Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants:
In short, I absolutely loved it. The acting was amazing, and the script kept all of the heart that makes the book so good even as it changed details to improve the flow, except for the part that they rewrote completely in a way that vastly improved on the original.
I cried many times.
It was definitely one of the best adaptations of a young adult book I've seen, and in this case the source material is good enough that it led to a truly excellent young adult drama. It's sentimental and romantic, a Lifetime movie made much better, so avoid it if you hate such things. Otherwise, you really owe it to yourself to see this gem.
If you've read the book or just want to read my detailed thoughts on the film, check out my latest LJ entry. It's a tad spoilery, but it almost certainly doesn't matter.
Am I the only one who looks at Depp's Willy Wonka and is reminded of Parker Posey, especially as she looked/sounded in some parts of Josie and the Pussy Cats?
Umm, I look at his Willy Wonka and am reminded of Michael Jackson. . . but yjdawwmv, of course.
Check out the cast of the new Martha Fiennes movie "Chromophobia":
Ben Chaplin
Penelope Cruz
Damian Lewis
Kristin Scott Thomas
Rhys Ifans
Ian Holm
Harriet Walter
Ralph Fiennes
I'm scooping Lyra and posting the Rent Trailer. I got the link from her LJ, though, so she gets credit.
Looks pretty good.
Count me as another recommender of "The Traveling Pants", despite the fact that the "sheen of my debutante year" is behind me, as Brett Butler said.
I'm scooping Lyra and posting the Rent Trailer. I got the link from her LJ, though, so she gets credit.
I'm not getting a trailer there, Gris. Just a page describing the movie.
Link is in the upper left hand corner to the trailer. Sorry.
ETA: OOPS. It was there earlier, but they apparently took it off. I'll throw it up on my personal web space for the moment, but don't spread the link too far and wide:
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