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Puffy Treat
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Charlotte's Web: The Movie
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Do we really need a live-action movie when we already have a animated movie (which is quite good)?
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Do we really need the animated movie when we already have the book? [Wink]

The animated movie came out more than three decades ago. *shrug*
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Hey Rivka! Nope, still haven't. [Razz]

--Enigmatic
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Well I had to read the book and then see the animated movie back in elementary school. It's one of the better memories from those days. I have a fear that this live-action movie will be worse than the animated version and yet will somehow replaced the animated version in elementary schools. That'd be a real shame.
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That's a story that's always bugged me a little bit... why are the humans so stupid that they think there's something unique about the pig when it's obviously the SPIDER that's remarkable? And I suppose the rat, but the pig just lays around whining about things...

I say eat the stupid pig!
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Mrs. Zuckerman suspected, but Charlotte's miraculous messages served their purpose.
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That's absurd. Everyone knows spiders don't write! It must be the pig!
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quote:
Originally posted by Enigmatic:
Hey Rivka! Nope, still haven't. [Razz]
*wounded look* I wasn't going to ask! Really!

Besides, now you can just say you're waiting for the movie. [Wink]
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I've never read Charlotte's web. Is it any good? Isn't that the book about a pig who falls in love with a spider or something?
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Did you see the cast? There are great people doing the voices. I usually hate remakes but I think this one might be ok.
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I adored the book, but it's been nearly thirty years, so what can I tell you? [Dont Know]


(Except that the opinion of a child would seem supremely relevant here.)
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quote:
Originally posted by MandyM:
Did you see the cast? There are great people doing the voices. I usually hate remakes but I think this one might be ok.
Remake?

How many live action adaptations of the story have there been? [Big Grin]

(I don't think that "Babe" counts. Does it?)
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I really do hope they don't screw it up...
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If you're worried, remember Babe. [Smile]

[edit] and that said, the website's setup is slightly annoying.

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[ October 28, 2005, 11:55 PM: Message edited by: James Tiberius Kirk ]
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It won't have the same music, or voices, it won't do in my mind. But my book is worn out, and I'm pretty sure I wore out the library's video. I doubt most teachers replace it, maybe, but probably not. I won't. Not that I'm a teacher yet, or likely that I'll teach a grade level that reads it, but it's still unlikely. Though the cast sounds good. Even if half the animals weren't actually mentioned in the book, they have good voices.
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