I think if I had seen the movie first, I might have liked it better than I did, comparing it the whole time. Then again, some of my friends who hadn't read the book didn't understand a lot of it.
A lot of explanations for why things happened were left out of the movie, so that even I, who knew why they'd (SPOILER) bugged the book shop, was left asking "Why?"
Characters were left underdeveloped, or were purposely shortchanged. (SPOILER, again) One of the big themes in the book was that Jack didn't like killing, and didn't want to. So what does he do at the end? Impales the bad guy on an anchor. They sacrificed a lot of good, smart story for some action that wasn't worth the sacrifice. The book was a smart read that made you think, and had enough action to be exciting. The movie was simply action, and it wasn't that you had to think, it was just confusing.
Now, after I've bashed the movie, I'd like to say it wasn't that bad, just horrible compared to the book. Harrison Ford redeemed the movie enough to make it worthwhile.
::Absolutely unrelated and not important:: For all Sea Quest Fans, if there are any left: The one scientist with the glasses, the geeky guy, was here, too, playing a geeky guy with glasses who helped Jack with the satelite shots.
A lot of explanations for why things happened were left out of the movie, so that even I, who knew why they'd (SPOILER) bugged the book shop, was left asking "Why?"
Characters were left underdeveloped, or were purposely shortchanged. (SPOILER, again) One of the big themes in the book was that Jack didn't like killing, and didn't want to. So what does he do at the end? Impales the bad guy on an anchor. They sacrificed a lot of good, smart story for some action that wasn't worth the sacrifice. The book was a smart read that made you think, and had enough action to be exciting. The movie was simply action, and it wasn't that you had to think, it was just confusing.
Now, after I've bashed the movie, I'd like to say it wasn't that bad, just horrible compared to the book. Harrison Ford redeemed the movie enough to make it worthwhile.
::Absolutely unrelated and not important:: For all Sea Quest Fans, if there are any left: The one scientist with the glasses, the geeky guy, was here, too, playing a geeky guy with glasses who helped Jack with the satelite shots.