I think a book pack-in is always a great idea. I liked it with Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday and I like the same concept with Nancy Drew. Hey, Matt, did you see the movie yet? Looks like it didn't do too well...
No, I haven't seen it. Actually, I'm dreading it. I think it'd take a very talented director and an exhausting casting process to really pull it off right. I was hoping they'd select the young woman from the movie Bridge to Teribithia. From what I've heard and read, this director just didn't have a clue. Looks like a pretty raw attempt to harvest the Nancy Drew trademark and draw in a few hardcore fans, that's it.
It's really a shame, because I think if the movie were done right, it could be a long series (at least as long as the Harry Potter movies). I think if I were doing it, I'd set it in the 1930s and start with the classic Nancy Drew novels. That way, you could have the benefit of attracting people to the different time period, and people enjoy historical stuff. I'd also play up just how liberated Nancy is compared to most women of the era.
Alas, I'm not a director. Needless to say, I could do a better job than most of those idiots that, God only knows how, managed to get themselves into a chair.
I do plan to eventually see it, though I may end up waiting for the DVD.
I think a book pack-in is always a great idea. I liked it with Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday and I like the same concept with Nancy Drew. Hey, Matt, did you see the movie yet? Looks like it didn't do too well...
No, I haven't seen it. Actually, I'm dreading it. I think it'd take a very talented director and an exhausting casting process to really pull it off right. I was hoping they'd select the young woman from the movie Bridge to Teribithia. From what I've heard and read, this director just didn't have a clue. Looks like a pretty raw attempt to harvest the Nancy Drew trademark and draw in a few hardcore fans, that's it.
It's really a shame, because I think if the movie were done right, it could be a long series (at least as long as the Harry Potter movies). I think if I were doing it, I'd set it in the 1930s and start with the classic Nancy Drew novels. That way, you could have the benefit of attracting people to the different time period, and people enjoy historical stuff. I'd also play up just how liberated Nancy is compared to most women of the era.
Alas, I'm not a director. Needless to say, I could do a better job than most of those idiots that, God only knows how, managed to get themselves into a chair.
I do plan to eventually see it, though I may end up waiting for the DVD.
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