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  • #42352
    Pip
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    The version I have is called I am David. Hey, I watched the old Pride and Prejudice (suffered through it, is more accurate) and wasn’t very impressed! The Seeker, Jordan, wasn’t really violent, there was just a lot of mysticism and fantsay-style elements. It’s about this kid who’s trying to find these “signs” scattered all throughout time so this nutty Rider guy (he’s really cool!!!) won’t destroy the world. He is aided by the Old Ones, ‘ageless’ dudes who have magical powers. It’s a light against darkness thing. The Princess Bride, in my opinion, was only salvaged by the what’s-his-name male hero. Anyone ever seen Citizen Kane? Old-timey and prfoundly sad!

    #42353
    Sarah
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    Inigo?

    #42354
    Pip
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    What? What does that mean!!!

    #42355
    Sarah
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    You said the what’s-his-name male hero. Do you mean Inigo?

    #42356
    Pip
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    Uh…I mean the guy with the blond hair and the funny black suit. I wish It’s a Wonderful Life was based on a book! Man, I love that movie!!!

    #42357
    Alyosha
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    Westley?

    I liked him quite a lot while he was the D.P.R/Man in the Mask/whatever–as himself he was not quite as interesting.

    Inigo Montoya is awesome. :P

    House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (anyone read that?) would make a good movie…or maybe it’s just that with some books, one can see them played out so clearly in one’s head.

    #42358
    Pip
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    Oh, NOW I know who you’re talking about…no, I hate Inigo! The Door Within would be an awesome movie, as good as Narnia if they spent their time wisely. I think someone actually was considering making a movie of that! And they’ve made little cartoons of Redwall and Mattimeo…if you haven’t seen ’em, see ’em! They’re some of my favorite cartoons, and the rodents are adorable!

    #42359
    Jordan
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    And, speaking of Redwall…

    http://redwallthemovie.com

    #42360
    Alyosha
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    The Door Within might be interesting… I’m definitely NOT puristic about those books and would be looking forward to seeing how they were changed, sad to say. :P

    A Redwall movie, wow. Wonder how that will turn out? I’d be quite happy if they scrapped the animals and just made all the characters human. *ducks flying objects*

    I think my siblings watched the Redwall cartoons and liked them. I should get them out of the library sometime.

    *still looking forward to Alice in Wonderland*

    #42361
    Sarah
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    An Alice in Wonderland movie is coming out?

    #42362
    Alassiel
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    Yeah, Door Within would make a good movie. I heard there was someone interested, but I don’t know what happened with that.

    I’ve seen some of the Redwall cartoons and didn’t like them much. Interestingly enough, they are what got me into the books. My dad had bought Redwall at B & N and said I might like it. However, if you’ve read the paperback versions, you might know that there is basically no descriptions on them. All I knew is that the book was about mice who lived in an Abbey, therefore I decided it didn’t sound all that interesting. A while later, I was at a friend’s b-day party and saw the Redwall cartoon, liked it, went home and read the book. Now I’m a crazy fan.

    #42363
    Pip
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    You go, Alassiel! I started Redwall a few days before my 12th. b-day and gobbled it up in four days. (Back then, that was fast reading:)) An Alice in Wonderland movie? Heaven forbid! That book might be mastered with animation, but not with real people! I hope that’s not what you mean…

    #42364
    Alyosha
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    It’s going to be a mix of live-action and whatsitcalled, motion capture thingummy? (Oh how brilliant Alyosha sounds). Tim Burton is directing. I haven’t seen much else about it.

    #42365
    Pip
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    Oh. Welllll, let us wait with clasped hands and eyes lifted skyward. (Poetical me!) Tim Burton rings a faint bell…did he direct or help to direct something else?

    #42366
    Jordan
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    Oh dear, that sounds nasty. Tim Burton directed, among other things, such films as The Nightmare Before Christmas, some R-rated horror flick last year, and The Corpse Bride. *shudders at the thought of a creepy Wonderland*

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