So I watched this film after reading it in class years ago, and I watched it again after I found it on Netflix. I must say I really really enjoyed this film! Shisa Leboof is really good in it o_O
I fucking hate it with a passion. I hate the book even more. Heres the back story:
In primary school.
So, there I am, in English primary school. Pretty chill all in all. English class is pretty good, some nice books and shit going round. Oh, whats that? New book? "Holes?" Cue 15 jokes about a womans naughty parts and off we go.
*After having read the book*
Well, that was shit. Look, I am 2 months away from high school, I dont need a book shoving morals down my throat. What is this shit, soviet propaganda? I can make my own conclusions dickheads. Oh well, at least I wont have to read it again. Another one for the bin, doesnt deserve a spot on my shelf.
In secondary/high school.
Yeah, English class is pretty rad again. In with da elite, bitches! Its Shakespeare for me! Whats that, new book? Oh, goody. I hope its good. Wait, what? "Holes"? Hold your genitalia jokes, gentlemen, its not THAT Holes, is it? Oh, fuck.
And we get to watch the movie. What a treat. Give me that video tape, I want to rip it open and hang myself.
In German high school.
Well, this sucks. It appears 16 year old German teenagers have the literacy levels of a 3 month old polar bear. 100 page books for days... At least I wont have to read and discuss Holes again. Right? RIGHT?
New book, its Holes. Fuck.
(When the teacher announced this, I saw it coming. She said we were going to read a new book and for some reason I instantly knew it would be Holes. When she pulled out the hardback all I could do was stammer "N-n-no... Please... No". I really felt like getting up, flipping over my table and walking home, just shouting "No, no, fuck this, fuck you, get the fuck out of my way, fuck off" as I went along.)
Of course we watched the movie too.
So yeah, thats the story of why I hate (yes, HATE) Holes. When I rise to power I will collect all copies of this book and burn them. And the movie? You dont even want to know whats in store for the actors. They can act as fuel. Except that little fucker with the weird afro locks hybrid. Hes gonna die slowly.
SmashLovesTitanQuest: I fucking hate it with a passion. I hate the book even more. Heres the back story:
In primary school.
So, there I am, in English primary school. Pretty chill all in all. English class is pretty good, some nice books and shit going round. Oh, whats that? New book? "Holes?" Cue 15 jokes about a womans naughty parts and off we go.
*After having read the book*
Well, that was shit. Look, I am 2 months away from high school, I dont need a book shoving morals down my throat. What is this shit, soviet propaganda? I can make my own conclusions dickheads. Oh well, at least I wont have to read it again. Another one for the bin, doesnt deserve a spot on my shelf.
In secondary/high school.
Yeah, English class is pretty rad again. In with da elite, bitches! Its Shakespeare for me! Whats that, new book? Oh, goody. I hope its good. Wait, what? "Holes"? Hold your genitalia jokes, gentlemen, its not THAT Holes, is it? Oh, fuck.
And we get to watch the movie. What a treat. Give me that video tape, I want to rip it open and hang myself.
In German high school.
Well, this sucks. It appears 16 year old German teenagers have the literacy levels of a 3 month old polar bear. 100 page books for days... At least I wont have to read and discuss Holes again. Right? RIGHT?
New book, its Holes. Fuck.
(When the teacher announced this, I saw it coming. She said we were going to read a new book and for some reason I instantly knew it would be Holes. When she pulled out the hardback all I could do was stammer "N-n-no... Please... No". I really felt like getting up, flipping over my table and walking home, just shouting "No, no, fuck this, fuck you, get the fuck out of my way, fuck off" as I went along.)
Of course we watched the movie too.
So yeah, thats the story of why I hate (yes, HATE) Holes. When I rise to power I will collect all copies of this book and burn them. And the movie? You dont even want to know whats in store for the actors. They can act as fuel.
What backwards-ass school did you go to where Holes was required reading after grade school? I'd accept maybe 6th or 7th grade at the latest, but I don't know how they thought they'd get away with it at higher levels. Even here in America where our public education is laughed at, we're long past Holes over here. I'd sympathize more, but I had to read Madame Bovary in high school and I'm furious at everyone who didn't.
OT: I loved the book when I was a kid and I remember the movie being pretty good. I don't really remember what happened, but I definitely remember the book making me feel tired at the thought of having to dig a gigantic hole every single day. I think I even had a nightmare about it... I wasn't the most active child.
ilovemyLunchbox: What backwards-ass school did you go to where Holes was required reading after grade school?
A German school.
