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Armageddon: A Novel

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I loved the movie and the book was just as good! It takes the action and drama of the movie and puts it into words that i could have never imagined to use.

I've read MANY, MANY movie tie-in books, and I like them! I think they're great. They give extra descriptions, and usually include small scenes that weren't in the movie. Part of the reason is because they're usually written straight from the script. BUT, most authors try and give some more insight to the scenes occurring. They do RESEARCH. They explore CHARACTER. In short, they give new dimensions to the source material that aren't evident on the screen.

Having said all of that, the novelization of Armageddon sucks. I think I read it faster than the movie takes to watch (never a good sign). It felt like a junior adult/children's adaptation. It was a joke. I was extremely disappointed. And I've got MANY examples to which to compare. This is by far one of the worst movie novelizations I've ever read.

It could've been really good, too. The movie was fantastic. That's what makes it all the worse.

The book was great, but not as great as the movie. In the book the great scenes are so diffrent as in the movie. But I love the movie and if anyone of you would like to know and see more about THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE: ARMAGEDDON, then just visit this site: http://kino.freepage.de/cs/

I thought it was spectacular book! But! IT could of been much much better. They left out a little from the movie and the dioaloge was a little blan, it had barily any emotions or you just didn't really notice. But I thought it was a good book. I give it ****s!

I read the book ARMAGEDDON before I actually saw the movie and as a result I was so glad that when I saw the movie it was nothing like the book. The book is unispiring and often silly it dosen't give you a good chance to know the characters at all. Espically HENRY STAMPER, he seems physchotic almost at times, certinatley not somebody you'd send to save the world like in the movie more like the looney bin. Grace seemed to be kind of a uninteresting charachter as well not like she was potrayed in the movie. My advice skip the book and see the movie.

I went to see the movie ARMAGEDDON and I LOVED it, so I went looking for the book. I was so excited when I found it. I thought it was going to be as hilarious and as well written as the movie. When I finished it I felt dirty, I felt like I had been used. I felt like hyperion just wanted my money and didn't care whether or not they were even in the same galaxy as the movie as long as they got paid their 2 cents. The book followed the same plot line as the movie, but there was hardly any description, there was very little of the outstanding dialogue that made the movie so funny. Mr. Bolin even left out a whole scene (anyone else out there remember the animal crackers scene). If this book was based on the screenplay and the original story, pray tell why were there obvious omissions, numerous gloss overs, unnecessary condensing and just in general off the cuff writing. Bad off the cuff writing at that. This was thrown together in a hurry to catch the spill off from the movie and it shows.

I saw the movie "Armageddon." It was really good, then I bought the novel. I read it quickly, it seems M.C. Bolin was in a hurry because he didn't describe much. One thing I think he shouldn't have done was cut out Steve Buscemi's wisecracks out. It goes by the movie good, but I think in this case the movie was better then the book.

I wounld't recommend M.C. Bolin's book Armageddon to anyone.The first reason is because the book is so much like the movie. When you read a book you want excitement. The second reason is the book is to specific about what they are trying to tell you. The third reason is that there is really know excitment in it at all. This is what I think of Armeggedon.

if your a diehard armageddon fan, you hould get this book! there are extra lines and ct scences you can read thatwernt in the movie!

um...this book ...actually,the reason forced me to buy this book,was i has loved this movie....so i bought it.in my true heart,this book is not as good as the film.the writing is rather boring and there is just a few pic. only!so .i only give 3 stars to it..