Your Review of The Movie

[iLuVrYaN]

Hey guys! Guess what I did today? hehe My mom and I went to go see Spiderman 2 today(good movie) and right before the previews started I decided to go to the bathroom. well as I exited the theater I noticed the theater right across from us was playing the notebook.hehehehehehe. I snuck in for like 15 minutes and Right when I walked in it was the part where noah was like "do you wanna dance with me??" I was so happy!!! but I hadn't seen SM2 yet so I left as soon as Allie met Noahs dad. another cute scene. Haha Thk goodness I got my weekly dose of notebook tho!

[AznIntegra521]

HAHA iLuVrYaN u bad gurl u. HAHA at least u got ur daily dose. HEHE

I give this movie the HIGHEST review.

[SimplyLuscious]

iLuVrYaN said:

Hey guys! Guess what I did today? hehe My mom and I went to go see Spiderman 2 today(good movie) and right before the previews started I decided to go to the bathroom. well as I exited the theater I noticed the theater right across from us was playing the notebook.hehehehehehe. I snuck in for like 15 minutes and Right when I walked in it was the part where noah was like "do you wanna dance with me??" I was so happy!!! but I hadn't seen SM2 yet so I left as soon as Allie met Noahs dad. another cute scene. Haha Thk goodness I got my weekly dose of notebook tho!

Haha... I would sneak in to get glimpse of the movie too! But Spiderman was pretty good, so you wouldn't want to miss much about it, right? Lol... Oh well... Just to see Ryan was good enough, huh? Who care about them dam 15 minutes of Spiderman. Haha...

[iLuVrYaN]

yep my point exactly!!! It was fun! Yeah SM2 was good. better than the first.hehe and all I missed were the previews, so it wasn't too bad. but omg just to see the notebook.eeee! it made my day.

[chxo]

1. worst scene
2. best scene
3. best/worst actor
4. cheesy lines
5. comparison to the book
6. performance/acting
7. your emotions through the movie
8. final thoughts

1. I loved the movie but this one is easy..aaahh I cringe at the thought of it..I hated the "If you're a bird, I'm a bird" scene. There's a line between cute and plain corny and I think this scene crossed it.. sorry! Don't hate me!

2. So many! But I think definitley my favorite scene was when the older Noah and Allie are together at death..aw..

3. Best actor goes to James Garner definitley, if he hadn't played Noah at an older age, it wouldn't have had the same effect I'm sure. Just seeing him cry when Allie didn't remember him ..ah, that's awesome acting. Worst actor..I don't think I can really chose.


4. The ones about being a bird *cringe*.. eee .. and also, I loved the scene, but when Noah said "It wasn't over...ITS STILL NOT OVER!", very cheesy haha ..Still cute though.

5. Didn't like the book very much. I liked the movie much much better.

6. I think the acting was really really good..not Academy-Award worthy, but better than most teen movies I thought. Well done!

7. My emotions..hm, well when it first started I was giddy because of how purely sweet the story-line was..and then at the end, of course, my emotions were blocked by the river of tears flowing down my cheeks ..aah!

8. Just loved it. This is the first movie in a long time that I've seen that consists purely of a love story, with nothing else. No pointless violence or unrealistic situations, just plain love. And every once in a while, we all need that.

-ch

[shellyboo1217]

after watching the notebook, i couldnt stop crying at all. am im not the one to cry at movies so it really surprised me!! the movie was well written, well directed, and all of the actors were simply amazing. the story that was being told was sweet, romantic, and the movie made you want to go have a summer romance and fall in love. (or well.. it made me wanna do that... )

in comparison to the book (which i read after watching the movie) the movie was quite different, with a few changes and a couple added scenes. but both the book and the movie told us the story of noah and allie and their everlasting love. i dont believe that there was a bad scene in the movie, nor was there a bad chapter in the book. i love the movie, as well as the book.. and i just bought the soundtrack (kinda off topic).. but everyone should buy it!! i love it!

[SimplyLuscious]

shellyboo1217 said:

after watching the notebook, i couldnt stop crying at all. am im not the one to cry at movies so it really surprised me!! the movie was well written, well directed, and all of the actors were simply amazing. the story that was being told was sweet, romantic, and the movie made you want to go have a summer romance and fall in love. (or well.. it made me wanna do that... )

in comparison to the book (which i read after watching the movie) the movie was quite different, with a few changes and a couple added scenes. but both the book and the movie told us the story of noah and allie and their everlasting love. i dont believe that there was a bad scene in the movie, nor was there a bad chapter in the book. i love the movie, as well as the book.. and i just bought the soundtrack (kinda off topic).. but everyone should buy it!! i love it!

Yea.. The book and movie seemed to be flawless.

[katryna]

the movie and the book were almost too perfect, ya know? But in a good way, of course

[iLuVrYaN]

ya they were! sometimes I'll just pick up the book one night and read it all over again. hehe I wish I had a theater in my home. I

I can't pick out a bad secne in particular. I was so happy the book was finally a movie I couldn't stop smiling through the whole thing! Ya know whats funny and I just have to say this when I was like 8 my aunt and cuz drove to the beach and they read the book aloud the whole way. what was funny was I fell asleep at the begining and woke up at the end. But I remembered the canoe scene when we stopped for some snacks. It was so pretty. lol

O yea-The theater I saw Notebook in was This HUGE stadium seating it was awesome!

[katryna]

lucky....i was in a crappy small theatre with a small screen and uncomfortable seats

[memorylane]

1. Worst scene: from the time Martha knocked on Noah's door until Martha left. No woman I know would ever do that no matter what she was feeling. That was just too needy and somewhat pathetic.