Dude, trust me. You dont even want to know how bad German schools are. Redneck villages with no school and a brother and sister who fathered a family together have better education systems than Germany.
Dude, trust me. You dont even want to know how bad German schools are. Redneck villages with no school and a brother and sister who fathered a family together have better education systems than Germany.
ilovemyLunchbox: What backwards-ass school did you go to where Holes was required reading after grade school?
A German school.
Dude, trust me. You dont even want to know how bad German schools are. Redneck villages with no school and a brother and sister who fathered a family together have better education systems than Germany.
At least I'm sure you didn't have to study WWII for 10 years.
/America
Seriously, 10 years IN A ROW that we went over WWII in great detail in history class. By the end I was hoping we'd mix it up and let Hitler win for once.
ilovemyLunchbox: What backwards-ass school did you go to where Holes was required reading after grade school?
A German school.
Dude, trust me. You dont even want to know how bad German schools are. Redneck villages with no school and a brother and sister who fathered a family together have better education systems than Germany.
At least I'm sure you didn't have to study WWII for 10 years.
/America
Seriously, 10 years IN A ROW that we went over WWII in great detail in history class. By the end I was hoping we'd mix it up and let Hitler win for once.
Are you kidding? Dude, in Germany they start teaching you about WWII when you are 8. They dont stop till you leave college. Its ridiculous. And I use "teach" in a very loose sense here. Its just "Be ashamed, we are terrible people, fuck Germany, we are evil, also we totally cant see why young people are flocking to right wing radical groups".
They go as far as straight out ignoring historical facts. They dont even teach you how or why the war was won and lost and what exactly happened. Its just 12 bloody years of the same pictures of dead jews.
You know why I hate what Hitler did so much? Because I had to sit through that shit for 6 years. (Luckily I spent the other 6 in Britain, so yeah.) Good fucking game you impotent black haired dwarf, you made sure the children of the "master race" sit through 12 years of torment and are denied proper education where history is concerned.
(Obviously some of my post is in a joking fashion, but that really is the way they do it in German schools. Its a fucking travesty. Richest country in Europe has schools worse than the ones in good old Poland. Well fucking done assholes. I hope the children with the education of a fucking 2 year old African child born in 1254 you created with your shitty school system come to haunt you on your death bed, you cunts.)
I found it average, and the sequel book 'Small Steps' is much better, as it stars a much more interesting protagonist (one of the other members of the labour camp). I advise checking it out.
Literally don't remember anything other than hating it. Even though you would probably say, watch it again, I don't need to. Know I have seen it, I hated what I watched. Not one of those movies that is really hard to figure out and must be viewed multiple times. Yeah there is also a porno called holes, best title ever.
The movie is okay for a middle school tween flick and sort of holds up. I never read the book though, all the literacy groups in 8th grade had different books, I think they were all different levels of difficulty and depth too. It would explain why me and 3 other pretty smart kids (4 being a relatively small group) read Night by Eli Wiesel.
I enjoyed the book a lot when I read it. I enjoyed the movie just as much. It stuck pretty closely to the book, and even though it used slow-motion too much, it had Eartha Kitt in it. She was amazing, all the time.
I just read the book again last month, and I still liked it quite a bit. It's very charming.
Some people have said it's like a kids' version of Shawshank Redemption, which made me laugh when I realized how close that was to the truth.
(I also really liked the Wayside School books when I read them as a kid. Louis Sachar is a great children's author.)
Are you kidding? Dude, in Germany they start teaching you about WWII when you are 8. They dont stop till you leave college. Its ridiculous. And I use "teach" in a very loose sense here. Its just "Be ashamed, we are terrible people, fuck Germany, we are evil, also we totally cant see why young people are flocking to right wing radical groups".
They go as far as straight out ignoring historical facts. They dont even teach you how or why the war was won and lost and what exactly happened. Its just 12 bloody years of the same pictures of dead jews.
You know why I hate what Hitler did so much? Because I had to sit through that shit for 6 years. (Luckily I spent the other 6 in Britain, so yeah.) Good fucking game you impotent black haired dwarf, you made sure the children of the "master race" sit through 12 years of torment and are denied proper education where history is concerned.
(Obviously some of my post is in a joking fashion, but that really is the way they do it in German schools. Its a fucking travesty. Richest country in Europe has schools worse than the ones in good old Poland. Well fucking done assholes. I hope the children with the education of a fucking 2 year old African child born in 1254 you created with your shitty school system come to haunt you on your death bed, you cunts.)
Meanwhile in Japan.... "In this spot in 1937, nothing happened."
