tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post4351324677725213902..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Thursday Movie Picks: Movies Adapted from Young Adult NovelsDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-10659418609123261912015-03-25T15:29:25.753-04:002015-03-25T15:29:25.753-04:00It is totally astounding. Thanks!It is totally astounding. Thanks!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-79516207084881104712015-03-25T12:03:44.904-04:002015-03-25T12:03:44.904-04:00Wow, I had no idea Mary Shelley was a teenager whe...Wow, I had no idea Mary Shelley was a teenager when she wrote Frankenstein. I mean, that's astounding. Great picks here!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-70543945683291409632015-03-22T08:27:14.263-04:002015-03-22T08:27:14.263-04:00That's been the case for me every time I'v...That's been the case for me every time I've read a book and seen the movie. At least you don't outright hate it, so I'll count that as a victory.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-74652244307787657412015-03-21T23:45:33.758-04:002015-03-21T23:45:33.758-04:00Fun choices! I way preferred the book TLB to the m...Fun choices! I way preferred the book TLB to the movie, but isn't that always the case? <br /><br />Jay<br />www.assholeswatchingmovies.comJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-59241770477272893082015-03-21T13:32:26.291-04:002015-03-21T13:32:26.291-04:00Not sure that it really is, but I think it is one....Not sure that it really is, but I think it is one. Or, at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-20475751642352472342015-03-21T10:01:50.683-04:002015-03-21T10:01:50.683-04:00Wow, I don't know that Frankenstein is conside...Wow, I don't know that Frankenstein is considered as YA novel.<br />Yeay, we picked Carrie! krhhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350716036027710178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-43810398793530291452015-03-20T19:15:41.205-04:002015-03-20T19:15:41.205-04:00Thanks! Frankenstein is an awesome achievement, pa...Thanks! Frankenstein is an awesome achievement, particularly for a writer so young. Crazy nuts is a great way to describe Carrie. I agree with your assessment of TLB. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-77450251660094009662015-03-20T14:54:16.042-04:002015-03-20T14:54:16.042-04:00I love all 3 that you chose here. Frankenstein is ...I love all 3 that you chose here. Frankenstein is a great book and a great film written by a very young woman! Carrie is just crazy nuts but love it and boy does she get back at the bullies. I guess I am among the few that loved Lovely Bones. I thought it was quite stylized and brought the horror of a freak who could kill a lovely young girl. The sad thing is these people exist. Stanley Tucci did an incredible job playing such a despicable characterBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-1494042906779758102015-03-20T07:19:33.000-04:002015-03-20T07:19:33.000-04:00Yes, Mary Shelley was quite young when she wrote F...Yes, Mary Shelley was quite young when she wrote Frankenstein. However, she was also already a wife and a mother by then. Carrie, yes, all about YA issues. As for TLB, if you really liked the book I'm not sure you should see it. It probably won't live up to your expectations. Part of me will always say see it for yourself, though.<br /><br />I've not seen any of your picks. The only one I've heard of is Little Women which I just haven't gotten around to, yet. Thanks for the recommendations.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-53433403751848198072015-03-20T06:57:58.319-04:002015-03-20T06:57:58.319-04:00Carrie is a masterpiece. Glad to see more love for...Carrie is a masterpiece. Glad to see more love for TLB!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-16161009680513772212015-03-19T23:01:07.172-04:002015-03-19T23:01:07.172-04:00Love your choices. The reasoning behind picking Fr...Love your choices. The reasoning behind picking Frankenstein is great, I knew Mary Shelley was young when she wrote it but not that young. It's a phenomenal book. The whole plot of Carrie more or less turns on a teen issue so you can't get more YA then that and Spacek and Laurie are brilliant in the film. I really liked the book, I actually listened to the audiobook, of The Lovely Bones but the movie was so savaged and the few people I know who saw it and had read the book hated it so I've always stayed away.<br /><br />This was a tough week I also bent the rules somewhat when I realized I only had one outright YA adaptation, The Geography Club, that I liked well enough to pick. I went with two classics that fit the YA blanket, the 1993 version of The Secret Garden (a slight stretch although the girl is on the cusp of teenhood) and the 1949 version of Little Women-which especially seemed to focus on young adult characters plus it has a great cast including a teenage Elizabeth Taylor.