tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post2878575657987154609..comments2024-03-29T08:13:34.222-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Booking Through Thursday: CelluloidLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-73767287757873303412007-07-15T08:53:00.000-07:002007-07-15T08:53:00.000-07:00It could be a guy thing. :-) I've enjoyed the ot...It could be a guy thing. :-) I've enjoyed the other Heinlein books I've read very much, although I can't say Starship Troopers is anywhere near the top of my must read list. I'm sure I'll give it a try though.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-82703308438081378242007-07-15T08:02:00.000-07:002007-07-15T08:02:00.000-07:00Personally, I don't think Starship Troopers was ei...Personally, I don't think Starship Troopers was either a good book or a good movie, but I know it's the favorite book for many men of my generation. Come to that, the movie was acceptable to a younger generation of males as well. Must be a guy thing...Jill ONeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348126772146456322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-60792950192766399322007-07-12T19:56:00.000-07:002007-07-12T19:56:00.000-07:00Great answers, here are mine: http://smsbookreview...Great answers, here are mine: http://smsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-through-thursday_12.htmlKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04013633281843747712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-69189915923349237572007-07-12T19:53:00.000-07:002007-07-12T19:53:00.000-07:00Mystic River is often the first one that comes to ...Mystic River is often the first one that comes to mind when I think of best adaptations. It was very close to the book. <BR/><BR/>Haha! I think a lot of people haven't read the book and that's okay. I probably wouldn't have had it not been a group read for a group I was in one year and hubby just happened to have two copies (neither of which he'll part with).<BR/><BR/>Gentle Reader - I haven't read or seen The Unbearable Lightness of Being and so you won't get any argument from me. :-) I should do that though. <BR/><BR/>LOL I am sure your children are as close to angels as children can be. :-) My husband and I sometimes spout out quotes from that movie. My husband's favorite to use on me is "As you wish." He's the one who got me to watch the movie (which I actually thought was corny the first time I saw it--it's grown on me and I really like it now).<BR/><BR/>Kristy - I know what you mean. There's a lot of great books being mentioned with this BTT.<BR/><BR/>Siew - I know not everyone was happy with the book Princess Bride because of the author's asides, but I really enjoyed those parts.<BR/><BR/>Melody - Thank you! I think any time a movie makes you want to read a book it's a movie well worth having seen! I did like Eragon in some respects, but it was pale in comparison with the book. You are probably better off having seen the movie first really. :-) <BR/><BR/>Alice - The Lord of the Rings movies were fantastic, I agree. I think that the writers and Peter Jackson did the best they could with the material and did it very well.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-59419131649524015342007-07-12T17:52:00.000-07:002007-07-12T17:52:00.000-07:00Hi Wendy! LOTR definitely win hands-down for me. I...Hi Wendy! LOTR definitely win hands-down for me. I've read the book before the movie came out. I think it was very well translated though many details were left out. But still, it was one cool movie. :DAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-85130713510115319802007-07-12T16:59:00.000-07:002007-07-12T16:59:00.000-07:00Hi Wendy, great list! I did mention to you before ...Hi Wendy, great list! <BR/><BR/>I did mention to you before that I haven't watched <I>Silence of the Lambs</I>, didn't I? LOL. But I have the books, and I intend to read it one day. <BR/><BR/><I>Eragon</I>! Yes, I enjoyed the movies. That's why I bought the book. :P Personally I still think books are much better than movies. ;)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-61614636137073704392007-07-12T15:53:00.000-07:002007-07-12T15:53:00.000-07:00I've got to agree with you on nearly that entire l...I've got to agree with you on nearly that entire list, except for the last three, which I haven't seen. Loved the Princess Bride! Perhaps I should pick the book up some time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-55448814874996099752007-07-12T15:36:00.000-07:002007-07-12T15:36:00.000-07:00I need to read Mystic River. My TBR & TBW list is...I need to read Mystic River. My TBR & TBW list is growing with this BTT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-56551476008342807472007-07-12T14:31:00.000-07:002007-07-12T14:31:00.000-07:00I agree with you on "the Colin Firth version" of P...I agree with you on "the Colin Firth version" of P and P, and I like your lists! This might be controversial, but I really liked the movie version of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, with Juliette Binoche, Daniel Day Lewis and Lena Olin, directed by Philip Kaufman. The book was elliptical, and the movie straightened the story out into something approaching a linear narrative for me, and I liked that. <BR/><BR/>And I love The Princess Bride! "Incontheivable!" My kids go around saying, "I am Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!" (But I promise, they're nice, non-violent kids.) I read the book after seeing the movie, and love both...Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-91321072491970876152007-07-12T11:58:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:58:00.000-07:00You know...I never even thought about Mystic River...You know...I never even thought about Mystic River. That movie was just so good! <BR/><BR/>I adore The Princess Bride, the movie. But I hold my head in shame! I have never read the book. I need to get on that!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.com