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Old 03-26-2008, 07:07 PM   #41
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Even Jane Austen would grasp, by now, that it IS AN APE!
Were you saying something?
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Old 03-26-2008, 07:42 PM   #42
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Forrest Gump. Though, I did enjoy the book. I probably would have enjoyed it more had I read it before and not after I saw the movie.

The movie Bridge to Terabithia was as good as the book. I cried in both. Yes, it is a children's book/movie.
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Old 03-26-2008, 07:45 PM   #43
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Your knowledge of early 1990s teenage sitcoms is truly impressive but somewhat disconcerting, Creek.
I am just trying to relate to a younger demographic.
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Old 03-26-2008, 07:48 PM   #44
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Top Gun.... Yes I have read the book...

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Having your eyes put out isn't a very good analogy here, Creekster.

Neither scenario you painted captures the pain of being forced to read or watch that atrocity. I do give the nod to the movie, though. At least if you fall asleep (believe me, it is the only response you can have while watching that movie that doesn't lead to permanent physical harm), the movie will finish on its own (and when it is over, you can at least enjoy the delightful static noise and salt and pepper screen). If you fall asleep with the book, when you wake up, you realize you still have progressed no further than the first sentence.
What is it with you guys and the hate on Pride and Prejudice? The book certainly is better than the movie and it is an excellent movie.
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What is it with you guys and the hate on Pride and Prejudice? The book certainly is better than the movie and it is an excellent movie.
I think a better question would be what is there to like about the book or the movie?

Personally, I find Austen and the Brönte sisters painfully boring. And don't get me started on Nathanial Hawthorne.
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What is it with you guys and the hate on Pride and Prejudice? The book certainly is better than the movie and it is an excellent movie.
Good point. I was on pins and needles while reading Pride and Prejudice.
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Forrest Gump.
Good choice.

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I've heard from some that "Shawshank" would qualify. Anybody here read the book?
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Top Gun.... Yes I have read the book...

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From "The Bizarro Jerry":

ELAINE: Kevin and his friends are nice people! They do good things. They read...
JERRY: I read!
ELAINE: Books, Jerry. They read books.
JERRY: [pause] Oh.
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