Comments on: Viggo goes on The Road?

By: Charlize Theron joins Viggo Mortensen on ‘The Road’

Charlize Theron joins Viggo Mortensen on ‘The Road’ — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:01:01 +0000

[...] from the first day I heard it was going to be made into a movie and that Viggo Mortensen would play the lead character of the father. I can’t tell you how fantastic a choice it was to pick Viggo for this [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:14:37 +0000

David,

Not sure if you are subscribed to these comments still or not, but I tried to get through Meridian and had a tough time. The writing is even more difficult than The Road…

I’ll pick it up again though, I know I will…but I had to take a break and read a “fun” book for awhile

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:20:33 +0000

Oh I knew you were Schutd Yes…that will be the next book I read…just need to finish On The Road by Kerouac

By: david

david — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:45:12 +0000

Youve heard of it Mike, becasue I recommended it to you a year or so ago when you were talking about the ROad in ASFN. Im Schutd. Blood Meridian, honestly, sounds a lot like your description of the Road. Two “men” early teens, head west in the late 19th century, and join up with a vigilante band of men that go scalping indians as payback for all their uprisings in the west. Pages and pages of stark barren descriptives, where not much happens, and then 10 pages of smack you in the face crazy action, and then pages and pages of descriptives and introspections. Typical McCarthy stuff, but I loved it.

By: D.L. White

D.L. White — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:06:09 +0000

Thanks for the book recommendation. I’ll add it to my reading list. I’ve never read any Cormac McCarthy. I did see the “All the Pretty Horses” film. The pacing was sloooooow…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:59:53 +0000

YES! Blood Meridian! I’ve heard of that…how does it relate to Horses?

And that’s too bad it sucked, I was interesting in seeing it.

By: david

david — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:57:08 +0000

Interesting, Mike. I was just pimping how I thought movie renditions of the Border Trilogy would make good film fodder over at ASFN. All the Pretty Horses stunk for the reason that I, like you, wonder how you can adequately transfer a McCarthy story to film. His prose and descriptives are so grandiose, youd think a director would have a hard time conveying the feeling in film. Horses failed becasue it was a love story first and all the visual took a back seat. Ill have to read the Road and you need to read Blood Meridian.

By: Auntie

Auntie — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:45:37 +0000

Well,…the dialogue has to grow on you. But I ended up enjoying the style. Which makes me wonder what dialogue the screenwriter will put in. Second I kept wondering what the apocolyptic occurrence was. But then the cause of the apocoplyse isn’t important, it’s what happens to humanity afterwards that is the center. The father/son relationship was well written.
So, who do you think will play the part of the son?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:58:01 +0000

Wow you read it? I’m impressed! What did you think? (without giving away spoilers?)

By: Auntie

Auntie — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:50:43 +0000

I just finished that book! Viggo will make a great father!