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Ryn

Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 2:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Saw it with my oldest son (9 almost 10) last Friday, he had read the book and had trouble putting it down, so I told him I would take him to the movie, I read the book too (pretty easy read - and a good story).

Good flick, it was nice to be able to discuss the differences with him while we watched. The author did the screenplay as well so he kept it pretty close to the book.

Also several stars in it (Sigorny Weaver (sp), John Voight, and on of the Arquette sisters - oh and Henry Winkler too).

Heyltslori

Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ryn..the commercials make it look kinda scary. Is it??

Ryn

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not really - they show these scarry lizzards in the movie - but the 'scarriest' part is probably the one shot they show (where one bares its fangs).

Like I said, my son read the book 1st so he knew the storyline ahead of time and wasn't scared by anything. Much more humor than scarryness. Its rated PG because it does hae a few bad words (hell, damn, etc) and it definitly has a few villans, but you can laugh at most of them, John Voight is over the top at times, in a funny way :)

Calamity

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Saw this yesterday. There is some violence, dark themes, and just a little of the crude humor that is de rigueur in kids' entertainment nowadays.

I loved this movie but could see how it might turn some people off. Had started reading the book a couple days ago and got about half way through when I decided to wait and see the film before finishing the book. And I'm really glad that I did. The following quote from A.O. Scott at the New York Times expresses it perfectly -

"'Holes' is one of the few recent movies I have seen that plunged me into that rare, giddy state of pleasurable confusion, of not knowing what would happen next, which I associate with the reading and moviegoing experiences of my own childhood. But there is no reason that children should have a monopoly on this primal, wonderful experience."

The two boys who portray the lead kid characters are terrific and natural. Most of the adults play it more broadly but don't detract too much. I don't want to give anything away so this is going to be kinda vague. As far as I can tell, it is very faithful to the book although there are a few changes. I actually thought some things played better on screen (the exchanges between the school teacher & the onion seller) while the book was better at expressing Stanley's thoughts & feelings.

Like I said, some people might find it boring, disjointed, or simply bizarre but I was captivated by this film. It was slightly surreal in parts and some very dark things happen but it was great to see a kid movie that is challenging and quirky. The ending is a bit too pat but it still had me grinning at the screen.

There's a quick extra scene at the end of the credits but it doesn't amount to anything really. I liked the soundtrack too. And I was dazzled by a shot of the night sky. Now I have to finish the book!

Ryn

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ohhh - I was glad I read the whole book before I saw the movie, The book was actually more suspenseful, the movie gave some stuff away too early if you ask me. I can't explain without spoiling it for others, but there were some things I never made the connection on until very late in the book and they were kinda just tossed out in the movie.

My vote is to read the book 1st :)

Calamity

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 3:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay, 9 out 10 times I'd agree with you - read the book first :) ! But even though I'm not a knee-jerk purist and try to keep my expectations in check whenever books are adapted to film, I often can't help getting a little bit sulkly over things being changed or not living up to my imagination. For me, it was something of a welcome change-of-pace to not know what was supposed to happen. Although that song did sound prettier in my mind, lol!

I do see what you mean about them giving stuff away pretty early though. I can't wait to finish the book.

Ophiliasgrandma

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Five of my friends and I enjoyed this the bejabbers out of this movie today.

Badman

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I whatched Holes...it is pretty neat..they had some funny scene's in that movie.it is cool guys!

Hummingbird

Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I watched the movie last night on PPV. I was interested because I had seen Shia LeBueff on Project Greenlight and wanted to see him in something else. I liked the movie and think Shia is great. I have probably misspelled his name but got close.

Hermione69

Friday, December 05, 2003 - 11:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The book is AWESOME! In the end it fits together like a seamless jigsaw puzzle and it is so cool to watch as the picture takes shape and you see what goes where. I LOVED the book. It was one of those that I wanted to read again right away just to explore more carefully how the author made it all fit.