The Road

Midnyte_Sun said:
I watched it last night and I have to say it was impressive, but the only thing that dissapointed me was the ending. I guess I'm used to seeing a conclusion, but it ended too abruptly for my taste. [blackout]Having the boy picked up by another group of wanderers (who seem to have enough food to feed a dog as well as two kids) seemed kind of a cop out to me. [/blackout]
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[blackout]That's how the book ended.[/blackout]
 
I thought the ending played out perfectly.
 
I haven't seen the film yet, but I thought the ending worked perfectly in the book. It was so bleak and depressing that if it just ended with [BLACKOUT]the man dying and boy on his own (and likely to die)[/BLACKOUT] I would have finished it wondering why I read this thing in the first place.

Leaving it knowing [BLACKOUT]the boy is (at least somewhat) safe[/BLACKOUT] left you knowing that everything they did in the book didn't go to waste.

And I'm fine with the baby scene being left out. The scene in the book was more than enough. :wow:
 
The baby scene would have been redundant. By that point in the story we already know how screwed up the world and humanity are.
 
I would like to at least see the baby-on-the-spit scene on the DVD as an extra, unless there is a director's cut.

I cannot wait to pick up the DVD for this movie. But that's many, many months away.
 
Just got back. LOVED IT.

Everything was pretty much pitch perfect and on par with the book. The atmosphere, general sense of dread/bleakness, and the Boy/Man relationship were all perfectly executed. I really loved the emotional scenes between the The Man and The Boy. The dialogue in the book was great, but actually seeing the tears and emotion of the actors really drove them home.

Viggo was as good as advertised. Really powerful and emotional portrayal of The Man. The actor who played The Boy was also REALLY good. He's got a bright future. Pearce and Duvall were pretty awesome too.

I think the part that really made me like this movie was the horrifying scene in the cannibals' house. I knew what was coming, but my heart was still thumping. It was pretty much how I envisioned it while reading the book.

The scenes they chose matched well with the film, but I wish they would have kept the baby part and a few others. Oh well. All in all, it's an almost perfect adaptation of a perfect book.

A solid 9/10
 
Bunker said:
Just got back. LOVED IT.

Everything was pretty much pitch perfect and on par with the book. The atmosphere, general sense of dread/bleakness, and the Boy/Man relationship were all perfectly executed. I really loved the emotional scenes between the The Man and The Boy. The dialogue in the book was great, but actually seeing the tears and emotion of the actors really drove them home.

Viggo was as good as advertised. Really powerful and emotional portrayal of The Man. The actor who played The Boy was also REALLY good. He's got a bright future. Pearce and Duvall were pretty awesome too.

I think the part that really made me like this movie was the horrifying scene in the cannibals' house. I knew what was coming, but my heart was still thumping. It was pretty much how I envisioned it while reading the book.

The scenes they chose matched well with the film, but I wish they would have kept the baby part and a few others. Oh well. All in all, it's an almost perfect adaptation of a perfect book.

A solid 9/10
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Glad to see you liked it all lot, too, Bunker. Some small parts of the book
the Father seeing what was left of the man he shot, listening to the cannibals chop up their captives, the truck on the bridge, etc.
were adapted perfectly. The only somewhat big problem I had with the film was the score. It was perfect in some scenes (the cannibals coming home), but felt out of place in others and made the film come off a little too light-hearted for this type of dark and bleak film. I might see it again which will probably boost up my rating.
 
Bunker said:
There were a lil too much ass shots, too. :o
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Haha, one girl in my screening shouted out "nice ass!"

This was an artsy-fartsy theater so of course no one laughed except for my father and I.:o

Which scenes from the book do you wish made it into the film?
 
Dark Victory said:
Haha, one girl in my screening shouted out "nice ass!"

This was an artsy-fartsy theater so of course no one laughed except for my father and I.:o

Which scenes from the book do you wish made it into the film?
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It was a pretty minor one, but I wanted to see the group of cannibals with their slaves marching down the road. It would have added a little more danger to them sleeping in and around the road. Hopefully it makes it into the DC.

