Tintin and The Price Differential
Price of Tintin books (large softcover) at National Bookstore: P359
Price of Tintin books (same edition) at Powerbooks: P457
Price of Tintin books (same edition) at Fully Booked: P399
Hmm. Books generally cost more at Fully Booked, but I thought the prices at National and Powerbooks would be close.
Jamie Bell will reportedly play Tintin in the movie trilogy to be directed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Excellent choice. Andy Serkis has been cast as Captain Haddock, which should be a breeze for the actor who’s already played Gollum, King Kong, and that punk musician in 24-Hour Party People. The role of Red Rackham goes to Daniel Craig, who got heavy-breathing reviews for his performance in Defiance: the critics weren’t crazy about the movie, but they said Craig was “like Moses, but with sex appeal.” Let’s remake. . .The Ten Commandments!
Which adventure classic begins with this line: “He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.” Rafael Sabatini’s Scaramouche! Read it at Project Gutenberg.
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January 29th, 2009 at 05:53
I first read Scaramouche a few years ago during the times in the day when I had to sit down with a nebuliser machine. Believe it or not, asthma is a gift for nerdy bibliofreaks. You can weedle your way into a lot of guilt-free reading time in which no one can reproach you for ignoring housework or other distractions that get in the way of a good book. Those were good times, years back, sitting there, gasping for breath on a loud, vapor-producing machine. I remember getting through Scaramouche, the complete stories of the Grimms, The Oxford Book of English Verse and a swathe of Asimov.
Did you ever see the film version of Scaramouche with Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrer? The ending (and, I think, the twist with de la Tour d’Azyr) differs markedly from the book, but my Dad remembers seeing the movie decades ago and has been looking for it ever since. I have read that the sword fight in the movie is one of the best, but nothing beats the duel between Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Robin Hood.
January 29th, 2009 at 07:25
I was going to comment on the disparity in pricing of National Bookstore vis-a-vis Powerbooks, but
Which adventure classic begins with this line: “He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.†Rafael Sabatini’s Scaramouche! Read it at Project Gutenberg.
reminded me of how the internet makes it so much easier to access classical literary works.
Thanks! :-)
January 29th, 2009 at 08:51
Scaramouche
February 1st, 2009 at 11:23
I’m sure Ige is very excited about this. :)