tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post7961671070852774170..comments2024-03-28T08:13:30.774-05:00Comments on Rambling Film: Thursday Movie Picks: Adaptations of Classic Literature Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-76422048443542166842015-07-24T07:32:19.139-05:002015-07-24T07:32:19.139-05:00Don't watch Moby Dick. Spare yourself. lolDon't watch Moby Dick. Spare yourself. lolBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-74329123782092526492015-07-24T04:50:40.284-05:002015-07-24T04:50:40.284-05:00Ha, I barely remember The Scarlet Letter, but I do...Ha, I barely remember The Scarlet Letter, but I do actually love Lord of the Flies. Moby Dick is on my watchlist, though I'm pretty sure I'll share your feelings on it.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-76869781118073628932015-07-08T06:42:59.404-05:002015-07-08T06:42:59.404-05:00I haven't seen the 1990 version. I stopped at ...I haven't seen the 1990 version. I stopped at the 60's one. I think you're right about the bar being set lower. Some of the acting in these films, especially this one were atrocious. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-14930003868366441462015-07-08T05:58:29.627-05:002015-07-08T05:58:29.627-05:00I love the Lord of the Flies book. I have watch th...I love the Lord of the Flies book. I have watch the 1963 movie but can't remember much but I think it likely falls in that group of movies for me are usually old, black and white films. I tend think they have not aged well, bad dialogue and have terrible acting and yet are regarded as great pieces of cinema. Like I just don't get it? Is the acting/script bar set lower because its an old movie or because it's an old movie it must be great. At least Lord of the Flies has an excuse of having kid actors, it's usually said it's hard get great acting from kids, while other movies featuring adult actors have no excuse. <br /><br />By the way have you seen the 1990 Lord of the Flies? They changed a few things, but I like it.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-30798733813903778102015-07-05T23:06:06.716-05:002015-07-05T23:06:06.716-05:00I suppose they're great at being terrible. lol...I suppose they're great at being terrible. lol<br /><br />I'm not even sure I'd enjoy The Scarlet Letter as an adult. I just can't with that one.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-4063314681350338702015-07-04T12:52:51.571-05:002015-07-04T12:52:51.571-05:00I have read all three of these books. I have seen ...I have read all three of these books. I have seen none of the movies. They all sound great! And I'm sure they are. I didn't have to read The Scarlet Letter in high school. I read it the first time when I was an intern, teaching American literature to juniors in high school. I thought it was a well-written, well-told story, if a bit wordy. Even so, I would've hated it in high school. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-8049104549167834432015-07-03T08:37:58.864-05:002015-07-03T08:37:58.864-05:00Stay away from these! lol. Stay away from these! lol. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-18444349581267256642015-07-03T08:37:42.107-05:002015-07-03T08:37:42.107-05:00I hated that book so much I think I'd hate jus...I hated that book so much I think I'd hate just about any adaptation of it. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-15093780003321278422015-07-03T08:37:20.022-05:002015-07-03T08:37:20.022-05:00Well, I'd recommend skipping all of these beca...Well, I'd recommend skipping all of these because they're all sorts of awful. lolBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-77940729580123254142015-07-02T22:03:40.613-05:002015-07-02T22:03:40.613-05:00I haven't seen or read any of your picks despi...I haven't seen or read any of your picks despite loving to read. Classics never appealed to me, or I haven't found the right book to read. I am interested in reading Lord of the Flies though. Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-81012257574464007642015-07-02T16:10:09.982-05:002015-07-02T16:10:09.982-05:00That version of The Scarlet Letter was awful. I s...That version of <i>The Scarlet Letter</i> was awful. I saw a different version of the film. I think it was a TV movie or something. It was more faithful than the one starring Demi.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-69804715940336822712015-07-02T15:35:28.158-05:002015-07-02T15:35:28.158-05:00Is it wrong for me to admit I haven't seen any...Is it wrong for me to admit I haven't seen any of these! Woopsies, I guess they're something to add to my to-read and watch list. :DKatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287429151542133314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-74578316290915915512015-07-02T14:46:45.831-05:002015-07-02T14:46:45.831-05:00OMG don't. I don't want you to think of Pe...OMG don't. I don't want you to think of Peck in that way. lol I try to forget it. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-1262592257505791782015-07-02T14:46:23.461-05:002015-07-02T14:46:23.461-05:00LOL I love that. I really wanted to do the Spark N...LOL I love that. I really wanted to do the Spark Notes version of The Scarlet Letter, but our teacher was on to us. