Kidlitchat Transcript – February 9 (part 2)

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2:45 am LiaKeyes: @bonnieadamson Stephen Fry narrated Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy #kidlitchat
2:45 am mgbuehrlen: @dawnmetcalf Yes, so true. And those things can tell a lot about the character. #kidlitchat
2:45 am mercedesmy: @dawnmetcalf I thought the movie THE LAST UNICORN was amazingly true to the book. But yes, the book is delicious! #kidlitchat
2:45 am KarenCollum: I don’t often seek out movies based on books. Has been too disappointing in the past… #kidlitchat
2:45 am ChristineTB: @DDHearn Spoiler – he killed his own father hence ironic ending in the book. #kidlitchat
2:45 am SolomonInkwell: Well, goodnight all of you extremely talented people. With any magic, we’ll wake to find it is Friday and 75 degrees! #kidlitchat
2:45 am LM_Preston: @IonaMcAvoy What? It’s out already? #kidlitchat
2:45 am prufrocke: @dawnmetcalf Looking at art and photographs gets me in the right mindset to write, esp. on a really bad inspiration day! #kidlitchat
2:45 am Brent_Watson41: @LM_Preston Hello #kidlitchat
2:45 am JennBailey: @Zoe_Walton I just LOVE Terry Pratchett. I’ll take him anyway I can get him. #kidlitchat
2:45 am heatherwpetty: I loved Stardust both book and movie. And both written by @neilhimself, so maybe that’s the solution. #kidlitchat
2:45 am zoe_walton: @LiaKeyes Yes, I don’t find Pratchett’s humour works as well onscreen. #kidlitchat
2:45 am DeeScribe: @KarenCollum Very fast paced isn’t it? My Satellite broadband can’t keep up lol. #kidlitchat
2:45 am joswartz: Douglas Adams works because it was at first a radio show. Love Hitchhikers… #kidlitchat
2:45 am DDHearn: @ChristineTB They butchered Wizard of Earthsea. MC was wrong race, story was destroyed. Bad all around. #kidlitchat
2:45 am writesmartpam: What are writers’ opinions on self-publishing. Would you do it? Do you know much about it? Is it credible? http://bit.ly/bXryLq #kidlitchat
2:45 am ChristineTB: @SolomonInkwell Can we hold you to that? Can you do a warm weather spell? I’m willing to pay! Night! #kidlitchat
2:45 am ErinDealey: @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Johhny Depp could star in the dictionary and I’d watch. #kidlitchat
2:46 am SheviStories: @dawnmetcalf The Last Unicorn movie to me failed to live up to the book. Needs to be redone, like Charlotte’s Web was. #kidlitchat
2:46 am HeleneBoudreau: @zoe_walton @gregpincus SO many quotable quotes from TPB. ‘My name is…’ oh, nevermind….LOL #kidlitchat
2:46 am KarenCollum: RT @SolomonInkwell: With any magic, well wake to find it is Friday and 75 degrees! <<No magic needed. Jump on a plane to Aus :P #kidlitchat
2:46 am dawnmetcalf: @debbieohi @TracyClark_TLC @MyraMcEntire @ErinDealey I wanted to wear my T-shirt to NESCBWI but it was printed kinda…”low”. #kidlitchat
2:46 am mgbuehrlen: RT @heatherwpetty: I loved Stardust both book and movie. both written by @neilhimself >> YES. I think author should be involved. #kidlitchat
2:46 am ChristineTB: ROFL!!!! RT @ErinDealey: Johhny Depp could star in the dictionary and Id watch. #kidlitchat
2:46 am heatherwpetty: THIS. ahahaha RT @ErinDealey: @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Johhny Depp could star in the dictionary and Id watch. #kidlitchat
2:46 am DeeScribe: RT @ErinDealey: @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Johhny Depp could star in the dictionary and Id watch. Me too:-) #kidlitchat
2:46 am DDHearn: @magelly My youngest daughter didn’t like to read, and I realized it was because she couldn’t see images of story in her head. #kidlitchat
2:46 am debbieohi: @HeleneBoudreau @zoe_walton @gregpincus AUGH, now I’m going to hear Princess Bride quotes in my head all night… :-D #kidlitchat
2:47 am dawnmetcalf: @prufrocke Yes! Museums are my Refresh button. #kidlitchat
2:47 am kytkafromSM: That’s one of my most cherished childhood memories – on Sundays at 1pm on public radio were audio-stories for kids, loved it! #kidlitchat
2:47 am NatalieHatch: @JennBailey Fav Terry Pratchett book would have to be Witches Abroad, no movie made of that yet. #kidlitchat
2:47 am YolaRamunno: RT @heatherwpetty: THIS. ahahaha RT @ErinDealey: @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Johhny Depp could star in the dictionary and Id watch. #kidlitchat
2:47 am LiaKeyes: And that’s called ‘opening’ a movie RT @ErinDealey: @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Johhny Depp could star in the dictionary & Id watch. #kidlitchat
2:47 am TracyClark_TLC: Oh! The Princess Bride! Mad love for the movie! #kidlitchat
2:47 am aliciapadron: me too! RT @ErinDealey: @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Johhny Depp could star in the dictionary and Id watch. #kidlitchat
2:47 am debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf You seriously have a Cafepress store with that t-shirt? Where is it?? #kidlitchat
2:47 am DDHearn: @ChristineTB Yes, can you imagine how many words it would take to describe one scene of Pandora in Avatar? #kidlitchat
2:47 am ChristineTB: @DDHearn Mine too. So I turned her on to audios (Pullman and Rowling) and it helped turn the tide. #kidlitchat
2:47 am DeeScribe: @DDHearn That’s really interesting. Did you find a solution? #kidlitchat
2:47 am sheawood: @DDHearn I’ve began to realize that’s why a lot of people who don’t read don’t read. #kidlitchat
2:47 am prufrocke: @dawnmetcalf Oh man, I wish I had more museum opportunity! Dad & I went to the Carnegie Art in Pitt. one year and it was MAGIC. #kidlitchat
2:48 am KarenCollum: @kytkafromSM Can’t do audio books. They annoy me! Pace is too slow and I want to be in charge of the page turns :P #kidlitchat
2:48 am SheviStories: Douglas Adams was one of only two non-Pythons to write Monty Python skits. The other was Connie Booth, Cleese’s then wife. #kidlitchat
2:48 am savannahjfoley: @DDHearn I think that’s the prob with kids today… they can’t visualize in their heads because so much is done for them on TV #kidlitchat
2:48 am dawnmetcalf: @LiaKeyes @ErinDealey @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Still miss Johnny Depp in things like BENNY & JOON. #kidlitchat
2:48 am TracyClark_TLC: @dawnmetcalf Girl, you gotta trademark that thing. It’s too good to keep under wraps! #fortunesmilesonDawn #kidlitchat
2:48 am NatalieHatch: I have started my 5 yr old on Captain Underpants series. He’s enthralled. #kidlitchat
2:48 am magelly: @DDHearn I know writers who have a beautiful voice and lots to say, but no visual imagination. They’re more about ideas.#kidlitchat
2:48 am mgbuehrlen: The road to making The Princess Bride into a film was so arduous. And then it bombed in the theater. Crazy. #kidlitchat
2:48 am JennBailey: @NatalieHatch Yes. Watched Hogfather and it just isn’t the same. But WHO could play Nanny Ogg? Even harder Granny Weatherwax? #kidlitchat
2:48 am literaticat: Don’t worry, guys, I AM HERE! XD #kidlitchat
2:48 am f_rancesca: Princess Bride = wonderfulness in any form. Possibly my one exception to “read book first” rule. #kidlitchat
2:48 am bonnieadamson: @LiaKeyes I adore Stephen Fry, but I was thinking of Simon . . . um, Baker, I believe? That’s who I remember. #kidlitchat
2:48 am ChristineTB: @DDHearn LOL! It would be over an average novel word count for just one scene. #kidlitchat
2:48 am aliciapadron: @DDHearn really? I’m so visual It never occurred to me that was even possible. #kidlitchat
2:49 am debbieohi: @literaticat Yay! :-D #kidlitchat
2:49 am mgbuehrlen: RT @DDHearn: Can you imagine how many words it would take to describe one scene of Pandora in Avatar? >> LOL!!! #kidlitchat
2:49 am dawnmetcalf: @savannahjfoley @DDHearn My mom complained that kids don’t know how to make things out of clay. Just push in the mold & pop out. #kidlitchat
2:49 am Brent_Watson41: @writesmartpam I would never self-publish. If I can’t find anybody reputable that wants my writing, I’ll take the hint. #kidlitchat
2:49 am welch6331: RT @ErinDealey: @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Johhny Depp could star in the dictionary and I’d watch. #kidlitchat
2:49 am prufrocke: I think the best way to make a book into a film is find a slightly new angle to look at it from, without -altering- it. #kidlitchat
2:49 am zoe_walton: @bonnieadamson @LiaKeyes Not sure I’m thinking of Stephen Fry, but whoever did the original radio play versions. #kidlitchat
2:49 am LM_Preston: @prufrocke We are spoiled in Washington DC – almost all museums are free #kidlitchat
2:49 am DeeScribe: @NatalieHatch Every kid needs a dose of Captain Underpants, Natalie:-) Mine loved him too. #kidlitchat
2:49 am dawnmetcalf: @DDHearn @magelly Sadness. #kidlitchat
2:50 am LiaKeyes: RT @Brent_Watson41: @writesmartpam I would never self-publish. If nobody reputable wants my writing, Ill take the hint. #kidlitchat
