tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post33578781636906..comments2024-03-26T13:17:29.405-04:00Comments on Outlandish Observations: MOVIE REVIEW: The Time Traveler's WifeKaren Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-40248146262387918562009-08-21T12:13:22.273-04:002009-08-21T12:13:22.273-04:00Thanks for this post!
I too, loved this book! Lov...Thanks for this post!<br />I too, loved this book! Loved it! I am hesitant to view the movie but most likely will do so... eventually.<br /><br />I have awarded you a BINGO Beautiful Blog Award for an informative blog! I really love all of your Outlander posts! Thanks.<br /><br />Take a look at the following post for further details as to how you too can award this award to others!<br />http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/08/bingo-beautiful-blog-award.htmlibeeeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222760102843468991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-33254547701825031352009-08-18T11:55:00.282-04:002009-08-18T11:55:00.282-04:00I saw the movie this weekend with my husband(wrong...I saw the movie this weekend with my husband(wrong choice!) and quite liked it. I tried to read the book, but put it down after a few chapters, perhaps I'll pick it up again someday. I agree, even though I didn't read the book and based on Karen's review, it would of been a better ending to show Henry coming to see Clare as an elderly woman, just knowing he always tries to get back to her would of been perfect. Women in back of us were crying and when we were leaving, I saw a girl just sobbing into her male partner's arms! Wow!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564662682366836581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-62004665724185877462009-08-18T09:09:23.103-04:002009-08-18T09:09:23.103-04:00I LOVE the book like crazy and was disappointed in...I LOVE the book like crazy and was disappointed in the movie. I hated that Kimmy was totally left out (she was such a big part of Henry's life) and that we didn't get to see Clare's 18th birthday at all. I re-read the book yesterday and cried like a baby again. Didn't cry in the movie at all. On the other hand my husband and daughter (she's 21) didn't read the book and both LOVED the movie. My daughter actually got mad at me for not loving it, said if they put everything in the book in the movie it would be 6 hours longer, and nobody would sit through it. My husband came home from work when I was reading and crying yesterday and said I really needed to get back to work..just a couple of weeks till school starts again..sigh.Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-1425859881483637652009-08-16T17:16:11.522-04:002009-08-16T17:16:11.522-04:00Thanks for the review. I love the book and plan go...Thanks for the review. I love the book and plan go see the movie this week.<br /><br />JennAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-1597966348198046352009-08-16T06:44:43.528-04:002009-08-16T06:44:43.528-04:00Susan - I agree with everything you've said. ...Susan - I agree with everything you've said. I didn't cry at the end, but it was definitely affecting. I too wish they'd shown the scene where Clare and Henry make love when she is 18, and his reaction on returning to the present afterward. ("Why didn't you tell me?") It's one of my favorites in the book.<br /><br />I didn't like the way they explained how Alba can "steer". Singing?! What on earth does the ability to sing have to do with controlling time-travel? That's just ridiculous, in my opinion. Or a convenient plot device to explain why Henry can't do it, since we know he can't carry a tune.<br /><br />KarenKaren Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-34179692322180412142009-08-16T01:11:24.358-04:002009-08-16T01:11:24.358-04:00I agree with the review. I was afraid of a poor jo...I agree with the review. I was afraid of a poor job on this wonderful book, but was at the theater bright and early Friday anyway.<br />I think they pared the story down to make it fit, and also to explain to viewers not familiar with the book what was going on. We lost some of the important little bits that make you really care about these people. They also did not include one of my favorite scenes, where Clare has decided she is old enough to consummate her love for Henry, and is waiting for him at his next "visit".<br />They showed the agony of the miscarriages well, but I felt the scene where she makes love with a traveling Henry and is thus able to conceive was rushed feeling, explaining a pregnancy rather than the special moment it was in the book.<br /><br />They did end the movie with a high impact scene, and left me crying, but I liked this movie, I did not love it.Susan Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589508071251558063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-9358199065448338092009-08-15T18:21:21.363-04:002009-08-15T18:21:21.363-04:00I read the book a couple of weeks ago and it was a...I read the book a couple of weeks ago and it was amazingly good. Definitely one of my favorites of all time. I'm waiting on a friend to finish the book and then we are going to see the movie. I'm so happy that I have been hearing good reviews from people that loved the book. I was a little worried that it would be terrible! Thanks for the review!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579708407259122426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-70093284857674113492009-08-15T17:01:44.823-04:002009-08-15T17:01:44.823-04:00Your review is great! I read the book when it fir...Your review is great! I read the book when it first came out, but hope to reread it before I see the movie. My book club is going to the theatre next month to see it . . .I hope they keep it in the theatre that long!Laura's Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904763940307902364noreply@blogger.com