i read the book aquamarine is based off of

[@staysafe7271]

Wow, it’s pretty rare that a movie is better than the book.

[@Caitluz]

I never knew it was based off a book

[@MushroomReaper]

Same!! I loved this movie as a kid! I literally screamed “there’s a book?!?”

[@Caitluz]

@@MushroomReaper Yeah aha ^-^

[@tammiepage6489]

I never knew that either but also I have to remember a lot of movies are based off of books

[@elizamatthews6853]

You should compare Ella Enchanted to its book. They are both really good. Even though it’s not a DCOM.

[@JulietAnn1000]

Yes, I agree. That's what I was going to say. The book and the movie are very different. It would be cool to see them compared though.

[@aiza2801]

Book is better

[@azurevalleys]

I love them both!! It’s hard to say the book is better because they’re SO DIFFERENT, the book is definitely more serious but I love the musical fun 😂

[@camryngrace1]

I hated what they did to the movie! 😭

[@sophtopic]

I was going to say that. They are so different.

[@Videogamergirl93]

I recommend reading Avalon High by Meg Cabot and watching the movie to compare them [haven't read the book myself but I own it]

[@melly9355]

I personally preferred the book of Avalon High. The movie was good, but was not the same feeling imo lol Highly recommend the book!

[@missmossie2010]

@@melly9355 Same. The movie bugged me so much personally. They changed it in the name of "girl power" when the book was already pretty girl power. I love the book; it's my favorite Meg Cabot book.

[@zoelundy5561]

The book is so much better they changed around all the characters in the movie and I hated it

[@ryleemorrow6811]

@@zoelundy5561 when I separate it from the book, the movie is actually pretty good

[@missmossie2010]

Rylee Morrow Yeah, if I hadn’t loved the book so much, I would have liked it. As a stand alone movie, it’s not bad. It’s one of the few I can’t help but compare to the book

[@just_peachy3582]

Since Percy Jackson is now officially part of Disney, I’d like to know your thoughts on the books and movies. You don’t have to tho. I understand if it’s too painful

[@nishthazawar1537]

Kylie B Percy Jackson has no movies!!!

[@just_peachy3582]

Yeah it does. They just are terrible so the fandom tries to forget about their existence

[@nishthazawar1537]

Kylie B I know lol...That’s why I said it doesn’t 😂...trying to forget yk

[@just_peachy3582]

Oof sorry I’m dumb

[@alizzie]

Kylie B they’re not terrible, you just have to learn to separate the book from a movie BASED OFF of a book. Sometimes they use tiny little details of a book and say it’s based on it.

[@miya.sugihara]

Can you read the "Read It and Weep" book. It's called "How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller" (very long title)

[@faeriewren]

I read Aquamarine twice, because I was obsessed with mermaids as a kid and then was gifted it because I was obsessed with mermaids. This is pretty accurate with my experience with the book. I also read Indigo, and remember enjoying it more, but it's been too long to say for certain if it's worth a read.

[@unicornmovieco.5637]

You should read books for newer decoms like Upside down Magic (book titled the same thing) or ZOMBIES (The book is called Zombies vs Cheerleaders)

[@Beccajoy9]

Zombies has a book. Is it any good?

[@ryleemorrow6811]

@@Beccajoy9 i haven't read it but I dont think the movie has much to do with it. It was very loose inspiration for the movie

[@JennyThePlatypus]

Pretty sure Zombies was actually a pilot for a show that was going to be on Disney Channel but then they decided to make it a movie instead I thought it was a book at first too but then I looked it up and couldn’t find anything about a book

[@obsessedfashiondiva]

Jenny The Platypus Thats because it was based on a comic book. It’s a really loose adaptation. Almost none of the original material. Honesty probably a different age demographic too

[@JennyThePlatypus]

Faith Nicole oh I didn’t know there was a comic book, I thought it was just the show

[@IceRiver1020]

Read it and Weep vs How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller I think that's the only DCOM based book that I've read, and I read it before I even knew about the movie. As a kid who wanted to be an author (still do), there was a wish fulfillment aspect to why I liked it lol!

