Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for September 13, 2014

I may not have been able to find “The Last Unicorn” film on YouTube, but I found the audio book thereon (even the soundtrack).

Easily one of the best books I’ve ever read or will ever read again.

After watching Legend of the Guardians:The Owls of Ga’hoole, I started buying the Guardians of Ga’Hoole book series.

http://viooz.ac/movies/8585-the-last-unicorn-1982.html

Here is a link to the movie for those who can’t find it! Although I would say it is a good one to go out and actually buy for your collection; I definitely love owning my own. No link needed for the book, just cruise on over to a book store!

Books,the brains best motion pictures. More stories,more scares,more surprises. Nuff said!

Well at least it’s not a red butterfly with twin-mounted machine-guns…

I’ve read the book, a different copy of the book, another copy of the book, and read them a few times each, just to be sure. No, I’m not joking.

Oh. Is this how this storyline ends? I admit, I expected a little more, geek fan that I am. :) Ah well, I suppose overstaying is never a good thing.

BTW, for all TLU fans here: I understand there’s a newer edition of the book containing the first draft of the story, which was significantly different; set in modern times, and with Amalthea being accompanied by a demon. Is it worth finding that copy, d’you think?

(I understand Beagle was very very pleased with the film, but after reading the book I felt Schemndrick was sold short in the film)

That’s what I said…

Yes some times listen to butterflies. They can have an effect. Some times you have to take a look, its in a book and other times they want to smoke a hooka and ask “Who are you?” other times there just the saddest episode of Pokemon or the coolest thing about Godzilla!

Here in Da Burbs, the butterflies are all too busy screaming, “Milkweed! Milkweed!! Somebody plant some [deleted] milkweed before we go extinct! Please please PLEASE!!” to offer any advice about the relative virtues of movies and books.

I still remember when I asked you if the Red Bull existed in the world of Heavenly Nostrils, and you told me “Yes, it gives you wings” (=P)

Oy, I just realised. If Amalthea had not listened to the butterfly, all the unicorns would still be trapped in the sea! Is that what you want, Marigold? IS IT?!?

Trust a Unicorn to think of herself first, foremost and exclusively. And yet you can’t exactly call them selfish, because they so clearly are as awesome as they think. :)

If it’s based off a book, you really should give the book a try…especially seeing that, more often than not, the book’s usually better. Dunno if this is true about The Last Unicorn, because I haven’t read the book…but also never been able to sit and watch through the whole movie either (I have no doubt whatsoever that it’s a good movie…I’m just not interested in it).

Oh boy.

I liked “The Last Unicorn” well enough, but Peter Beagle’s “I See by my Outfit” is still one of my favorite books of all time.

While it does seem a bit of a shame to not have further reactions to the movie, it’s also something of a relief. While there are some moments of humor in The Last Unicorn, it’s not a comedy at all, and the contents of the movie and its story aren’t things that I feel… should be made light of.

I’m a bit surprised people are so unanimous about the book. When I read it, I was rather disappointed to find it was a lot more whimsical, and included a lot of fourth-wall breaking randomness.

It’s still a good book, but the tone and style is completely different from the movie. I went into the book expecting a deeper and richer version of the movie, and was left quite let down.

For those of you who don’t know, this is just a rerun that was re-worded

Hi! I made an account just to say that this is undoubtedly a Reading Rainbow reference. <3

NOT good advice. I did that once, read the book before seeing the movie, and I thought the movie sucked!