was telling her last night... i think the reason i liked the book better was because... its was easier for me to connect with Noah in the book then Noah in the movie... i dont why... maybe becuase i was under the impression that their relatioship as teenagers was different to say the least... but i dont know... i liked the way the movie portrayed it... its just... it wasnt what i thought it was like... i guess thats the problem with reading a book first and then watching the movie... you get an idea of waht it was like... and rarely does the movie meet that standard that you have in your head... [right][snapback]682110[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Exactly. If I would've read the book first, I bet I would feel the same way. The same thing happened to me when I read "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" books...I loved them and was so stoked when the movie version came out. The movie was good, don't get me wrong, but they changed A LOT of the storyline around, which bugged me. Oh well. It's Hollywood...they've gotta change it for various reasons.
InCircles' brother Posted August 11, 2005 Author Posted August 11, 2005 yeah... like just a couple of things we noticed when we watched it yesterday... noah didnt play guitar... there was no gus... they didnt have the lobster dinner... noah's "girl friend" wasnt the same person as the widow... um in the book they didnt die together... oh one big one was how noah got the money... but overall im glad i read the book and saw the movie... the soundtrack pretty sweet too
sweetpea316 Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 [quote name='InCircles' brother' date='Aug 11 2005, 02:04 PM']yeah... like just a couple of things we noticed when we watched it yesterday... noah didnt play guitar... there was no gus... they didnt have the lobster dinner... noah's "girl friend" wasnt the same person as the widow... um in the book they didnt die together... oh one big one was how noah got the money... but overall im glad i read the book and saw the movie... the soundtrack pretty sweet too [right][snapback]682122[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Indeed. I noticed many of those things also. And yes, the soundtrack was fabulous.
InCircles' brother Posted August 11, 2005 Author Posted August 11, 2005 sweet... it was kind of funny becuase when we started watching it michelles older brother was like "so waht are you guys watching" and we were like "the notebook" and he was like "oh..." then he pretended like it was lame... then after we came back from miniature golf and crappy coldstone ice cream... he was in the tv room watching it... she made fun of him and he wasl ike "this movie makes me feel lonely"
sweetpea316 Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 I know right! Some guys are afraid to admit that they enjoyed it. My best friend's boyfriend loved it though and wasn't ashamed to let us all know. haha.
Kaeldra Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 I havent read the book I thought the movie was adorable lol. I shoudl read the book though.
sarcasmguy126 Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 it looks more like... ..uh... ...a chick flick! plus, i noticed the PG-13 rating "for sexuality"
heavenseeker Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 good movie considering the type. never read the book and dont think i could. i think i would get bored if i tried.
inDEED Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 [quote name='sarcasmguy126' date='Aug 11 2005, 06:34 PM']it looks more like... ..uh... ...a chick flick! plus, i noticed the PG-13 rating "for sexuality" [right][snapback]682726[/snapback][/right] [/quote] You entertain me.
inDEED Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 [quote name='sarcasmguy126' date='Aug 11 2005, 06:34 PM']plus, i noticed the PG-13 rating "for sexuality" [right][snapback]682726[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Which means you BARELY make it!
BeenaBobba Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 I've never read the book, but I did watch the movie. I thought it'd be lame, but I ended up really, really liking it. Let's just say I bawled my eyes out. LOL!
Luthien Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 I liked it, but I found the sex scene to be too strong. Then again, I am a little sensitive to those things...
azaelia Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 I loved both in different ways. I liked the movie ending better, but the story seemed less choppy in the book. So it's a toss up.
heavenseeker Posted August 15, 2005 Posted August 15, 2005 great movie! not just but . you know considering the type of movie and all.
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