[@andreasmeelie1889]

My dream is to be an author and I was twelve when the DCOM movie came out and it always was one of my favorites because it gave me that same wish fulfillment! I can relate! You and me both! Lol:)

[@emillee-raine]

I read the book and it was really underwhelming. That was in elementary school as well

[@AKookieForYou]

I think Princess Diaries could be a really fun one, or maybe Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Both were movies that I grew up with, but never really read the books lol

[@JackieWarner13]

I only watched this movie for the first time last year & being an Aussie I was shocked it was filmed here & had so many Aussie actors(international people probz wouldn't recognise them tbh) I watched it bc love JoJo. She just released a deluxe album this past Friday& it's killer.

[@maddieturner5090]

where did you find the movie do you have it on DVD bc before this video I have been wanting to rewatch it but I don't have it on DVD so I can't find a place to watch it.

[@hollow7994]

That book does look tiny.

[@cindiadkins9510]

it’s a children’s book

[@the_tangled_girl9494]

My favorite line from Aquamarine is the "I have two new loves. And their names are Ben and Jerry!" 😂

[@isabellab-c5351]

I was OBSESSED with this movie when I was younger (probably doesn't help that I was also obsessed with H2O: Just Add Water, and fun fact: the tails were made by the same people).

[@TheSpyda]

Fish sticks

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

At first I thought it said "fish stinks" 😆

[@tainagomez3765]

this just reminded me of a book called forgive my fins. it's another mermaid book and i remember really liking the main ship but its been many years since i've read it so i don't remember much. even though it's also a children's book i think you might enjoy it better than aquamarine if you're looking for a good mermaid book lol. it's also a series but i never read the rest of them :(

[@jackiecooney968]

Aquamarine is a masterpiece

[@plopadard]

i love that movie!! i didn't know it was based off a book!!

[@plopadard]

um... never got dat many likes before so... cool

[@gracecaddick3279]

OH MY GOD!!! Alice Hoffman wrote Aquamarine!! How did I not know that?!She also wrote Practical Magic (my favourite book/movie ever)

[@28_Studios]

Omg I love Aquamarine! My sister and I watched it constantly when we were little

[@anarosasanz_mx]

Love your content! You are so relatable and make me feel better about my Disney obsession despite me being in my 20's

[@mandereeze3]

I remember feeling the same way, and I did read the book when I was 12, so apparently it was geared towards me. But maybe you could compare Freaky Friday, especially since it’s a DCOM now. I remember reading it after the Lindsay Lohan version came out and thinking how different it was. I think the original Freaky Friday movie from the 70’s was truer to the book, though.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Really?! I find that super interesting! I didn't even know it was even so based off of a book till now!

[@harrypottersnumbrfan]

Raymond's going off to college... I thought he was 12

[@caitlynwandless8339]

I think he's 16ish, same as Aquamarine

[@Videogamergirl93]

I actually used to own the book [with the movie cover] but I never ended up reading it.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

I owned that movie cover book too and read it when I was twelve and was disappointed by it because I saw the movie in theaters so I got rid of it at a garage sale.

[@carliearin]

I love this movie so much. I saw tiktoks last night of someone doing some of the scenes from Aquamarine which I have never seen done before.

[@tehreemi8909]

Damn I've never been that early. And who else didn't know that it was based off a book??

[@katiaivanov9817]

This was so interesting! I have always loved the film and had no idea it was based on a book..I'm sure I would have been obsessed with it if I read it when I was 12..! LOL. Also, I love your Lizzie McGuire shirt so much!!!

[@JackieWarner13]

I'd love to see you do a video on Cheaper By The Dozen or Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen they're both based off books

[@asalways1504]

I remember this book bundled with another story by the author which was called Indigo, Which would be a really good movie adaptation IMO

[@emlaur3000]

I like the Aquamarine movie, but prefer The Thirteenth Year or H2O. I had Aquamarine and Indigo signed by the author Alice Hoffman a few years back at a book festival :) She was so nice and talked to me about my love of mermaids haha I wish she would write something about mermaids that is longer than a novella! If you want a great mermaid book though I highly recommend Ingo by Helen Dunmore, Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler, or Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli. These would be such great movies 😭

[@reedsylvier5250]

I loved ingo as a kid! I had them all I think, and definitely fav TV mer stuff thirteenth year and H20 are the best

[@emlaur3000]

@@reedsylvier5250 Yessss haha it’s so hard to find anyone who’s read them. Especially since they are out of print now :(

[@FunFilmFare]

Love “Sirena” and “Emily Windsnap”! The latter is now in movie development … if there’s ever an Emily Windsnap movie I hope we get a review of that too.