2:50 am gregpincus: @mgbuehrlen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory bombed, too. Go figure #kidlitchat
2:50 am prufrocke: If a film doesn’t have anything new to say about the story it’s telling, whether visually, ideologically, etc, seems superfluous #kidlitchat
2:50 am DDHearn: @johnlechner I would think any book that has a lot going on in the MC’s head, thoughts and feelings, would be hard to film. #kidlitchat
2:50 am KarenCollum: RT @prufrocke: …the best way to make a book into a film is find a new angle to look at it from, without -altering- it. <agreed #kidlitchat
2:50 am joswartz: I’d rather read the dictionary, but that is ’cause I love the dictionary so much& has nothing against Depp. (not my type tho) #kidlitchat
2:50 am LM_Preston: @Brent_Watson41 Too bad, worse case edit it and post it up for free-people will read it #kidlitchat
2:50 am bonnieadamson: @Zoe_Walton Simon something. Baker? No one else can be Marvin the Paranoid Android, no one. #kidlitchat
2:50 am debbieohi: Poll: Are there any children’s books you would -never- want to see turned into a movie? #kidlitchat
2:50 am NatalieHatch: @JennBailey Oh I’d go with Dawn French for Nanny Ogg, but Granny W – maybe Dame Helen Mirren? hard one to choose #kidlitchat
2:50 am zoe_walton: @JennBailey Ooh, Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax casting… now there’s something to ponder. #kidlitchat
2:50 am LiaKeyes: @zoe_walton Is this an example of writing so strong that whoever reads it is memorable? Thinks… :) #kidlitchat
2:50 am HeleneBoudreau: Audiobooks/movies help my chicklets gain confidence & try higher level reading. Once familiar with story, they take more risks #kidlitchat
2:50 am f_rancesca: RT @gregpincus: @mgbuehrlen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory bombed, too. Go figure. > Great book, eh film. Both times. #kidlitchat
2:50 am mgbuehrlen: @gregpincus Two of some of the greatest cult classics right there, thanks to VHS. #kidlitchat
2:51 am Nightwolfwriter: @gregpincus I still like the Gene Wilder version better #kidlitchat
2:51 am susanjsteward: @DDHearn, agree. Still haven’t seen a Wrinkle In Time movie I like. #kidlitchat
2:51 am LM_Preston: @prufrocke If the producers want the books fame to carry to movie might not work #kidlitchat
2:51 am LiaKeyes: @gregpincus Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was CREEPY, in a horrid, icky, charmless way. #kidlitchat
2:51 am mgbuehrlen: @debbieohi I kind of wish no one had touched Chronicles of Narnia. :( #kidlitchat
2:51 am IAmTheAnt: RT @KarenCollum: RT @prufrocke: …the best way to make a book into a film is find a new angle to look at it from, without -altering- it. <agreed #kidlitchat
2:51 am heatherayris: I find movies made from picture books interesting. I liked Zathura & Night at the Museum. Ant Bully is pretty good too. #kidlitchat
2:51 am DDHearn: What’s sad for me about movies is once I see the movie, the images of the story I had imagined are replaced by movie version. #kidlitchat
2:51 am dawnmetcalf: @debbieohi I have an Etsy store… No! I mean, YES! I have a CafePress Store with that shirt…one moment, please… #kidlitchat
2:51 am Brent_Watson41: @LM_Preston Or keep working on your writing because it’s probably not good enough. If 50 agents don’t want it, there’s a problem #kidlitchat
2:51 am KarenCollum: Apart from “Where the Wild Things Are”, have there been any other PB > movies?? (I’m not exactly a movie buff) #kidlitchat
2:51 am NatalieHatch: @zoe_walton Fav Granny W and Nanny Ogg scene? The Running of the Bulls in Witches Abroad #kidlitchat
2:51 am LiaKeyes: ROFL RT @bonnieadamson: @Zoe_Walton Simon something. Baker? No one else can be Marvin the Paranoid Android, no one. #kidlitchat
2:51 am magelly: @dawnmetcalf I think it’s just a different thing. Maybe they like math, or putting things together, Or dance or sports. #kidlitchat
2:51 am JennBailey: @NatalieHatch You nailed it in one! and I’m gobsmacked I didn’t think of Dawn French. #kidlitchat
2:51 am dawnmetcalf: @YolaRamunno Oh, gosh, me too… #kidlitchat
2:51 am gregpincus: @debbieohi On your poll… The Cat in the Hat. Oooops. OK, then… Hop on Pop. NEVER turn that into a movie #kidlitchat
2:52 am SheviStories: @DDHearn Not necessarily.Movies can have narrators: for example, Akeelah and the Bee. #kidlitchat
2:52 am bonnieadamson: @Nightwolfwriter I agree. Gene Wilder was better.Though both are appropriately creepy. #kidlitchat
2:52 am kytkafromSM: @NatalieHatch Speaking of which, I’ve brought up four kids so far, 2 of them read, 2 of them don’t thou my approach was the same #kidlitchat
2:52 am welch6331: Great movie RT @dawnmetcalf: @LiaKeyes @ErinDealey @welch6331 @YolaRamunno Still miss Johnny Depp in things like BENNY & JOON. #kidlitchat
2:52 am KarenCollum: @heatherayris You answered my question before I even asked! Thanks :) #kidlitchat
2:52 am zoe_walton: @LiaKeyes You might be right. I really must reread Hitchhikers. I read it so many times as a teen. #kidlitchat
2:52 am briaquinlan: So good to hear! RT @f_rancesca: Princess Bride = wonderfulness in any form. Possibly 1 exception to “read book first# rule. #kidlitchat
2:52 am joswartz: lol RT @gregpincus: @debbieohi On your poll… The Cat in the Hat. Oooops. OK, then… Hop on Pop. NEVER turn that into a movie #kidlitchat
2:52 am gregpincus: @Nightwolfwriter Ooops. That’s the one I meant, actually. Practically killed Gene Wilder’s career. #kidlitchat
2:52 am DDHearn: @YolaRamunno New Alice movie looks like it is about Alice returning to Neverland. That’s why she’s older. #kidlitchat
2:52 am JennBailey: @NatalieHatch Do you watch Clatterford? #kidlitchat
2:52 am f_rancesca: @LiaKeyes My child cried b/c they got it so wrong. Charlie gets factory b/c he follows instructions. In film, he breaks rules. #kidlitchat
2:52 am susanjsteward: Doesn’t help if the beautiful cover art is replaced by the movie poster! #kidlitchat
2:52 am heatherwpetty: Oh, I love the Narnia movies. I guess I’m just not that rough of a movie judge. #kidlitchat
2:52 am debbieohi: @gregpincus I refused to go see The Cat In The Hat movie (& only partly because the trailers scared me). #kidlitchat
2:52 am Nightwolfwriter: Fox in Sox is too dangerous to turn into a movie ;) #kidlitchat
2:53 am dawnbonnevie: #kidlitchat Benefit of a book isn’t only visualizing it yourself. can take your time to mull things over, re-read when you missed something
2:53 am bonnieadamson: Has anyone mentioned Charlotte’s Web? Making a movie of that book seemed a sacrilege to me. #kidlitchat
2:53 am dawnmetcalf: @bonnieadamson @Nightwolfwriter My heart is for Gene Wilder. JD playing Willy Wonka as “MJ” was too wacky for me… #kidlitchat
2:53 am briaquinlan: @mgbuehrlen Really? Haven’t seen 2, but the 1st was a lot closer than I thought it would be (Narnia books) #kidlitchat
2:53 am heatherayris: @KarenCollum Ha! Cool. #kidlitchat
2:53 am mgbuehrlen: @f_rancesca I love all of Dahl. He was my absolute fave growing up. Didn’t mind film version of Matilda too much. #kidlitchat
2:53 am f_rancesca: Good-bye all — wonderful to chat w/you all as always, but must go see husband b4 he forgets who I am. #kidlitchat
2:53 am ChristineTB: @f_rancesca You know – I didn’t get that either. Why he got the factory after violating rules. Ick! #kidlitchat
2:53 am Brent_Watson41: @debbieohi You saved an hour and a half of your life. WIsh I could say the same. #kidlitchat
2:53 am literaticat: I invite any ambitious producer who wants to take a crack at one of my books to do so. Truck of money, please… #kidlitchat
2:53 am JennBailey: I did very much enjoy The Fantastic Mr. Fox. My kids loved it too. #kidlitchat
2:53 am LM_Preston: @kytkafromSM I think every kid is differernt I have 4 also #kidlitchat
2:54 am dawnmetcalf: @bonnieadamson Thought that about Animal Farm. Shouldn’t be done. #kidlitchat
2:54 am TracyClark_TLC: I’d LOVE to see Hunger Games in theatres! #kidlitchat
2:54 am f_rancesca: @mgbuehrlen I haven’t seen Matilda yet. Worth it? #kidlitchat
2:54 am DDHearn: @welch6331 From previews it looks like new Alice will be a typical good vs evil, Alice saves Wonderland flick. #kidlitchat
2:54 am NatalieHatch: @JennBailey Has to be Dawn, she can so do Nanny to a T. But who would play Magrat? Now there’s something to think about. #kidlitchat
2:54 am debbieohi: I think A Great Gilly Hopkins was turned into a movie but I don’t want to see it because I loved the book so much. #kidlitchat
2:54 am YolaRamunno: @DDHearn Ooh! I wasn’t thinking that but you might be right. #kidlitchat
2:54 am mgbuehrlen: @briaquinlan First one is good. 2nd just was…so not for me. #kidlitchat
2:54 am ErinDealey: debbieohi @gregpincus (The Cat In The Hat trailers scared me). #kidlitchat ALICE in WONDERLAND is gonna scare the caterpillar out of kids!