OT: I vaguely remember not liking Holes. I do remember all the insanely good reviews the movie got and I was really excited because I was sort of a Shia LeBeouf fan at the tim. I recall being mildly disappointed.
I liked the book but when I read it in school the movie wasn't out yet. I liked the book a lot though and since it's on netflix I may check it out. I think I've seen bits and pieces of the movie on Disney Channel or something.
SmashLovesTitanQuest: I fucking hate it with a passion. I hate the book even more. Heres the back story:
In primary school.
So, there I am, in English primary school. Pretty chill all in all. English class is pretty good, some nice books and shit going round. Oh, whats that? New book? "Holes?" Cue 15 jokes about a womans naughty parts and off we go.
*After having read the book*
Well, that was shit. Look, I am 2 months away from high school, I dont need a book shoving morals down my throat. What is this shit, soviet propaganda? I can make my own conclusions dickheads. Oh well, at least I wont have to read it again. Another one for the bin, doesnt deserve a spot on my shelf.
In secondary/high school.
Yeah, English class is pretty rad again. In with da elite, bitches! Its Shakespeare for me! Whats that, new book? Oh, goody. I hope its good. Wait, what? "Holes"? Hold your genitalia jokes, gentlemen, its not THAT Holes, is it? Oh, fuck.
And we get to watch the movie. What a treat. Give me that video tape, I want to rip it open and hang myself.
In German high school.
Well, this sucks. It appears 16 year old German teenagers have the literacy levels of a 3 month old polar bear. 100 page books for days... At least I wont have to read and discuss Holes again. Right? RIGHT?
New book, its Holes. Fuck.
(When the teacher announced this, I saw it coming. She said we were going to read a new book and for some reason I instantly knew it would be Holes. When she pulled out the hardback all I could do was stammer "N-n-no... Please... No". I really felt like getting up, flipping over my table and walking home, just shouting "No, no, fuck this, fuck you, get the fuck out of my way, fuck off" as I went along.)
Of course we watched the movie too.
So yeah, thats the story of why I hate (yes, HATE) Holes. When I rise to power I will collect all copies of this book and burn them. And the movie? You dont even want to know whats in store for the actors. They can act as fuel.
What backwards-ass school did you go to where Holes was required reading after grade school? I'd accept maybe 6th or 7th grade at the latest, but I don't know how they thought they'd get away with it at higher levels. Even here in America where our public education is laughed at, we're long past Holes over here. I'd sympathize more, but I had to read Madame Bovary in high school and I'm furious at everyone who didn't.
Dude...i was stuck reading 'Remembering Babylon'. THAT...thing is unbeatable in how incomprehensible and terrible it is (I swear the author of that book has the shortest attention span in the history of mankind if that book is any judge of David Maloufs work). I don't know what this 'Madame Bovary' thing is, but i doubt it has ANYTHING on the terrible terrible TERRIBLE Remembering Babylon..
Dude, trust me. You dont even want to know how bad German schools are. Redneck villages with no school and a brother and sister who fathered a family together have better education systems than Germany.
At least I'm sure you didn't have to study WWII for 10 years.
/America
Seriously, 10 years IN A ROW that we went over WWII in great detail in history class. By the end I was hoping we'd mix it up and let Hitler win for once.
Are you kidding? Dude, in Germany they start teaching you about WWII when you are 8. They dont stop till you leave college. Its ridiculous. And I use "teach" in a very loose sense here. Its just "Be ashamed, we are terrible people, fuck Germany, we are evil, also we totally cant see why young people are flocking to right wing radical groups".
They go as far as straight out ignoring historical facts. They dont even teach you how or why the war was won and lost and what exactly happened. Its just 12 bloody years of the same pictures of dead jews.
You know why I hate what Hitler did so much? Because I had to sit through that shit for 6 years. (Luckily I spent the other 6 in Britain, so yeah.) Good fucking game you impotent black haired dwarf, you made sure the children of the "master race" sit through 12 years of torment and are denied proper education where history is concerned.
(Obviously some of my post is in a joking fashion, but that really is the way they do it in German schools. Its a fucking travesty. Richest country in Europe has schools worse than the ones in good old Poland. Well fucking done assholes. I hope the children with the education of a fucking 2 year old African child born in 1254 you created with your shitty school system come to haunt you on your death bed, you cunts.)
Maybe you guys should invade Poland for their education system.
