Into The Woods: Movie Review

I can save you the price of movie admission: wait for the Agony song to show up on Youtube (or whatever your favourite streaming service is), watch that, and then sleep well knowing you’ve seen the best of what Into The Woods has to offer. Because the rest just isn’t very good.

Adaptation Review: The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien, Part II

Part two of my adaptation review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, wherein I discuss all the parts I didn’t like.

Adaptation Review: The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien, Part I

I watched The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey today, and as a fan of the novel since my childhood, I was thoroughly disappointed. Although I recognize that novel adaptations must make some alterations from the original work in order to be filmable, this movie was utterly faithless in its conversion. I have a lot to say about this, so it’s going to take me more than one post. I’ll talk first about what worked for me.

Review: Emma, by Jane Austen

Emma is a great novel. But when I began reading I did not like it.

 

Review: Magician: Apprentice, by Raymond E. Feist

Magician: Apprentice is the best written bad novel I’ve ever read. I think this is unusual.

Midway Thoughts: Emma, by Jane Austen

I’m approximately halfway through Emma, by Jane Austen, and I’m really getting into it. Here’s why I’m enjoying it so much.

Adaptation Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre

I had been hesitant about doing movie reviews, since I am far from a movie expert, but it seems to me that adaptations are fair game.

Tinker Tailor was a fascinating reading experience, one that was humanized by the movie. The first three quarters of the book were a difficult read. If I had not had a outside desire to read the novel, I don’t think I would have finished it.

What’s Next: June 23 2012

Here’s what’s on my bookshelves right now:

Midway Thoughts: Magician: Apprentice, by Raymond E. Feist

I’m about halfway through Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist, and I’m enjoying it in the same way I would enjoy a summer movie blockbuster. It’s not very deep, but it’s enjoyable.

Review: The Mad King, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

A phenomenally silly novel. Not one that I would recommend to anyone, except that you can get it for free on your Kindle or Kindle app.