So I feel like I’m cheating a little bit with this post. Okay, I’m cheating a lot with this post. As you probably know Justine and I aren’t just book nerds we’re also needs of just about everything in pop culture. We call our blog “book-inspired” because we try to fill it with not just reviews, which could get boring after awhile, but anything and everything that has to do with books. Maybe that’s a big category for a blog, but it lets us keep things creative around here.
Anyway, back to the cheating. Usually whenever we feature movies here we at least do it under the pretense that we’re comparing and analyzing it with its book counterpart. There’s almost nothing more fun for fans than discussing why you love and why you hate about the movie versions of your favorite books. So here’s my confession: I’ve only seen the movie Warn Bodies, I’ve never read the book. BUT before you go and unsubscribe from our email list, unfollow us on Twitter, and unfriend us on Facebook let me say that I liked this movie so much that my next move is definitely going to be reading the book!
I got to see the movie a few weeks ago with my friend Kayle because my husband got an advanced screening ticket at his favorite comic book shop. A free movie before everyone else gets to see it? Yes please!
They gave us free Warm Bodies shirts (because they thought we were teenagers, but that’s another story!) and we had to check in our cell phones, it was a Very Big Deal.
The movie was great. It had a little bit of everything I love in a movie: some drama, a pinch of horror, a little romance, humor, and a lot of feel-good-ness. It’s definitely not just a romance and a guy would enjoy this just as much as a girl. Especially if you are looking for a Valentine’s Day movie that isn’t based on a Nicholas Sparks book (sorry but they’re drenched in sentimentality!) go see this!
Have you read the book Warm Bodies, does the movie look good? Tell us in the comments!
Cheater, cheater, pumkin eater! Now that I got that off my chest. . . The movie was funny, but the book is a riot. It also has this depth to it that the movie didn’t even touch on (which was kind of disappointing to tell the truth, that was one of my favorite things about the book). I’m not ragging on the movie by any means, I liked it, it’s just that I liked the book a whole lot more
Happy reading!
That’s awesome! That actually makes me really excited because usually if I watch the movie first I don’t have a lot of motivation to read the book because I already know the story.
Warm Bodies looks adorable! might be the 2nd zombie movie i love – first was Shaun of the Dead, also a surprisingly good Valentine’s day movie.
I haven’t watched Shaun of the Dead in FOREVER! Now I know what I need to buy on Amazon next! I remember the first time I saw that movie I was dying with laughter. If you liked SotD you’ll definitely like Warm Bodies
I watched this movie and heard of what the book’s like from my friend. I can image for this ID surprisingly like the movie better!! It’s so funny and logically teen! Awesomeness but I’m still trying the book!