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John predicts The Fault in Our Stars movie will be a good movie (2013)

prediction · status: came true · last event: came true (2014-06-10 (said on 2014-06-07, implied)) · owner: John

From July 2013 John said repeatedly that the film of The Fault in Our Stars would be a good movie; after seeing it in March 2014 he said he loved it, while granting he was not objective.

Part of: The Fault in Our Stars film adaptation (2012)

Told alongside: John: the Fault in Our Stars film is actually going to happen (2013) · John asks viewers to read The Fault in Our Stars before seeing the film (2013) · John asks viewers to mark the TFIOS film's June 6 release on their calendars (2013) · Hank's trip to New York City for the TFiOS film premiere (2014)

About: The Fault in Our Stars (film)

date event what video
2013-04-02 predicted John says, in what he calls his most positive statement ever about Hollywood, that people should be cautiously optimistic about the film. (hedged) TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video 00:01:56
2013-07-19 predicted John thinks the TFIOS film is going to be a very good movie. (hedged) · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated TFiOS Movie, Bees, Babies, and More! 00:01:13
2013-08-27 repeated John predicts the TFIOS movie will be good because everyone on set feels a tremendous responsibility to the story and its readers. (hedged) On the TFIOS Movie Set 00:02:39
2014-01-07 repeated John hopes the TFIOS movie is good: he hasn't seen it yet, but it should be good. (hedged) Warm Things for Cold Times 00:00:30
2014-01-14 came true John says the movie is funny but at other times very, very sad; he really loved it, which is exciting and a huge relief. Giving Away Over $700,000 00:00:06
2014-03-11 repeated Having seen it, John restates that the TFIOS film is good: he loves it, while granting he might be wrong and is not objective. (hedged) Question Tuesday: TFIOS Movie, Existential Crises, and Symbolism 00:00:27
2014-06-03 repeated John says he loves the movie and finds it amazingly faithful to the book, powerful, funny and moving; its makers cared about the story and each other. (hedged) The Fault in Our Stars Movie Premiere 00:02:41
2014-06-10 (said on 2014-06-07, implied) came true John says reviews of the TFiOS film have been amazing and, per Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of viewers liked it. Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers 00:00:19

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