That completely defeats the purpose of a movie if you have to read a book to understand it.
I totally agree. This is why I blast people for saying "Well, you really have to read the books to understand LOTR or Harry Potter."
i have no plans to read the book or watch the movie. if i want to see a comercial for chevy i'll turn on my tv and watch it for free in 30-60 second spots. not go to a theator and pay $9 for it.
I had a film professor who said "every film is propaganda." It was the only smart thing he ever said. When it comes down to it, I'd rather watch an obvious commercial that has fights between giant robots than most of the pretentious award winning crap people tell me is so great.
Crash? Childish melodramatic glurge.
Sideways? Boring.
Munich? Incredibly bland and indifferent.
Transformers? GIANT ROBOTS! GIANT ROBOTS! GIANT ROBOTS!