2:54 am debbieohi: @Brent_Watson41 LOL! #kidlitchat
2:54 am joswartz: @bonnieadamson I did., I thought they did a good job – surprisingly. I didn’t think they could. Stuart Little didn’t at all tho. #kidlitchat
2:54 am LM_Preston: @heatherwpetty So do I like the Narnia movies. #kidlitchat
2:54 am ChristineTB: @dawnmetcalf Now JD is playing MJ version of MadHatter. I spot a trend. LOL! #kidlitchat
2:54 am briaquinlan: I know everyone loves this movie, but I still haven’t recovered from seeing The Outsiders when I was young…. broke my heart #kidlitchat
2:54 am kytkafromSM: I have to go – older daughter babysits for me and they are all getting tired, understanding from the sounds. Cu next week :) #kidlitchat
2:54 am f_rancesca: @ChristineTB Well exactly. What was that about? Feels like filmmakers missed the WHOLE point! Well, most of the point maybe. #kidlitchat
2:54 am SheviStories: I can’t wait to see the new Percy Jackson movie! #kidlitchat
2:54 am mgbuehrlen: @f_rancesca I thought it was cute and stuck to the book really well. And Matilda is prob. my fave book of his. #kidlitchat
2:55 am prufrocke: @susanjsteward Ha ha, yes. I am a huge movie buff, but even on DVDs I find most film artwork advertisingy and unattractive. #kidlitchat
2:55 am joswartz: I am really looking forward to Alice in Wonderland. #kidlitchat
2:55 am magelly: @bonnieadamson Wasn’t too bad a film, though. I loved the parachuting spiders at the end. I’m a sucker for talking animals. #kidlitchat
2:55 am HeleneBoudreau: Emphatic YES! RT @TracyClark_TLC: Id LOVE to see Hunger Games in theatres! #kidlitchat
2:55 am dawnmetcalf: @ChristineTB *eek!* #kidlitchat
2:55 am eliohouse: @literaticat I also make that offer! I’ll keep refreshing my email, just in case it happens! >:-) #kidlitchat
2:55 am mgbuehrlen: Is anyone else excited for Alice in Wonderland? Or Percy Jackson? #kidlitchat
2:55 am JennBailey: @bonnieadamson I wouldn’t go see it and, my kids refused to see Tale of Despereaux. They wanted to keep the book in their heads. #kidlitchat
2:55 am DDHearn: @ChristineTB I lost track of thread. In what book did he ironically kill his father? #kidlitchat
2:55 am debbieohi: @ErinDealey The visuals in the ALICE trailers are amazing. Not sure how much the movie will have to do w/the book, though. #kidlitchat
2:55 am gregpincus: @Nightwolfwriter I agree on Fox in Sox. Though I see DeNiro as Mr.Knox…. #kidlitchat
2:55 am prufrocke: @TracyClark_TLC Oooh, me too! Hunger Games has so much texture — so much could be done with music, sets, visuals. #kidlitchat
2:55 am magelly: @bonnieadamson BABE was a splendid film, and I thought the high point for that sort of thing. #kidlitchat
2:55 am Brent_Watson41: @TracyClark_TLC I’m wondering what HUNGER GAMES will be rated. PG-13, I assume. My male students are hoping for those…. #kidlitchat
2:55 am LM_Preston: @IonaMcAvoy I am in DC. Awful snow. #kidlitchat
2:55 am johnlechner: @debbieohi I think The Bartimaeus Trilogy would never translate well to film – unfortunately it’s already in production! #kidlitchat
2:56 am LiaKeyes: @mgbuehrlen Excited about Percy Jackson, but hate the look of Depp in Alice – he looks like Madonna on a bad hair day. #kidlitchat
2:56 am ErinDealey: @literaticat Yeah, we should all have that problem! ie..book to movie! #kidlitchat
2:56 am bonnieadamson: DH found it: Hitchhiker’s Guide reader was Simon JONES. Whew. #kidlitchat
2:56 am TracyClark_TLC: Then I think of Disney. I mean really, I grew up reading then watching Cinderella! The innovators of book to movie in animation. #kidlitchat
2:56 am SheviStories: The new Alice movie isn’t exactly a kids’ film, BTW. It’s about Alice as a grown up. #kidlitchat
2:56 am bonnieadamson: @JennBailey Well, good for them! #kidlitchat
2:56 am f_rancesca: @briaquinlan I have a theory about why film and book both work so well but need more than 140 characters to expound upon’t. #kidlitchat
2:56 am literaticat: Kid In Bookstore: “Mom! Mom! I wanna see RANDY JACKSON and the Olympians!!!” — lolol. #kidlitchat
2:56 am LM_Preston: @JennBailey it was a sweet movie #kidlitchat
2:56 am debbieohi: @HeleneBoudreau @TracyClark_TLC I’d be surprised if the movie version of The Hunger Games wasn’t already in production. #kidlitchat
2:56 am heatherayris: @bonnieadamson @gregpincus I loved both the Charlotte’s Web & Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movies & books as a kid. #kidlitchat
2:56 am dawnmetcalf: Although this is an amazing conversation, I must away. Thank you, @gregpincus & @bonnieadamson for another great #kidlitchat !
