My boyfriend had never seen "To Kill a Mockingbird"....

[MonkeyFunk]

so we watched it last night.

God, I wanna be Gregory Peck's son/lover/daugher/best friend.


What a fantastic movie. I've always loved it, and I've probably seen it 10 times, but it's been a couple years, and what a treat to watch it again.

If you haven't seen it lately, see it again. Damn, does it hold up as a great movie.

[Omphaloskepsis]

1. Thanks for the heads up.. I have never seen it.

I haven't read the book either.. Maybe I should start there.

[Breeze54]

2. Absolutely!!

Go to the library and get it for free! It's a classic and full of thought provoking meaning.

[Omphaloskepsis]

4. We have a bunch of fantastic used book stores here.

I'm sure I can find it for a few bucks.. And I'm kinda a snob. I like to own all of the books I read. It is fun to talk books and give the person you are talking to a copy of the book.

[RetroLounge]

12. Ahem...

http://www.alibris.com/bookstore/xenithbooksellers

:hi:

RL

[Omphaloskepsis]

24. Sorry dude, I did try...

The book was $1.99.. I went to buy it and the shipping was $3.99. I can't really justify paying an extra 200% for shipping. I will look around and see if I can find more stuff I want. Maybe ordering ten books will make the shipping less painful.

[RetroLounge]

25. Check here

http://www.xenithbooksellers.com/

You can try at Alibris or Amazon.

Amazon vs Alibris set different shipping rates. Unfortunately, I don't set the shipping.

A used copy in a local indy bookstore I dropped in on was $7.95 this past week...

RL

[MonkeyFunk]

3. really?

Definitely read the book. It's just beautifully written.

The movie is pretty faithful, but leaves out a very important sub-thread. The movie is great for the performances, the book is great for the writing. The story in both is exceptional.

Enjoy!

[Frank Cannon]

8. It's one of the rare instances where the book and the movie...

are both absolutely superb, and where you can still enjoy either the book or the movie having experienced the other.

It is said that author Harper Lee was amazed to the point of tears at Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch, whose character was based on her own father. In gratitude, she gave Peck her father's gold pocket watch.

[sarge43]

11. Peck was born to play that role. It fitted him like a glove.

"Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing."

[mitchum]

14. You are absolutely right about it being one those times when both the novel...

and the movie are superb. Very rare indeed.
I always found Peck to be a bit of a stiff, but he is wonderful as Atticus.

[jpgray]

15. I always thought his voice sounded affected and a bit ridiculous

But it worked in that film perfectly. At least he didn't attempt to affect a downhome Southern accent--I think that would have been a disaster.

[Wetzelbill]

5. my grandfather was friendly with him

I'm not sure how well they knew each other, but I know they got along well. I don't know much about it though, about all I know is one of my uncles said that when he was young he was walking in DC with my grandfather and they ran into Gregory Peck, and he called out my grandfather's name and they stopped and BS'ed for awhile. I can't recall the whole story, but I think they met somewhere and hit it off so they always were friendly whenever they saw each other after that.

[WilliamPitt]

6. I re-read that book about once a year.

Takes about two days.

Always worth it.

[VelmaD]

10. you, me...

and Opus. :)

[mitchum]

16. So do I (usually in the fall)

[Rhythm]

17. i do that, too...

i have 2 dog-eared copies on the bookshelf (one of them ancient and weathered), and i'll come across it and decide that it's time for another read...

Oktoberain just saw the film for the first time earlier this year, too...
I was up late watching it, and she came in and sat down for a minute, i ended up starting it over for her.

[Callalily]

7. That is my all-time

favorite book, and my all-time favorite movie. Harper Lee is a great story teller, her characters have such strong voices. And my gawd, for a first novel, how powerful. Too bad that she did not continue writing.

[Rhythm]

19. Well said, and seconded...

:applause:

[I Have A Dream]

9. I've read the book, but I've never seen the movie. n/t

[sarge43]

13. Treat yourself. It is a near perfect film. n/t

[jpgray]

18. It helps that Peck was such a class-act in real life

Stayed married, started a cancer charity, supported numerous liberal causes, had some great performances under his belt before and after Mockingbird--great guy. I like his character in Big Country quite a bit as well. Same sort of guy actually.

[jobycom]

20. I still love the book, but the movie is a tad flat for me these days.

The book is one of me three favorite to read and re-read, but I watched the movie a couple of years ago, and the only way I got into it was by comparing it to the book. I used to love it, and I still think of it as one of the best and most relevant films ever, of course.

Interesting thing: I watched it with my oldest niece, who was about fifteen at the time. Like me, she grew up in Mississippi in what people would consider redneckland. (We're both proud of it, too). She has a deep southern accent, listens to country music, and went to a high school whose symbol is the rebel flag and whose mascot is the Rebel (same high school I went to). Just laying out the background for this story. In one scene the evil villain is taunting one of the black characters, calling him "Boy." "Get back in the house, Boy," and stuff like that. My niece asks my mother and I, in all seriousness, "Why is he calling him a boy? He's a grown up." She had never heard that slur before. I thought that was a good sign.

[edbermac]

21. Great film, great book.

I'd rate the book a hair better.

[stuntcat]

22. I just ordered it

I needed a reminder :blush:
I got the book recently but I haven't read it.

[NewJeffCT]

23. I've read the book years ago, but never seen the movie

I loved the book. I think i read it in high school or college in the 80s.

[Nicole]

26. I love that movie & book.

It was one of the first DVDs I bought.

[Sequoia]

27. Sorry to inform you, but Greg is dead.

(But you probably knew that) My fav actor of all time. Great movie I saw as a kid about Scout's age. When I worked in Beverly Hills I liked to stand at the corners of Gregory and Peck.