Picspammy: A Long Way Down Book Casting

[scarletumbrella]

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[sundae1212]

oh man; that Matt O'Leary is rather sexy, and the john simm pics made me weak in the knees.

i really didn't like A Long way down, i mean, i was involved with the characters, but i all thought they were kinda weak and some were annoying. maybe the film version would be better and more engaging.

[scarletumbrella]

:D

I didn't love it; I have to be honest. I think your complaints are totally valid. But the casting for it totally 'clicked' for me. And yeah I'd go see a film version. I have a 2/2 track record with Nick Hornby films so far! ^_^

[sundae1212]

high fidelty: loved the novel, hated the film. it had so much potential!
about a boy: winner on both

[scarletumbrella]

OMGZZZZZZZZ. High Fidelity is one of my favorite films!! I actually liked it better than the book~ ^_^ *hides*

About A Boy - agree

[sundae1212]

i dunno, m,aybe i had unreasonable expectations for it b/c the novel was so perceptive. i honestly couldn't put the book down. think i finished it in two days.

maybe i just need to give the movie another try.
jack black should have been in it more.

[scarletumbrella]

Oh wow. :) I had the disadvantage of having seen the movie first, so I had a clear idea in my mind what it should be like - that might have skewed my take on it.

Jack Black was one of the best things about the movie. ^_^ The guy who played Dick rocked as well. :D

[sundae1212]

yeah, i think the order definitely makes the difference.

was dick the other one who worked in the record store?

[scarletumbrella]

Yeah Dick was the other one. He has some awesome scenes/lines. XD

[sundae1212]

i remember thinking that he was played by Nick Hornby b/c they're both kinda bald. but it was actually another actor.

[scarletumbrella]

O rly I didn't know Nick was baldish. Todd Louiso played Dick in the film.

[sundae1212]

yeah, i think on the about the author sleeves on the books, they have a picture of nick hornby and he's baldish.

i mean, it was good to see john cusack again; but i was annoyed with all the talking to the camera. that's not what a film is supposed to be, i guess i'm a purist.

[scarletumbrella]

Haha it's just a different style I guess. I liked it. It mirrored the first person narrative of the book.

[sundae1212]

i don't have a problem with the first person narrative, i mean, all nick hornby books are like that. but i just thought the looking into the camera was really distracting and disrupted the flow of the plot.

i mean, about a boy, that had a voiceover, which was fine.

[scarletumbrella]

Aha, gotcha.

Yeah.