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-44559664812471778922015-07-02T14:23:58.660-05:002015-07-02T14:23:58.660-05:00It's nuts that I still haven't seen Moby D...It's nuts that I still haven't seen Moby Dick given my love for Gregory Peck! I must rectify that soon. Oh and seeing Demi Moore in Scarlet Letter, she doesn't seem to fit the role for such an adaptation.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-28617106384364035612015-07-02T11:58:34.424-05:002015-07-02T11:58:34.424-05:00Wonderful way to handle the theme! Scarlet Letter ...Wonderful way to handle the theme! Scarlet Letter is a terrible burden to get through I agree and this movie is garbage. I've seen a PBS version from the 70's with Meg Foster which while not excellent was probably the best that they could make out of the book.<br /><br />I tried with the novel of Moby Dick and couldn't crack it and this version is a turgid mess although James Robertson Justice has his moments. <br /><br />I have a little story involving Lord of the Flies. In 9th grade my teacher assigned it as a two week project for the class with discussion of the previous day's reading during class. I read the first twelve pages or so and thought it was crap and stopped reading. Everyday the teacher would ask what topics had been covered and then review them in minute detail so I would skim the section and pick some salient point and then be the first to raise my hand and took notes on everything she said. The result I got an A plus on the exam and some of the poor schmoes who actually read the book got C's. <br /><br />My take away from all that discussion was the book was awful and this film version, which I watched to see if they had improved on it, is too!joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-9668309937717231672015-07-02T10:29:38.217-05:002015-07-02T10:29:38.217-05:00Oh yeah. I forgot about that.Oh yeah. I forgot about that.Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-8929936814124867692015-07-02T10:14:59.913-05:002015-07-02T10:14:59.913-05:00I couldn't believe how awful Peck was in that ...I couldn't believe how awful Peck was in that movie. He wasn't even trying. I'm going to have to find that post. God, I hated that movie. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-33477176879067094932015-07-02T10:13:40.845-05:002015-07-02T10:13:40.845-05:00I have no idea why schools push The Scarlet Letter...I have no idea why schools push The Scarlet Letter so hard. Is it because they want to prepare us for shit books we might read in the future?Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-78166503522535300302015-07-02T10:13:00.114-05:002015-07-02T10:13:00.114-05:00I just don't get the appeal. Those kids were a...I just don't get the appeal. Those kids were annoying AF.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-19250880144584979692015-07-02T10:12:36.539-05:002015-07-02T10:12:36.539-05:00I have never met someone that actually liked the S...I have never met someone that actually liked the Scarlet Letter, let alone loved it. Wow. I'm impressed lolBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-60869751905045640022015-07-02T10:12:08.265-05:002015-07-02T10:12:08.265-05:00lol thank you. Teachers are so damn uptight about ...lol thank you. Teachers are so damn uptight about some boobs in Romeo and Juliet. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-60765170527772132542015-07-02T10:08:11.791-05:002015-07-02T10:08:11.791-05:00HA! Cool to see someone go the hate route. I'm...HA! Cool to see someone go the hate route. I'm actually quite the opposite on all the books, I loved them all. Then again, I was an English major so it figures. On the movies, I'm in the "meh" camp. I remember liking <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>, but I haven't seen it since I was in 6th grade and only remember the nude scene. And I only remember that because we did watch it in class. Before it happened the teacher paused the movie and gave us one of those speeches meant to prepare us for what we were about to see and minimize our reaction to it. It didn't work, lol. I also liked <i>The Lord of the Flies</i>, but I also watched that in 6th grade and don't remember any of it. <i>The Scarlet Letter</i> was terrible, though. Great work!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-1364400413843000412015-07-02T10:02:03.157-05:002015-07-02T10:02:03.157-05:00LOVE Lord of the Flies the book, but haven't s...LOVE Lord of the Flies the book, but haven't seen the film. Peter Brook is a genius, though, so I'm looking forward to it. I also LOVE Moby-Dick, but have stayed away from all films of it because I don't think it's possible to do a version that does the book justice.<br /><br />I LOVED The Scarlet Letter when I read it in high school, but then, I was a super-nerd about reading and the classics especially. That Demi Moore film, though. It's flat-out AWFUL. Like, disgustingly bad.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-46688850544343147972015-07-02T09:44:04.726-05:002015-07-02T09:44:04.726-05:00Lord of the Flies! Now that's a great one.Lord of the Flies! Now that's a great one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com