Re: Captain Correlli's Mandolin
annifa wrote:
If anyone has any of their own opinions of t'book I would be muchly greatful..
I can spell, can't I?
..just accidently edited first post when i meant to quote from it.. i'm computer literate, aren't i?
Well it's your language. I guess you can do what you want with it.
I agree that the book was far better than the film, which in true Hollywood fashion edited out the essential elements and put a wooden actor in as Captain Corelli ... and gave it a typical Hollywood happy ending, which the book didn't have. The film was just ok.
Films that are true to the book work better - look at the Lord of the Rings - changes made for cinematography reasons didn't change the essentials of the story. Characters were right and brilliantly cast.
I suppose it didn't help that i watched the film on a dodgy tv that made the picture go green... most of the time was spent not concentrating on the film but becoming infuriated by its greenyness...
I agree with Vivien.
I re-read the book recently, after seeing the movie. The book was far better, not as sanitised. Movie was "nice" and that's not necessarily a good review!
I know I am. Seem to have gone a bit mad on this website of late. ho hum.
You, vroooon, are a tart.
But then tarts can be very popular and much sought after (see Lewis Carroll for in-depth discussion).
I did not read the book, but I did see the movie, and I was not impressed.