2:56 am IonaMcAvoy: @literaticat ask for garbage truck liad of moola! Add Godfather theme music & there ya go! #kidlitchat
2:56 am briaquinlan: I’m not sure I can get into an alternate telling of Alice in W. I’m probably the only one tho #kidlitchat
2:56 am Nightwolfwriter: I remember reading “Night” in third grade. I’d be scared to death to see someone doing that as a movie. So easy to go wrong. #kidlitchat
2:56 am ChristineTB: @DDHearn Angels & Demon-the assistant killed Pope, not realizing he was killing his own father who had him thru Art. Insem w/nun #kidlitchat
2:56 am LM_Preston: @debbieohi I can’t wait to see Alice in Wonderland. It looks sick #kidlitchat
2:57 am LiaKeyes: @johnlechner I ADORE Bartimaeus – one of my fav characters in books ever. Who’s playing him in the movie? #kidlitchat
2:57 am Brent_Watson41: @TracyClark_TLC …those sheer costumes Collins wrote about. I had to break their hearts. #kidlitchat
2:57 am bonnieadamson: @magelly Aww, BABE!!! Best talking animal film EVER. #kidlitchat
2:57 am debbieohi: @johnlechner Really? Eek. I really enjoyed reading The Bartimaeus Trilogy. But as a movie? Hm… #kidlitchat
2:57 am mgbuehrlen: RT @LiaKeyes: @mgbuehrlen Hate the look of Depp in Alice – he looks like Madonna on a bad hair day. << hehehehehe #kidlitchat
2:57 am joswartz: @SheviStories I am shocked! #kidlitchat
2:57 am YolaRamunno: @briaquinlan it remains in my heart 4-ever. Do it for Johnny! Stay Gold! #kidlitchat
2:57 am Ahsitan: I enjoyed the Percy Jackson books, but disappointed they changed the ages of the kids and reveal key things in the trailer #kidlitchat
2:57 am DDHearn: @ChristineTB It was a matter of development. When she got a bit older she could imagine the story she was reading. #kidlitchat
2:57 am ErinDealey: RT @literaticat: Kid In Bookstore: “Mom! Mom! I wanna see RANDY JACKSON and the Olympians!!!” — lolol. #kidlitchat
2:57 am heatherwpetty: I try to appreciate movie adaptations for their creativity, not saddle with expectations. #kidlitchat
2:57 am ChristineTB: @literaticat That’s hilarious. Must be a fan of Randy Jackson’s American Dance Crew. #kidlitchat
2:57 am aliciapadron: Babe is a great film RT @bonnieadamson: @magelly Aww, BABE!!! Best talking animal film EVER. #kidlitchat
2:58 am DDHearn: @DeeScribe She grew into the ability to see images in her head as she read. Maybe it’s a developmental thing. #kidlitchat
2:58 am Nightwolfwriter: @gregpincus That’s so wrong that it might just work. #kidlitchat
2:58 am heatherayris: @JennBailey My kids and I were really disappointed in the Tale of Despereaux movie. #kidlitchat
2:58 am mgbuehrlen: RT @heatherwpetty: I try to appreciate movie adaptations for their creativity, not saddle with expectations. << YES. #kidlitchat
2:58 am LM_Preston: @LiaKeyes Depp looks strange but I like him strange #kidlitchat
2:58 am SheviStories: You can find out if there will be a Hunger Games movie. Type the title into the search engine at IMDB.com #kidlitchat
2:58 am debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf Did you post the URL to the store with that writer’s t-shirt? #kidlitchat
2:58 am joswartz: @mgbuehrlen I thought the exact same thing. I think he was inspired for his look by her. #kidlitchat
2:58 am LiaKeyes: @Ahsitan Changing the kids ages up was a wise move on Hollywood’s part – larger audience. #kidlitchat
2:58 am bonnieadamson: @magelly @aliciapadron “That’ll do, pig.” #kidlitchat
2:58 am LM_Preston: @ErinDealey okay if that happens, just pic me up from the floor #kidlitchat
2:58 am Brent_Watson41: @LM_Preston I’m not saying take no for an answer, but take no and build on it. Learn from it. Take it as a challenge. #kidlitchat
2:58 am susanjsteward: Have yet to see that movie version of Dark Is Rising. Should I? Love book too much, I think. #kidlitchat
2:58 am briaquinlan: @YolaRamunno The book was so perfect….the movie, not. At least to me :) #kidlitchat
2:58 am mgbuehrlen: I don’t mind changes in film, especially when it makes sense time-wise. But changes that = a worse story are no-nos. #kidlitchat
2:59 am TracyClark_TLC: @debbieohi I think I read in PW that the movie rights were sold and in production. #kidlitchat
2:59 am JennBailey: @NatalieHatch You’ll have me casting all night. And what about Agnes Nitt? and Our Jason? #kidlitchat
2:59 am LiaKeyes: BABE!!!! I LOVED BABE!!!! RT @bonnieadamson: @magelly @aliciapadron “Thatll do, pig.” #kidlitchat
2:59 am Inez_Kelley: @briaquinlan I hated that movie and book. I know, I suck. #kidlitchat
2:59 am aliciapadron: @bonnieadamson that will do. :) #kidlitchat
2:59 am LM_Preston: @heatherayris I didn’t read the book so had no expectations #kidlitchat
2:59 am debbieohi: Not sure how well I’ll sleep tonight, what with visions of @gregpincus’s Hop On Pop movie version going thru my head… #kidlitchat
2:59 am ChristineTB: RT @Brent_Watson41: Im not saying take no for an answer, but take no and build on it. Learn from it. Take it as a challenge. #kidlitchat
2:59 am IonaMcAvoy: @LM_Preston oh that is true, they even have it on news here. Course I still have slight weather channel addiction! #kidlitchat
2:59 am ErinDealey: @LM_Preston I got your back–or your floor–Well, you know.#kidlitchat
2:59 am Ahsitan: @LiaKeyes Except that didn’t make a difference with Harry Potter #kidlitchat
2:59 am briaquinlan: Oh, speaking of changing ages: Blood and Chocolate, destroyed *sigh* #kidlitchat (wow, I’m a naysayer tonight)
2:59 am DDHearn: @aliciapadron Yes. It was a surprise to me, too. The day I realized it, I asked her if she could see images while reading. No. #kidlitchat
2:59 am NatalieHatch: @JennBailey Agnes must be a very strong girl, wish I had her hair. #kidlitchat
2:59 am TracyClark_TLC: @Brent_Watson41 Hahah! I LOVE me a stong female lead, esp for kids. So excited if it comes out! #kidlitchat
2:59 am debbieohi: @TracyClark_TLC Movie rights for which book? Sorry — multiple threads going here. :-O #kidlitchat
3:00 am ChristineTB: Count me in on the LOVED the movie BABE. So well done! #kidlitchat
3:00 am LM_Preston: @Brent_Watson41 I agree, but there are a few authors that self pubbed and got noticed #kidlitchat
3:00 am prufrocke: @susanjsteward Uh. No. For your own sanity. Even if you didn’t love the book, the movie is DREADFUL. #kidlitchat
3:00 am bonnieadamson: @LiaKeyes And Percy and Grover are perfect, IMHO. #kidlitchat
3:00 am MyraMcEntire: Okay, I’m supposed to be writing. Thanks Greg and Bonnie – as always, y’all rock! #kidlitchat
3:00 am SheviStories: Hunger Games movie is “in development” for 2011 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/ #kidlitchat
3:00 am mgbuehrlen: YES — Babe was an awesome film. Stands the test of time. (And I’m not just saying that b/c I was a dog trainer) #kidlitchat
3:00 am heatherwpetty: And, for the record, I will fully back anyone who wants to make a movie of one of my books. #lookingatyouspielberg #kidlitchat
3:00 am TracyClark_TLC: @debbieohi Sorry. We were referring to Hunger Games #kidlitchat
3:00 am DeeScribe: Love to see the Lorax as a movie. RT @debbieohi: Not sure how well Ill sleep tonight,with visions of @gregpincuss Hop On Pop .. #kidlitchat
3:00 am johnlechner: @LiaKeyes @debbieohi I think Bartimaeus is still a ways off, I just know it’s being turned into a movie. #kidlitchat
3:01 am bonnieadamson: @ChristineTB lol, getting all sniffly just thinking of BABE. #kidlitchat
3:01 am HeleneBoudreau: Interested to see how they’ll shoot the violence in HG RT @TracyClark_TLC: @debbieohi … movie rights (Hunger Games) #kidlitchat
3:01 am TracyClark_TLC: Good offer! RT @heatherwpetty: I will fully back anyone who wants to make a movie of one of my books. #lookingatyouspielberg #kidlitchat
3:01 am LM_Preston: @IonaMcAvoy lol, I didn’t even look at weather channel til after it snowed #kidlitchat
3:01 am debbieohi: @TracyClark_TLC @SheviStories Oh, yay! Thanks for the info. Looking forward to seeing The Hunger Games movie. :-) #kidlitchat
3:01 am IonaMcAvoy: @JennBailey now you’ve got my husband who is rerradin pratchett book as I type, casting his own version! #kidlitchat
3:01 am YolaRamunno: Fun chat tonight. Thanks guys. Have a great night. #kidlitchat
3:01 am DDHearn: @debbieohi I don’t want to see any picture books made into movies. I think it always spoils them. #kidlitchat
