Books you think NEED to be made into movies
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I was just thinking this and if it does by some miracle happen Im gonna tryout for the part of Bob.SarChasm said:
Probably one of the worst authors I have ever had the displeasure of reading.Nitpicker of the Wastes said:
It seems like the guy has a mad lib that he just fills in to create a new novel.
Surprise! the movies are also terrible.
Nothing I read would translate all to well to film. However, I would like to see a few short stories of Flannery O'Connor's on screen, even though previous attempts had less then stellar results.
WE DONT SPEAK OF THAT!-Zen- said:
In all seriousness though the only reason it sucks so much is because Disney and Sam Raimi got a hold of it....HOW he could screw it up is beyond me, he already had a script and descriptions of scenery and freaking character personalities!
OH and if HBO got it instead of Disney then we would at least have some sort of gore to make up for the lack of Sam's intelligence....
That is of course if this mythical series existed... :'(
in the 90's there was talk about a live action movie. Clint Eastwood would have been brilliant back then.Jbird said:
I don't know if it's better, it's just different. Aslong as the adaptation keeps the core focus of the book in mind it should be OK. If it hadn't been for Jurassic Park the movie, I would've never gone out and check the book, wich was pretty awsome.Cpt_Oblivious said:
Though I was disappointed that Rincewind seemed older than he was portrayed in the books in his movie adaptation, I still want to see a Discworld movie with Sam Vimes in it. I think if they manage to mess up a story with him in it it is truly hopeless but since I liked "The Color of Magic" and "Hogfather" movies I think they have a good chance of getting it right.
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They also need to do more in that children's book series, and find a way to get the last two into the US without obnoxious collectors/foreign import costs.
They also need to do more in that children's book series, and find a way to get the last two into the US without obnoxious collectors/foreign import costs.
HELL YES!!!!!!! Unfortunately, Hollywood probably could fuck that one up so bad, i would never want to think of the books again, which would be a shame. Also, i have the feeling they'd have to cut about half of it to prevent the NC-17 rating lolVriggchan said:
Anything by Bernard Cornwell or Steven Erikson. They're just too cinematic to pass up, if you ask me.
Lost Souls or Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Brite
SO MUCH IMAGERY. It'd be pretty much impossible to get wrong since most of her books are specifically set in New Orleans/Missing Mile
SO MUCH IMAGERY. It'd be pretty much impossible to get wrong since most of her books are specifically set in New Orleans/Missing Mile
Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, and all of Christopher Moores novels. Oh, and more Neil Gaiman! And the tales of H.P. Lovecraft. And Tales of the Otori. but you gotta make sure they are actually GOOD! no stripping out the story and changing the characters to add some stupid unnecessary romance (I'm looking at you, Starship Troopers!)
