it's not life that matters but the journey...

I know lots of people disagree with me on the Shakespeare adaptations, and I have liked several film versions of his works, including Zefferelli's Romeo and Juliet which came out the year I was born, and which was the one I watched in high school (yes, I'm that old - LOL!) I guess I was going through a phase at time, and couldn't see the creative aspects of Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet when it came out. There was another Shakespeare adaptation that I tried watching, Hamlet with Ethan Hawke (2000) - it was set in modern-day New York City, and I couldn't watch more than 10 minutes. it just felt weird. I loved Mel Gibson's Hamlet though! Like I said, I guess I'm just a purist at heart:)

I have heard people say that Burton's version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was truer to the book, but I grew up with Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, so I just couldn't enjoy Johnny's freaky adaptation of the character. it comes down to personal taste, I guess.

and while I'm all for artistic vision in adapting a book, I just hate to think that younger generations may not know how wonderful the original books were if they only see this Burton version of Alice. That's what another friend said here too. I hope they'll be intrigued enough by it to read the books and see what they're missing:) Shakespeare too!

thanks for the long comment- I replied with the same - LOL! it's fun to see different viewpoints:)