Re: Dan Simmons Hyperion movie?

In article <2snhv3hlgrceo68ug477ivknn513afd6sk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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howard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 16:23:06 +0200, Pete B <xxxh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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> >> I suppose people who have read the books will watch the movie to find
> >> out what happened.
> >
> >If they didn't understood what happened, how did they learn to read in 
> >the first place?
> 
> You don't believe these books have a reputation for being obscure?

Well I never thought so since I didn't find them to be the least bit 
obscure. On the other hand I see people getting confused over the love 
boat - so perhaps they have.

> And that the people who "read the book to find out what happened in the
> movie" - are likely to be in the population that want the book to be
> expained to them?

Well that would somewhat depend on the movie, don't you think? :)