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On _This Film is Lit_ we finally settle the score on one simple question… Is the book really better than the movie? Bryan has a film degree. He watches the movie but doesn't read the book. Katie has two English degrees, so she does things the right way and reads the book before we watch the movie. Prepare to be wowed by our expertise and charm as we dissect all of your favorite film adaptations and decide whether the silver-screen or the written word did it better. Turn it up, settle in, and get ready for spoilers because This Film is Lit.
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- Patron Shoutouts
- Frankenstein (2025) Fan Reaction
- Warm Bodies PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
If you are not to award me love, then I will indulge in rage. And mine is infinite! It's Frankenstein, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Was That in the Book?
Lost in Adaptation
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is Warm Bodies!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:03) - Intro(00:01:26) - Let Me Sum Up(00:05:27) - Was That in the Book?(01:28:00) - Lost in Adaptation(01:51:26) - Better in the Book(01:54:31) - Better in the Movie(01:57:50) - The Movie Nailed It(01:59:34) - Odds and Ends(02:05:24) - The Final Verdict
- Patron Shoutouts
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Fan Reaction
- Frankenstein (2025) PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
We are Sex Bob-Omb and we are here to make you think about death and get sad and stuff. It's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is Frankenstein (2025)!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:03) - Intro(00:02:03) - Let Me Sum Up(00:05:11) - Better in the Book(00:45:07) - Better in the Movie(01:50:44) - The Movie Nailed It(02:09:05) - Odds and Ends(02:30:24) - The Final Verdict
- Patron Shoutouts
- A Christmas Carol (1999) Fan Reaction
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. It's A Christmas Carol, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Was That in the Book?
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:03) - Intro(00:01:29) - Let Me Sum Up(00:05:19) - Was That in the Book?(00:57:24) - Better in the Book(01:04:06) - Better in the Movie(01:08:45) - The Movie Nailed It(01:12:03) - Odds and Ends(01:23:37) - The Final Verdict
- Patron Shoutouts
- The Man Who Invented Christmas Fan Reaction
- A Christmas Carol PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another. It's The Man Who Invented Christmas, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Was That in the Book?
Lost in Adaptation
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is A Christmas Carol!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:03) - Intro(00:01:39) - Let Me Sum Up(00:04:30) - Was That in the Book?(01:04:47) - Lost in Adaptation(01:10:18) - Better in the Book(01:16:45) - Better in the Movie(01:20:15) - The Movie Nailed It(01:21:58) - Odds and Ends(01:32:00) - The Final Verdict
- Patron Shoutouts
- Return to Oz Fan Reaction
- The Man Who Saved Christmas PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
This is the old house! The one the tornado blew away. This is how I got into Oz the first time. It's Return to Oz, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Was That in the Book?
Lost in Adaptation
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is The Man Who Invented Christmas!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:03) - Intro(00:01:17) - Let Me Sum Up(00:05:09) - Was That in the Book?(01:13:45) - Lost in Adaptation(01:21:22) - Better in the Book(01:30:20) - Better in the Movie(01:35:08) - The Movie Nailed It(01:41:08) - Odds and Ends(01:53:37) - The Final Verdict
- Patron Shoutouts
- Learning Things with TFIL: L. Frank Baum
- Quest for Camelot Fan Reaction
- Return to Oz PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
You may kill me... but you'll never destroy the ideals of Camelot. It's Quest for Camelot, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Guess Who?
Was That in the Book?
Lost in Adaptation
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is Return to Oz!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:03) - Intro(00:01:19) - Let Me Sum Up(00:05:03) - Guess Who?(00:10:13) - Was That in the Book?(00:43:38) - Lost in Adaptation(00:50:53) - Better in the Book(01:04:44) - Better in the Movie(01:05:41) - The Movie Nailed It(01:07:05) - Odds and Ends(01:24:33) - The Final Verdict
- Patron Shoutouts
- Hellraiser Fan Reaction
- Quest for Camelot PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
I thought I'd gone to the limits. I hadn't. The Cenobites gave me an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible. It's Hellraiser, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Was That in the Book?
Lost in Adaptation
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is Quest for Camelot!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:02) - Intro(00:01:32) - Let Me Sum Up(00:04:46) - Was That in the Book?(01:00:35) - Lost in Adaptation(01:07:59) - Better in the Book(01:14:49) - Better in the Movie(01:17:44) - The Movie Nailed It(01:19:13) - Odds and Ends(01:25:25) - The Final Verdict
- Patron Shoutouts
- American Psycho Fan Reaction
- Hellraiser PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. It's American Psycho, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Guess Who?
Was That in the Book?
Lost in Adaptation
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is Hellraiser!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:03) - Intro(00:01:45) - Let Me Sum Up(00:05:49) - Guess Who?(00:08:15) - Was That in the Book?(01:05:11) - Lost in Adaptation(01:06:23) - Better in the Book(01:13:26) - Better in the Movie(01:17:27) - The Movie Nailed It(01:21:23) - Odds and Ends(01:27:02) - The Final Verdict
- Patron Shoutouts
- Cloud Atlas Fan Reaction
- American Psycho PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
“He who would do battle with the many-headed hydra of human nature must pay a world of pain…and only as you gasp your dying breath shall you understand, your life amounted to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean!” Yet what is any ocean but a multitude of drops? It's Cloud Atlas, and This Film is Lit.
Let Me Sum Up
Was That in the Book?
Lost in Adaptation
Better in the Book
Better in the Movie
The Movie Nailed It
Odds and Ends
Final Verdict
Our next movie is American Psycho!
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Music(00:01:03) - Intro(00:02:14) - Let Me Sum Up(00:07:17) - Was That in the Book?(01:05:59) - Lost in Adaptation(01:31:31) - Better in the Book(02:27:46) - Better in the Movie(02:45:52) - The Movie Nailed It(02:52:57) - Odds and Ends(02:56:29) - The Final Verdict
Enjoy our discussion on the runner-up in our Treasure Island fan poll!Our Cloud Atlas episode is going to be at least a few days late so hopefully this tides everyone over until then!
- Patron Shoutouts
- The Outsiders Fan Reaction
- Cloud Atlas PreviewThe Steve Index: https://engineer-of-souls.github.io/thisfilmislit
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well said, Katie. and Bryan, you should have given her more credit instead of just breezing over her well-thought out conclusion to end the podcast.
I did like how this movie handles divorce. I know it's not an "issue" anymore but so much media still portrays the woman as a prize to be won by these competing men. It's nice to see a realistic portrayal of people who have just grown apart and cant be together anymore. Good stuff on that front. Other areas not so much...
I remember hating the step dad so much as a kid; & 25 yr old me still feels that way. Especially when they find out the pets are missing, the step dad basically says 'we aren't going to look for them, deal with it.' AND THE MOM JUST SITS THERE & DOES NOTHING! What did she see in this guy?!
This made me rethink the film a lot. Def need to give the book a read soon. Ashamed I haven't done so already.
this just makes me want to watch the movie for the billionth time.
I wholeheartedly agree with your opinions of the PJO movie. It was absolute shit.