Booking It Through the Movies

If it's Thursday, it must be time to Book It!

Booking Through Thursday

1. In your opinion, what is the best translation of a book to a movie?

To Kill a Mockingbird, definitely. Though, the Lord of the Rings movies did a great job filtering through all the stuff in Tolkien that was confusing and pulling out the important things. And, with the exception of Liv Tyler, I think they did a bang up job of casting as well. They get to be a close second.

2. The worst?

Disney's version of The Black Cauldron was AWFUL. I'd have to say that Flicka comes in a close second. I know a bunch of people liked that movie, but ... Hello? Did you read the book? Aside from a horse named Flicka, there was nothing the same. Sheesh. And I loved that book.

I didn't like that they changed the end of The Firm in the movie. The book had an amazing ending. The Stand by Stephen King was pretty well adapted, but Molly Ringwald as the star? Please...

I also disliked nearly every adaptation Lifetime did of Nora Robert's books, with the exception of Carolina Moon which was not so bad.

I think the biggest movie betrayals for me have always been books from my childhood. The Black Stallion was not a good movie. Black Beauty, Ugh. I'm both excited and apprehensive about the upcoming movie, The Dark Is Rising, because this is one of my all time favorite children's books.

Honestly, the book is almost always better for the simple fact so much more can be included and no movie can rival imagination.

3. Had you read the book before seeing the movie, and did that make a difference?

With the exception of The Firm, I've read the books first. Well, except for the fact that I have never, in all my years of trying, managed to finish "Return of the King"...I always hated that I'd make it through all the rest of LOTR and then stop fifty pages from the end, but I just can't do it.

You Should Have Been Born Under:

You've got a ton of energy - and need plenty of room to roam. You tend to follow your whims, and it's hard for you to stick to one thing. Specific jobs, loves, and friends are always changing and never a part of your life for long. Very intuitive, you tend to know what people are thinking before they say a word. You are most compatible with a Dog or Tiger.

What Year Should You Have Been Born Under?

Okay... the funniest thing about this answer was a conversation I had just yesterday! You see, I skipped first grade, so everyone in my class was born the year before me. I was a horse freak as a girl and wanted desperately to have been born in the year of the horse, like EVERY OTHER PERSON I KNEW. But, NO, I was born in the year of the sheep. SHEEP. It took me years to recover.

And now... look... I was right in feeling that way. I have been redeemed.