tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post286519901506534246..comments2024-01-03T00:59:05.275+00:00Comments on Daisy Chain Book Reviews: TV & Movies: Thoughts on Boyhood, American Sniper, Fortitude & More!Leanna Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156147175772720617noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-71194183714274634112015-02-28T12:09:55.939+00:002015-02-28T12:09:55.939+00:00Ha! Yeah, Gone Girl the movie had mucho plot holes...Ha! Yeah, Gone Girl the movie had mucho plot holes!<br /><br /><br />Broadchurch S2 just finished here - it got off to a bit of a shaky start, but I enjoyed it overall. Great acting! S3 has already been announced!daisychainbookshttp://daisychainbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-90086096029559032532015-02-28T12:08:53.714+00:002015-02-28T12:08:53.714+00:00I kind of abandoned Fortitude without meaning to -...I kind of abandoned Fortitude without meaning to - as in I've missed the last two episodes and I don't know if I can be bothered to catch up. I had such high hopes too, but, you know, there are just so many shows to watch and I don't know if even Stanley Tucci (who I LOVE) can save this for me!daisychainbookshttp://daisychainbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-50158141437947043112015-02-26T09:32:26.317+00:002015-02-26T09:32:26.317+00:00I love these kinds of posts you do even though I a...I love these kinds of posts you do even though I am woefully out of the loop (and always having to wait until dvd release to see movies). recently saw Gone Girl on dvd and thought it was entertaining enough but the more you thought about it, the more the whole thing just completely didnt add up :)<br /><br /><br />At the moment I am about to start on Broadchurch S2 and excited for that! But other than that my TV viewing it tragically non-existent... NomesNaomi Reesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-84880410915703625182015-02-25T19:59:52.940+00:002015-02-25T19:59:52.940+00:00Fortitude...I don't know what to make of it......Fortitude...I don't know what to make of it...I just don't get the point of it yet, I don't know if I'm trying to think that there's something more to the story and I'm missing it completely. It's intriguing but I don't know why. I saw American Sniper and enjoyed it because I knew going in what it was about and the controversy about its rather uber-patriotic overtones and the whole "savages" outlook on the war so I let that wash over me. The ending was sad because of how he came through the trauma and worked out his issues for that to happen especially since it was based on a true story but it was a bit too heavy on the propaganda! <br />Gone Girl, I really enjoyed both the book and the movie, I just love crazy effed up stories LOLDaniellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-25642280845636502842015-02-21T11:59:42.221+00:002015-02-21T11:59:42.221+00:00I have been watching Scandal. I'm all up to da...I have been watching Scandal. I'm all up to date! That show just gets crazier by the second!daisychainbookshttp://daisychainbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-45976731481772346742015-02-20T22:55:16.710+00:002015-02-20T22:55:16.710+00:00I watched Gone Girl recently and quite enjoyed it....I watched Gone Girl recently and quite enjoyed it. Gone Girl was one of my favourite reads a few years back, I actually stayed up really late finishing it off as I was totally hooked, but lately I seem to be enjoyed the movie adaptations just as much as the books, otherwise normally I'm super picky! Talking about shows, have you been watching Scandal lately? Super crazy right now! :OJaspritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-46804623583602760302015-02-20T11:20:36.840+00:002015-02-20T11:20:36.840+00:00I was probably a little harsh on the movie version...I was probably a little harsh on the movie version of Gone Girl just because I enjoyed the book so much! Still think the book was so much better, though. I want to read Dark Places soon because there's a movie of that one coming out soon too - with Charlize Theron (I pictured her as Amy when I read Gone Girl, funnily enough!) Yeah, American Sniper was just not for me. If I had known more about the story before I watched, maybe I would have figured that out for myself - but the Chris Kyle story is not so well known in this part of the world. My brother enjoyed the movie, though.daisychainbookshttp://daisychainbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-33323434276322344332015-02-20T11:18:17.768+00:002015-02-20T11:18:17.768+00:00Ha! That is funny - we had the same reaction to Th...Ha! That is funny - we had the same reaction to The Americans. Sometimes these shows seem (on paper) that they would really work for me, but then they just fall flat. I'm still watching & enjoying HTGAWM - it's not my fave but I am invested - you need to get caught up!daisychainbookshttp://daisychainbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-9092773415301435232015-02-20T02:59:04.815+00:002015-02-20T02:59:04.815+00:00Thanks for your great reviews! The only one of th...Thanks for your great reviews! The only one of these I've seen is Gone <br />Girl, and I think I enjoyed it more than you. Usually movie adaptations<br /> of books are such a miss, and I think this one did pretty well overall.<br /> Though the book is definitely way better. It was such a unique <br />reading experience. And I also have no interest in American Sniper. So<br /> many people have been raving about it, but I think I'd side with you: <br />that lifestyle and those people don't really speak to me, so I'm not <br />interested in watching a two hour movie about them.Allisonhttp://thebookloversnest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689237444917451564.post-56745690303377516872015-02-20T02:21:39.070+00:002015-02-20T02:21:39.070+00:00I have no desire to see American Sniper, so I am g...I have no desire to see American Sniper, so I am glad to hear it didn't live up to your expectations. I feel like I am the only person though who doesn't want to see it. I normally love Bradley Cooper, but I just can't imagine him in this role and the plastic baby has got to go! I saw the Gone Girl movie a few weeks ago and I thought it was pretty good, but nowhere near as good as the book. I thought Rosamund was pretty great in it! Fortitude sounds intriguing. I am sorry you may ditch it.(BTW, I also ditched The Americans after two/three episodes and I love Keri Russell!!) I am completely into Mr. Selfridge right now and I want to get caught up on How To Get Away With Murder. Are you still watching it?ChristinaBookAddictnoreply@blogger.com