JuZ wrote:Blazingmonga wrote:JuZ wrote:OutsideofNight wrote:The Road - My new favorite movie ever. No exceptions. Acting from Viggo and Kodi was the shit. That kid took the part of the book and put in on screen flawlessly. Hes amazing. The movie depresses the hell out of me and makes me feel horrible, but I love it. It does what it is supposed to do.
Really looking forward to this one, so it's good to hear a positive review.
I'm really looking forward to this one too...but I am only 1/2 way through the book! I want to know how they could possibly translate this kind of thing in to a film. It's pretty evil...
Hi there Monga, hope you're well.![]()
Is the book worth reading? I'm an enthusiastic but casual fan of the apocalyptic/zombie genre, so if it's worth a read I'll definitely check it out. I did read an interview with Viggo Mortensen recently where he mentioned an especially brutal and upsetting sounding scene from the book (which I won't describe here) being filmed but not in the final cut. Sounds very full-on.
Hey Juz! I'm good, thanks. And you?
Well, I'm only half way through so far so I can't judge completely...but I am really fascinated so far. I had just finished another of Cormac McCarthy's books, 'Blood Meridian', which totally blew my mind. The Road is definitely in a similar, very unusual, style. He doesn't use punctuation or identify any of the characters particularly, which is really refreshing to me. There are many very upsetting and distressing moments, and things that I don't really expect them to put in the film, but if they have managed to capture the tone that would be pretty good. I'll let you know if one scene in particular stands out when I finish it.
So, err, yeah...I definitely recommend it! And Blood Meridian too, which is possibly the most evil thing I have ever read. I think they are making a movie of that also, but I doubt anyone could do it justice.
Four thumbs up.

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