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I am going to start The Little White Horse Fan Club...

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littlelamb · 23/01/2009 18:15

So come on, who wants to be in my gang?? I have just seen a trailer for 'the mystery of moonacre' or some such crap and it's made me wonder why they felt the need to change it? And Ioan Grufford as Sir Benjamin? Pffftttt. I loved this book as a child, my mum gave me her copy and I have it all saved for dd to have in a few years but now she has seen the trailer and has asked if we can go and see it, when I just want to wail noooooooooo I will read it to you (I think 4 is maybe a bit young anyhow ) I seem to remember that they made it into a TV series about 10 years ago and screwed it up then too. Why????? So, let the first club meeting commence. If you were to cast this film, who would be in it? I can't work out wether Natascha McElhone as Loveday is brilliant or just wrong. Isn't she meant to be older??

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littlelamb · 25/01/2009 05:43
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Racingsnake · 25/01/2009 04:05

I'll join! Didn't know anyone else had ever heard of it. Must now find copy and reread it. Never get out to films (or anywhere else) any more, so safe from corruption.

Uriel · 24/01/2009 18:23

I've loved it for years.

Not sure if I can bear to watch the film, just in case it's a load of rubbish.

MarmadukeScarlet · 24/01/2009 18:12

25, is very young from where I'm sitting!

littlelamb · 23/01/2009 20:48

Arrrghhhh I mean Dinny

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littlelamb · 23/01/2009 20:47

Shall we make some placards Dittany?

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dinny · 23/01/2009 20:47

no way am I watching the film NO WAY

littlelamb · 23/01/2009 20:45

tis sacrilege

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SilentTerror · 23/01/2009 20:43

Me too!
Read it in school when I was about 11,bought a copy and have handed it down to my own DDs.

Maenad · 23/01/2009 20:41

I'll join! I read it and read it as a child. I had no idea there was a film of it but can't imagine it would be a good idea. The images were just so powerful and stayed with me for years.

littlelamb · 23/01/2009 20:36

Come on people! There must be more closet LWH fans out there. Or are you all busy being slutty scandalous on the other thread?!

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littlelamb · 23/01/2009 18:38

Not that young 25 but it was in about year 5 or 6.

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MarmadukeScarlet · 23/01/2009 18:35

You must be very young, they didn't exist in my day!

littlelamb · 23/01/2009 18:30

I went to my bookday dressed as Maria too! Cue a whole day of having to explain who I was to everyone

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MarmadukeScarlet · 23/01/2009 18:27

I will not be going to see it

I wanted to be Maria Merryweather on here, but somone took it and posted about 3 post with it - what a waste.

So I have been Marmaduke Scarlet for some while now.

I am sulking because my DD didn't choose it for her ESB exam reading, I had the pages worked out and everything .

She did go as MM to last years book day, so at least that is something .

littlelamb · 23/01/2009 18:18

Ah, Nyx. Have some cake

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Nyx · 23/01/2009 18:16

I will join...I can't chat right now as dd's bath is running but will come back later

You have great taste in books!