[@jeonghansupremacist4354]

i think its really funny how ya books with more serious themes became dcoms with much lighter deceptions but aquamarine, a children's book, was way more "raunchy" (for a kids movie) and more pre-teen feel

[@FunFilmFare]

I think bc kids movies in the 2000s and onwards became a lot lighter. Unlike 1980s-1990s kids movies which could get REALLY dark.

[@rachelburns5518]

I KNEW THAT THERE WAS A MOVIE WITH A MERMAID IN A WATERTOWER. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THIS MOVIE

[@natashavelasquez1841]

For real tho. I remember being super proud I read that entire book in a sitting when I was 10 😂... looking at it now I don’t remember it being that thin of a book. No wonder I finished it lol.

[@jocelynerika3939]

I totally felt the same way! I loved the movie and was so excited to find out it was a book. Excitment was short lived

[@shreyasriram8674]

Also Caitlin thank you for posting your video at this time

[@jenniferbarrons9562]

As someone who read this book when I was 12 - it wasn't good even when I was the target demographic. Movie is so, so much better!

[@jassyjones]

I watched the movie I enjoyed it I don’t think I knew it was based off of a book also Sara Paxton was ion Christy throwback kitchen just to add that in there

[@WLDFLD]

i watched aquamarine because of this and wooowwww i loved it so much, it is easily my favorite girly movie ty for the rec!!!!

[@harnoorarora4529]

Can we appreciate cait upload and making our quarantine better

[@pinkdolly]

I read the book in fourth grade. I have to admit the imagery from it has never left me. I love the last part where they are carrying aqua and running towards the water to save her as she disintegrates. I also love the illustration of the dress with the shells on it on the wheelchair. The way this book was written was very magical to me, it felt like a dreamy meditation on growing up. And yes it was kind of dark! I think for a fourth grader this book has a somewhat mature quality even if it’s not that great for adults

[@pinkdolly]

The same author also wrote a children’s book called Green Angel that was VERY dark. I think it’s post apocalyptic and it’s about a young girl whose whole family dies in a fire. It gave me hunger games vibes

[@FunFilmFare]

Same. Glad I’m not the only one who prefers the book. Kinda wish the movie was darker too. Like what if Aquamarine or her merman father was the reason Claire’s parents drowned at sea?

[@katgraham3255]

Aquamarine and indigo were originally sold as one book. I read them and loved them as a kid. Alice Hoffman was one of my favorite authors.

[@tee1778]

I loved both the book and the movie so so much. they were my favourite. I remember reading the book in sixth grade and just, feeling so magical

[@daneclark4340]

You should do this with The Clique. I know it’s not a DCOM & it’s a book series, but that’d be cool

[@cynthiarios271]

i have never even seen this movie, i'm here for you :)

[@ximenaperalta7531]

Read Avalon High! It is so good and I liked it so much better than the movie.

[@tommymarsh8230]

I think it’s just Alice’s books and movies are different because she also wrote practical magic which is also based on one of her books and it’s also very different from the book

[@alexisdaley9692]

I'm not sure if this is an Aussie thing, so if U have no idea what I'm talking about, can you do a video of 'the faires' tv show? (the 2005ish) version cause it's the best. Pleeaaaassseee!!!!! Love ur videos btw

[@allysonbua]

I’m 12 and my books are longer than that...........

[@SereneDancer]

I absolutely love this series. It's really interesting to compare the books to the movies.

[@dawleycaitlin]

You should also do a lemonade mouth comparison!

[@WriterLiz_]

May I recommend reading the Twitches book? It is absolutely nothing like the movies other than the premise, but I just finished reading it today out of curiosity and must say that if the movie was like the book, they could have kept us hooked for so much longer. The book is so good.

[@ilovepizzamills6810]

Or you could rate all the times that Miley revealed her double life as Hannah Montana or top ten Disney Channel catchphrases or ranking all of the Cinderella movies

[@HiddenWhiteFang]

Awesome! I read Can of Worms as a kid, so that might be a good one to check out!

