Let's see..
Jun. 4th, 2004 10:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swordmageSo last night at Barnes & Noble, I picked up a Sandman companion. I've read several of them, and fell in love with the series. I don't really know, but there's something about them that I'm fond of. *sigh* I hate being a broke high school senior
I also subscride to the brilliant Neil Gaiman's journal feed (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
officialgaiman). It's always a good read, and usually ends up increasing my admiration of him. *grins*
Now, I grew up with children's book classics like Rotten Island (a true classic), and Shrek. I have yet to see Shrek 2, but when the first came out, I remeber being a little apprehensive. This was a book that has always been one of my favorites (along with Eloise, but let's not get into her), and here was a movie which claimed to be based on it. Well, it occured to me later, that many people who saw the movies probably never even knew it had a precursor in the green ogre who get's kicked out of his parent's home in the swamp (a William Steig illustration I'm rather fond of). As I don't have the book on me, and can't seem to find it, my memory will have to suffice. I'll post a better entry after I see the second movie and have the book in hand, but now all I'll say is this. That the priceless line after Shrek and the Princess meet (she has no name, and looks rather monster like, complete with pale skin and purple hair) "Like fire and smoke, these two belonged together" cannot be used in any way shape of form for the films.
*yes-I know I'm insane*
I also subscride to the brilliant Neil Gaiman's journal feed (
officialgaiman). It's always a good read, and usually ends up increasing my admiration of him. *grins*Now, I grew up with children's book classics like Rotten Island (a true classic), and Shrek. I have yet to see Shrek 2, but when the first came out, I remeber being a little apprehensive. This was a book that has always been one of my favorites (along with Eloise, but let's not get into her), and here was a movie which claimed to be based on it. Well, it occured to me later, that many people who saw the movies probably never even knew it had a precursor in the green ogre who get's kicked out of his parent's home in the swamp (a William Steig illustration I'm rather fond of). As I don't have the book on me, and can't seem to find it, my memory will have to suffice. I'll post a better entry after I see the second movie and have the book in hand, but now all I'll say is this. That the priceless line after Shrek and the Princess meet (she has no name, and looks rather monster like, complete with pale skin and purple hair) "Like fire and smoke, these two belonged together" cannot be used in any way shape of form for the films.
*yes-I know I'm insane*
