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From: lip@gcc-milo.ARPA (Seth Lipkin)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Warning: The Color Purple
Message-ID: <417@gcc-milo.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 11:55:53 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 30 11:55:53 1985
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In article <427@houem.UUCP> epic@houem.UUCP (Susan) writes:
>This is a warning  to all who may think, from reading all 
>the great reviews, that The Color Purple is worth seeing.
>
>IT IS NOT!
>
>The book is great, but everything meaningful has been
>deleted to make a pointless, confusing, lifeless movie.
>
>Skip the movie.  Buy the book.

As someone who did NOT read the book, I would like to say that I found the
movie anything BUT pointless, confusing, and lifeless.  I thought it was
touching, interesting, and beautifully filmed.  Judging from the tears flowing
from almost every member of the audience, I would guess that they agreed.

If "everything meaningful" was deleted, then I'm sure the book must be
fantastic.  

See the movie.  THEN read the book.

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Seth Lipkin
General Computer Company
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