tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post6358348750650225796..comments2023-12-22T01:00:05.754-08:00Comments on Pensuasion: A Modern Make-Over: The Classics RetoldS. L. Hennessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-77886242016243778242012-08-13T13:30:52.595-07:002012-08-13T13:30:52.595-07:00Easy A was such an unexpectedly funny movie! I mis...Easy A was such an unexpectedly funny movie! I missed it at the theatre and rented it based on my budding girl-crush on Emma Stone. Super funny.<br /><br />Around the same time I saw From Prada to Nada which is a modern turn on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility; although it almost doesn't work. I think the premise was forced a bit at the start but I thought it was overall pretty cute, and I liked the mix of latino culture. Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-28606832080859434212012-07-31T10:41:06.150-07:002012-07-31T10:41:06.150-07:00S.L. I never thought of Hamlet as being Lion King....S.L. I never thought of Hamlet as being Lion King. I'll never watch it the same again.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-12590291610847549542012-07-31T09:26:19.787-07:002012-07-31T09:26:19.787-07:00Yes, I am a fan of the retelling of a classic— whe...Yes, I am a fan of the retelling of a classic— when it's done right. I used them a lot when I was teaching English. We'd read Hamlet and then we'd watch The Lion King. Everybody wins!M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-66068235764848767582012-07-30T21:06:15.860-07:002012-07-30T21:06:15.860-07:0010 Things I Hate About You is my fave adaption of ...10 Things I Hate About You is my fave adaption of Shakespeare, and I love O, Brother! Several years ago, we happened to be in the town where it was filmed - so fun.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-8258885651303814452012-07-30T12:19:17.577-07:002012-07-30T12:19:17.577-07:00Yes, O, Brother is definitely one of my favourite ...Yes, O, Brother is definitely one of my favourite films. I think it's great to see books/plays adapted and reworked. Doesn't harm the original at all.Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-49405054865448765402012-07-30T05:46:50.143-07:002012-07-30T05:46:50.143-07:00I guess there really is nothing new under the sun....I guess there really is nothing new under the sun. Just told in a slightly different way maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-56166094585925969802012-07-29T13:43:48.347-07:002012-07-29T13:43:48.347-07:00I've seen My Fair Lady, which I loved (who doe...I've seen My Fair Lady, which I loved (who doesn't like Audrey Hepburn?), and Brother Where Art Thou? which I also loved - but again who doesn't like the Cohen bros?mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-21147571943490798372012-07-27T17:58:46.731-07:002012-07-27T17:58:46.731-07:00Ok, that is the third reference to Clueless I have...Ok, that is the third reference to Clueless I have read about in two days. Is it their anniversary or something? I liked that movie and most the others your mentioned. And, couple I need to add to my to watch list. I was going to mention O, but Joshua beat me to it. I really liked that movie. Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett and Mehki Phifer.<br /><br />Would you count Much Ado, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet w/Leonardo in the genre you are talking about. I think they are remakes, not make overs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-82328335010743353092012-07-27T09:45:10.283-07:002012-07-27T09:45:10.283-07:00O Brother is a favorite of mine, too. What about ...O Brother is a favorite of mine, too. What about the hundred thousand versions of Hamlet (Olivier, Gibson, Branagh, Hawke)?Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-66980824907284440172012-07-27T08:54:17.582-07:002012-07-27T08:54:17.582-07:00I think you hit most of mine in your lists. But wi...I think you hit most of mine in your lists. But with those high school Shakespeare throwbacks, you forgot about "O." Not that it was a good movie, but it was one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-63940228520962245022012-07-27T08:47:13.177-07:002012-07-27T08:47:13.177-07:00My Fair Lady is on my top 3 favorite movies of all...My Fair Lady is on my top 3 favorite movies of all times list. It's one of the rare movies I don't mind watching over and over again.Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-68492756530934508072012-07-27T08:32:48.907-07:002012-07-27T08:32:48.907-07:00I knew some of those were retellings, like "E...I knew some of those were retellings, like "Easy A" (which gets an A+ in my book, too) but I didn't know about others, like "Never Been Kissed." Interesting!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-81317507077150422282012-07-27T06:45:00.737-07:002012-07-27T06:45:00.737-07:00I admit, I'm not a big fan of the classics, bu...I admit, I'm not a big fan of the classics, but The Lion King was well done. I did like the movie version of Much Ado About Nothing, probably because of the humor.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-30157574672956485502012-07-27T06:35:28.615-07:002012-07-27T06:35:28.615-07:00I love modern retellings, my favourite has to be 1...I love modern retellings, my favourite has to be 10 Things I Hate About You - it's one of my favourite movies. I haven't really seen many of the others - I love Cruel Intentions, and I liked Easy A when I saw some bits of it. :)Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-15084982895878036622012-07-27T05:20:34.928-07:002012-07-27T05:20:34.928-07:00I just recently watched O Brother with my teenage ...I just recently watched O Brother with my teenage daughter. She heard about it from her English teacher. I'd seen it before, but it was funnier watching it with her.<br /><br />I'm not familiar with Scotland PA and Easy A, but now I'm going to go look them up on Netflix. Thanks!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-3800817141075887162012-07-26T22:42:21.680-07:002012-07-26T22:42:21.680-07:00O Brother was awesome. I've also seen too many...O Brother was awesome. I've also seen too many of those chick flicks to admit here (not through my own volition) but I didn't realise that so many were based on classic literature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548680159204361401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-69648710416944904762012-07-26T22:30:24.349-07:002012-07-26T22:30:24.349-07:00Well, you know, it's not like Shakespeare made...Well, you know, it's not like Shakespeare made up most of his stories, anyway... heh<br /><br />It's late, or I would try to figure out which ones I've liked and which ones I didn't. Maybe tomorrow.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-20592766173892455152012-07-26T22:10:17.904-07:002012-07-26T22:10:17.904-07:00I loved "O Brother, Where Art Thou." Clo...I loved "O Brother, Where Art Thou." Clooney was masterful. <br /><br />I believe Shakespeare is emulated in a sense vis a vis retting a story is twofold: 1. No one is going to hit a writer up for stealing the idea; and 2. he is arguably the best writer ever, next to perhaps Moses. lol<br /><br />By the way, I am running a Blog Fest Aug. 10-12 called the Dog Days of Summer. I'd love to see you there.<br /><br />Cheers.Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.com