This week we saw The Help. Yay! A movie I was really looking forward to. I love movies that I'm looking forward especially on opening weekend. It doesn't get any better than that.
This movie was filled with a great cast. Emma Stone played Skeeter. At first I wasn't sure how much I would like her in this role. Honestly, I hadn't seen any of her movies until I saw Crazy, Stupid Love a few weeks ago. She was great in that and she was great in this too. I guess my completely uneducated opinion about her has now changed. I'm a fan.
Some of the other actors were Viola Davis (Abileen), Octavia Spencer (Minny), Bryce Dallas Howard (Hilly), Jessica Chastain (Celia) and smaller roles by Allison Janney (Charlotte) and Sissy Spacek (Missus Walters). This movie was chalked full of wonderful actresses. And let me tell ya, they all were so good in their roles. I would say Minny really stole the show followed by the few scenes with Sissy Spacek.
If you haven't read this book, you should. It is so good. Of course the book is almost always better than the movie but this movie really did it justice. When I saw the previews I thought it was going to be too light-hearted compared to the book. And it was in parts. There were some really good funny parts but it also had it's serious moments. A really good mix.
To Sum it up: Funny, heart-breaking and packed with a bunch of strong women.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Books to Movies: What do you think of the cast?
We all know I love movies and books pretty equitably. But I get slightly obsessive when the two are combined. There are a couple books that I'm really excited to see coming to a theater near you. There are actually more than a couple but these are the two that are on my brain right now.
The Help
Now who's read this book? I just recently read this and I absolutely loved it. It's one of the better books I've read this year. The movie comes out this August. Yippee! I was a little critical of Emma Stone playing one of the main characters but I think I'm warming up to it. All the other characters seem pretty darn good. Have you seen the trailer for it yet? Check it out.
The Hunger Games
I'm really excited about this one mainly because it was a great series and because I really think it will make a great movie. You're going to have to wait a little longer for this movie. It doesn't come out until 2012 but I've been seeing all the buzz on who's going to play who. Here's the cast. At first I thought casting Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss was awful beings that she's blonde and didn't look at all what I thought Katniss should look like. But you can see they've darkened her hair and really changed her look. And Woody Harrelson as Haymitch is perfect.
Have you read these books? What do you think of the cast?
The Help
Now who's read this book? I just recently read this and I absolutely loved it. It's one of the better books I've read this year. The movie comes out this August. Yippee! I was a little critical of Emma Stone playing one of the main characters but I think I'm warming up to it. All the other characters seem pretty darn good. Have you seen the trailer for it yet? Check it out.
The Hunger Games
I'm really excited about this one mainly because it was a great series and because I really think it will make a great movie. You're going to have to wait a little longer for this movie. It doesn't come out until 2012 but I've been seeing all the buzz on who's going to play who. Here's the cast. At first I thought casting Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss was awful beings that she's blonde and didn't look at all what I thought Katniss should look like. But you can see they've darkened her hair and really changed her look. And Woody Harrelson as Haymitch is perfect.
Have you read these books? What do you think of the cast?
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