3:01 am LiaKeyes: @johnlechner Bartimaeus’ film rights were sold before the publishing rights, so it’s been in development hell for YEARS… #kidlitchat
3:01 am LM_Preston: @MyraMcEntire Yeah I should be too, but it’s fun here #kidlitchat
3:02 am literaticat: @HeleneBoudreau Well, the book wasn’t actually very graphic – it was mostly offstage, and implied graphic-ness. #kidlitchat
3:02 am gregpincus: @debbieohi Can’t you just see the poster for Hop on Pop? Whimsy, I tell ya! #kidlitchat
3:02 am LM_Preston: @ErinDealey Good cause I am heavy, lol! #kidlitchat
3:02 am Brent_Watson41: @LM_Preston Self-publishing seems hard. I’d rather put that time and effort into becoming a better writer. #kidlitchat
3:02 am ErinDealey: I see it now:Say–do you like my hat? @debbieohi Not sure how well sleep tonight, w/ visionsof @gregpincus’s Hop On Pop movie #kidlitchat
3:02 am LiaKeyes: RT @Brent_Watson41: @LM_Preston Self-publishing seems hard. Id rather put that time and effort into becoming a better writer. #kidlitchat
3:02 am DDHearn: RT @LiaKeyes: @gregpincus Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was CREEPY, in a horrid, icky, charmless way. (Totally agree.) #kidlitchat
3:02 am prufrocke: @LM_Preston True–which is why I dislike a lot of the recent book-to-movie craze. The movies are unnecessary. They add nothing. #kidlitchat
3:02 am TracyClark_TLC: RT @YolaRamunno: @briaquinlan it remains in my heart 4-ever. Do it for Johnny! Stay Gold! #kidlitchat
3:02 am aliciapadron: @bonnieadamson when you think about the settings in Babe they did have a very painterly feeling to them. #kidlitchat
3:02 am debbieohi: @DDHearn Though I suppose if a pb->movie is successful, that’s more $$ for the author/illustrator? #kidlitchat
3:02 am ErinDealey: With Johnny Depp, right? @gregpincus @debbieohi Can’t you just see the poster for Hop on Pop? Whimsy, I tell ya! #kidlitchat
3:02 am heatherwpetty: @TracyClark_TLC I would also accept @literaticat’s idea of truckloads of cash. #kidlitchat
3:03 am briaquinlan: I think it’s hard b/c most book-to-movie are REALLY well loved books. Its so easy to go wrong that way #kidlitchat
3:03 am susanjsteward: That’s scary, @gregpincus. Next we’ll have Ira Sleeps Over starring . . . I dunno, Ben Stiller. #kidlitchat
3:03 am LM_Preston: @prufrocke I’m easy w/ movies. I just like an exciting ride #kidlitchat
3:03 am gregpincus: @erindealey Oh, so you think they’ll combine Go,Dog, Go with Hop on Pop? I dunno. Two different author visions there :-) #kidlitchat
3:03 am mgbuehrlen: RT @prufrocke: which is why I dislike a lot of the recent book-to-movie craze. They add nothing. >> They add $$$$$$ #kidlitchat
3:03 am literaticat: Hey kids – KidLit afterparty will start in like – fifteen min. HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS, link to come. #kidlitchat
3:03 am debbieohi: @gregpincus THANKS for that lovely visual image, Greg. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa…. #kidlitchat
3:03 am bonnieadamson: @aliciapadron Hmm. Good point. The cinematography was gorgeous. Setting was truly a character. #kidlitchat
3:03 am IonaMcAvoy: @LM_Preston I went to minnesota from Texas, Florida native. TWC was my friend! #kidlitchat
3:03 am aliciapadron: and it was divided in kind of “chapters” with the cute little mice reading the titles. More like a book too. :) #kidlitchat
3:03 am CHCatMom: #kidlitchat I liked the older Willie Wonka movie better.
3:03 am SheviStories: Yup. RT @LiaKeyes: @gregpincus Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was CREEPY, in a horrid, icky, charmless way. #kidlitchat
3:03 am johnlechner: @heatherayris Yes, Despereaux was poorly adapted into a film. It looked gorgeous, but script was bad. #kidlitchat
3:03 am magelly: Producers actually don’t have tons of money. They raise the money if the project is attractive enough. #kidlitchat
3:04 am LM_Preston: @LiaKeyes Pubbin w/ small publisher or lrg is hard. U still have to market yrself-which is hardest #kidlitchat
3:04 am mgbuehrlen: @briaquinlan Why, do you think? Do directors just have different creative visions than authors? #kidlitchat
3:04 am DDHearn: @KarenCollum Zathura, Jumanji, Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Cat in the Hat, Cloudy with Chance of Meatballs. #kidlitchat
3:04 am joswartz: @DDHearn yeah – unless author developed the larger story. Some short stories make excellent films. some PBs could hold up. #kidlitchat
3:04 am Nightwolfwriter: @gregpincus Go, Dog, Go would be much better paired up with Ten Apples Up on Top. #kidlitchat
3:04 am Brent_Watson41: @DDHearn I haven’t seen CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS. Can’t be that good, at least I wouldn’t think so. #kidlitchat
3:04 am TracyClark_TLC: Let it be done RT @heatherwpetty: @TracyClark_TLC I would also accept @literaticat’s idea of truckloads of cash. #kidlitchat
3:04 am joswartz: Was a film done of The Little Prince? #kidlitchat
3:04 am LM_Preston: @IonaMcAvoy I love florida, go every year or more-long drive #kidlitchat
3:04 am ErinDealey: @mgbuehrlen @prufrocke They add nothing. >> They add $$$$$$ #kidlitchat And then you can quit your day job and write, right?
3:04 am SheviStories: @CHCatMom Yes, Gene Wilder was wonderful. The remake was …scary. #kidlitchat
3:04 am LiaKeyes: @heatherwpetty In truth, writers make very little in movie deal – money’s made by holding rights to marketing/toys, etc. #kidlitchat
3:04 am ChristineTB: Sometimes I think a movie can make a book with a thin plot look even flimsier. #kidlitchat
3:04 am debbieohi: @gregpincus @erindealey NONONO they can NEVER turn “Go Dog Go” into a movie! That was one of my very favourite Seuss books. #kidlitchat
3:05 am briaquinlan: @mgbuehrlen well, the first part is, when something is loved, we all hold our vision of it as right and dear #kidlitchat
3:05 am adamselzer: Director needs to worry about how well the film works on its own, not how it compares to the book. #kidlitchat
3:05 am mgbuehrlen: @Brent_Watson41 I thought Cloudy would suck and I TOTALLY loved it. The humor was just right for me. #kidlitchat
3:05 am DDHearn: @bonnieadamson That boat trip in original Chocolate Factory was hellish. Awful imagery. Hated it. #kidlitchat
3:05 am ChristineTB: Where do I get in on this???? RT @heatherwpetty: @TracyClark_TLC I would also accept @literaticats idea of truckloads of cash. #kidlitchat
3:05 am mgbuehrlen: @ErinDealey One could only hope! ;-) #kidlitchat
3:05 am LM_Preston: @LiaKeyes It’s running a business as a pub and a writer sales a product #kidlitchat
3:05 am bethrevis: #kidlitchat @mgbuehrlen I think when they make movies they care more for what the think kids what than being true to the story
3:05 am Brent_Watson41: @joswartz I saw a French version #kidlitchat
3:05 am LiaKeyes: @mgbuehrlen Directors have different story training than authors. Therefore diff visions. #kidlitchat
3:05 am bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Oh, now, I actually liked Jumanji. #kidlitchat
3:05 am heatherwpetty: @LiaKeyes I would accept option money with grace and dignity. ;) #kidlitchat
3:06 am LM_Preston: @prufrocke I am a movie fanatic-go every Fri. Sad I know #kidlitchat
3:06 am KatGirl_Studio: @DDHearn Cloudy was unrelated to the book but was the funniest movie I have ever seen #kidlitchat
3:06 am prufrocke: @mgbuehrlen Precisely. Studios tell people to make them for the money, not writers/directors out of their own love for source.:/ #kidlitchat
3:06 am SheviStories: I really liked the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movie, but it’s not at all like the book. #kidlitchat
3:06 am gregpincus: @debbieohi Go Dog Go is PD Eastman not Seuss. Do not be fooled by the Cat’s hat (I do like that party hat!) on the book! #kidlitchat
3:06 am HeleneBoudreau: @literaticat Katniss was def. removed from most of the violence/action, true. #kidlitchat
3:06 am briaquinlan: @mgbuehrlen think also, directors think dif than writers based on media. It’s like asking if musicians & painters think the same #kidlitchat
3:06 am emilytastic: Honestly, whenever I find out a book is going to be made into a movie, I get a little antsy. I try to read the book first. #kidlitchat
3:06 am magelly: @joswartz Yes, in the 1970s. Bob Fosse was in it. Look on http://imdb.com #kidlitchat
3:06 am CHCatMom: #kidlitchat The older movies for kids, having less technology, left more to the imagination, which should be encouraged.