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-86739297941113830882015-03-19T22:05:25.626-04:002015-03-19T22:05:25.626-04:00Great choices! I love Carrie---read it and watch a...Great choices! I love Carrie---read it and watch all adaptations of it. Stephen King is a savant in making a YA horror like this. The Lovely Bones is also great, it's so touching and lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-88462030442549961522015-03-19T18:29:43.914-04:002015-03-19T18:29:43.914-04:00Thanks. If you think that highly of any book, I...Thanks. If you think that highly of any book, I'd hesitate recommending the corresponding movie. So that's where I am with that. Glad you love Carrie. I've never seen that version of Frankenstein. Those two names together just sounds weird. Might have to check it out to ease my curiosity.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-22399367824668981482015-03-19T18:25:17.586-04:002015-03-19T18:25:17.586-04:00Had to widen out the pool of possibilities somehow...Had to widen out the pool of possibilities somehow. Besides, loose definition is my middle name. TLB has gotta be this week's least popular pick, lol.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-71162602775636297812015-03-19T17:18:45.008-04:002015-03-19T17:18:45.008-04:00Bend the rules, bro. None of these are true YA, bu...Bend the rules, bro. None of these are true YA, but who cares?! The Lovely Bones is one of the best books I've ever read. Never actually saw the movie. I may have to now. I bought into the negative press and didn't catch it, especially since I loved the book so much. Carrie is awesome! Old Frankenstein I've never seen nor read. I have seen the updated one Kenneth Branagh did with DeNiro. It was ok. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-7987293630171022312015-03-19T14:52:31.904-04:002015-03-19T14:52:31.904-04:00Ok so you went for a very loose definition for YA....Ok so you went for a very loose definition for YA. Anywayy...I actually dislike The Lovely Bones. I have read the book so I may be comparing it a little but seriously the CGI heaven thing was just horrible. Wished Peter Jackson just kept it simpler. But Tucci was creepy good in it.<br /><br /><a href="http://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Wandering through the Shelves</a><br /><br />Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-71504655755322096072015-03-19T14:12:40.806-04:002015-03-19T14:12:40.806-04:00Someone else likes TLB. Yaaaaayyyy!!!!Someone else likes TLB. Yaaaaayyyy!!!!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-62022963778443665202015-03-19T14:09:29.333-04:002015-03-19T14:09:29.333-04:00I remember enjoying The Lovely Bones the first tim...I remember enjoying The Lovely Bones the first time I saw it, but I don't remember much from it. Carrie was also a fantastic movie, didn't bother to watch the remakes. Great picks!Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-81165866088714473992015-03-19T14:09:20.074-04:002015-03-19T14:09:20.074-04:00Thanks. I knew I wasn't picking any of the mor...Thanks. I knew I wasn't picking any of the more popular ones so Frankenstein was the first thing I thought of. As for TLB, I say see it for yourself then make a decision.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-76285143685269066312015-03-19T11:51:43.559-04:002015-03-19T11:51:43.559-04:00Glad you see things my way, lol. I definitely reco...Glad you see things my way, lol. I definitely recommend seeing Frankenstein since that's a classic and more important film.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-66783276531563089192015-03-19T11:42:07.959-04:002015-03-19T11:42:07.959-04:00Cool that you went with unconventional picks here,...Cool that you went with unconventional picks here, Dell! I never thought Frankenstein was based on a YA novel, I bet there are more films we didn't realize were based on YA novels. I've been curious about The Lovely Bones, seems that it's gotten such lousy reviews but I like Saoirse Ronan, in fact one of my picks also has her in the lead, but no it's not what people might think ;)Ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-72300534555884464422015-03-19T10:10:08.318-04:002015-03-19T10:10:08.318-04:00Wow. Interesting choices, didn't even consider...Wow. Interesting choices, didn't even consider Frankenstein or Carrie to be YA novels but I can see how they can be considered so. Haven't seen Frankenstein or The Lovely Bones, but have seen Carrie and like it. Good choices Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-8136193644355157932015-03-19T10:05:15.283-04:002015-03-19T10:05:15.283-04:00Didn't read TLB so I don't have that persp...Didn't read TLB so I don't have that perspective, but that's interesting to hear. Thanks!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-43474634739703564942015-03-19T10:02:49.600-04:002015-03-19T10:02:49.600-04:00Those first two deserve giant heaps of love. I kno...Those first two deserve giant heaps of love. I know TLB isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it works for me.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-23611530006686677422015-03-19T09:04:55.470-04:002015-03-19T09:04:55.470-04:00I'll take Carrie for a YA novel. lol I loved T...I'll take Carrie for a YA novel. lol I loved The Lovely Bones, but I think Peter Jackson didn't understand it enough to make the film. Someone else should've directed it. I still liked a lot of it, but all of the scenes in Heaven were just wrong. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com