tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8677248023070483449..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Movie was BetterLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4757881515507465752021-03-26T02:42:01.370-04:002021-03-26T02:42:01.370-04:00Eve I hope both you and your husband are relaxing ...Eve I hope both you and your husband are relaxing and feeling wonderful! I will add the movie "The Thin Man" to the list. Hammett's novel has some padding, including a chapter where Nick Charles literally pulls a book off a shelf and reads an entry on cannibalism! Also, the book is a bit downbeat while the movie is wonderfully funny. Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58944020753032129242021-03-25T17:26:20.075-04:002021-03-25T17:26:20.075-04:00The movie version of the kids' book Harriet th...The movie version of the kids' book <i>Harriet the Spy</i>, starring Rosie O'Donnell, is dreadful, but the book is fantastic.<br /><br />Thank you for the article Eve, & glad you're feeling better Allan. Stay well.Elizabeth Dearbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714209544959819305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28236596397045669162021-03-25T14:33:46.411-04:002021-03-25T14:33:46.411-04:00As usual, Great Job Eve. Thank you for all your h...As usual, Great Job Eve. Thank you for all your help the last 3 days. I certainly married the right person. I really liked what Karen in Ohio said and I totally agree with her. I also liked what Steve said about Rear Window and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Thank all of you for the good wishes. Allan Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173649736440619151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32714273555160748612021-03-25T12:12:45.411-04:002021-03-25T12:12:45.411-04:00Kiti and I wish you and Alan the best.Kiti and I wish you and Alan the best.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11029536311944941992021-03-25T10:04:17.321-04:002021-03-25T10:04:17.321-04:00Good list!
I would add The Last of the Mohicans, ...Good list!<br /><br />I would add The Last of the Mohicans, which turns the most boring "adventure" series ever written into a thrilling and riveting film.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-57569730088438928462021-03-25T09:16:51.830-04:002021-03-25T09:16:51.830-04:00Love this stuff. I would add L.A. Confidential, D...Love this stuff. I would add L.A. Confidential, Dances with Wolves, and Forrest Gump to the "movies were better" list. In the "as good as" category might be The Silence of the Lambs and Jurassic Park.<br /><br />Best to your husband, Eve.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51316756393348720752021-03-25T09:04:02.761-04:002021-03-25T09:04:02.761-04:00Thank you everyone! Josh, I totally agree about b...Thank you everyone! Josh, I totally agree about both Midnight Cowboy and The Graduate. And Rob, you're right about A Christmas Story. <br />Anne, the first thing that leaped to mind of a miniseries I started but refused to finish was Lark Rise to Candleford - the book was / is infinitely better. And I absolutely refused to watch Cranford, even with Judi Dench in it. The book is sacred to me.<br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80329110468027942302021-03-25T09:03:31.737-04:002021-03-25T09:03:31.737-04:00Glad to hear your husband is home, Eve. I hope thi...Glad to hear your husband is home, Eve. I hope things continue to go well. FWIW, the Great Gatsby film with Redford is the SECOND version. It was filmed in 1949 with Alan Ladd as Gatsby. I don't remember who else was in it, and it wasn't very true to the novel. <br /><br />I have to add Rear Window to your list. Cornell Woolrich's short story features his plodding and wooden prose, but Hitchcock saw the possibilities, and the various camera angles give the story more energy and movement. For the record, I'm not a Woolrich fan in general. I think The Bride Wore Black is overrated, too. <br /><br />Definitely agree on Ivanhoe. Walter Scott is only slightly more readable than George Eliot. I haven't looked at the film in years, but how about They Shoot Horses, Don't They? The book was amazing, though, so my memory may be unreliable here. It often is now...Steve Liskowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107703903536520140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50547755217115843922021-03-25T04:31:47.338-04:002021-03-25T04:31:47.338-04:00Eve, here’s to your husband’s full recovery.
I w...Eve, here’s to your husband’s full recovery. <br /><br />I would add <i>Midnight Cowboy</i> and <i>The Graduate</i> to the list. Lifeless novels, but spectacular films. <br />joshpachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123432071405643210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75608973930801053132021-03-25T04:23:12.803-04:002021-03-25T04:23:12.803-04:00I wish your husband a speedy recovery, Eve.
Inter...I wish your husband a speedy recovery, Eve.<br /><br />Interesting choices. The African Queen and Casablanca are among my favorite movies, but I haven't read the books. Joan Hickson is indeed a great actress in the role of Miss Marple. Her portrayal of Miss Marple in Sleeping Murder is superb, and a nice contrast to the near-hysterical Australian girl.<br /><br />Perhaps we can turn this subject around, too. Are there movies you haven't watched and will not watch, because you like the book too much? I like Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, but never saw the movies. I like JRR Rowlings's Harry Potter books, but shied away from the movie adaptations. I don't want my memory to be stained with film images when I reread those books. So, I stay clear of them. Perhaps I'm missing a lot of fun, but I'm more of a book lover than a film lover.Anne van Doornhttp://www.annevandoorn.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34305040229551160282021-03-25T02:13:13.318-04:002021-03-25T02:13:13.318-04:00I don't have NetFlix, but I do have it on Blu-...I don't have NetFlix, but I do have it on Blu-Ray. Just bring dinner. :)Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84057729131216109202021-03-25T02:08:30.696-04:002021-03-25T02:08:30.696-04:00I'm going to have to shack up with someone wit...I'm going to have to shack up with someone with a television and NetFlix account if I'm ever going to see this movie!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-66551486143492003762021-03-25T02:06:35.193-04:002021-03-25T02:06:35.193-04:002001 popped to my mind first thing. As Rob mention...2001 popped to my mind first thing. As Rob mentioned, the novel was written along side the book, but prior to that, Clarke had written a short story the others are loosely based upon.<br /><br />Bogart movies, d'accord.<br /><br />Joan Hickson IS Miss Marple, so much so I can't abide anyone else. Somewhere in St. Mary Mead she set up housekeeping with David Suchet.<br /><br />Eve, I hope you and your husband are doing well now. Stay safe.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89031064908018390662021-03-25T00:32:04.202-04:002021-03-25T00:32:04.202-04:00Glad your husband is home. Hope he stays well.
M...Glad your husband is home. Hope he stays well.<br /><br />My choice is always The Princess Bride. I know people adore the book, but I barely got through it. The movie, however, is a classic.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85652314534401786202021-03-25T00:18:44.258-04:002021-03-25T00:18:44.258-04:00I hope your husband is feeling much better! Inter...I hope your husband is feeling much better! Interesting subject. I would add to your list: The Paper Chase. The Birds is better than the short story it is based on, but that's hardly fair. A Christmas Story is better than the Jean Shepherd stories it was combined from. One note: Arthur C. Clarke co-wrote the movie 2001 with Kubrick and then wrote the novel, so it's more novelization than book-to-movie.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.com