Wilbur and Fart Jokes? Great....
So you can see the trailer up on the official website for the film of
Charlotte's Web. I've not seen it myself, so I will instead refer you to a very reliable source who commented on it on the Child_Lit Listserv.
The trailer makes it look and sound more like the recent Stuart Little movies (perhaps because Wilbur sounds like Stuart --- I can't seem to find who does the pig's voice though) and also makes a huge deal of all the big names involved. It gave me the same saccharine feel that makes me hate the earlier cartoon so much. From what I saw, updating it only made it crass. Or perhaps it isn't updated, but they decided to use a fart joke and "the rat rules" anyway? Sigh. Bad trailers don't necessarily mean bad movies, but....we shall see, we shall see.
Consider me seriously worried.
posted by fusenumber8 @ 12:40 PM
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2 Comments:
Dear Fuslet,
You are climbing to the top of my blog list. I used to subscribe to Child Lit but found it overwhelming to keep up with the volume of material. Now if you are picking out the best bits...
I also LOVE the insider perspective on the authors and illustrators you meet.
...and the book reviews. Very fine.
True confession. I read your site first today. Before Roger.
KT
Really? That is impressive! As you can see, I always keep Roger at the top of my bloglist. A bloglist, by the way, which I mean to shuffle around a bit. Many thanks for the lovely compliments. I know what you mean about the overwhelming nature of Child_Lit too. After 110 posts discussing the best representations of grandmothers in children's fiction... well it can become a bit much. That's why you have me. I'll sift and sift and sift to find the good stuff.
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