SJ your movie

[Beachbummette]

I saw this preview today and thought of you.......now I want to read the book and see the movie. Interesting..

See if this works.....http://movies.aol.com/movie/into-the-wild/25144/video/trailer-no-1/1936016

 

[DD]

Looks good.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Since I can relate very much to the main character in the book. Let's hope the movie is half as interesting, joyful and sad as the book. Thanks for letting me know about it. When is it due to be released?

 

[Beachbummette]

Since I can relate very much to the main character in the book. Let's hope the movie is half as interesting, joyful and sad as the book. Thanks for letting me know about it. When is it due to be released?

September 21st. Now I will have to read the book. I like to read the books first, then see the films. They are never as good....but it always gives one a little more insight into the characters.

P.S.
It's directed by Sean Penn.

 

[NoHall]

While I'm all about adventure and grabbing life by the OMBs, my best girlfriend handed me that book a few years ago and said, "You gotta tell me what you think of this."

Likewise, I want to hear what you think of this story. It made me sick and sad from beginning to end.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Never mind. I see limited opening is Sept 21, 2007. The trailer looks a bit cheesy compared the serious nature of the book. I wish someone other than Sean Penn would have taken it on. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

 

[Smiling JOe]

While I'm all about adventure and grabbing life by the OMBs, my best girlfriend handed me that book a few years ago and said, "You gotta tell me what you think of this."

Likewise, I want to hear what you think of this story. It made me sick and sad from beginning to end.

It is definitely one of those books which you hand to friends and ask them to read. It will also make most people sick and sad, but you have to look past Christopher's strong desire to be drawn into people as well as repelled by society, and see that he had a passion for living in and with nature, which is something that most Americans will never be able to mentally grasp, unless they get out there and physically do it.

 

[NoHall]

Never mind. I see limited opening is Sept 21, 2007. The trailer looks a bit cheesy compared the serious nature of the book. I wish someone other than Sean Penn would have taken it on. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

I hope it doesn't romanticize the story and inspire kids to follow in McCandless' footsteps. From what I've seen in your 20K+ posts, you strike me as a bit more responsible than this young dude.

 

[Beachbummette]

Ok, I have one click ordered it from Amazon. Will post a response after I read it, should have it by Wednesday and will read this weekend at the beach. Amazon let me read a couple of pages and it looks very interesting. SJ, now I am curious as why y'all say it is so sad.

I did not read the copyright, how long has this book been out? How come I don't remember it?

 

[Smiling JOe]

BeachBummet, if you are going to read Into the Wild prior to watching the movie, I highly recommend you also cram in another read prior to watching the movie, The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, which is highly relevant to the Chris' life story.

Both are very short books. Krakauer has a great knack for writing about adventurers. Love his work, and glad I stumbled across Into the Wild in the ATL airport.