Captain Jack Sparrow

So happy! Standing up and doing a happy dance!

The Lovely Bones

I had a couch potato weekend.  Relaxing watching movies with friends and family.  I locked my alter ego in the closet and there were no crafty happenings this weekend.  Besides watching the last two episodes of Vampire Diaries (Damon was sooo evil!  I cringed when he pulled out his friends heart, Yikes! I swear I'm not a teenager, lol.) Oh yes, I wanted to say I also watched The Lovely Bones.  Based on a book by Alice Sebold.

I heard mixed reviews but I really liked it!  By the end of the movie I was all emotional and felt horrible for Suise Salmon played by Saoirse Ronan.  I think Saoirse did an amazing job-her narration was almost hypnotic. 

Beautiful imagery!

I'm curious about the book now.  Wow, I watched a movie first before reading the book!

We all want that first sentence hook-check out this one from the book!

"I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."

Who would not want to turn the page after that.

                     It was a tough subject to watch but it was done well.  I did send the kids out of the room when I realized what was going to happen.  It made for good conversation about stranger danger before they were bribed with candy to play upstairs....sorry I had to watch it!

                         I would watch this movie again!  Still sobbing about it on this Monday morning.     I can imagine how emotional the book will be.

Anyone read it yet?

Books to Movies

                                                      

Harry Potter, The Cat in the Hat, Twilight,The Divinci Code, Angels and Demons, Where the Wild Things Are.  You name the book and it seems to be coming to the big screen-across all genres!

How do you as a writer feel about this?

How do you as a reader feel about this?

For me it depends on the book/movie.  I won't watch the movie-usually-unless I read the book first.  The book gives more details and makes me feel more attached to the actor/ess playing the part of the characters that I already like.

Other times I hate the movie for taking a story and twisting the scenes and ruining the story I love.  It is like a knife searing through my heart twisting as I cringe watching it.

These types of movies you don't want me to watch with you...trust me. I am like a backseat driver complaining and waving my hands in the air "Thats not what happened," and "Why didn't they do this or that!"

The hubby thinks I am temporarily insane because he has no clue what I am talking about because he does not read.

It is why I like to go with my friends who have read the book.  The movie theaters hate us as we sit there and gossip through the whole movie.

We were so bad during New Moon!  I might have brusied my friends arm when Jacob took his shirt off (blushing)!

Some movies on the big screen...

Harry Potter

 I feel cheated because they took out so many crucial points but special effects were cool

book rocked

Angels and Demons

liked the movie better

Twilight

pissed me off

New Moon

pretty cool

The Cat in the Hat

what the heck were they thinking-def book was better

Horton Hears a Who

thumbs up

I know I am missing a ton more movies so chat with me! I can only think of the recent ones at the moment, mid morning brain fart!