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Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:14:37 -0000

David,

Not sure if you are subscribed to these comments still or not, but I tried to get through Meridian and had a tough time. The writing is even more difficult than The Road...

I'll pick it up again though, I know I will...but I had to take a break and read a "fun" book for awhile :)

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:20:33 -0000

Oh I knew you were Schutd :) Yes...that will be the next book I read...just need to finish On The Road by Kerouac :)

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

david — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:45:12 -0000

Youve heard of it Mike, becasue I recommended it to you a year or so ago when you were talking about the ROad in ASFN. Im Schutd. Blood Meridian, honestly, sounds a lot like your description of the Road. Two "men" early teens, head west in the late 19th century, and join up with a vigilante band of men that go scalping indians as payback for all their uprisings in the west. Pages and pages of stark barren descriptives, where not much happens, and then 10 pages of smack you in the face crazy action, and then pages and pages of descriptives and introspections. Typical McCarthy stuff, but I loved it.

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

D.L. White — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:06:09 -0000

Thanks for the book recommendation. I'll add it to my reading list. I've never read any Cormac McCarthy. I did see the "All the Pretty Horses" film. The pacing was sloooooow...

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:59:53 -0000

YES! Blood Meridian! I've heard of that...how does it relate to Horses?

And that's too bad it sucked, I was interesting in seeing it.

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

david — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:57:08 -0000

Interesting, Mike. I was just pimping how I thought movie renditions of the Border Trilogy would make good film fodder over at ASFN. All the Pretty Horses stunk for the reason that I, like you, wonder how you can adequately transfer a McCarthy story to film. His prose and descriptives are so grandiose, youd think a director would have a hard time conveying the feeling in film. Horses failed becasue it was a love story first and all the visual took a back seat. Ill have to read the Road and you need to read Blood Meridian.

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Auntie — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:45:37 -0000

Well,...the dialogue has to grow on you. But I ended up enjoying the style. Which makes me wonder what dialogue the screenwriter will put in. Second I kept wondering what the apocolyptic occurrence was. But then the cause of the apocoplyse isn't important, it's what happens to humanity afterwards that is the center. The father/son relationship was well written.
So, who do you think will play the part of the son?

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:58:01 -0000

Wow you read it? I'm impressed! What did you think? (without giving away spoilers?)

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Auntie — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:50:43 -0000

I just finished that book! Viggo will make a great father!

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:11:04 -0000

A lot of walking and nothing happening in the book...should make for an interesting movie. I am actually hoping they stick close to it, cause part of the experience is the utter desolation and nothingness of the world they find themselves in.

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Scott — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:04:44 -0000

I just saw that on RT and was popping over to post it here.

I think Viggo is a great choice. Loved the book, and am hoping the movie at least comes close.