- The Hunger Games
- Snow White and the Huntsman (a debatable book-turned-movie, but I'm excited to see Chris Hemsworth, my future husband)
- Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
- Breaking Dawn Part II
- World War Z
Showing posts with label movie freak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie freak. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Most Anticipated Book to Movies in 2012
I'm a big book nerd, but if there is one thing I love more than books, it's an awesome movie. I definitely could call myself a cinephile (just like my hero, Michael Bolton). Since this is a book blog, I thought I might share with you my most anticipated book-turned-movies in this upcoming year! These are in no particular order.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Trip to the Movies: Breaking Dawn Part 1
I was a preteen when the Twilight books were published--yes, I will admit that I followed the craze just like every other little rabid fangirl. But I grew out of it. Thank God. I think I started to realize what a fool I was when I reread The Hunger Games and Graceling. Undeniably, the female protagonists Katniss and Katsa (LOL, yes eerily similar there...coincidence?) are two of the baddest badasses in literature from the last few years. Comparing them with Bella is almost like comparing the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang with napping kindergarteners. Seriously.
Anyway, I went to go see Breaking Dawn yesterday with some of my friends. We decided to go on Friday because it gave sufficient time for the Twihards to see Breaking Dawn three times and be satisfied, leaving the theater for the quieter folk.
Except, we weren't quiet. The entire movie, my friends and I had this running commentary. For example:
"Bella and Charlie could crack a smile. It's a wedding, not a death sentence."
"How does Edward...you know...do the deed? He doesn't have blood circulation"
"He twitched. Did you see that? Did you see? SEE! HAHAHAHA!"
"Jacob, I LOVE YOU!"
"EDWARD, I LOVVVEE YOU!"
"Oh God, please let there be creative license! DO NOT TURN JACOB INTO A PEDODOG!"
"The wolves are all so fluffy. *makes squishy noises under breath*"
"Ew. The baby's ugly. Isn't she supposed to be the prettiest baby on the planet?"
"When you were born, you were that bloody too."
"NOOOO!"
It was pretty funny, especially since we probably ruined the movie for the people sitting in front of us. Oh well. In my personal opinion, the movie was much better with our commentary. I kid you not, during the scene where the housekeepers come to the Cullen's private island to clean up and they see the trashed bedroom, all four of us burst out laughing, and the other audience members gave us death glares.
Anyway, I went to go see Breaking Dawn yesterday with some of my friends. We decided to go on Friday because it gave sufficient time for the Twihards to see Breaking Dawn three times and be satisfied, leaving the theater for the quieter folk.
Except, we weren't quiet. The entire movie, my friends and I had this running commentary. For example:
"Bella and Charlie could crack a smile. It's a wedding, not a death sentence."
"How does Edward...you know...do the deed? He doesn't have blood circulation"
"He twitched. Did you see that? Did you see? SEE! HAHAHAHA!"
"Jacob, I LOVE YOU!"
"EDWARD, I LOVVVEE YOU!"
"Oh God, please let there be creative license! DO NOT TURN JACOB INTO A PEDODOG!"
"The wolves are all so fluffy. *makes squishy noises under breath*"
"Ew. The baby's ugly. Isn't she supposed to be the prettiest baby on the planet?"
"When you were born, you were that bloody too."
"NOOOO!"
It was pretty funny, especially since we probably ruined the movie for the people sitting in front of us. Oh well. In my personal opinion, the movie was much better with our commentary. I kid you not, during the scene where the housekeepers come to the Cullen's private island to clean up and they see the trashed bedroom, all four of us burst out laughing, and the other audience members gave us death glares.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Top 5: Books to Movies
In general, whenever my bookworm friends and I discuss book to movie translations, the argument goes like this:
"Books are better than the movies."
"No way! Movies are great!"
"But you can't beat the original."
"Yeah, but movies help you visualize the book."
"I don't need to visualize it."
"C'mon. What about Harry Potter? Those were some good movies, and you got to see the actual spells."
"The books still win, though."
"NO! The HP movies were incredible!"
"The first and second ones were--"
"Alright, fine. Those ones sucked. But the rest were really good!"
"You're unbelievable..."
"I try."
Silence falls for a moment before the inevitable.
"I know! Four words: Lord of The Rings."
"Touche."
And so the conversation always ends with Lord of The Rings. Personally, I was never fond of the books, but the movies were definitely a piece of cinematic genius. Now a lot of movies out there are based on books I've never read. But for me, the movies were simply perfect. I haven't read some of the books on the list, but I know the movies are genius. Now that I think about it, the list could really be called "Top 5: Best Cinematic Translation."
In my defense, it was a hard pick between #1 and #2. I love The Shawkshank Redemption. Morgan Freeman is one of my favorite actors, and his acting abilities really shine in this movie. However, The Princess Bride won out in the end because 1) I've read the book, which turned out to be a major disappointment and 2) While The Shawshank Redemption will remain a classic movie for years to come, it doesn't quite make you want to watch it over and over again like The Princess Bride does. For its source material, The Princess Bride came out on top in this list. But then again, this is my opinion. Feel free to comment on what your top 5 movies are--because even though this is a book blog, movies are stories too.
"Books are better than the movies."
"No way! Movies are great!"
"But you can't beat the original."
"Yeah, but movies help you visualize the book."
"I don't need to visualize it."
"C'mon. What about Harry Potter? Those were some good movies, and you got to see the actual spells."
"The books still win, though."
"NO! The HP movies were incredible!"
"The first and second ones were--"
"Alright, fine. Those ones sucked. But the rest were really good!"
"You're unbelievable..."
"I try."
Silence falls for a moment before the inevitable.
"I know! Four words: Lord of The Rings."
"Touche."
And so the conversation always ends with Lord of The Rings. Personally, I was never fond of the books, but the movies were definitely a piece of cinematic genius. Now a lot of movies out there are based on books I've never read. But for me, the movies were simply perfect. I haven't read some of the books on the list, but I know the movies are genius. Now that I think about it, the list could really be called "Top 5: Best Cinematic Translation."
5. Aladdin
4. Forrest Gump
3. Lord of the Rings; Return of the King
2. The Shawshank Redemption
1. The Princess Bride
In my defense, it was a hard pick between #1 and #2. I love The Shawkshank Redemption. Morgan Freeman is one of my favorite actors, and his acting abilities really shine in this movie. However, The Princess Bride won out in the end because 1) I've read the book, which turned out to be a major disappointment and 2) While The Shawshank Redemption will remain a classic movie for years to come, it doesn't quite make you want to watch it over and over again like The Princess Bride does. For its source material, The Princess Bride came out on top in this list. But then again, this is my opinion. Feel free to comment on what your top 5 movies are--because even though this is a book blog, movies are stories too.
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