Lolita [1997 film]

[Henneth Annun]

Yes yes yes I know it was originally a book.

So what does everyone think about it? Has anyone here seen it?  

[trampyre]

XWraith_LordX

Yes yes yes I know it was originally a book.

So what does everyone think about it? Has anyone here seen it?

I watched part of the way through it, mainly because I like Jeremy Irons. I couldn't get through it, I found it too disturbing sad

I have not read the book.  

[Awesome Akwardness]

trampyre

XWraith_LordX

Yes yes yes I know it was originally a book.

So what does everyone think about it? Has anyone here seen it?

I watched part of the way through it, mainly because I like Jeremy Irons. I couldn't get through it, I found it too disturbing sad

I have not read the book.

Actually the movie seemed pretty tame compared to the book, atleast to me anyway. surprised  

[-Resurrected Writer-]

Thought about reading it several times before, but never got around to it.
How much tamer is the movie?  

[Awesome Akwardness]

-Resurrected Writer-

Thought about reading it several times before, but never got around to it.
How much tamer is the movie?

Well I guess since you don't really get to hear his thoughts and feelings like you do in the book it kind of seems to play down how really obsessed, manipulative, and perverse he actually is without it.


I hope maybe that works? Since I suck at describing things... sweatdrop  

[Megumi Selwyn]

I've read the book, but I haven't seen the movie.  

[ElectroPanties]

I've never read the book, but I adored the movie. I found it both hilarious and shocking. My favorite quote would have to be (as Lolita's mother and Humbert lay together in bed) "Oh, Hummy, you're going away!" rofl Too good, too good.

I can't think of a single Stanley Kubrick film I didn't like.

Oops, I didn't realize you were talking about the 1997 version. I have never seen that one.  

[zz1000zz]

Awesome Akwardness

-Resurrected Writer-

Thought about reading it several times before, but never got around to it.
How much tamer is the movie?

Well I guess since you don't really get to hear his thoughts and feelings like you do in the book it kind of seems to play down how really obsessed, manipulative, and perverse he actually is without it.


I hope maybe that works? Since I suck at describing things... sweatdrop

The film is nothing like the book really. In the film, you never hear the thoughts of the narrator. Whereas in the book the story was incidental, in the movie the focus is on the story. You never see really see Humbert Humbert as insane like you do in the book. All the lies and exaggerations he repeats to himself in the book are absent from the film.

Ignoring that, the "lolita" is not young and innocent. She is far too old and manipulative. Rather than being the victim of a *****, she is a seducer.

This is not to say the movie was bad. The movie was a good movie. It just did not hold true to the book in a number of ways. Rather than watch Jeremy Irons on the screen, I think it would be much better to get the audiotape of Lolita which he did.  

[Keevan Draco]

meh, didn't really care for the remake....
then again, i've seen the original that was made in the 60's with helen murien that was based upon the book...different, but not disturbing. As for the remake, jeremy Irons character seemed a little two timid for that role, and the female lead was a tad too mature for the subject matter.....epic fail.