Let's examine the trailer now, shall we?
Now obviously this is wrong on many levels. For one....Harriet was not in high school! Two...the story was about growing up and learning what to do with information you find and friendship and love and maturity blah blah blah....I don't see any of those lessons here in that trailer.
And THREE: Clearly if a movie is going to be made about Blog Wars, it's going to have to star me and Shannon. Duh, Disney!
So I think the movie would roll like this:
Opening scene of beautiful, awesome Philadelphia....cut to...oh wait...I totally have footage for the opening scene right here!
Yeah, so cut to me typing on my lap top, putting up a blog....
Then cut to sunny California which is
Cut back to me, laughing, because I just dared her to do something crazy like this!
Then there are probably a bunch of random scenes that involve typing and buying printer ink and scheming, an NSYNC concert and a random romance between me and Orlando Bloom....and oh yeah, a few more scenes with Shannon typing under her sombrero and then....we put the Blog Wars behind us and reunite against the forces of darkness at a Hannah Montana concert.
But then just before the credits roll, I post another dare, because...face it... a movie this good would definitely require a sequel.
Ok....in all seriousness, I blame the above post on the fact that line editing is making me a little loopy and Harriet the Spy was one of my favorite books as a kid, I totally kept a notebook like she did for awhile and I loved the movie with Michelle Tratchenberg and Rosie O'Donnell like a hundred years ago....or something.
What do you guys think about updating this classic?
lol! Oh my goodness, you crack me up! Okay, so I kind of like the spins on the old classics as long as they're clever. I'll just have to wait and see how this one turns out...
ReplyDeletehahaha!
ReplyDeleteWell, I never read Harriet the Spy *shame* so I don't know how Disney is messing it up-- but they have a track record of messing with classics, so I'm not all that surprised. :-/
I'm sorry Disney has taken aim at your childhood!
That looks like a travesty. I think they're trying to capitalize on how "cool" blogging has become (cause obviously bloggers are the coolest people out there) by putting it into a movie. It doesn't even seem remotely like the old one, just using the name Harriet and giving her a penchant for writing. Kind of like what Columbia did with Stuart Little (which, by the way, did you know M. Night Shyamalan wrote the script for? I wanted to look up the production company, and there was his name under "writers" on IMDB...)
ReplyDeleteNisa, hahaha! We shall see, it could be good, or not--if the essence is there, fine, but if they literally just threw in blogging for the sake of it....I dont' know.
ReplyDeleteAmalia, :) You should read it, its a good book. Also this Disney affront is not just aiming at my childhood, but at mt adulthood too!
Heather, yep, definitely agree that bloggers ARE the coolest people ever, especially those who participate in blog wars;) And wow, had no clue about Stuart Little.
I say sue 'em. Yeah. Then we can work on that deal where I become your body double. But first you need to send me that gum you promised. We shook hands.
ReplyDeleteHA! Love it. You should write Disney a letter.
ReplyDeleteYep, that is exactly what writing is like for me, but with more procrastination. Great video!
ReplyDeleteOMG FRANKIE! you know how you squee!!!
ReplyDeletecheck this out: http://dailysquee.com/
lol! it's amazing. who knew!!
p.s. see u vair soon, jm
WOW! How can they do this??? I think your version of blog wars is much much better/ more entertaining for me.
ReplyDeleteYou are too funny. I'm not a big fan of Disney to start with. I mean, hello, almost every one of their movies has to start with someone dying...usually the parent of a small helpless kid or creature. What's with all the dead parents, Disney? It's become a family game for us when watching a Disney movie to see which of us can identify the dead family member first.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I never read Harriet the Spy, so I can't comment on how they're going to mutilate it except to say that I'm sure Harriet will have a dead parent or relative.
Anyway, I like your movie better. It sounds much more entertaining.
Tiffany, ah yes, I hope you like bubblegum--watermelon flavored, because that's all the gum I have left to make deals. And sweet, so you can handle the suing and maybe even play me on the movie when they make it and Ill just finish revising my book. Deal? Deal!
ReplyDeleteKelly, LOL oh yeah they'll get a piece of my mind! Starting blog wars without my consent.
Jazz, hehe, glad you can relate. Thanks.
Julie, OMG that site is too freaking cute, love it!
Kelly, I thought so too, thanks. I guess what it boils down to is if Disney won't relent, then we'll have to make our own movie and then submit it to the Sundance festival and totally take Disney by surprise when we make more money. And maybe win an oscar.
Embee, hehehe that is very true! And thanks....I'm glad to know my movie has an audience:-)
Ha! You guys are so funny. Perhaps you can do a grown up version for the Lifetime Network.
ReplyDelete*dies laughing*
ReplyDeleteWhy do I have a horrible feeling our followers will someday, somehow, pressure us into making this?
Though...we could make it pretty epic.
Oh--and I do NOT hide behind a sombrero. It's a Louis Vuitton scarf thank you very much!
;)
Has Disney no morals??? They stole one of my ideas, too. Oh, well. Perhaps and can work it to my advantage. Mua ha ha ha ha!
ReplyDeleteOh. HELLS. No! I refused to even watch the old Harriet the Spy because I loved that book so much. I actually wore the cover off of it.
ReplyDeleteAnd would Harriet really stoop to something like vying for a blog spot or scooping out some teen celebrity dude?
Me thinks not.
I hate you, Disney! I hope the 10-year-old girl inside Walty is rolling over in her carbonite.