We will see. I read the books and LOVED them, and what I've read about the making of the film and seen in the previews so far suggests to me that they are REMARKABLY well done. I hope I'm not wrong.
Stardust, for example, I thought was an amazingly good rendition of the book. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe had its faults, but it was pretty good. I refuse to even see The Dark Is Raising, based on the previews and what I've read. The LOTR... I thought they did a marvelous job, considering the constraints. I wish they had made some slightly different choices, but (frankly) Tolkien could stand a little improving here and there.
I completely agree with you about The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and LOTR. And I shall be avoiding the massacre of my beloved The Dark is Rising as I would a plague-infested Norway rat, thanks. >:-/
I have yet to see or read Stardust, but it's on my list. ^_^
Read it for the pleasure of Neil Gaiman's wonderful prose and whimsy, and then see the film for the marvel of a book being (IMO) so well realised.
On a side note, I think Peter O'Toole (who appears in the film as a bedridden old king) has got to be one of the greatest showmen ever. He refuses to die, and he keeps finding ways to use whoever he has become at this stage in his life to act in yet another role. I fully expect he's leaving instructions with his agent to look for films about funerals that his casket can appear in... What a man--what a life!
Oh, I don't know. I saw the play version at the National and loved it -- even when they had to make the daemons more like puppets held by humans in black (the humands were meant to be invisible). It worked. :) My main objection is that I'm not a Nicole Kidman fan, but I'll give it a go. (I do like how one Bond starred in the play version and another Bond is in the film. :) At least Philip Pullman approved of the actress playing Lyra. That's a good sign.
My gods...it looks as if they'll actually keep the mood of the books! And the idea, and the characters. And it looks very pretty. I hope it is as good as it looks!
I confess to not having finished the third book. I got to a...place...that made me so mad that I just stopped. I was reading it aloud to Elf, and my eyes flicked a few sentences ahead. Oh, he didn't, I thought, having already been pretty pissed about some other things the author had done. But no, he had. So, I shut the book with as much as a bang as i could get out of a paperback and said, "That's it. I'm not reading this anymore." (I don't want to give anything away to any of your readers who may not have gotten to The Amber Spyglass, but it's the scene in the cave with Will and Mrs. Coulter.) I know I should give it another go, but haven't worked up to it yet. Maybe when I finish the Tawny Man trilogy...
Haven't seen any trailers for The Dark is Rising yet. I'll probably see it anyway, making use of my "magic ticket" (unlimited cinema subscription), but I'll just think of it as a different story with the same title.
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Date: 2007-10-04 03:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-04 03:19 pm (UTC)Stardust, for example, I thought was an amazingly good rendition of the book. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe had its faults, but it was pretty good. I refuse to even see The Dark Is Raising, based on the previews and what I've read. The LOTR... I thought they did a marvelous job, considering the constraints. I wish they had made some slightly different choices, but (frankly) Tolkien could stand a little improving here and there.
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Date: 2007-10-04 05:17 pm (UTC)I have yet to see or read Stardust, but it's on my list. ^_^
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Date: 2007-10-04 05:24 pm (UTC)On a side note, I think Peter O'Toole (who appears in the film as a bedridden old king) has got to be one of the greatest showmen ever. He refuses to die, and he keeps finding ways to use whoever he has become at this stage in his life to act in yet another role. I fully expect he's leaving instructions with his agent to look for films about funerals that his casket can appear in... What a man--what a life!
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Date: 2007-10-04 09:37 pm (UTC)BLASPHEMY, DAMN YOU, BLASPHEMY
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Date: 2007-10-04 05:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-04 05:13 pm (UTC)I confess to not having finished the third book. I got to a...place...that made me so mad that I just stopped. I was reading it aloud to Elf, and my eyes flicked a few sentences ahead. Oh, he didn't, I thought, having already been pretty pissed about some other things the author had done. But no, he had. So, I shut the book with as much as a bang as i could get out of a paperback and said, "That's it. I'm not reading this anymore." (I don't want to give anything away to any of your readers who may not have gotten to The Amber Spyglass, but it's the scene in the cave with Will and Mrs. Coulter.) I know I should give it another go, but haven't worked up to it yet. Maybe when I finish the Tawny Man trilogy...
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