3:06 am debbieohi: @gregpincus @erindealey Though it -would- be kinda cool to see the dog party scene on top of the tree in a movie… #kidlitchat
3:06 am LM_Preston: @Brent_Watson41 I own it. It’s quirky #kidlitchat
3:06 am Brent_Watson41: @mgbuehrlen I’ll have to check it out. I have the DVD. #kidlitchat
3:06 am ChristineTB: @LiaKeyes Originator of the Cheetah girls made next to nothing on movie and licensing. She didn’t use lawyer for contract. #kidlitchat
3:06 am susanjsteward: If you guys don’t stop, we’ll get a trailer next week for In a People House with Carrey and Robin Williams. #kidlitchat
3:06 am mgbuehrlen: @LiaKeyes That’s why I think authors should be involved somehow. Imho. #kidlitchat
3:06 am johnlechner: @LiaKeyes That doesn’t bode well for the eventual film. Any actor playing Bartimaeus won’t equal how the book portrays him #kidlitchat
3:06 am ErinDealey: Oh you’re right! @gregpincus Go,Dog, Go +Hop on Pop= Go Pop Go! (for Senior markets) Two different author visions there :-) #kidlitchat
3:06 am bonnieadamson: @DDHearn When it comes down to it, Roald Dahl’s humor is creepy when visualized. #kidlitchat
3:07 am prufrocke: @mgbuehrlen Therefore the films are much weaker, and probably make a lot of money up front and then disappear. #kidlitchat
3:07 am adamselzer: @magelly Bob Fosse was the snake. Lerner and Lowe wrote it. I thought it was awful, but MAN could that guy dance. #kidlitchat
3:07 am gregpincus: @Nightwolfwriter Yes. And with today’s great special effects, we could actually see 10 apples on top. It’s doable! #kidlitchat
3:07 am LM_Preston: @LiaKeyes but I bet it rocks to see your story come to life #kidlitchat
3:07 am CHCatMom: #kidlitchat There is a wonderful claymation of The Little Prince. Beautifully done. A good introduction to a classic story.
3:07 am JennBailey: @NatalieHatch Find it! You will love it. #kidlitchat
3:07 am DDHearn: @TracyClark_TLC I don’t know. Hunger Games might be too gruesome for a film. But it would be interesting. #kidlitchat
3:07 am Brent_Watson41: @LM_Preston I’ll have to check it out. I just assumed it sucked. You know what happens when you assume. :) #kidlitchat
3:07 am debbieohi: @gregpincus OH! I had always assumed it was Dr. Seuss who made the dogs go. The truths of my childhood are crumbling! #kidlitchat
3:07 am joswartz: @Brent_Watson41 I think The Little Prince would make an excellent film if done thoughtfully. #kidlitchat
3:07 am mgbuehrlen: @Brent_Watson41 Yes, please do, and let me know what you think. I was surprised. Nothing like what I thought from the trailer. #kidlitchat
3:07 am LM_Preston: @elanaroth I’ll dig through my 40 inches of snow if you dig through yours #kidlitchat
3:08 am mgbuehrlen: @prufrocke Exactly. A good book is never written for the $$ (at least one would hope) But films always are. #kidlitchat
3:08 am magelly: @bonnieadamson I thought Narnia was pretty creepy, what with bare-chested satyrs and lion torture. #kidlitchat
3:08 am IonaMcAvoy: @LM_Preston I grew up in Tallahassee with some time in Italy, but never saw as much snow as first yr in Minnesota. #kidlitchat
3:08 am joswartz: @magelly Bob Fosse? now i am scared. #kidlitchat
3:08 am JennBailey: @IonaMcAvoy Make sure to tell me who he comes up with. Thinks this could be a great blog post. #kidlitchat
3:08 am CHCatMom: @janfeighner Yes! Forgot about that one! You should jump in on #kidlitchat. Discussion is about movies of books for kids.
3:08 am bonnieadamson: Dr. Seuss should be animated. NEVER live action. Period. #kidlitchat
3:08 am LM_Preston: @Brent_Watson41 It’s just okay. Don’t quote me :-D #kidlitchat
3:08 am ErinDealey: Loved that part! @debbieohi @gregpincus “the dog party scene on top of the tree in a movie”…with Johnny Depp! Just sayin’… #kidlitchat
3:08 am Brent_Watson41: @mgbuehrlen Yeah, and I loved those interviews you did. What a story to tell people. #kidlitchat
3:09 am KarenCollum: RT @bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Roald Dahls humor is creepy when visualized.<< I <3 him but he’s creepy full stop! #kidlitchat
3:09 am prufrocke: Oh man, know what was a great film? Little Women. Something about that film is JUST RIGHT. I was joyful throughout. #kidlitchat
3:09 am LM_Preston: @mgbuehrlen I don’t write for money, but getting some would be gravy #kidlitchat
3:09 am Nightwolfwriter: (Showing my age here) Did they ever make a movie of “Water-Babies” or could they even do it? (disregarding would they want to) #kidlitchat
3:09 am debbieohi: LOL!! ->RT @magelly: @bonnieadamson I thought Narnia was pretty creepy, what with bare-chested satyrs and lion torture. #kidlitchat
3:09 am joswartz: I AGREE!!!!!!!!! RT @BonnieAdamson: Dr. Seuss should be animated. NEVER live action. Period. #kidlitchat
3:09 am magelly: @adamselzer That’s what will happen. Drains the magic out of it. #kidlitchat
3:09 am prufrocke: @mgbuehrlen Well, there was Dickens, and his other paid-by-the-word contemporaries… ;) #kidlitchat
3:09 am Ahsitan: Coroline was good, but not nearly as creepy as the book #kidlitchat
3:09 am bonnieadamson: @magelly Oh, yeah–lion torture. Uncomfortable, and not in the way CSL intended. Awful! #kidlitchat
3:09 am adamselzer: @bonnieadamson No love for 5000 Fingers of Dr. T? Hans Conried! #kidlitchat
3:09 am Brent_Watson41: @joswartz I saw it like 20 years ago. I remember it being very strange. #kidlitchat
3:10 am LM_Preston: @IonaMcAvoy Lucky U. Kidding I like change of seasons #kidlitchat
3:10 am mgbuehrlen: @Brent_Watson41 Thanks. And thanks for watching. :) #kidlitchat
3:10 am ChristineTB: Ditto!!! RT @magelly: @bonnieadamson I thought Narnia was pretty creepy, what with bare-chested satyrs and lion torture. #kidlitchat
3:10 am LiaKeyes: @KarenCollum No, Dahl is dark; deliciously, wickedly dark. With relish on top. That’s different than creepy minus any charm. #kidlitchat
3:10 am LM_Preston: I know you asked but what about Max Ride? #kidlitchat
3:10 am mgbuehrlen: RT @LM_Preston: @mgbuehrlen I dont write for money, but getting some would be gravy >> Hear, hear! #kidlitchat
3:10 am IonaMcAvoy: Physical therapy was brutal tonight so going to read & rest. Great chat here. Stay warm/dry/etc buona notte. #kidlitchat
3:10 am JennBailey: @bonnieadamson Which is why I love Roald Dahl. His characters are so inappropriately heroic. #kidlitchat
3:11 am emilytastic: @bonnieadamson I can’t bring myself to watch Narnia. I like the way it is in my head. #kidlitchat
3:11 am magelly: @debbieohi Mind you, I read most of the Narnia books as a kid, and liked them. Mr. Tumnus was still wierd, tho. #kidlitchat
3:11 am DDHearn: @briaquinlan I agree on Alice. I think movie is going to have a typical Hollywood plot, with Alice battling to save Wonderland. #kidlitchat
