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  Kerouac's 'On the Road' *finally* coming to the BIG SCREEN!

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  What a year for pleasant surprises. First The Magic Trip, now On the Road. So excited for this movie. Watch some footage here:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8g7-COU0yM&feature=share

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  Ian Healey 

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  Here's the imdb listing for more info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337692/

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• Keair Snyder 

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  I am not at all happy about this because I have a feeling that anything with the Twilight chick just isn't going to live up to Kerouac's vision. The girl cannot act under the best of circumstances. This book was the voice of a generation. It changed lives, it made people hit the road, it influenced Jim Morrison! I mean, of all books to be slaughtered by Hollywood, this may be the most painful for me since The Queen of the Damned. I will probably give it a try. Who knows? Maybe I am totally off and the movie is going to be amazing. I just do not have high hopes for it.

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    Ian Healey 

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    Lol, it's funny you should say that because I was thinking the same ((about the 'Twilight Chick')) but I think she's probably the 'mainstream' additional bonus put there to pull in a bigger crowd, who knows. I'm happy that Sam Riley landed Sal, good choice. I *really* do hope they make a good job of this because most other Beat movies have failed miserably. Howl was okay and I haven't seen 'Neal Cassady' yet. Looking forward to it...with gritted teeth, lol

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    wiley 

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    Hmmm, I read books for a totally different kind of experience than I expect out of a movie. there are so few movies that capture the mood, spirit, and intellectual intensity of the book.

    I only saw one "Twilight" movie...the first, I was coerced. I couldn't decide whether the girl could act or not, the director tried to have deep (lol) emotions expressed by the thousand yard stare and she stared mindlessly ok. Is she really as bad as Jessica Alba or Denise Richards?
    I agree that if she can't it may well ruin the movie, but as Ian puts it, my teeth will be gritted even with my low expectations....it may well force me to hit the road once again!

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• Keair Snyder 

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  Yeah. Like I said, I will give it a try. I never expect an American made movie based off of a book to capture the spirit of the book. The British are much better with that although sometimes us Yanks surprise me (case in point: Interview with the Vampire but they also had Anne Rice to write the script). I think Ian is right about Kristen Stewart being the mainstream element. It's not just Twilight she couldn't act in. Have you seen Panic Room? lol But the good thing about this, and her being in it, is that maybe it will open up a new audience to this amazing read. I never would have heard about the book or Jack had it not been for reading bios on Jim Morrison that told of how the book inspired him. Most people my age and younger have never heard of On the Road. So maybe this movie and the Twilight Chick's participation in it will change that, if nothing else.

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  Ian Healey 

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  yeh, I think I discovered kerouac through Jim Morrison, too. I found Jim Morrison through The Lost Boys movie, lol. Yep, now you mention it, Jim Morrison led me to Huxley, Nietzsche and most probably LSD, lol.

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  • Travellin' Flootifell 

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    That Jim has got a lot to answer for. I heard he'll fix it for you. Oh yeah, by the way he was observed in a fast food restaurant in 1991 near The Globe public house near Baker Street. He was recognised and responded with a wave. Jim Morrison has the lines when it comes to 'live' shows and his wife was honey on tea.

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  wiley 

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  I guess I'm a little different in that those were the things that led me to Morrison. He was kind of a late comer to the scene you know.

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    Ian Healey 

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    Yep, I was 15 when I found Morrison...in 1991, lol. Nice to veterans oboard, Wiley. I can imagine you have some tales to share.

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    wiley 

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    What a long strange trip it's been!

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