tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post2387684332072311938..comments2023-09-13T01:03:35.934-07:00Comments on Dance on Fire: The Film vs The NovelJames Garcia Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-69786301338394764212011-05-02T19:02:54.289-07:002011-05-02T19:02:54.289-07:00Hi, PK. Thanks for the comment. You are so right w...Hi, PK. Thanks for the comment. You are so right with regard to your list of films that did better than the books. I wholeheartedly agree with you. To this day I have yet to finish Monte Cristo. The film was awesome, but I found the book lacking. Perhaps it was dated. I don't know.<br /><br />Have a great week.<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-68781622470456522632011-05-02T18:56:23.861-07:002011-05-02T18:56:23.861-07:00I can guarantee I would have agreed with your wife...I can guarantee I would have agreed with your wife. I always, ALWAYS read the book first, and almost always love the book more than the movie. I want to see WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, but I refuse to see it yet because I haven't read the book (it's on my shelf...next in line). I saw TWILIGHT before reading the book, and I still liked the book more. I really want to see the LINCOLN LAWYER, which means I need to read the book!<br /><br />It's wonderful that you and your wife spent the day together. We should all do that more often. My husband and I will celebrate 22 years this Friday, so I guess we'd better make plans :DJulie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-51868178957849461732011-05-02T07:40:09.460-07:002011-05-02T07:40:09.460-07:00I love films like these, and latho I don't car...I love films like these, and latho I don't care for McConaghy much either, he does lawyers pretty well. Loved him in A Time to Kill.<br /><br />But mostly the books are always better, which is why I prefer to read after seeing the film, but it's still fun seeing how everything measures up to how you imagined it when you read first.<br /><br />However, there are a few stories I prefer the film version of over the book's ending:<br /><br />Stardust<br />Jaws<br />Dracula<br />Count of Monte Cristo (most recent film version)<br /><br />And LOTR books are very long and drawn out, the Jackson does a great job of capturing the essence of the story without boring us to death. So it's up there for me as almost being better than the books.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-14623423343840611302011-05-01T13:16:53.133-07:002011-05-01T13:16:53.133-07:00Okay, Jimmy, for special friends I will make an ex...Okay, Jimmy, for special friends I will make an exception to my movie vs book statement. Crap! I'll even spring for the popcorn.Blaze McRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593633013555705302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-51685644728023333602011-04-30T20:03:35.007-07:002011-04-30T20:03:35.007-07:00Thank you for stopping by, Melissa. I have said th...Thank you for stopping by, Melissa. I have said this before, but the friendships that I have made over this past year or so have made this writing adventure so much fun.<br />Take care.<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-25716137222290481622011-04-30T12:51:06.751-07:002011-04-30T12:51:06.751-07:00Thank you for your kind review on my blog! It'...Thank you for your kind review on my blog! It's so great to meet other writers this way. Technology is amazing. It's hard to believe we can make friends with people states, and continents away. Good luck with your sequel!Melissa Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067786807136441491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-79354137541232500792011-04-28T18:29:54.554-07:002011-04-28T18:29:54.554-07:00Thanks so much for commenting, you guys. I have se...Thanks so much for commenting, you guys. I have sent you e-mails. I hope you get them.<br /><br />Have a great weekend.<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-12229742821495404452011-04-28T14:51:28.665-07:002011-04-28T14:51:28.665-07:00I do an either or approach. If I watch the movie, ...I do an either or approach. If I watch the movie, I won't read the book and the other way around. It just ruins the experience for me. so, if "Dance On Fire" becomes a movie . . .Blaze McRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593633013555705302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-74602912305724664982011-04-28T08:29:16.680-07:002011-04-28T08:29:16.680-07:00I love Matthew Mc as a lawyer. I read a Time to Ki...I love Matthew Mc as a lawyer. I read a Time to Kill then saw the movie and thought they did a decent job and thought Matthew was gorgeous. So yeah, I'd see him in another lawyer movie. I go to movies being realistic that it will not be better than the book.<br />And good for you to take a day with your wife. My hubby and I had dinner together last week alone and we hadn't done that in so long.Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232628723576241448.post-43974648299504318882011-04-28T07:21:05.204-07:002011-04-28T07:21:05.204-07:00I used to always read the book before the movie ca...I used to always read the book before the movie came out. Then I wouldn't like the movie. And sometimes I'd see a movie first, then read the book, and be disappointed with the book.<br /><br />I've finally wised up and realized that reading the book and watching the movie need to be spaced out several months! If I give at least 3-4 months between reading a book before seeing the movie (and vice versa), then usually I've gotten enough distance where I can enjoy the movie for what it is.Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.com