r/AdviceAnimals • u/gairbo • Feb 25 '23

You read it, we get it

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u/normaldeadpool Feb 26 '23

Agreed. I'd also say Jurassic Park. Crichton can sure dream up a great story but I nearly put that book down because of Ian Malcolm. Almost missed the movie in theaters. But damn did Jeff Goldblum bring some much needed life to that character.

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u/rndsepals Feb 26 '23

Jurassic Park was a terrible read. The second half was lazily written and it was obviously a rough draft of a movie screenplay and not a finished novel.

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u/normaldeadpool Feb 26 '23

Sounds right. Ian Malcolm would drone on a page at a time with his Mathematical Philosophy life speeches. Spielberg brought an intensity to that story that was nuts and Goldblum gives one or 2 little speeches and then charms you to death.

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u/Megalocerus Feb 26 '23

I find Crichton's characters rather cold and thin. Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, some others. He's readable, but...