3:11 am LM_Preston: @Ahsitan I can’t get into those. Creepy #kidlitchat
3:11 am gregpincus: @LiaKeyes Again, I see Robert DeNiro. He can play anything! #kidlitchat
3:11 am HeleneBoudreau: If it wasn’t mentioned before, I thought HOLES was a great adaptation. Sigourney Weaver, whoa! Awesome book, too. #kidlitchat
3:11 am aliciapadron: Oh another thing when they take a cartoony or illustrated book and make it into a movie with real people. Doesn’t work! #kidlitchat
3:11 am KarenCollum: @LiaKeyes True – I loved reading him as a kid but he still terrified me. Esp. BFG. #kidlitchat
3:11 am bonnieadamson: @KarenCollum Agree–but when reading Matilda, f’rinstance, you kinda glide over reepiness and focus on humor. Not so in movie. #kidlitchat
3:11 am mgbuehrlen: @prufrocke Where have those days gone?? *grumble* #kidlitchat
3:11 am DDHearn: @ChristineTB Now that is convoluted. #kidlitchat
3:11 am heatherayris: @johnlechner It did look gorgeous, but the script left much to be desired. #kidlitchat
3:11 am KarlaKT: Narnia characters right up there with creepy Wizard of Oz monkeys for me. #kidlitchat
3:11 am mgbuehrlen: @HeleneBoudreau Yes, I loved Holes too! #kidlitchat
3:11 am LM_Preston: @elanaroth lol! That’s what I have a teenager for. Grumpy but he works #kidlitchat
3:12 am LiaKeyes: @gregpincus When I see Robert de Niro I just see my father… Stephen Fry could play Bartimaeus. #kidlitchat
3:12 am joswartz: I would love to see Miyazake do the Little Prince. And Pippi Longstocking. #kidlitchat
3:12 am aliciapadron: Like with Diary of a wimpy kid. #kidlitchat
3:12 am ErinDealey: @gregpincus @LiaKeyes Wait–did I miss a Tweet? Robert DeNiro in Hop on Pop? LOL #kidlitchat
3:12 am adamselzer: The more I think of it, the more I think the best movies are often the ones that make NO attempt to be much like the book. #kidlitchat
3:12 am KarenCollum: @bonnieadamson True. Miss Trunchbull is an awesome villain though. #kidlitchat
3:12 am LM_Preston: What about Camp Confidential? #kidlitchat
3:12 am SheviStories: @LM_Preston Maximum Ride is another movie we’re really looking forward to. Hope Hollywood doesn’t disappoint. #kidlitchat
3:12 am Brent_Watson41: @joswartz Thank God for YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D1_irUE6MA&feature=related #kidlitchat
3:12 am debbieohi: Thanks for a great chat, esp to the fabulous @bonnieadamson and @gregpincus for hosting! Gnite all. #kidlitchat
3:13 am heatherwpetty: SO agree with this. RT @adamselzer: … the best movies are often the ones that make NO attempt to be much like the book. #kidlitchat
3:13 am johnlechner: In a book, author often chooses NOT to describe something. In a film, everything is shown, which often hurts the story. #kidlitchat
3:13 am Brent_Watson41: @adamselzer totally agree #kidlitchat
3:13 am LM_Preston: @mgbuehrlen Yep that was a winner for me too #kidlitchat
3:13 am Nightwolfwriter: @ErinDealey No, De Niro was to be Mr. Knox in the Fox in Sox movie. *grin* #kidlitchat
3:13 am JennBailey: Agreed. RT @adamselzer: The more I think of it,the best movies are often the ones that make NO attempt to be like the book. #kidlitchat
3:13 am aliciapadron: I know my 12 year old son didn’t like the trailer imagine the movie. Too much of a stretch in my opinion. #kidlitchat
3:13 am mgbuehrlen: Thanks for another awesome chat @bonnieadamson and @gregpincus! #kidlitchat
3:13 am HeleneBoudreau: @mgbuehrlen The movie just added to the whole experience (Holes) :-) #kidlitchat
3:13 am joswartz: @Brent_Watson41 thanks! #kidlitchat
3:13 am DDHearn: @susanjsteward I heard Dark is Rising movie was bad. You might want to just stay with book. #kidlitchat
3:13 am RosemaryMarotta: RT @heatherwpetty: SO agree with this. RT @adamselzer: … the best movies are often the ones that make NO attempt to be much like the book. #kidlitchat
3:13 am LM_Preston: @SheviStories Well, don’t hold ur breath on that one #kidlitchat
3:14 am bonnieadamson: Wow, THIS went fast, huh? Great chat, everyone! #kidlitchat
3:14 am SheviStories: G’night, and thanks for the interesting conversation! #kidlitchat
3:14 am f_rancesca: @LiaKeyes Wait, DeNiro’s your father too? #kidlitchat
3:14 am JennBailey: @LiaKeyes I love Stephen Fry. Do you follow him on the Twitters? He is a sweetheart. #kidlitchat
3:14 am HeleneBoudreau: I know a lot of teachers who like books with movie adapt. Read the book for lit circles, see the movie to round out unit. #kidlitchat
3:14 am emilytastic: @adamselzer I think you’re right. High Fidelity moved the story to Chicago and cast Jack Black as “tall skinny bald guy.” <3 it. #kidlitchat
3:14 am ErinDealey: Me too. The dog needs a walk! (Go Dog Go–haha) @debbieohi Thanks! @bonnieadamson and @gregpincus for hosting! #kidlitchat
3:14 am briaquinlan: I loved this movie – I totally agree! RT @HeleneBoudreau: @mgbuehrlen The movie just added to the whole experience (Holes) :-) #kidlitchat
3:14 am KarlaKT: Dark is Rising movie…not so great. #kidlitchat
3:14 am aliciapadron: RT @johnlechner In a book, author chooses NOT to describe something. In a film, everything is shown, which hurts the story. #kidlitchat
3:14 am ChristineTB: @johnlechner Watchers by Dean Koontz was like that. Marvelous mystery. 3 different movies give secret away in 1st five minutes. #kidlitchat
3:14 am heatherwpetty: Movies should be like book fanfiction. ;) #kidlitchat
3:14 am Brent_Watson41: @joswartz No prob #kidlitchat
3:14 am mgbuehrlen: Later, everyone. Have a good night! #kidlitchat
3:15 am LiaKeyes: Met him when I was 19 and he reminded me of my father! Wasn’t impressed.RT @f_rancesca: @LiaKeyes Wait, DeNiros your father too? #kidlitchat
3:15 am magelly: @HeleneBoudreau I think that’s cheating, ’cause kids think they can see the film and skip the book. #kidlitchat
3:15 am johnlechner: @joswartz Miyazaki actually wanted to do Pippi Longstocking, but couldn’t get the rights. #kidlitchat
3:15 am JennBailey: Is it time to go home already? Awww! Thank you Ms. Adamson. Thank you Mr. Pincus. *said in sing-song voice* *scuffs foot* #kidlitchat
3:15 am DDHearn: @literaticat I found Hunger Games to be very graphic. Maybe my imagination filled in the gaps, but some descriptions… #kidlitchat
3:15 am LM_Preston: @SheviStories @mgbuehrlen@elanaroth @IonaMcAvoy @prufrocke @LiaKeyes @Brent_Watson41 Had fun got to run #kidlitchat
3:15 am prufrocke: YES. Rexamine, reinterpret, rephrase. RT @heatherwpetty Movies should be like book fanfiction. ;) #kidlitchat
3:16 am LiaKeyes: @KarlaKT Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper another all-time favorite fantasy series of mine. Huge influence. Crap movie. #kidlitchat
3:16 am janfeighner: #kidlitchat Anyone read Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach then see Tim Burton’s film?
