The Time Traveler's Wife Movie Review

I think, if you were following my live tweets you'd be able to tell since I didn't tweet nearly as much as I usually do. I was far too engrossed in watching. There were aspects I didn't like as much as in the books, but there were also a few moments I liked even better than the book!

I don't like the synopsis that IMDB.com offers:
A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage.

What do you think? I honestly would not watch that movie, it sounds boring. Ha!

I loved both Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, I think they did a great job. I especially loved Brooklynn Proulx, she as adorable and perfect!

I was a little sad we didn't get to see Kimy, she was, by far, my favorite character.

And a last little "did you know" for your reading pleasure: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt bought the film rights to the novel before it was released to the public. Pitt was a producer of the film, apparently he had some good feelings about it!

How did you like the movie? Did you think they did the book justice?

Beautiful Creatures Movie Review

Well, I don't know if you followed the twitter feed (#FIwatchBC), but if you did you probably already know what I'm going to say.

I did not like that movie. Most of the story was ruined in the first three minutes. They cut out half of the characters! (Ugh! and I just realized we never even say Ethan's father, he was just talked at or about.) The worst part was all of the silly little changes that did not affect the story in any way: case and point: Coconut Pie. WHY? Why couldn't it be lemon? Is there some trademark on Lemon Pie that I don't know about? So stupid. OK, I understand having to move things along and cutting scenes and characters for timing, but why those little things? Why change who "used to say" something or someone's favorite pie? What is that doing for the story? Seriously, someone please explain this to me!

So, Richard LaGravenese wrote the screenplay and directed the movie. After watching it, I'm under the impression that he did not actually read the book. I think he had an intern read it and tell him what happened.

I'm actually not sure I would have liked this movie even if I hadn't read the book. It feels forced and like it pulls lots of plot points from thin air. Maybe I am being too harsh --  what did you think?


Now that that is over... time for a new adventure:

This month we are reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

Buy Book: Amazon

Buy Movie: Amazon

Amazon's synopsis:

A MOST UNTRADITIONAL LOVE STORY, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who inadvertently travels through time, and Clare Abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare’s passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and basks in the bonds of love.

Happy Reading!