Dude...i was stuck reading 'Remembering Babylon'. THAT...thing is unbeatable in how incomprehensible and terrible it is (I swear the author of that book has the shortest attention span in the history of mankind if that book is any judge of David Maloufs work). I don't know what this 'Madame Bovary' thing is, but i doubt it has ANYTHING on the terrible terrible TERRIBLE Remembering Babylon..
Sean Hollyman: So I watched this film after reading it in class years ago, and I watched it again after I found it on Netflix. I must say I really really enjoyed this film! Shisa Leboof is really good in it o_O
If you haven't seen it, you should!
catchy as fuc.
I watched it so many years ago when I was in year 7 or 8 after having read the book. As I recall it was one of the better films we ad to watch for school (until I did an A-Level in Film studies for shits and giggles).
It's one of those films that most English School-kids end up watching cos the book is so popular with the LEA.
EDIT: Shit maybe it was before that, might have been year 5 or 6, shit it was such a long time ago I can barely remember :(
This is how to do a near perfect novel adaptation in my opinion. I know the story isn't that long or overly complex but it sure is a decent movie. And Shia Labeouf inst half bad either, which is nice. Also I feel it is necessary to leave this here...
Best book-to-movie adaptation I saw... until Coraline came out, that one actually improved beyond the book.
I also have fond memories of getting to see it at some kind of pre-screeing event because my teacher at the time had won... tickets or something and managed to allow our entire class to go.
(Captcha: easy as cake. ... I am disturbed by how massively Portal is cropping up in my day-to-day life this week after being almost entirely absent for the better part of a year.)
It's a decent movie for the Middle-School demographic. Shia LaBoeuf and Sigourney Weaver give good performances, and the plot was engaging (even if it was pretty ludicrous). On the other hand, most of the kid actors were terrible, and some of the special effects were laughable.
TheBobmus: I found it average, and the sequel book 'Small Steps' is much better, as it stars a much more interesting protagonist (one of the other members of the labour camp). I advise checking it out.
It helps that it deals with realistic racism, handicaps and has an absolutely brutal assault lovingly described in it. Seriously, my arm was throbbing afterwards. :P
OT: I quite liked it, and the movie adaptation is pretty much as good as you can hope. It helps that Louis Sachar wrote the book AND the screenplay.
SmashLovesTitanQuest: I fucking hate it with a passion. I hate the book even more. Heres the back story:
In primary school.
So, there I am, in English primary school. Pretty chill all in all. English class is pretty good, some nice books and shit going round. Oh, whats that? New book? "Holes?" Cue 15 jokes about a womans naughty parts and off we go.
*After having read the book*
Well, that was shit. Look, I am 2 months away from high school, I dont need a book shoving morals down my throat. What is this shit, soviet propaganda? I can make my own conclusions dickheads. Oh well, at least I wont have to read it again. Another one for the bin, doesnt deserve a spot on my shelf.
In secondary/high school.
Yeah, English class is pretty rad again. In with da elite, bitches! Its Shakespeare for me! Whats that, new book? Oh, goody. I hope its good. Wait, what? "Holes"? Hold your genitalia jokes, gentlemen, its not THAT Holes, is it? Oh, fuck.
And we get to watch the movie. What a treat. Give me that video tape, I want to rip it open and hang myself.
In German high school.
Well, this sucks. It appears 16 year old German teenagers have the literacy levels of a 3 month old polar bear. 100 page books for days... At least I wont have to read and discuss Holes again. Right? RIGHT?
New book, its Holes. Fuck.
(When the teacher announced this, I saw it coming. She said we were going to read a new book and for some reason I instantly knew it would be Holes. When she pulled out the hardback all I could do was stammer "N-n-no... Please... No". I really felt like getting up, flipping over my table and walking home, just shouting "No, no, fuck this, fuck you, get the fuck out of my way, fuck off" as I went along.)
Of course we watched the movie too.
So yeah, thats the story of why I hate (yes, HATE) Holes. When I rise to power I will collect all copies of this book and burn them. And the movie? You dont even want to know whats in store for the actors. They can act as fuel. Except that little fucker with the weird afro locks hybrid. Hes gonna die slowly.
I went through the same thing, only I only had to do it twice. That book blows. I only have vague memories of the film, but from what I remember, the film blows too.
I hated the book when I read it. I hated the movie when I saw it. Why can't schools choose better book? I didn't like the characters, setting & plot. It's been years now but wasn't the reason he got send there was because or a pair of shoes?
So I watched this film after reading it in class years ago, and I watched it again after I found it on Netflix. I must say I really really enjoyed this film! Shisa Leboof is really good in it o_O
If you haven't seen it, you should!
catchy as fuc.