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Just got back from seeing "Atonement" Wow. Amazing. Just absolutely amazing. I highly recommend it. | |
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I loved the book but I'm not sure about the film. Keira Knightley is irritating despite her looks. There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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 I didn't like it. I liked the film in general, but the ending ruined it for me. I just thought the main character was a bit useless. It wasnt so much "atonement", as "easing her conscience". A bit of a sell out. I didn't like her, the older one.  Rock n roll baby | |
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susannah said: I didn't like it. I liked the film in general, but the ending ruined it for me. I just thought the main character was a bit useless. It wasnt so much "atonement", as "easing her conscience". A bit of a sell out. I didn't like her, the older one. Have you read it? The book is much more than an 'easing of conscience' tale. It's hard for me to be objective as I haven't seen the film but I suspect this hasn't come across? There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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I just read about the amazing 'long tracking shot' .
Apart from the movie itself, that is something I really want to see  | |
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One4All4Ever said: I just read about the amazing 'long tracking shot' .
Apart from the movie itself, that is something I really want to see Yeah, I saw that NYT piece before I saw the movie yesterday. I read a little bit of it, then stopped because I didn't want to ruin it when I would see the movie. I was about 2 minutes into it before I realized that I was watching it.  It was dizzying but good. | |
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JDInteractive said: I loved the book but I'm not sure about the film. Keira Knightley is irritating despite her looks.
I find her looks kind of irritating. She's more of a "handsome woman" than a pretty one. And awfully, terribly thin.  | |
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susannah said: I didn't like it. I liked the film in general, but the ending ruined it for me. I just thought the main character was a bit useless. It wasnt so much "atonement", as "easing her conscience". A bit of a sell out. I didn't like her, the older one. The ending was hard, but kind of expected. I just wasn't sure how they would deliver it it. It's the next book on my list to read, for sure. | |
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JDInteractive said: susannah said: I didn't like it. I liked the film in general, but the ending ruined it for me. I just thought the main character was a bit useless. It wasnt so much "atonement", as "easing her conscience". A bit of a sell out. I didn't like her, the older one. Have you read it? The book is much more than an 'easing of conscience' tale. It's hard for me to be objective as I haven't seen the film but I suspect this hasn't come across?  I don't think it was that much of an "easing of the conscience" film, though that note is sounded strongly at the end. I think (and I say this having not yet read the book) that note had to be sounded as it was to explain the jarring and not-yet-explained preceding "reunion" scene in Ce's apartment. | |
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Found the book completely and utterly boring and have no desire to see the movie. Sorry. | |
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love ian, loved the book, loved the film, love james, loved him in it. | |
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JDInteractive said: susannah said: I didn't like it. I liked the film in general, but the ending ruined it for me. I just thought the main character was a bit useless. It wasnt so much "atonement", as "easing her conscience". A bit of a sell out. I didn't like her, the older one. Have you read it? The book is much more than an 'easing of conscience' tale. It's hard for me to be objective as I haven't seen the film but I suspect this hasn't come across? No I haven't, and I wouldn't be surprised if the book were better than the film but I expect you're right. It was just one of those "is that it?" moments. Probably a lot missed out from the book. Rock n roll baby | |
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susannah said: JDInteractive said: Have you read it? The book is much more than an 'easing of conscience' tale. It's hard for me to be objective as I haven't seen the film but I suspect this hasn't come across? No I haven't, and I wouldn't be surprised if the book were better than the film but I expect you're right. It was just one of those "is that it?" moments. Probably a lot missed out from the book. Don't be so sure--'is that it?' was pretty much my reaction to the entire book. The only exciting part of the book, imo, was the letter (being vague here so as not to spoil anything), and it took forever just to get to that. Then after that, more boredom. Even the part when he was in the war was boring and I usually love books set during WWII. . [Edited 1/3/08 8:25am] | |
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DevotedPuppy said: susannah said: No I haven't, and I wouldn't be surprised if the book were better than the film but I expect you're right. It was just one of those "is that it?" moments. Probably a lot missed out from the book. Don't be so sure--'is that it?' was pretty much my reaction to the entire book. The only exciting part of the book, imo, was the letter (being vague here so as not to spoil anything), and it took forever just to get to that. Then after that, more boredom. Even the part when he was in the war was boring and I usually love books set during WWII. . [Edited 1/3/08 8:25am] Letter? 
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I really enjoyed the book
Often times a movie can quite live up to the book it's based on do not know if I will see this or not | |
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