This weekend we walked over and saw The Time Travellers Wife at our local theatre. I had seen a couple people reading the book and had seen the previews and and was mildly optimistic that it might a decent movie. I was pretty disappointed and a bit creeped out. The movie is about a guy who like the title says travels through time but never knows when he is going or where. On one of his travels through time he meets his future wife who at the time is about 6 years old. The story follows a ragged plot line and jumps from past to present to future. I suppose if you had read the book you could follow it better but I just didn't think whoever adapted the screenplay from the book did a very good job. I was actually fairly bored watching the movie and kept looking at my watch. The creepy part was that when he travelled through time he does so naked. Now there is nothing wrong with being naked but he kept going back to see his future wife and just something about that whole context of a grown man meeting a 6 year old and then marrying her later that I just found a bit weird. Maybe I was reading too much into it. My better half enjoyed the movie more than than me. Anyways I would wait for the video on this one.
As you can probably tell I go to a lot of movies. There is something about sitting in a theatre watching the big screen that I just love. Oh sure you can see movies at home on big screen TVs but it's just not the same.
I agree that the big screen makes it more dynamic. I don't go to movies that often, but when I do, I leave wondering why not.
ReplyDeleteA grown man meeting a 6 year old and marrying her later? Woody Allen springs to mind. Creepy? Yeah, real creepy.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your movie reviews - I never go, but get them through Netflix. Pity they don't have a fast forward button in movie theatres.
Yea Memphis I really enjoy the big screen too.
ReplyDeleteWolynski I found it weird too and yea Woody Allen does spring to mind. I was pretty disappointed in the movie overall. Glad you enjoy the reviews.
ReplyDeleteI read the book before I saw the movie. I thought the movie was okay, but not fantastic. It's quite difficult to turn a 500+ page book into a movie without losing a ton of stuff, including how un-Humbert Humbert-like the relationship between Henry and Claire (in her early years) actually is.
ReplyDeleteIt's been rare that I've enjoyed the movie adaptation of a book that I liked . . . but for some reason, I keep holding out hope.
I didn't read the book and I kind of wish I had. Might have enjoyed the movie a bit more. I agree the screen adaptation of any good books that I have read never seem to match the quality of the book.
ReplyDeleteI read the book and found it disturbing and in no way enjoyable. It was creepy and visually freaky. I am not sure I would like to see it as a movie.
ReplyDeleteI think you would find the movie disappointing Linda but then again I have talked to people that loved it.
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