Comments on: Novels Into Movies http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:35:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: hybridfat-n-sassy http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-36 hybridfat-n-sassy Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:59:07 +0000 http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-36 When my BFF and I were kids, she uttered the one of my favorite spoonerisms while delivering herself of an indignant speech on the subject of "the movielization of novies." The problem with such movielizations is that one is never happy when it comes to books close to your heart. If they just follow the book exactly it seems like a cop-out, but it's hard to live with some of the decisions screenwriters make. I was faintly nauseated after leaving Disney's cutesy "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and I haven't been able to bring myself to go see "Prince Caspian." I enjoyed the "Lord of the Rings" as movies, but I never could get over the casting of Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins. "Cold Comfort Farm" was a very fun movie version of a just-OK novel. It starred a pre-Underworld Kate Beckinsdale. When my BFF and I were kids, she uttered the one of my favorite spoonerisms while delivering herself of an indignant speech on the subject of “the movielization of novies.”

The problem with such movielizations is that one is never happy when it comes to books close to your heart. If they just follow the book exactly it seems like a cop-out, but it’s hard to live with some of the decisions screenwriters make. I was faintly nauseated after leaving Disney’s cutesy “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and I haven’t been able to bring myself to go see “Prince Caspian.” I enjoyed the “Lord of the Rings” as movies, but I never could get over the casting of Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins.

“Cold Comfort Farm” was a very fun movie version of a just-OK novel. It starred a pre-Underworld Kate Beckinsdale.

]]> By: bhenricksen http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-35 bhenricksen Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:08:44 +0000 http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-35 Hi Skipster--you can spank me any time. Hi Skipster–you can spank me any time.

]]> By: Skipster http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-34 Skipster Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:16:20 +0000 http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-34 My fav: John Ford's "Grapes of Wrath"...a truly fabulous rendering of a movie from its novel. It helps tremendously that it's in B&W. Steve Martin also said: You know what you're problem is? You haven't seen enough movies. All of life's riddles are answered in the movies. He'd probably also say that YOU need a spanking for #3. My fav: John Ford’s “Grapes of Wrath”…a truly fabulous rendering of a movie from its novel. It helps tremendously that it’s in B&W.

Steve Martin also said: You know what you’re problem is? You haven’t seen enough movies. All of life’s riddles are answered in the movies.

He’d probably also say that YOU need a spanking for #3.

]]> By: bhenricksen http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-33 bhenricksen Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:41:27 +0000 http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-33 You're so kind, Kitty--I'm reminded of Steve Martin's explanation of how to have a couple of million in the bank: "First, get a couple million . . . You’re so kind, Kitty–I’m reminded of Steve Martin’s explanation of how to have a couple of million in the bank: “First, get a couple million . . .

]]> By: kitty http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-32 kitty Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:50:46 +0000 http://losthillsbooks.com/blog/2008/06/28/novels-into-movies/#comment-32 I think short stories are good candidates for films. There's this one I would love to produce called "Birdie and the Phoenix." All I need is a couple million... I think short stories are good candidates for films. There’s this one I would love to produce called “Birdie and the Phoenix.”
All I need is a couple million…

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