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  Depressing, yes. But I was not disappointed - I in fact had the opposite reaction because it was adapted... : trOmblyj
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    Well I didn't read the book, so I wouldnt know how deep it all goes. But I'm sitting through like first : Saman
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      and it's never explained in the book either : trOmblyj
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        Oh its one THOSE kinds of books. : Saman
        • It's LITERARY. : trove
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          You're THAT kind of person who needs everything explained. Bet you can't stand Lost either. : Geoffrois
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            Lost is overrated and sucks. /runs : bolneze
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              I can accept people thinking it sucks, it's people complaining that nothing is ever explained that bugs m... : Geoffrois
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                to be fair. It's lame anyways. : sKetchflow
                • agreed. 10 % interesting mystery, 90 % padding : ihya
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            I dont think asking to know what caused these people to be in the situation they are struggling with is a... : Saman
            • Does it matter what caused it? Would it make any difference to the story? : NastyJack
            • All that was really revealed about what happened was that it caused huge fires to break out, seemingly ra : dante2010
          • Did you just compare The Road to Lost? What the hell. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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          I blame you for going to see it without knowing what you were doing.. I can't Imagine you saw some review... : wimpy1
          • Actually, the theatrical trailer for The Road is a tad misleading, but in a different way. It makes it a... : action wombmate
        • Correct, there were no pictures or pop ups, so not up your alley : acheron
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        It doesn't need to be explained either, imo. : AlexXdude
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          the book isn't about what happen. It's about the situation they are in. So yes, i agree with you : grabbie
          • Yeah, this is basically my reasoning for it as well. The book isn't about the disaster, it's about a ... : AlexXdude
          • Look deeper into the story. There is much more than the situation being investigated. Innocence, morality... : guidedbyvoip
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      Explanations are boring. It's not important. : NastyJack
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        It was nuclear war. It was a massive volcano eruption blanketing the world. A meteor struck the pla... : AlexXdude
        • +1 AlexXdude My thoughts exactly as I read the book. I wanted an explanation, but the relationship and... : guidedbyvoip
    • Explanation isn't the story's purpose. It's about experiencing the act of survival through the eyes of t : action wombmate
    • It's pretty obvious if you think about it. In an interview the author mentioned it was an asteroid. : [fry]
    • That's not really the point of the book or the movie. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • the movie is not about the world ending. there's no need to explain what happened. : wtf242
  • I was a bit disappointed despite it staying so close to the book. I think that because the book is so foc... : gingerninja
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  It's the book in movie form. It's amazing. : Super Sparker
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    I disagree. There is maybe one scene in the movie where it's snowing. The majority of the movie doesn't e... : Trips
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      really? you didn't think it felt cold throughout most the movie? I thought they handled the bleakness rea : Morgin
      • Granted, the beach scene was good, that did look cold, but I disliked the whole skipping over of the expl : Trips
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  Where the hell are you folks at where you can see movies like this at the cinema? I'm tired of The Blind ... : Crabs Jarrard
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    I'm in Bumfuck, Alberta and we got Moon, Hurt Locker and The Road. : NastyJack
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      No way? I'm in Buttfuck, Alberta and we don't have it :( : nevlos
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        Where in Alberta are you? : NastyJack
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          Medicine Hat, you?

          Jan 08, 2010 10:32pm PST
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          Medicine Hat, you? : nevlos
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            Grande Prairie. That's cool, seems like 99% of Alberta shackers are from Edmonton or Calgary. Not too man... : NastyJack
            • Lucky Shit :) Our movie house is now showing Where the Wild Things Are and Old Dogs :( : Crabs Jarrard
            • Really? I'm kinda surprised that Medicine Hat of all places has multiple theaters. I go to Airdrie quite ... : spiffymc
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    I'm actually really surprised The Hurt Locker wasn't a wide release, I have a very hard time imaging some... : socksta
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      I saw it and didn't like it. Not really sure why, but the characters felt shallow. : Trips
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        Thats a pretty fair criticism imo, I really just enjoyed the film because of the tension scenes. I've see... : socksta
        • Maybe I should give it another viewing. I saw it awhile ago, might not have been under the best condition... : Trips
• No way man, that was a powerful movie. It shows the beauty of preserving humanity in one of the worst en... : IHATEDUST
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  did they show the scene with sexual kid slaves in chains? : dodob
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    I don't remember that part, or are you joking? They did show the naked people in the basement of the big... : action wombmate
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      In the book he called them catamites. I'd never heard that word and had to look it up. I was horrified. P... : NastyJack
      • Ah ok, I must have read that part on the airplane and not been able to look up the term. I have a pretty... : action wombmate
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    they weren't sexual slaves. they were the meat supply. : lacker
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      Thats what I remember too. We know who thinks of kids in a certain way now though. : re-verse
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        He used the word catamite which specifically implies gay schtuff. : NastyJack
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          Oh interesting. I'm illiterate anyway. : re-verse
          • It's really one of the most disturbing ideas imaginable. Adult men driving young boys like cattle, raping... : NastyJack
        • I must have missed that. That one is on the list of books to re-read. After the Dark Tower series. : lacker
    • The author didn't think so. See my above post. : NastyJack
• If you plan well enough for a zombiepocolypse, you are pretty much ready for any end of the world scenari... : podung