tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297348781647351823.post7998976528484722522..comments2023-07-08T05:19:33.011-07:00Comments on Quest Reviews: Review: If I Stay (Movie)Baldwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778518749902115166noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297348781647351823.post-31061767916308538772014-08-28T18:48:15.806-07:002014-08-28T18:48:15.806-07:00I agree completely. I really liked If I Stay (book...I agree completely. I really liked If I Stay (book), but Where She Went blew me away emotionally. Pretty sure I cried. The characters were explored from such a different angle and it was really effective. I recommend watching the movie when your curiosity outweighs your trepidation. That's what I did with Vampire Academy and it worked out pretty well. I was able to watch the movie and not be traumatized!Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778518749902115166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297348781647351823.post-51607439332250531882014-08-28T18:37:34.006-07:002014-08-28T18:37:34.006-07:00I haven't watched If I Stay but during the rel...I haven't watched If I Stay but during the release of the trailer, I was really excited about it. I liked the book If I Stay well enough but I REALLY fell in love with the characters in Where She Went. However, I have this horrible fear that if I watch it, the image I have of Mia and Adam is going to be ruined. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297348781647351823.post-80322487610452130792014-08-27T17:53:50.302-07:002014-08-27T17:53:50.302-07:00Yes, it is so nice to see adaptions of good qualit...Yes, it is so nice to see adaptions of good quality be made. Vampire Academy was... unfortunate. I read Midnight Garden's review of The Giver, and it sounds like they made some great decisions, so I might be heading to the theater to see it. Thanks so much for reading my review and commenting!Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778518749902115166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297348781647351823.post-14915219065424102832014-08-27T16:41:16.394-07:002014-08-27T16:41:16.394-07:00I really liked this adaptation, but I wasn't c...I really liked this adaptation, but I wasn't crazy about CGM's casting, either. I thought they actually did do a good job of making her look the part/different than she normally does, but the perfect/not a hair out of place thing EVER is remarkable, hah. Adam did come off angrier than he did in the book from what I remember, although I actually ended up liking his performance--maybe because it was a pleasant surprise, because from the stills and trailer I didn't expect to like him at all.<br /><br />I loved how they captured her wonderful family and all the beautiful emotion of the book, though. I'm glad you enjoyed it overall. And thank HEAVEN it wasn't a Vampire Academy style disaster. Sheesh.<br /><br />Wendy @ <a href="http://www.themidnightgarden.net/2014/08/sacrifice.html" rel="nofollow">The Midnight Garden</a>Wendy Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471461156849725177noreply@blogger.com