give me a break people

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2004)

this is a movie. its not a visual synopsis of the book. i've seen all three and i'm OLD. and the thing people have to remember is that movies have to be entities of their own. i have never seen a film yet based on a book that was entirely and perfectly representative of it.
just remember, too, how these books have grown in complexity. and in number of pages. a film has about 2 hours to get its point across. thats not a lot of time. there is no way that every plot element is going to make it into the script.
my read is that this film is by far the best of the three. perfect? no. respectful? absolutely. imaginative? yes. a much better *movie* than the earlier two.
ps. for all those disappointed by the absence of mr columbus? he was the producer. and don't think he wasn't involved in every aspect of this project.
just go and enjoy it for what it is: a compelling story well told.