3:16 am Brent_Watson41: I gotta get some sleep. Goodnight all. #kidlitchat
3:16 am Brent_Watson41: @LM_Preston me too. See ya #kidlitchat
3:16 am joswartz: @johnlechner I am not surprised. It is perfect for him. Too bad. He’d have done a great job. #kidlitchat
3:16 am LiaKeyes: @LM_Preston Had fun chatting with you! Until next time… #kidlitchat
3:16 am DDHearn: @debbieohi Yes. And more money is nice. But I still think the PB movies are overblown. #kidlitchat
3:16 am KarlaKT: @LiaKeyes Totally agree…very disappointed! #kidlitchat
3:16 am prufrocke: A good film, like good fanfiction, will add something to one’s understanding of the source material in some way. #kidlitchat
3:17 am kcdyer: Too sad. The book is bettah. RT @HeleneBoudreau: Have seen (and LURVED) The Princess Bride but never read the book. Sacrilege? #kidlitchat
3:17 am magelly: Good night. This was intense. #kidlitchat
3:17 am bonnieadamson: @janfeighner Yes! Both very dark. Film got bogged down in special effects, I thought. #kidlitchat
3:17 am LiaKeyes: TRAGEDY!!! RT @johnlechner: @joswartz Miyazaki actually wanted to do Pippi Longstocking, but couldnt get the rights. #kidlitchat
3:17 am aliciapadron: @johnlechner oh I’m sure Miyazaki would of done a great job with Pippi! #kidlitchat
3:17 am emilytastic: @DDHearn @literaticat I think you’re both right. It’s graphic but it’s mostly implied. It depends on what your imagination does. #kidlitchat
3:17 am HeleneBoudreau: @magelly the teachers I’ve known to do this show the movie in class once the class has completed the book. Then discuss. #kidlitchat
3:18 am DDHearn: @joswartz Yes. Way back in the seventies. Little Prince was a movie. My memory is that it was sappy. #kidlitchat
3:18 am KarenCollum: Thanks everyone :) I’ve gotta go and do the Kinder pick-up… Thanks @bonnieadamson & @gregpincus #kidlitchat
3:18 am Nightwolfwriter: Have to admit, I loved Ponyo. Not so much for the story, but the art was frappin’ incredible. #kidlitchat
3:18 am ChristineTB: @janfeighner On Tim Burton doing anything? Man is deranged & completely overshot the mark with Sweeney Todd on blood and gore. #kidlitchat
3:19 am aliciapadron: @Nightwolfwriter agree! #kidlitchat
3:19 am KarlaKT: @JennBailey Thanks for the help getting connected…cheaper than therapy and great company! #kidlitchat
3:19 am LiaKeyes: @bonnieadamson @GregPincus Great topic tonight! As a one-time film student I had a blast chatting about book-to-film. Thanks! #kidlitchat
3:19 am bonnieadamson: Good night, all. I will dream movies tonight. #kidlitchat
3:19 am adamselzer: @emilytastic Good example. VERY London-orientd book, but one of the best Chicago movies. They make the same point very well #kidlitchat
3:19 am emilytastic: @DDHearn @joswartz CREEPIEST MOVIE INTERPRETATION EVER. #readthebookinstead #poorlittleprince #kidlitchat
3:19 am literaticat: OK Kids, I am opening the speakeasy for the #kidlitchat afterparty! http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat
3:19 am joswartz: @Nightwolfwriter Miyazake is a genius. Such a gentle, creative mind. #kidlitchat
3:19 am JennBailey: @KarlaKT Aren’t they wonderful! Love your profile pic by the way ;-) #kidlitchat
3:20 am janfeighner: @ChristineTB I can’t wait to see Alice… The makeup looks fantastic! #kidlitchat
3:20 am prufrocke: @LiaKeyes I was veering towards film school when I discovered my true calling as a librarian! :D #kidlitchat
3:20 am emilytastic: @adamselzer Exactly. I think it’s all about the voice. #kidlitchat
3:20 am JennBailey: You R so good 2 us. RT @literaticat: Opening the speakeasy for the #kidlitchat afterparty! http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat
3:20 am janfeighner: @BonnieAdamson Yes, the animation was kind of freaky. Don’t know if I would have liked that when I was a kid. #kidlitchat
3:21 am literaticat: (When you are done talking chatting on here of course – no hurry!) #kidlitchat
3:21 am MRDunn12: I’ve read some books I wish we’re made into movies (Garth Nix), but most I prefer my own imagination, my son would disagree. #kidlitchat
3:21 am LiaKeyes: @prufrocke Love your twitter background!!!! #kidlitchat
3:21 am ChristineTB: @janfeighner I’m considering Alice because I’m intrigued by the 3-D experience. I love to “immerse” in a world. #kidlitchat
3:21 am KatGirl_Studio: @joswartz i’ve seen one of his paintings at the Totoro Forest Project exhibit, it was awesome. #kidlitchat
3:21 am DDHearn: @joswartz I could go for an animated Little Prince. The one I saw was live action and just strange. #kidlitchat
3:21 am joswartz: Oh, and I don’t think this was mentioned yet!! The Wizard of Oz was an INCREDIBLE movie version. #kidlitchat
3:21 am janfeighner: Is this a scheduled hastag party? Or anytime? #kidlitchat
3:22 am phoebekitanidis: RT @f_rancesca: The best novel to film translations are often reinterpretations rather than retellings. #kidlitchat
3:22 am joswartz: @KatGirl_Studio just the whole Totoro Forest Project sounds interesting! #kidlitchat
3:23 am heatherwpetty: I’ll pretty much see anything Tim Burton touches. And not just because of the Depp factor. #kidlitchat
3:23 am LiaKeyes: RT @joswartz: Oh, and I dont think this was mentioned yet!! The Wizard of Oz was an INCREDIBLE movie version. #kidlitchat
3:23 am janfeighner: @ChristineTB Haven’t been to a 3-D fim in years. I am anxious to see it. #kidlitchat
3:23 am growupwithbooks: Watched Captains Courageos last night with the family! WONDERFUL! Now we need to read it. #kidlitchat
3:24 am Nightwolfwriter: All right, I’m going to sneak out of this chat and get some writing in. Pleasure visiting with you all. #kidlitchat
3:24 am janfeighner: @heatherwpetty I agree with you about Tim Burton. Loved the Corpse Bride! #kidlitchat
3:24 am LiaKeyes: @heatherwpetty Did you like the Series of Unfortunate Events movie adaptation? #kidlitchat
3:24 am lynnekelly: RT @literaticat: OK Kids, I am opening the speakeasy for the #kidlitchat afterparty! http://bit.ly/3EzEM2 #kidlitchat
3:24 am joswartz: @DDHearn yeah – done wrong it could be terrible. #kidlitchat
3:24 am DDHearn: @joswartz How could I forget the Wizard of Oz. Yes. It was a wonderful film and still holds up, in my opinion. #kidlitchat
3:24 am aliciapadron: goodnight everyone! #kidlitchat
3:24 am LiaKeyes: Me Tooooo!!! RT @janfeighner: @heatherwpetty I agree with you about Tim Burton. Loved the Corpse Bride! #kidlitchat
3:25 am prufrocke: @LiaKeyes Why thank you! I like to open Twitter sometimes to look at it. <.< #kidlitchat
3:25 am JennBailey: @janfeighner Tuesdays 9PM Eastern and 6PM Pacific. There are other scheduled chat as well Check out @inkyelbows #kidlitchat
3:25 am DDHearn: @LiaKeyes Yes. Series of Unfortunate events movie was, well, unfortunate. #kidlitchat
3:25 am joswartz: I know – the fact that no one mentioned it makes me think it really holds up on its own. #kidlitchat
3:25 am KarenCollum: @DDHearn Thanks for the list of PB > Movies. Will have to check them out in both versions :) #kidlitchat
3:25 am LiaKeyes: @prufrocke I can understand that! Where did you get it? #kidlitchat
3:26 am ChristineTB: @janfeighner Avatar rekindled the feeling for me. And the 3-D glasses are much improved. Imax 3-D was even better than reg. 3-D. #kidlitchat
3:26 am DDHearn: Yipes! The time has flown. I must go. This was a wonderful chat about two of my favorite things, books and movies. #kidlitchat
3:26 am prufrocke: @LiaKeyes A friend linked to it, I think? I don’t remember — I’m always snapping up background patterns for such uses. :D #kidlitchat
3:26 am KatGirl_Studio: @joswartz it was really incredible to see #kidlitchat
3:26 am prufrocke: Thank you lovely lot for the usual brain-opening chat! I am going back to my interrupted television and chocolate. ;) #kidlitchat
3:27 am DDHearn: @ChristineTB I wish I could have seen Avatar in Imax 3-D. #kidlitchat
3:28 am LiaKeyes: @prufrocke Me too. I keep thinking I should reference or catalogue where I get things from, but I’m always on to the next thing. #kidlitchat
3:28 am heatherwpetty: @janfeighner ME TOO! But I just love his dark doomy ways. #kidlitchat
3:28 am joswartz: I had no intention to stay and here I am as usual closing the place! Good night folks and thanks for the fun chat! #kidlitchat

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