Comments on: Heart of Oak http://www.rluxemburg.com/2003/11/16/heart-of-oak/ It's Latin for "Let there be light" Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:46:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jon Carriel http://www.rluxemburg.com/2003/11/16/heart-of-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Jon Carriel Sun, 30 Nov 2003 12:02:36 +0000 http://www25.a2hosting.com/~rslux1/2003/11/16/heart-of-oak/#comment-25 Saw it Friday evening, and I very much agree with you, Rachel. It occurs to me that there's a great argument for reading, here. Despite very high production values in writing, casting, direction, sets, etc., the movie is somehow just not as "involving," not as gripping, as the novels. It's a bit of a cliche to say that (and my usual response is, "Yeah, but I don't WANT to read the book!"), but if people like the movie, they'll get so much more from the novels! Meanwhile, be on the look-out (up there at the masthead) for A&E's 5th-6th segments of Horation Hornblower, coming to NYC this very week! Cheers, JON Saw it Friday evening, and I very much agree with you, Rachel. It occurs to me that there’s a great argument for reading, here. Despite very high production values in writing, casting, direction, sets, etc., the movie is somehow just not as “involving,” not as gripping, as the novels. It’s a bit of a cliche to say that (and my usual response is, “Yeah, but I don’t WANT to read the book!”), but if people like the movie, they’ll get so much more from the novels!

Meanwhile, be on the look-out (up there at the masthead) for A&E’s 5th-6th segments of Horation Hornblower, coming to NYC this very week!

Cheers, JON

]]> By: mjl http://www.rluxemburg.com/2003/11/16/heart-of-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-24 mjl Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:56:03 +0000 http://www25.a2hosting.com/~rslux1/2003/11/16/heart-of-oak/#comment-24 Thanks Rach - I am looking forward to seeing possibly over thanksgiving. Have you heard from carriel about this. mjl Thanks Rach - I am looking forward to seeing possibly over thanksgiving. Have you heard from carriel about this. mjl

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