-=> Quoting Dennis Menard to Dorothy Reynolds <=-
 DM> I think the movie version of "The Firm" (by Grisham) stood up well
 DM> against the book (unlike the other Grisham titles put on film); and, I
 DM> enjoyed both even though the movie ending was completely! different.
 DM> The movie version of "Firefox" (by C.Thomas) was also very well done in
 DM> relation to the book. So too "The Joy Luck Club" (by Tan) ... though
 DM> abbreviated.  How about "The Man Who Would be King" from Kipling's
 DM> short story, and "The Old Man and the Sea" from Hemingway.  Effective!
 DM> migrations from one medium to another may be rare but they are out
About 8 years ago I saw the movie "Beaches" with Bette Midler. LOVED it.
Noticed it was based on a book, which I happened to find at a used book
sale last year. Just read it this week, then rented the movie to see it
again. I don't think there is ONE thing in the movie the same as the
book. The book was soooooo good, and now, seen in relation to the book,
the movie STINKS! 
 DM> The movie-going experience's as completely different from the
 DM> experience of reading a book as reading about Art is from visiting an
 DM> art gallery.  That's why many movies are "BASED on the novel by ..." -
 DM> because, only a select few  of the story CAN be portrayed
 DM> within a 2 or 3 hour window.
Planning to see "Absolute Power" next week. Wonder how it will hold up?
... Did you take a shower? There seems to be one missing.
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