Books you would hate to see turned into a movie
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I was going to say Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor but after a little research I have found that it was already made with Brad Dourif in 1979 and is apparently quite good, I'm going to have to put it on my Netflix instant queue.
The World According to Garp is a terrible movie, there is just too much stuff in the book and the film just zips right through it.
Sooo...I guess I'd have to say The Light of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, it would be far too confusing in a film.....unless it was made by David Lynch. >_>
The World According to Garp is a terrible movie, there is just too much stuff in the book and the film just zips right through it.
Sooo...I guess I'd have to say The Light of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, it would be far too confusing in a film.....unless it was made by David Lynch. >_>
You are absolutely right mate, I couldn't be bothered to mention any, that's all. But it's definetly possible making good book to movie adaptations. Problem is though, only 1 in 100 of them are any good. If only it was the other way around. It's only possible to mention 5-10 that you can remember by heart, whereas we can mention 20-30 that suck... Well... Bottom.kintaris said:
The Road.
It's a good book (in fact it's brilliant), but not much really happens and it relies on creating atmosphere and vistas, so it would be/is a pretty boring film.
It's a good book (in fact it's brilliant), but not much really happens and it relies on creating atmosphere and vistas, so it would be/is a pretty boring film.
Ecstacy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance by Irvine Welsh. 9_9 I'm afraid Hollywood would destroy the crazy people in the novel.
The Men Who Stare At Goats.
It was an awesome, entertaining book that was essentially using satire and fiction to mock the war on terror. The first half was about crazy psychic warfare, and the second half was about abuse of that (In a nutshell). They literally took off the second half of the book, threw it away and then put George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges on it to make it sell.
Though it does have an army barracks full of soldiers tripping balls...
No. I did not appreciate that movie.
It was an awesome, entertaining book that was essentially using satire and fiction to mock the war on terror. The first half was about crazy psychic warfare, and the second half was about abuse of that (In a nutshell). They literally took off the second half of the book, threw it away and then put George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges on it to make it sell.
Though it does have an army barracks full of soldiers tripping balls...
No. I did not appreciate that movie.
I think Trainspotting was very well done as a film. I haven't read the book, so I can't exactly do a side by side comparison, but I don't see why another Welsh book couldn't be turned into a movie.lonelydays17 said:
I'm gonna say DUNE by Frank Herbert. The books has too much political intrigue and secrecy that couldn't be shown very well on screen.
I think books that work well as movies are ones that have simpler characters and plots and really focus on the world itself. The forte of a movie is to show a world. Trying to adapt a book that has a lot narration is very hard to get right.
I think books that work well as movies are ones that have simpler characters and plots and really focus on the world itself. The forte of a movie is to show a world. Trying to adapt a book that has a lot narration is very hard to get right.
Totally agree. But with movies moving in their current direction, it'd end up being a visual journey; little dialogue required. I think Michael Bay could, potentially, make something good out of Ender's Game (it physically hurts me to say that)... provided he pulls his head out of his ass. heh. (there, better.) The story is ideal and downright perfect for 3D (if, again, it's used properly and not as a stupid gimmick), especially the nifty arena scenes/games.scatmanfan said:
I'd also like to see a continuation (if that's possible) of Asimov's Robot series. I, Robot was a cool movie, but just didn't feel right to me. I'm hoping they can do better with Caves of Steel, maybe. Or better yet, get into his Foundation series (as long as they don't try to cram all 6 or 7 books worth of lore and subtext into one movie).
EDIT: oh wait... I misread the question. I'd actually like to see those books attempted. Then I realize they're going to fail horribly, so... my choices stand.
The orchid thief, I mean that book has no story, no story!
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Salinger hated movies so don't worry Catcher wont become one for a long time: not until it becomes public domain.JWRosser said:
I wish they hadn't done that cheeseball crapfest of animation for Dragons of Autumn Twilight. The only good thing about that was K. Sutherland voicing Raistlan.
I can?t imagine a Robert Rankin book being adapted well to the big screen. So much of the humor and thought would be lost. Still, I would like to see them try, if only to get Robert Rankin one of those big Hollywood paychecks.
The Potter movies were okay to begin with but the last couple of screenplays were way too abridged. The last one especially (Half Blood Prince) was sandbagged to an almost unrecognizable level. I can?t imagine the last movie making much sense to anyone who only saw the movies.