2. Best scene: when Noah comes out onto the porch wrapped up in that red blanket and opens his arms to Allie, drawing her into him and covering them with the blanket. You just know Noah is so unbelievably overcome with emotion at that moment. I thought that scene was so lovely, so moving. It definitely got the most reaction from me. Have I mentioned I want that red blanket?

3. Best actor: James Garner. I think he drew on his character from his own 49 year marriage to his wife. They met and married like two weeks later. They must have their own amazing love story.

Worst actor: I have no comment.

4. Cheesy lines: the entire bird scenario. I guess though when we are young and in love we say some really cheesy lines ourselves.

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"The cheessssiest scene was the "why didn't you write me"... during that scene, when Ryan said "It wasn't over. It still isn't over" and does that gesture..... I almost barfed. I hate that kind of stuff and it was just so LAME. No one says that. ever."

LadyKatie, respectfully I have to disagree. I do not remember the gesture to which you are referring, but sometimes it is NOT over. Obviously Noah did not get over Allie, nor she him.

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5. Comparison to the book: they are never the same. Usually it does not matter if I read the book before or after the movie. In this case, however, I totally regretted reading the book first; not because of the differences, but because I was prepared and had no surprises. I robbed myself of the emotional investment in knowing when Allie leaves Noah again that she is coming back. I would much rather have experienced the emotions of the characters on screen before reading the story.
That said, I wish the movie had stuck to the novel regarding Martha. She and Noah had no physical relationship; he hooked up with someone else. The only other difference between the two that bothered me was the changing of Allie's last name and the town from New Bern in the novel to what it is in the movie, I forget.
Overall, the changes/differences were minor enough as to not take away from the story Sparks set out to tell.

6. Performance/acting: I thought everyone did a great job. I liked that Lon was portrayed as a very likeable, charming, decent guy. What girl wouldn't melt when he flashed those baby blues and smile her way?

7. My emotions through the movie: less than they would have been had I waited to read the book after. This is such a moving love story. It has all the passion, drama, tragedy, ups and downs of a great love and relationship. It was so easy to be drawn into what the characters Noah and Allie were feeling, from their youth, their separation, and their twilight years faced with such a dreadful disease. I cannot remember a movie ever that made me cry as The Notebook.

8. Final thoughts: there is a reason for my moniker on this fanlisting: memorylane. I use it nowhere else.
This movie has taken me a long way down memory lane, again and again.

[grkANGEL85]

1. worst scene - The scenes with Allie and her dad. I don't think his character was as well developed as Joan Allen's. It just seemed that her father didn't really care, you know? The mom was more involved.

2. best scene - When Allie and Noah were in the rain. I thought that was a very well acted scene. It was very powerful. Also when they broke up outside Allie's house. That was outstanding.

3. best/worst actor - Best would definitely be Rachel McAdams. Worst would be whoever played her dad. That guy was a trip.

4. cheesy lines - They were all cheesy, but I love cheesy lines. lol. I have to agree with chxo about being a bird. That was a little weird when she was flapping her arms. haha.

5. comparison to the book - When it comes to the basics, very similar. The movie went into more detail with dramatic, romantic scenes. I don't think the movie would have been as good if it followed the book to a 'T'.

6. performance/acting - The acting was very well done. Rachel McAdams surprised me the most. I thought Ryan Gosling was good, but he could have been better. He just seemed stale at times, but then again his character was in sort of a depression, so...I don't know. lol. Rachel and Ryan were perfect together. No one else could have pulled these characters off like they did.

7. your emotions through the movie - Oh man...in the beginning, I was happy (and jealous, haha) at how strong their love was. It was funny at times also, like when Noah was hanging from the ferris wheel, when Noah yelled at Allie to get in the water, the montage of their fighting, and at the end of their break up when Allie was like "we're not really breaking up, are we?" haha. I was feeling sad though deep down from the beginning because I knew, it being based on a Sparks novel, someone would most likely die.

8. final thoughts - This movie has taken over the spot of The Godfather on my favorite movies list. It is my all-time favorite movie. I loved it so much. It is the greatest love story. It felt so real, the cast made these characters come to life. I can't wait until it makes it to the dollar theatres so I can go see it as much as I want, lol!

I think it ultimately made me sad because you have this couple who love each other to death, so strongly, and then they grow old together, but it's like they still haven't had enough time together, you know? In the book, they were married for 45 years before Allie was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, but with their strong love, I felt like that wasn't enough time for them to be together. haha I'm weird.

[katryna]

memorylane said:

5. Comparison to the book: they are never the same. Usually it does not matter if I read the book before or after the movie. In this case, however, I totally regretted reading the book first; not because of the differences, but because I was prepared and had no surprises. I robbed myself of the emotional investment in knowing when Allie leaves Noah again that she is coming back. I would much rather have experienced the emotions of the characters on screen before reading the story.

same here...i felt like i ruined it for myself by reading the book numerous times before seeing the movie. i believe i would've been much more emotional during the movie had i read the book afterwards (and not watched the break up scene and all the other online scenes before as well, haha).

[dd]

i loved this movie but were i live armagh in n.ireland didnt like it, it wasnt a hit, the movie only stayed in the cinema for a week i guess ppl dont enjoy good movies these days....

[katryna]

really? aw, that sucks! and thats true...a sincere, pure movie is hard to find these days...this movie's been the most touching one i've seen in a long time.