Timeline, The Book

[DanL]

Originally Posted by LBK Rules

I love how Chrichton goes over the science of his fictional inventions. (Quantum mechanics, anyone? )

Chrichton also had a note after the end stating that the whole idea was complete fiction and only remotely based on fact ;-)


Personally, I liked the book. I was also quite satisfied with the movie. True, the movie wasn't anything spectacular, but they didn't completely mess the thing up (*ahem* Matrix: Revolutions). It was nice seeing the book on the screen, although if you haven't read the book, I can understand why you wouldn't think much of the movie - its one of those movies that you have to have read the book to appreciate.

For you purists out there, yeah, of course they left things out in the movie... think of it this way: movies are rarely over 2 hours (the average American attention span). It's impossible to cram every single event in the novel into a 2, 3 hour movie and still make it watchable. Overall, I think they did a good job (except, of course, for the casting of that stupid professor's son actor... I can understand why he looks like someone from Dawson's Creek, but the guy's just a terrible actor rant rant rant...)