Comments on: ‘The Road’: Could it really be the most important movie of 2009?

By: Conor

Conor — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:48:24 +0000

Wow, Nate. A bit harsh, don’t you think? Have you ever been really looking forward to a film only to find out it was terrible?
I’m sure “The Road” is excited to have a great tag for it’s first one sheets but other than that, I doubt it’s the most important film of the year. I don’t even know if “Avatar” can take that claim. I think that is a title that cannot be claimed until the end of the year.

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:26:28 +0000

John Young you are an idiot. You probably thought Star Wars Episode 1 was going to be the movie of the decade too before it was released and everyone realized what piece of sh*t it was.
The Road both the book and I’m sure the movie if there’s any justice, will forever be classics your puny brain won’t be able to understand.
Why can EW get writers with more credibility?

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:51:16 +0000

You didn’t manage to finish the book?? If you had and had understood what it’s trying to say you might have got why it could be the most important film in 2009. There is a world beyond your narrow cultural horizon.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:49:53 +0000

The Road is one of the best books written in recent fiction. Everyone should watch it but most people choose blockbusters before thought provoking films. The average film goer doesn’t want to think, they want someone to do it for them. Really the Avatar as the most important film? Blockbusters are a dime a dozen and Avatar is no different than hundreds of action/summer movies another one comes along a week later.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:47:48 +0000

By: Laurie Mann

Laurie Mann — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:10:27 +0000

Cameron has been one of the most overrated directors in Hollywood for many years. I’m not even sure I’ll go to see Avatar. Cameron has been a horrible proponent of style over substance for a long time.
While I’m looking forward to seeing The Road very much and loved the book and the Esquire article, it may not be “The Most Important Movie of the Year.” But, I don’t think it’ll be a movie everyone will forget come awards season either. John Hillcoat is an interesting, if overwhelming, director, if his work on The Proposition is any indication.

By: Brad in Edmonton

Brad in Edmonton — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:10:27 +0000

I must fully agree with Erica on this one. Read the book through to the END first to realize and understand its themes, and THEN comment on the story’s relative importance, or lack thereof, to cinema this year.

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:48 +0000

I think someone who never even finished the book shouldn’t really be saying anything about the movie potential.

By: Jim Dorey

Jim Dorey — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:59:27 +0000

Clearly it is AVATAR. It is a $300m+ epic space adventure using performance capture stereoscopic 3D technology. It is this generation’s STAR WARS and a whole lot more. Already other directors have changed their way of doing things after seeing AVATAR being shot: Spielberg, Jackson, Soderbergh etc. Even Ridley Scott will shot a sci-fi in 3D now after witnessing AVATAR – he vowed to never shot another one because “it had all been done before”. Guess you CAN teach and old dog new tricks. And it is 3D.
Don’t kid yourself. AVATAR is the movie of the decade if not a generation let alone 2009. Be certain of that.
-Jim Dorey
MarketSaw.com
3D Movies & Technology

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:54:01 +0000

I loved The Road in book form, but I honestly can’t imagine trying to stomach it as a film. As many have said, it’s a story that I’ll never forget. Also, it may be an ‘important’ film, but it certainly won’t be a popular one – once word gets out to the mainstream about both its content and how it ends (if the film stays true to the novel), the idiots who freaked out at the ‘surprise’ ending of Marley & Me will stay away in droves.