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I read it.  I have to admit that a lot of the religious stuff was a bit lost on me.  This is probably one of those books you need a whole class devoted to in order to fully appreciate.  Still - it's brilliant, both for the social satire/critique, but also for the sheer entertainment factor.  Woland's gang is a hoot.

While it is explicitly meant to address the Soviet system, it has staying power.  I've never read a more spot on depiction of the Moscow I knew.  That's not a very politically correct thing to say, but it's true.

Not sure how I feel about CGI ... though how would you ever do it without CGI?

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue Jul 7th, 2009 at 01:50:36 PM EST
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A while back I wrote something about a huge balck cat who had mysteriously taken up residence at the Bulgakov Museum & no one here knew what I was talking about.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Tue Jul 7th, 2009 at 01:54:39 PM EST
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Sorry I didn't catch your remark. I actually have read the book...
by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Tue Jul 7th, 2009 at 05:16:56 PM EST
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The CGI wasn't bad, it wasn't too obvious until the setting of the Walpurgis Night ball -- but Behemoth was done without. (A dwarf actor.)

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Jul 7th, 2009 at 02:04:25 PM EST
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