"The Dark is Rising" - Honest Assessment Required

[Andromeda]

> 
> Alla despaired:
> 
> I **hope** not. I hope that they would not deliberately destroy a 
> story that is not christian allegory, because that I would find 
just 
> despicable.
> 
> 
> And, and, and those are such loving books, I mean they are. I 
> shudder to think that somebody could think that the books as they 
> written would not carry christian message or something.
> 
> So, yeah, I prefer to think that it is just commercialism, not that 
> it makes me feel much better, but somehow it makes me just bitter, 
> not disgusted.
> 
> As to making folks interested in the books with the help of movie, 
> well SURE plenty of folks got interested in HP after they saw 
movies.
> 
> But the thing is what if folks will find the movie so horrible that 
> they won't even bother.
> 
> Nah, I am afraid even that reason would not make me less upset.
> 
> I guess if folks will be entertained by a movie on its own merits, 
> maybe they will pick up the books, but oh boy will they be 
surprised.
> 
> And I am sure the movie **COULD** be entertaining on its own, it is 
> just not the story of the Dark is rising to me, not even close  :(
>

Andromeda now:

 I'm with you.  I tried watching the TV adaptation of Ursula 
LeGuin's "Earthsea" books (another book series everyone should read), 
which seemed so promising.  I think it was the same group (SciFi 
channel?) that did great versions of "Dune" and "Children of Dune".  
But I couldn't even finish watching it... by the end I kept wondering 
what the heck books they were trying to adapt.  Sounds like this 
could be even worse.

NOte to Steve:  The Dark is Rising books are timeless, don't worry, 
but I recommend starting with "The Dark is Rising", then "Over Sea 
Under Stone." The rest need to be read in order.  OSUS is a simpler 
book than the rest and not really representative of the main story 
arc. But definitely a classic.  The only problem with these books is 
they are over too quickly and you feel a little sense of loss when 
they're done.

Enjoy!