Tag: film

  • “Jurassic Park” Novel and Film Review

    *Potential Spoilers Included Michael Crichton wrote the science fiction novel Jurassic Park in 1990. Three years later, Steven Spielberg adapted the novel into the blockbuster, epic film of the same name. The Universal Studios film Jurassic Park was widely popular, and was the first time that audiences truly got to…

  • “The Hobbit” Novel and Film Review

    In Middle Earth there lived a very small hobbit, who was destined for a very big adventure. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit in 1937. The novel is about the adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, and how he joins forces with a band of dwarves and the wizard Gandalf to…

  • “Jack the Giant Slayer” Film and Novel Review

    *Potential Movie Spoilers It is quite possible that anyone who used to have bedtime stories read to them as a child had “Jack and the Beanstalk” read to them at one point. The old English fairytale is so well-known that it has spawned numerous versions across the ages. Benjamin Tabart…

  • “Safe Haven” Novel and Film Review

    *MAJOR SPOILERS INCLUDED Another Nicholas Sparks novel has recently been turned into a film. Safe Haven was released in theaters on Valentine’s Day, 2013. The film stars Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, and Cobie Smulders. The film was released by Relativity Media, in association with Nicholas Sparks Productions, and has already…

  • Breaking Dawn Part 2: Whether the novels and films are loved or hated, they do bring in revenue.

    *Potential Spoilers    Author Stephanie Myer’s sensation The Twilight Series has resonated with teens, and even some adults, since the first novel was published in 2005. When the movies, based on the novels, were released, “twihards” and vampire/werewolf culture exploded. However, for every lover of the novels and movies, there…