Lawrence of Arabia

[pontifex]

I watched this movie a few months ago and really liked it. I decided to read up on T.E. Lawrence and bought his autobiographical account of his time during the Arab Revolt.
I'm about half way through it and its not even close to the movie, unless it comes later but I don't think so.

I hate when they do stuff like this.

 

[thereds]

That's why you read the book first and decide if the movie is going to be worth watching.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: thereds
That's why you read the book first and decide if the movie is going to be worth watching.

the movie was a lot more exciting though, lol

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: thereds
That's why you read the book first and decide if the movie is going to be worth watching.

the movie was a lot more exciting though, lol

That's because the musical score is awesome. Perhaps you should buy the score and play it while reading the book?

 

[Mo0o]

Check wiki, it details the inaccuracies. I'm not sure if it was O'Toole coming through or if thats how Lawrence really is but the character in the movie was a little too quirky for me.

 

[Mucho]

You were expecting an accurate portrayal of history in a movie.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Mucho
You were expecting an accurate portrayal of history in a movie.

I saw it recently, thought it a great, great movie. I never had the sense that it was historically accurate, though. I am not familiar with the facts, but the movie just doesn't seem like any kind of attempt to be historically accurate or faithful to the facts of T.E. Lawrence's life. If I do become more familiar with the facts it might kill my enthusiasm for the movie, such as was the case for Amadeus. I already knew that Mozart could not have been like that.

 

[JulesMaximus]

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Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: What's your name fat-body?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, Leonard Lawrence, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Lawrence? Lawrence what of Arabia?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: That name sounds like royalty are you royalty?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Do you suck dicks?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullsh!t. I bet you could suck a golfball through a garden hose.
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I don't like the name Lawrence, only fa**ots and sailors are called Lawrence. From now on you're Gomer Pyle.

 

[coinz]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
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Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: What's your name fat-body?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, Leonard Lawrence, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Lawrence? Lawrence what of Arabia?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: That name sounds like royalty are you royalty?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Do you suck dicks?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullsh!t. I bet you could suck a golfball through a garden hose.
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I don't like the name Lawrence, only fa**ots and sailors are called Lawrence. From now on you're Gomer Pyle.

omg..LMAO that's from full metal jacket right, saw it a long time ago. Time to watch it again

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: coinz

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
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Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: What's your name fat-body?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, Leonard Lawrence, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Lawrence? Lawrence what of Arabia?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: That name sounds like royalty are you royalty?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Do you suck dicks?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullsh!t. I bet you could suck a golfball through a garden hose.
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I don't like the name Lawrence, only fa**ots and sailors are called Lawrence. From now on you're Gomer Pyle.

omg..LMAO that's from full metal jacket right, saw it a long time ago. Time to watch it again

Never seen it, but it's in my queue.