I'm excited to be a part of the Summer Reads Scavenger Hunt! There will be swag giveaways, book and gift card giveaways - all kinds of neat stuff. For my stop on the tour, I'm going to give you my Top Five Summer Movie Adaptations, plus I'm giving away swag from Laney McMann. At the bottom, I'll give you the link to the next post in the chain, and don't forget to find the secret number (in red) hidden somewhere in this post!
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The Summer Reads Scavenger Hunt will run from TODAY until midnight on SUNDAY (19th July). To enter to win THIRTY-EIGHT signed paperbacks by a wide range of authors PLUS $30 worth of Amazon Gift Cards, simply hop around ALL participating stops, collect all of the highlighted numbers, add them together, and then go enter the requested details along with your calculated answer in the ENTRY FORM. You can find more information on how the stop works HERE. All stops will direct you to the next place to hop across to. And don’t worry if you get lost, because the entire list of participating authors can be found HERE.
Now that that's out of the way, here are my Top Five Summer Movie Adaptations!
5. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - The original with Gene Wilder always makes me think of rainy June days (I grew up in San Francisco, remember...) in front of the T.V.
4. Field of Dreams - What says "summer" more than baseball? I'm a huge fan (go Giants!) and this movie perfectly captures my love of the game. I bet you didn't even know this was based on a book? Yeppers. Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella. Also, Ray Liotta's eyes make me swoony.
3. The Princess Bride - Who didn't fall in love with Wesley after seeing this movie? Who doesn't quote lines like "Inconceivable!", "Have fun storming the castle!", "Mawage is wot bwings us togeder today", or "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."? The perfect blend of fantasy, romance, and adventure = the perfect summer flick.
2. Pride and Prejudice - Look, no one can top Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy (please see below) but I really love the Joe Wright version with Keira Knightly and Matthew McFadden. Especially that moment when Darcy walks over the field, framed by the rising sun, and his shirt is unbuttoned, and...
1. Bridget Jones' Diary - I loved the book, and I loved the movie even more because they cast freaking Colin Firth as the modern Mr. Darcy. Also, Hugh Grant. It's one of my favorite movie adaptations of all time, and perfect for a breezy summer day!
I feel like I could add number 6, but top five lists are so much easier to process. ;) So I'll leave it there.
Now, to give away some swag. Laney McMann will be giving away a signed paperback copy of TIED and five TIED bookmarks!
Here's how to enter to win:
Post your favorite book-to-movie adaptation in the comments below, include your email address or a reasonable facsimile, and you'll receive an entry.
I'll choose one (1) grand prize winner for the signed paperback, and five (5) bookmark winners at random!
Sound good?
Now, to continue the hunt, go to Laura Pauling's site for the next hidden number and swag giveaway!
The Princess Bride. Hands down. I read the book years after seeing the movie and it was like watching the movie with extra scenes. I love that book and movie.
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DeleteA little princess, love tha movie, a lot of feelings <3
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I'm a huge Sarah Dessen fan and have been forever, all of her books scream summer. The movie How to Deal an adaptation of That Summer and Someone Like You is my favorite. It's young, naive, silly, heartbreaking, and all of those feelings most of us go through.:)
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and alla@blissfulbooks.com
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. That's really hard. I think it has to be The Outsiders. I loved the book, and the movie was just as good. I cried a little watching that, and I'm not ashamed to admit it!
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My favorite is probably A Walk to Remember. I love the movie and the book but in different ways :)
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I'm pretty much in love with Lord of the Rings. As a fan of the books I was so worried they'd destroy it but I think they treated the story the way it deserved.
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DeleteI really can't think of movie I've really been happy with; I've always been hyper-critical of the parts that were left out, the characters that were not cast or created correctly, the scenes that were distorted and so forth. I did enjoy LOTR, but only because of the grand scale of the movie and the acting. michelle_willms at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteI loved Hunger Games. I thought they nailed the feel of it and edited responsibly. jenbibi@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteBook to movie- The Princess Bride
ReplyDeleteI've been happy with The Help, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Harry Potter, and Divergent, just to name a few! dawnmarie.wahl@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter has to be my favorite. sgress533@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletea litlle princess my mail: yaky-sky@hotmail.com
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ReplyDeletemy favourite would be A new hope ( starwar) then i must say lord of the rings
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The film of The Fault in Our Stars was perfect and captured the essence of the book brilliantly, even if I did bawl my eyes out :/ - robinelizabeth25@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteJust saw The Fault in our Stars, wow that was amazing! other favorites are The Green Mile and Lord of the Rings.
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I know it is an old one but I loved Holes both the book and the movie. I may have to go reread it !
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I think my favorite one right now is probably either The Lovely Bones or Divergent. buzktb@aol.com
ReplyDeleteVampire Academy. I watched it right after watching The Mortal Instruments and I compared both of them to the books to see which was more similar and it was Vampire Academy. kats.read@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book-to-movie adaptation has to be Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I am a HP nut and that one was by far the best in my opinion.
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I liked Ender's Game and I am number 4. ;) michelle.kilgour@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love Hunger Games, Catching Fire and hopefully, Mockingjay will be as great as the first 2. They adapted the book well -- still from Katniss' POV mostly -- and the cast was great especially President Snow. He was really effective as a tyrannic ruler! oo.carmel.oo@mail.com
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DeleteHands down The Princess Bride is my number 1! <3 "As You Wish" is my favorite & it makes me swoon lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!!
Take care & I hope you have a great day! =)
Brandi
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My favourite book adaptation is the Hunger Games.
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Harry potter
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My favorite is the Harry Potter series!
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My favorite is Lord of the Rings. I felt like the movies really captured what I had pictured Middle Earth and its citizens looking like in my mind. The movies feel like home just like the books do. :)
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Well, so far, nothing beats the Harry Potter series. Everything was given justice :D
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Divergent!
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My favorite is The Notebook. It is the only movie I have ever liked better than the book...so far!
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I have to say, my new favorite book-to-movie adaptation is The Fault in Our Stars. Jeez, I'm tearing up just thinking about it. If you have read or watched the book or movie, you might understand the feelings you have to deal with when associating with such an amazing book.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book-to-film adaptation was The Little White Horse which became The Secret of Moonacre. I heard a lot of grumbles from ardent supporters of the book but i just loved them both!
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DeleteHarry Potter is my favorite. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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pride and prejudice
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Definitely Harry Potter. I love the action and everthing!!!
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My niece declares that I shouldn't even be a movie watcher because I never appreciate the movie from the book, but I didn't think the Book Thief was too bad. Michelle092@frontier.com
ReplyDeleteLord of the rings, like the movies better than the books too - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteI'd have to go with "The Lovely Bones" only because the villain in the film is exactly as I pictured him in the novel!
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Beautiful Creatures!!!
ReplyDeleteI thought the movie version of The Fault in Our Stars was really good. I have a feeling that the movie of If I Stay is going to be really good, too. sarahzane16@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteGosh... for the most part the book is always way better especially if I read it 1st! I did really like Holes though. There have also been some great modernized versions of Shakespeare... like 10 Things I Hate About You and She's The Man.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely pride and prejudice since I absolutely LOVE the book!
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DeleteHarry potter, pride and prejudice, all Nicholas Sparks's stories. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised nobody said twilight yet (though it's not my favorite). Fault of the Stars for the win though, the film captured the essence, themes, and story of the book to utter perfection
ReplyDeleteAnd this giveaway is closed. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd the five bookmark winners are:
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Jen Bibi
Melisa Kumas
Kats Read
Michelle Kilgour
Grand prize winner: DawnMarie Wahl
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