tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156528823270353530.post7762867209756627750..comments2024-03-04T12:10:55.298+08:00Comments on Emily Paull | Writer, Editor & Book Reviewer: Thoughts on: Bridget Jones' DiaryEmily Paullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483043817609949536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156528823270353530.post-42159790008158479272010-08-19T11:09:56.794+08:002010-08-19T11:09:56.794+08:00I totally agree. Even though I had read the book ...I totally agree. Even though I had read the book before and should have known better, while I was reading BJD I was waiting for Daniel and Mark to fight over Bridget in the streets/ that greek restaurant. But of course that is a movie thing.<br /><br />I think movie adaptations of books give people a lazy option to reading. Ironically there is a line in Bridget Jones where one of the characters states that she thinks people should have to prove they have read a novel before they are allowed to watch its film version.Emily Paullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483043817609949536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156528823270353530.post-22963474160220181942010-08-19T08:50:29.082+08:002010-08-19T08:50:29.082+08:00I watched the Lord of the Rings films before I had...I watched the Lord of the Rings films before I had a chance to read the books. I've tried reading the books a few times but I've failed each time. I blame Peter Jackson for this. I think it's so much better to read the book before you see the film of any book/film adaptation, because you get it in its original context, and then the butchered film version.<br /><br />Having said that, however, I think Fight Club is both a brilliant book and movie, as is A Clockwork Orange, (although I believe Kubrick butchered a few parts in the film). One thing I hate is how movies can sometimes draw people away from the books. I mean, if you can get the same information in a single two-hour sitting that would otherwise take a few solid afternoons of reading, you've saved a hell of a lot of time. Then you get the people who are all like "oh my gawd I love that film!!!" and when you ask them if they've read the book they're like "what book? there was a book?"<br /><br />I think the thing with movie adaptations sucking is probably just an issue of too many chefs spoiling the broth. If I ever want a book of mine turned into a film, I'll just write the script myself.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635027722137208051noreply@blogger.com