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Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about movies …How do you react to movies made of your favourite books (or even not-so-favourite books)? Do you look forward to seeing them, or avoid them? Do you like to have read the book before seeing the movie?
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Musing Mondays post, or share your opinion in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks.
I don't really go to the movies a lot, but lately I feel like all the movies I've seen (or want to see) are based on books. I saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince not too long ago, and My Sister's Keeper just this week. I haven't gotten to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas yet, but I will, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing Coraline and The Time Traveller's Wife.
I usually feel a mix of excitement and apprehension when there's a new book>movie coming out. Part of me so looks forward to seeing how they'll present the story, how it'll look, how it will hold up to my imagination. But at the same time, I usually feel very nervous, thinking that there's no way it can ever hold up to the book - all the more so if it's a favourite of mine.
If it's a book that has been on my to-read pile, I always try to get to it before the movie comes out (Inkheart, for instance), even if it means bumping it up on the pile.
41 comments :
OMG I am first! What up girl? Hope this finds you well and that you has a lovely weekend.
Here's my musing
Here's mine.
Happy Monday! :)
I usually like seeing books made into movies. Here's my musing...
Here is my post Debbie's World of Books
have a great week! Mine's here:
http://judys424.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/musing-monday-6/
Happy Monday!
Here is mine:
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2009/08/monday-and-books.html
I just posted mine here.
Mine just went up here: http://bryansbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-mondays-dont-judge-book-by-its.html
Bytheby ... Earth Abides is one of my top ten favorite books. Incredible story, and I have a somewhat tenuous personal connection to it: my wife's great-aunt studied under and was a teaching assistant to George R. Stewart at UC Berkeley post-WWII.
Here is my musing:
Mondays: Musings/Whereabouts
hmmm.... can't find my little hypertext thingie at the moment, but here is my answer...
http://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.com/2009/08/take-oneaction-on-musing-monday.html
My Musing is here:
http://southerngal-lisa.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-mondays-movies.html
Here we go! Have a great week, everyone!
book to movie usaully = B movie for me...my musing
I'd much rather read the book first, then watch the movie.
My answer is here.
Interesting! I had no idea that I'd seen so many movies that were books first! LOL
http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/musing-mondays-aug-17/
~MizB
Here is Fire & Ice Musing Monday
Generally, no. But sometimes yes.
Mine's HERE
Have a great weekend, everyone! My musing is here.
I'm enjoying the screenplay posts I've been seeing lately, from Bermudaonion's review of the "Inglourious Basterds" screenplay to the Musing Monday question.
My post is here.
Excellent topic! Here's my link:
My Muse and Me
My post. ;)
I like to read the book first too. my musings
my stuff is up! Here
I have a post up for this Musing Monday: http://thereadingjourney.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-mondays.html
How does every one make a link in the comment box?
It really all depends... Here's my post.
Mine's up :)
http://worldinsidemyheadbookblog.blogspot.com/
Here's mine. Really like this question
http://vampira2468.wordpress.com/
Mine's here
http://mominsanity.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/monday-musings-10/
Here's my thoughts:
http://ilovemybooks.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-mondays-movies.html
http://www.morbid-romantic.net/2009/08/17/musing-mondays-books-into-movies/
Mine is here
wish I could have posted earlier, but I guess better late than never.
http://mycozybooknook.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-monday-movies.html
Sorry mine's late, but it's here now.
I have a blog, but posting my comment here.... I am not so fond of movies that are based on books, I always find the books much better,may be Iam skeptical but To me it always seems the movies donot do justice to the books.
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I am a bit late, but here's my post: http://eclectcentric.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-mondays-book-to-film-adaptations.html
A bit late this week but here's my response to this week's question: http://www.rulethewaves.net/wp/?p=834
My Musing is up. This one is very thoughtful. :)
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