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Rommel

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago

Have you read Matthew Reilly's books? They are: Contest, Ice Station, Temple, Area 7, Scarecrow and Hover Car Racer.

They all involve fast paced, plot based stories (usually with plenty of violence) and are a perfect read for fellow teenagers.

I recommend Scarecrow, Temple and Hover Car Racer especially.

JJJ-thebanisher

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
They are ok. Good for a read when theres nothing else.
tsmpaul

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago

I liked some of his books. Some books, like Area 7, turned me off a bit though. I don't know what it is, but some authors with soldier characters make it so that almost every single sentence the soldiers speak has heavy swearing in it. (I'm one of those people who gets very turned off by lots of unnecessary, repetitive swearing.)

I thought Temple was pretty good though, if you liked that you might like Amazonia by James Rollins.

October

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
Yeah, I love the two of his books I have read. Hover Car Racer is pretty good, and it was easy because I recognized the shape of Tasmania, but Contest was better. Contest was and still is one of my favourite books.

I don't like Scarecrow though. Not really that much into the military. Like Paul, I get turned off by unnecessary swearing.
JJJ-thebanisher

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
The swearign didnt bug me, but i just felt the writing isnt that good in his books.
Rommel

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
Well, the grammar isn't all that good, but it's fast paced and full of action. Like the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, but with far more action.
JJJ-thebanisher

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
I loved the Rider series.
Rommel

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
Yeah, you got that right! To Matthew Reilly and Anthony Horowitz!
JJJ-thebanisher

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago

Anthony Horowitz. How was hte movie?

Rommel

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
Havent seen it, but my friend tells me it sucked. The problem with a lot of adaptations is they cut out masses from the book, like in Eragon (The movie of Which sucked) and the Harry Potter series. I'm surprised, because LOTR has hardly any changes apart from cutting Tom Bombadil.
Fleshnblood_78

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago

i loved tom bombadil! i was extremely disappointed in that.

nate

JJJ-thebanisher

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
ME TOO ME TOOOO
Sir_Lancegalawain

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago

Whoa there, Rommel!  "LOTR has hardly any changes apart from cutting Tom Bombadil"?!?!  There are dozens of descrepancies between Tolkien's classic novel and Peter Jackson's films, mostly resulting from the director's personal interpretation and alterations made thereby.  For a rather extensive list, see this link:

http://jackflannel.org/lotr/

He calls it a "Nit-picker's Guide to The Lord of the Rings," and not without reason; some of the descrepancies are... well, very nit-picky, I suppose, but others are fairly major and several regard vital plot-points in the original novel.  But don't get me wrong, guys, I love Jackson's films as much as the next guy.

Rommel

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
Yeah, I know, like the army of the dead not fighting Mordor in the book, (instead it was Aragon's Rangers) But it wasn't a big deal. Cutting T.B was the only major change.
Sir_Lancegalawain

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago

It was so a "big deal"!!  If the presence of the army of the dead at the Pelennor Fields and the Elves at the Hornburg, the absence of the sword Anduril until the latter half of the last film, the consideration of Arwen of leaving Middle-Earth, and the use of Faramir as a "bad guy" aren't major deviations in plot, I'd love to hear tell what are!

Why does it seem that no matter what thread I'm posting in, I tend to argue about Tolkien?  I haven't even been reading Tolkien lately.  Maybe a new avatar photo that is un-Tolkien-related (gasp!) would take my mind off of it.  Maybe...

Rommel

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
In my mind those acually improved the story.  Faramir endures the same pressure as Boromir, and you can see it in the movie. The army of the dead would turn the tide of battle far better than the Rangers, It does not really matter when Anduril appears, and Arwen's refusal to leave Middle-Earth shows her love for Aragorn.
Sir_Lancegalawain

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago

Improved the story?  No.  Made the story more dramatic and marketable?  Yes.

Rommel

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago
More dramatic and Improved are in my mind the same if they are justified. And LOTR is a fight to the death between good and evil, so it is justified.
JJJ-thebanisher

Matthew Reilly

17 years ago

I'm with Lance. 100% EXCEPT ITS A TRILOGY :D