Winter's Tale

[thassalia]

I...there aren't really adequate words for me to express how I feel about this movie even being a movie, let alone this sort of lush romanticism that's getting sprinkled around it like it's this sappy, genial period piece of a thing. And maybe the movie will be, but... I LOVE this book. I love it's excesses and time travel and over-writing and

Comments

[slb44]

I'm a huge fan of the book and have been cringing or flipping the channel when the ad comes on my tv. I haven't reread the book in years because I'm always afraid that it won't live up to my memories but I'm feeling the urge get to do so get stronger and stronger.

Please let me know what you think of the movie.

[thassalia]

Done!

[ethrosdemon]

Holy shit! I thought I was alone here! I posted about this yesterday. The book is so old, why now? Why these actors? How will they even make it work as a movie? Of course I have to see it, but I have no expectations for it even though I love Colin and Rusty both. Nothing can change how I feel about the book, so no skin off my nose.

[thassalia]

All of these things, yes!! I know it won't alter how I feel about the book (I finally had to buy a new version since my copy disintegrated), but I'm just...baffled that they'd try.

[kerlin]

I have not yet read the book so I am in the position of wondering if I should pick it up before the movie, or watch the movie first. I hear it has some excellent horses.

[thassalia]

I suspect that you will like the book, in which case, read it first (particularly being trapped in a Vermont winter). There is a most excellent horse in the book.

[ropo]

I haven't read the book, but I saw the movie a good few months ago at a test screening. I don't want to spoil you if you don't want to be spoiled, but I can tell you some things if you want ... it looks like it's not as complicated, time-wise, as the book, for instance.

[thassalia]

Mostly, I'd like to know how you reacted to it. Did you enjoy it? Did it work as a movie? Or was it horribly sincere and sappy?

[ropo]

I ... thought it was a bit of a mess, really. It had nice bits and some nice visuals, but was kind of crazy. I think they tried to make it less time-hoppy than the book, from what I understand.

[thassalia]

The book is...the time travel just...is. It's not really a trick, or a huge issue. There's just a cloud wall...And then a 100 years.

[cofax7]

Definitely dreading it. The book is so vivid, but it's a result of the prose and the narrative, just the sort of thing that translates poorly to movies. I expect it will be awful.

[thassalia]

Yep, this is the worry. There's such momentum in the book, the narrative and the story and characters are so driven by the WORDS!