I just finished reading PS I Love You. As I read the book I could see why this was turned into a movie--it reads well and the characters are likable and it's a good chic lit. But then I watched a trailer for the movie and I'm wondering if I'm going to see the movie. It looks like the movie used ideas from the book but didn't follow the book. I know that happens with turning a book into a movie. It's hard to take a 500 page book and condense it into a 2 hour movie. But I usually end up disappointed when I watch movies after having read the book.
Today, the girls and I saw Enchanted (cute, funny movie with songs you want to sing along with) and a preview was shown for Water Horse, which I'm reading to the girls. Again, the movie used ideas from the book but didn't follow the book. It's a small book, so the story had to be stretched out, but in the book it's the sister who's the main character and in the movie it's the boy. Why did that have to change? The movie opens here next month--it'll be interesting to compare the book and movie with the girls.
I read Kite Runner (skipping some parts) but will not be watching the movie.
Jon saw I Am Legend--it doesn't interest me enough to read the book or watch the movie.
I'll probably read Golden Compass--the reviews on the book are so mixed! Not sure if I'll see the movie.
I find overall, that books play out much better in my mind than they do on screen.
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