i read the book Fluke and found it better than the film. anyoneone agree?
shareI love the book and the movie; it's hard to say which I prefer!
Probably the movie, though.
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What is the name and author of the book and is the book based on the movie or is the movie based on the book?
shareThe film is based on the book of the same name by James Herbert. A top british horror author, probably best known for "The Fog" and "The Rats" trilogy.
One of the distinctive things about Herbert (for me anyway) is that he usually sets his stories in and around London, in real locations that he clearly has a great local knowledge of. If just so happens that Fluke, on his travels, passes right through the villiage where I live, and most of the story is set all around my local area.
For this reason I have never bothered with the film version. I presume it has been relocated to the USA, and that is completely understandable as the theme of the story is utterly universal. But in my head, the location as I read the book is so real and vivid (I only have to look outside the window right now to see it!), that I don't think I could get used to it any other way.
"An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one"
i read the book years ago and loved it and didnt think they did a bad job at all with the movie,it was a really good adaption,and yes they relocated it for the USA but that didnt hurt the movie as they kept a lot of the locals the same (ie the scrapyard),but i wanted to know what part of the UK was it based in the bits that you know that go right by your house,just curious.
All in all though a brilliant book and a really good adaption you should give it a try you wont be disapointed.
james herbert wrote the book and i read it years ago, i only just found out its a movie too and will watch it soon
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An exellent book.I read this when I was 14/15 and I lent it
to my English teacher at that time.He liked it so much he
wanted to add it to the curriculum.He noticed there was quite
a lot of humor in it.(which there is).
From what I remember of the book (It was a long time ago) there
were very descriptive passages about smell and sight - about
what its like being a dog.This could only be done using words
therefore the film IS diffferent.
However - I still love the film.
I am nearly finished the book, and so far,as most books are, it is so much better than the actual movie!
shareI'll have to read the book. I'll need to buy a big huge box of tissues before I read it though.
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I read the book first when I was about eight or nine and absolutely LOVED it, its still one of my favourites but its so different from the film! I hate films changing plots, I don't mind if they change a few elements to make it work cinematically but not practically the entire book! Its a fantastic book - if you like James Herbert I suggest Nobody True as well, that's almost as good.
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ooooooooooooo especially the scene in the gym...
"Welcome, fool. You have come of your own free will to the appointed place. The game's over."
i loved the book. the movie did the book no justice. i was amazed to find that they turned what james herbet wrote as a horror book into a children's movie...it baffles me
sharewell the book could be read to children as a dark fable IMO
its no gorier or scry than any brother grimm story
you a big JH fan?
"Welcome, fool. You have come of your own free will to the appointed place. The game's over."
The book is in no way a horror story.
sharei didnt know know there was a book, is it called fluke and who is it by?
shareYes its called 'Fluke' and its by, believe it or not, James Herbert.
Herbert is more well know for horror books like 'The Rats', 'Lair' and
'The Fog' so it was a surprise he did something like 'Fluke' - The book is
actually very humerous.
i didnt even knowthere was a book before i read this so i cant answer
shareYes, I have read this book before, I thought the movie and book was really good! :D I loved the part in the book with the toad not knowing what "Handsome" meant, I thought that was really funny! :D I cannot say which is best, they are both really good and yet there is so much different parts to them. :)
shareI think Herbert fans will again be gutted another great book of his has had a less than spectacular conversion to the screen. Just what is it about his books that get lost in translation when put onto film, all of them so far have been very weak when they should have been amazing films given the material they were spawned from. =/
That aside, if you have not read the book and more to the point not read any of James Herbert's books you should find this film entertaining and enjoyable, it could prove to be a tear jerker for many also.
For those who are fans of Herbert's works then watch with caution because while it is an O.K film, it is heavily Americanised which straight away detracts from the film and plot. (& before any Americans start, imagine if us Brits made a Stephen King book into a film that was set in Skegness or Newcastle and not in Castle Rock/Derry as it should be, get the idea? It just does not work, simple as.)
A lot of the really good stuff from the book is skipped, but that is usual to the par with most book to film conversions, however some of the really worthwhile and thought provoking elements are missed out that could have added so much to this film it was saddening to see they were not present in some form.
While I appreciate there is only so much that animal trainers and even gifted dogs (such as the one/s used in Fluke) can only do so much so some of the stuff skipped from the book would have been very tough to pull off, it is a shame that some of the really funny parts of the book didn't make it to the screen. (The part where Fluke gets housed with the nutcase cat for example, that would have been great but you can imagine how hard that would have been to pull off.)
Well worth a watch for the most, but Herbert fans will always be left wishing they had been a bit more true to the book I guess, I know I was and that is always the opinion I hear when I speak with other James Herbert fans about this book/film. I was hoping and holding off judgement on this film till I had seen it and sadly my fears were confirmed and most of what I had heard stands true. It could have been a lot better, then again it really could have been a lot worse.
Summing up, if you have not read the book, I really hope you spend the few hours it takes to read it as it is more than worth your time. It's an odd book but you can guess that from the film. The book really does touch upon a lot deeper and intimately with the "doggy world" and James nailed some stuff that will make you think long and hard about dogs and their interaction with us humans. It is a unique work and special for many reasons and I can assure you, you won't forget it fast and it will keep you wondering for years afterwards.
(Especially when you see a squirrel looking at you right in the eyes with a knowing look. More so if it is hanging out near a Cottage.) ;)
Word to the wise, not all James Herbert's books are this "sweet and nice", he is the British best selling Horror author for a reason, so don't judge him from this film or Fluke the book, the rest of his stuff for the most makes Stephen King's stuff look tame for the most. King is overrated where Herbert is the real deal.
If you like your horror graphic and gritty with some intelligent and thought provoking twists and chilling turns, pick up a James Herbert book today, I advise Domain, and if possible read The Rats and Lair before hand so Domains full horror strikes home.
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