I have been secretly excited about the new Nancy Drew movie. I loved reading about Nancy and her adventures as a kid, and I’ve been planning to introduce my 8-year old daughter to Nancy for some time. The movie opens on Friday, and while I don’t know that I’ll be able to see it opening day, I’m planning to get in there soon. I’m not alone in my fond Nancy recollections.
Good Morning America sat down with some familiar faces to discuss the impact that reading Nancy Drew had on their formative years. The resulting conversation had me nodding and grinning.

Amanda from Enjoy the Everyday credits Nancy with her love of reading:

Guess what movie is coming out this weekend? At least I think it's this weekend. Anyway, it's Nancy Drew. I don't think I'll catch it at the theater but I'll definitely rent it when it comes out. I used to love Nancy Drew books. They are some of the books that got me completely hooked on reading. Hope the movie is as good at the books.

Michelle at Countdown to Thirty wonders if it is wrong to be excited about it, and worries about Nancy's updated image:

Is it wrong that I'm really excited that the "Nancy Drew" movie comes out this Friday? I loved reading Nancy Drew books as a child. I am curious how they translate the books to the big screen. From the previews, it looks like this Nancy is a little truer to the original incarnation of Nancy. I recall this Nancy Drew/ Hardy Boys shows on the Disney Channel in the late 80's where Nancy was a bit of a hooch. She's too smart to be like that.

Over at Go Fug Yourself, Heather poses a mystery question for Nancy actress Emma Roberts:

Think, Emma. Let's get Method together: How would Nancy Drew solve The Case Of The Footless Female?

Anna at The Pale Coin worries that her favorite sleuth will need some fashion help after seeing some other photos of Emma Roberts out and about:

I liked the old-fashionedness of it all: the fact that the girls (Nancy, Bess, and George) were referred to as "sleuths;" the fact that Nancy's bf's name was Ned (which just sounds old-fashioned); and especially, especially, especially the covers. I loved the Nancy Drew book covers. Nancy was always crouching down, peering into a window, furtively hauling away a clock/charm/locket/diary/candlestick, etc. And she was always dressed quite smartly.

Not everyone is jumping up and down with excitement, however. Kim, from Who Will Kim Be Today? is planning on boycotting the movie:

So now they've taken a legend, Nancy Drew, and I fear what will become of this smart, witty young woman at the hands of a film industry that thinks "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" was a good enough idea to spends millions of dollars on. Any young woman who has ever read a Nancy Drew book identified with this interesting girl at some level. We all wanted to be that smart, able to solve crimes and outwit the bad guy and the police. What will happen now is that Hollywood will create another young female character that few, if any of us, can live up to.

No matter how good a movie is, how faithful it stays to the original text of a book, there is one factor that can never be achieved through any kind of movie magic - the role of the mind of the reader. Individual imagination fills in the gaps left - on purpose - by a good writer. That is why girls of every ethnic, religious, or socio-economic background can read and love Nancy Drew. She is every girl, and we saw in her a bit of ourselves. But Hollywood will take that away now, and future readers will be forced to see Ms. Drew through the eyes of the camera. The unfortunate loss for these young women has, no doubt, never crossed the minds of those Southern California nitwits who have done this.

So, what do you think? Are you excited to see Nancy Drew on the big screen? Or are you afraid that Hollywood will ruin the legendary Ms. Drew for the next generation?

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