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Feb 25, 2016 08:51PM
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TBH, I'm not a big fan of movie versions of books - I tend to either love the book and hate the movie (usually) or (occasionally) love the movie and hate the book. For example, I prefer the movie "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" to the book it's based on, ditto for "Chocolat". (Interestingly, both movies feature Dame Judi Dench!). Also, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen". The only movie based on a book which I love as much as the book is Roald Dahl's "Matilda".
Michele wrote: "TBH, I'm not a big fan of movie versions of books - I tend to either love the book and hate the movie (usually) or (occasionally) love the movie and hate the book. For example, I prefer the movie "..."Me too. I liked the movie of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban because that was my least favorite book in the series at that time. I hated Goblet of Fire because that was my favorite book and they cut out all the amazing details that build the story and set the stage for the final story. I enjoyed the 1995 adaptations of Jane Austen novels with the exception of Emma (Gwenyth Paltrow) but I hadn't really read the books at the time. I still enjoy those adaptations though. I saw Far From the Madding Crowd lately, after reading the book and it was good but it made Bathsheba more likable and relatable than she was in the novel. My parents and I enjoyed Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries season 1. I read the first two books and didn't really care for them that much. I found the series more enjoyable with an older heroine and a plot hook to keep me watching.
The hands-down best adaptations I've ever seen are Anne of Green Gables (the first mini-series) which I saw before I was old enough for the books but still love. The second movie I enjoyed was A Little Princess (1995) . Alfonso Cuaron's direction is amazing.
Oh! I love Cold Comfort Farm. "I saw something nasty in the woodshed."
For some reason I love adaptations from the 1920's and early 1930's era. Bright Young Things, adapted from Evelyn Waugh's novel Vile Bodies, is great if you haven't seen it. Another favorite is Enchanted April based on Elizabeth von Arnim's book The Enchanted April.
Of course I can't leave out A Room With a View. Such a glorious movie, simply perfection. And the music! Holy cow! Merchant Ivory made the best films. Howard's End, The Remains of the Day, and The Golden Bowl get a re-watch every year.
I'm looking forward to Love and Friendship. The title confuses me a bit though. Why not just call it Lady Susan?
And hello! Thank you for inviting me Alysa. I'm quite shy so I usually don't participate much in groups, but I'll make an effort for this one. :)
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QNPB, My all time favourite movie as a child was Anne of Green Gables. My first crush was Jonathan Crombie (so sad his loss last year). I actually audio taped the VHS copy I had so I could listen to it in the car. You and I must be kindred spirits.
Rory, I LOVE 1920's! But the Tommy and Tuppence miniseries they have going on right now is a travesty. I'll have to watch Vile Bodies and Golden Bowl. Did you hear that Time magazine put Evelyn Waugh as one of the most read female authors of the 20th century? :D Oh! And love Jeeves and Wooster too. I have the CD of the Room to a View. Freddy Honeychurch was another childhood crush of mine. So glad you are all here! :)
Not seen the Hobbit movies because the LoTR movies disappointed me too much (I'm a lifelong Tolkien fan).Don't get me wrong, the LoTR movies are beautifully filmed and acted, but...
Not for me.
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*shrugs* I saw all the movies at the cinema as they came out (absolutely LOVE Howard Shore's music, BTW!) - then I watched them back to back on DVD. And then said, "Okay, no - I'll stick to the pictures in my head" - 'cos they'd been there a long, long time. I first read The Hobbit 41 years ago, and LoTR 32 years ago... That's a lot of competition for the imagery of Jackson et al! (I've read LoTR 30+ times since the first time I read it.)
Alysa, I didn't hear that about Evelyn Waugh. *groan*Yay!! Another person who loves Rupert Graves!! He's the best thing about Sherlock! :D
Do watch Bright Young Things, if only for an early look at James McAvoy. ;)
Alysa We must be Kindred Spirits! Gilbert was my first crush and I was absolutely devastated when I learned Jonathan Crombie had died. It's hard to watch the movies now. I tried to make my own movie soundtrack hooking the tape recorder up to the TV but I never thought of making an audio only version of the movie for the car. I think that would have been torture for my siblings. We all enjoyed a nice family vacation to PEI when I was 12 though. We had a magical time living in a cabin by the shore and running around until past our bedtime with the sun still glowing in the sky. My grandmother liked cooking lobsters, her sister liked picking berries with the neighbor before anyone else was awake, I liked the cows on the farm nearby and of course all the Anne sites. My mom took me to the Anne sites while my dad took my siblings to the beach and amusement park. We drove there from Massachusetts - a 2 day trip with all of us in one car over winding roads. That will NEVER happen again!This was just before Road to Avonlea came on the Disney Channel. There are more Avonlea sites to see now. I really want to have tea at that hotel that they used as the "White Sands." I enjoyed the first few seasons of the TV show and I watched it until the end but the later seasons don't stick in my memory as much as the ones that used material from the books.
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Rory, Rupert Graves is adorable and I LOVE Sherlock!
QNPB, I loved Jonathan Crombie as well. His death really hit me. :(On a happier note, is anyone else watching The Night Manager?
Rory wrote: "QNPB, I loved Jonathan Crombie as well. His death really hit me. :(On a happier note, is anyone else watching The Night Manager?"
Yup, though I have yet to see last night's episode. It's one Le Carre novel that I have actually not read yet. Am a bit of a fan after watching the fabulous Alec Guinness as George Smiley in the BBC miniseries Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and Smiley's People.
For me, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold is the best of Le Carre's novels that I have read so far.
"On a happier note, is anyone else watching The Night Manager?"Yup, though I have yet to see last night's episode...."
I must confess I've never read any of the books. My brother LOVES them and has been trying to get me to read them for years, along with Tolkein.
Rory wrote: ""On a happier note, is anyone else watching The Night Manager?"Yup, though I have yet to see last night's episode...."
I must confess I've never read any of the books. My brother LOVES them and h..."
Personally I recommend the Smiley series - but they're not to everyone's taste.
I've been wanting to watch some French movies or television. Documentaries would be OK too. Recommendations please. :)I've seen the Paris documentary with Sandrine Viollete, which I loved.
Amelie is one of my favorite movies and I listen to the soundtrack all the time.
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I love Amelie as well! :)
PS - Read Tolkein!!!!!!!
