This Week's Question: Controversy

Some films attract an air of controversy, for example Reservoir Dogs because of the ear lopping scene, or more recently, Hard Candy in which a young girl turns the tables on a child molester. What effect does this kind of publicity or subject matter have on your decision to actually watch such a film? Would it make you more or less likely to go and see it? Do you think some films are deliberately controversial to cover up other inadequacies?

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This Week's Question: From Book to Film

Do you think films/movies which are based on books are always worse than the original story? Have you ever seen a film which was better than the book it was based on?

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