I watched the movie Adjustment Bureau and noticed at the end of the movie that it was based losely on the book, so I decided to read it. I didn't realize it was just a short story, like 18 pages or something like that. It was ok, but I thought the movie was way better. I guess maybe I was expecting more and shouldn't have. I also bought this book and now wish I had tried to rent it instead, but still, I guess whatever. It's not terrible, but not fantastic. It's a lend me book on my Nook, so I guess if anyone has a Nook and wants to borrow it, they are more than welcome to. Watched the movie "The Adjustment Bureau" and discovered that it was based on this Philip K. Dick short story. The movie was FANTASTIC (5/5 fantastic) so I had to read the story it was based on. Um, it's absolutely NOTHING like the movie. In fact, it's a pretty poor read. Huge kudos to the screenwriter/director, George Nolfi (of the The Bourne Ultimatum) who turned the premise of Dick's story into something truly spectacular. Dick's story, which was first published in the Sept-Oct 1954 issue of Orbit Science Fiction, is very short in length, character development, good dialogue... well, the list goes on. But it has a great premise, and from that came a great movie. It's worth reading (took 15-20 minutes max) only to see the sweeping differences.
What do You think about Adjustment Bureau, The (2011)?
I watched the movie a while back and wanted to compare. I enjoyed both.
—semccumber
