I think it's a matter of stubbornness pride that I have to read classics before I can watch any adaptations. My senior paper in college was on Jane Austen's Emma and I really love watching the changes/subtle shifts from Brit Lit to appeal to modern audiences. Or, my heart rips itself to pieces watching the crap spewed on ITV's Persuasion or even that horrific 2005 Keira Knightley vehicle of Pride and Prejudice. (Can you tell I hated that movie? God, the thought of it makes me want to rip my hair out, that people will flock to that because of KK and the shorter length, and forgo the brilliance that is BBC's 1995 version!)
It's a serious flaw I have, as it's keeping me from watching movies I want to see, like Jude with Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet—even though I hate Thomas Hardy. Everytime I imdb either character and run across it I gnash my teeth over "read or watch? read or watch?" But Hardy depresses me :( And I'm already depressed, don't need my escapism to bring me more down ;)
You won't be disappointed in "Blink." No matter how many times and how many people say it's so awesome... it really is. I've watched it a disgusting amount of times, and often will put it on the player when I've got a guest over late night. I love throwing my scifi/geekness at people ;)
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Date: 2008-02-22 12:02 am (UTC)stubbornnesspride that I have to read classics before I can watch any adaptations. My senior paper in college was on Jane Austen's Emma and I really love watching the changes/subtle shifts from Brit Lit to appeal to modern audiences. Or, my heart rips itself to pieces watching the crap spewed on ITV's Persuasion or even that horrific 2005 Keira Knightley vehicle of Pride and Prejudice. (Can you tell I hated that movie? God, the thought of it makes me want to rip my hair out, that people will flock to that because of KK and the shorter length, and forgo the brilliance that is BBC's 1995 version!)It's a serious flaw I have, as it's keeping me from watching movies I want to see, like Jude with Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet—even though I hate Thomas Hardy. Everytime I imdb either character and run across it I gnash my teeth over "read or watch? read or watch?" But Hardy depresses me :( And I'm already depressed, don't need my escapism to bring me more down ;)
You won't be disappointed in "Blink." No matter how many times and how many people say it's so awesome... it really is. I've watched it a disgusting amount of times, and often will put it on the player when I've got a guest over late night. I love throwing my scifi/geekness at people ;)