You?
 
Bunker said:
It was a pretty minor one, but I wanted to see the group of cannibals with their slaves marching down the road. It would have added a little more danger to them sleeping in and around the road. Hopefully it makes it into the DC.

You?
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Definitely that scene, but it seems that they replaced it with the girl and her son running across the field. For me: the decapitated head in the grocery store; the baby bbq, of course; the apples; the section of the road that looked like it was fire-bombed; Probably some others I'm forgetting...

Also, I thought it was neat how they combined some scenes from the book into one.
 
Bunker said:
Just got back. LOVED IT.

Everything was pretty much pitch perfect and on par with the book. The atmosphere, general sense of dread/bleakness, and the Boy/Man relationship were all perfectly executed. I really loved the emotional scenes between the The Man and The Boy. The dialogue in the book was great, but actually seeing the tears and emotion of the actors really drove them home.

Viggo was as good as advertised. Really powerful and emotional portrayal of The Man. The actor who played The Boy was also REALLY good. He's got a bright future. Pearce and Duvall were pretty awesome too.

I think the part that really made me like this movie was the horrifying scene in the cannibals' house. I knew what was coming, but my heart was still thumping. It was pretty much how I envisioned it while reading the book.

The scenes they chose matched well with the film, but I wish they would have kept the baby part and a few others. Oh well. All in all, it's an almost perfect adaptation of a perfect book.

A solid 9/10
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Agree 100%. This movie is going to hopefully get the word of mouth it deserves for Oscar buzz. Viggo should definitely at least get a nomination for Best Actor. With 10 Best Picture spots I don't see how this movie misses a Best Picture nomination either.

Best cinematography and art direction are a given, I think.
 
Quick question for anyone who has seen the movie, what was the score like?
 
so they don't have the torched part of the road with the people pretty much melted into it? because for me that was the most striking image from the book.
 
super glad to hear you guys liked it, its hard as hell to find a critic with any amount of objectivitiy anymore.
 
Damn, you all talking about this makes me want to see this and read the book. And no theater in my area is playing this! My cinema arts at my main theater is playing Precious. Bleh.
 
nite-owl said:
Quick question for anyone who has seen the movie, what was the score like?
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Absolutely amazing when used but overall very sparse. DO NOT believe the one or two reviews that cite the score as intrusive or as a negative point of the movie.

Listen to the main theme heard in the movie here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopKOdrjspg

This is played during the all the Man's monologues and in some other parts of the movie. It's a gentle backdrop and used perfectly IMO. Very emotionally resonant.
 
I can't get this movie out of my head. The scenes that have stuck with me the most are the wife disappearing into the blackness and when they're hiding outside of the house while the people are getting chopped up. First time in a while a movie has affected me as much as this one.
 
Bunker said:
I can't get this movie out of my head. The scenes that have stuck with me the most are the wife disappearing into the blackness and when they're hiding outside of the house while the people are getting chopped up. First time in a while a movie has affected me as much as this one.
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That scene was cinematic gold. Viggo was so emotional during that moment.

I thought the hardest part to watch/scene that stuck with me the most was how Viggo left The Thief near the end. Just brutal.
 
TLH said:
Absolutely amazing when used but overall very sparse. DO NOT believe the one or two reviews that cite the score as intrusive or as a negative point of the movie.

Listen to the main theme heard in the movie here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopKOdrjspg

This is played during the all the Man's monologues and in some other parts of the movie. It's a gentle backdrop and used perfectly IMO. Very emotionally resonant.
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That's good to hear I knew Nick and Warren wouldn't dissapoint. It's a shame I have to wait until January to see this.:csad:
 
Nick and Warren did not disappoint. In fact, I would not be at all shocked to see an Oscar nomination for best original score.
 
The score was pretty forgettable, imo. It wasn't intrusive or anything, but there weren't any memorable cues.
 
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