[@alienatedlibrarian5017]

Alice Hoffman is one of the best authors I've ever read, although she usually writes for adults (and I def recommend those more). But I read this book in middle school and loved everything about it so much that I waited 15 years to watch the movie. It was a cute movie but the tone was so different I don't even want to compare them.

[@FunFilmFare]

Same. Probs why I didn’t like the movie as much. I think it’s OK. Because I read the book first and hoped the movie would have at least a similar tone.

[@alienatedlibrarian5017]

@@FunFilmFare I remember the tone of the trailer being enough for me to be immediately disappointed

[@emilyjayne5753]

Who's here from the Discord?!

[@greepea6669]

Please consider holes! I always thought the movie was a near perfect adaptation! Also I read indigo as a kid and it was just as bland as aquamarine lol

[@tisfortori4521]

You should compare the movie and book "Holes" (:

[@hannahbassham9354]

I read the book years ago and I remember wondering if I was reading the right book too lol 😅 Definitely does not compare to the movie Also I think you should do more non-dcom videos like this because these movies are part of our childhood too 😀

[@karwanminaj]

i still remember when i first saw the movie. i think i was 5 ish? Me and my older sisters saw it on TV. When connected was playing during the credits, i was happy because it was from Diamond castle. My oldest sister was like... why is he so happy now? my other sister said... because it is from that Barbie movie.

[@junjunjamore7735]

Aquamarine (2006) came before that Barbie movie (2008), I felt confused when I saw it in Barbie. xD

[@karwanminaj]

Junjun Jamore I know that. But not until years later. I used to be on Barbie.com 24/7. So that’s where me and my sisters first heard that song.

[@sarathong6966]

anyone else just finding out shes 22 i thought she was 17 wow anyways i really am shocked how different the book and movies are love your videos cait

[@martabreccia]

Wait did you changed the title? And you should totally do descendants

[@rachelhughes4678]

I read the book around 8 or 9 years ago when I came across it in my elementary school library, and yeah I was very underwhelmed by it even being the target demographic. The one thing I find funny though is that the only reason I knew the movie was based off of a book is because the actors talk about reading it in some of the behind the scenes, and they basically all say that they enjoyed it, and now I wonder how many of them were lying

[@raynathomason1030]

The book was one of the first non-picture books I read (it got my interest because of the mermaid silhouette on the cover). Years later when I watched the movie, I was like “this is almost nothing like the book!” But it was still a cute movie!

[@msprettymaze]

Can u also do Flipped movie & novel🥺 I really love this segment!

[@lily-sv9ds]

fish sticks p.s: you made want to re-watch this movie and i just want to say thank you for that ☺️

[@rubymilne6651]

Fun fact about aquamarine - there are 5 Australians in the movie (the mother of hailey, the dad of Cecilia, marjorie and two guys that hang out with Raymond) two of the actors are actually comedians and are still very popular in Australia! One was even a tv host

[@ps1hagridoufofcharacter]

what is that song you used in the transitions? i swear i know it but i have no clue right now also, fish sticks

[@caitlinmckillop]

It’s Sara Paxton’s version of connected

[@ps1hagridoufofcharacter]

@@caitlinmckillop thanks! :)

[@ismaelramirezcastro3148]

When r u gonna do the prt 3 of the best dcoms?🥺 I’m seriously waiting for it😭

[@Coal_minerals]

could you do the swap? for this series, i think the book and movie fit the same message but the changes they made felt weird to me and i would love to here your option.

[@life_is_no_fairytale]

I've seen the movie but I didn't know it was based on the book. Sounds like i haven't missed out on much though. I'd love to see you do Beastly, Mr. Lemoncello's library and Everything Everything.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

