The Sword and Laser discussion

For those of you who have seen the movie, what did you think? How did the movie compare with the book, is it better or worse? Go!


Warning this may be a spoil-tastic thread! :)

I'll keep my review spoiler free, I think the movie did a great job keeping to the spirit of the story. There were lots of changes but the basic story is there. The screenwritter(s) did a good job dodging some of the problems with the story such as the abrupt ending. My wife and daughter, who haven't read the book, had a little trouble with some of the details but not much and they really enjoyed the story.

I teared up almost immediately, and cried through most of it. It dredged up a lot of pre-teen/teen feelings!

I liked it a lot. It was a little spoon feedy, missed a few marks, but I think overall it was a good interpretation. The actors were adorable. Storm Reid was a fantastic Meg. Levi Miller was a sweet, earnest Calvin.

I was the only one in our group of friends that liked it.

Three of my friends saw it last night. The one who had read the book thought it was okay but not great. The two who hadn't read the book thought it was a muddled mess.

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Pretty much sums up how I felt about the movie.

I liked it in the beginning, but after a while it stopped making sense for me. Oprah had nice makeup. I haven't read the book.

Also, I think if a girl wants to flatiron her hair, she should go right ahead.

I found the movie really solid - acting, adaptation, cinematography. May even go as far as saying it’s better than the book. But mostly it’s just different. Recommend.