I actually was in the mood to watch Aquamarine and found it a funny coincidence that this video got uploaded which motivated me to watch the movie more which I finally did today. :) With that said I actually was twelve the age demographic when the actual movie, Aquamarine, came out to theaters. Some time after I saw the movie in theaters I remember seeing on my book order form at school the actual book of Aquamarine that had the same cover as the movie. I ordered it and finally got around to reading it and couldn't believe how entirely short it was and was very disappointed by it. So I find it interesting that Cait here was saying about how she may not be into it because she's 22 but I was the age demographic for the movie and the book and I was deeply disappointed. Lol, ever since then I always found it as a highly rare moment where the movie is actually FAR BETTER than the actual book itself. I finally saw that as full out reality. Lol However I do have to point one thing out. It always stuck with me that all of the girls fell head over heels over Raymond yet it was Hailey and Claire whom didn't have a crush on him but only saw him as a friend and they felt like that they were one of the only ones whom didn't fall head over heels for him and just liked him for himself and not because of his looks and got to show him that they can accept him as a friend. So I find it interesting that Cait said that the other girls didn't mind him as much. I admit, I read the book once when I was twelve and then got rid of it at a garage sale in middle school so who knows Cait could be right but I'm just pointing out it's what I remember. Lol

[@JennyThePlatypus]

I have an entire list in my phone notes of books that were turned into DCOMs 😂

[@sydartpix4341]

Aquamarine is my FAVORITE!! I love that movie

[@ilovepizzamills6810]

If you have no more video ideas you could do top 10 Disney Channel crossovers or top 10 Disney Channel two part episodes I also love you and your channel I think that you are so funny

[@AshleysAdvice]

When are we gonna see more movie book comparisons, because there are so many more do you comes I’d like to see her review and talk about, but it’s been awhile since we’ve seen one. I don’t know if Caitlin got busy or just forgot, But I think it would be cool to bring the series back.

[@leeand2790]

Well thats awsome! I FRICKEN LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!

[@ede-mae.___.2613]

Why has this video been snubbed like I LOVE aquamarine and I didn’t even get this in my recommendations

[@standingout34]

*I wish all books were short with big print*

[@oneyayeetplz]

Yes!!! I know you're a Disney KZbin channel but I like when you do other stuff besides Disney

[@Kali.a]

Aquamarine was my favorite movie as a kid, my sister hated it bc I would watch it so much lmao. I literally had no idea it was based off a book!

[@serenitymoon825]

What's funny is that the book and movie are SO different that when I read the book and then watched the movie literally a month later, I had no clue it was adapted from the same novel. I would have loved to see Aqua in a wheelchair with a beautiful long dress to cover her tail

[@shreyasriram8674]

I love you for loving disney

[@blissfullyunaware4175]

I read it before watching the movie and I Was astonished by the differences! I asked my sister so many times if she was sure that this was the right movie or not! 😂

[@rumaisasiddiqui9092]

Hii Can u plz do more hsm videos

[@avacalhoun2999]

Wow I have never been this early EVER!!!!!

[@femmeistheword]

Compare Beastly to the book?!?

[@life_is_no_fairytale]

I would love to see her do this one!!

[@katelynm4774]

I love aquamarine it’s so good of a movie

[@sofiacopsey1784]

I know it isn’t a direct copy, but you should do isle of the lost vs descendants

[@nicosy282]

I have watched the movie on DVD before but I wasn’t sure if I would like to read nor listen to the story in audiobook.

[@orangemarissa50]

Another book to read is Winn Dixie, it also has a movie to watch and compare it too

[@averyperry7234]

Oml yeah I didn’t know it was based off a book, and I literally had to rewatch it after hearing Aqua was in a wheelchair and slowly “dying” and that she doesn’t have legs

[@procrastinating4now]

DCOMS ARE BASED OFF BOOKS WHAT

[@laurenregnier3710]

Upside Down Magic books 📚vs movie 🎥

[@pennypenson2833]

YES

[@poesiefumeur]

Do Nerve! I read the book bc the movie was so cool but was surprised by the difference.

[@kennedytobias2745]

I love aquamarine! But I always felt like I was the only one that has ever heard of it

[@thxu4_the_venom657]

it's the only thing on my mind right now SO, if you haven't watched the owl house yet you HAVE to, it just got done with it's first season and it was great!! and if you have watched it could you make a video on what you thought of it? idk the only thing i can think of right now is the owl house (also fish sticks)

[@susanalopez5052]

TWITCHES, CHEETAH GIRLS AND PRINCESS DIARIES. TWITCHES, CHEETAH GIRLS AND PRINCESS DIARIES. PLEAAASEE

[@Nowegotbadblood]

50 shades of grey lol but you should do do that video Ohkay bye now! Love your channel!

[@mollyrupper9138]

I don’t know if you did this one or not but you should do The Cheetah Girls book vs. movie