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 May 24 2006, 12:01 AM
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Have you ever read a book and thought that it would be a great movie? List some books that you think will be a great movie...
The Truth About Forever By: Sarah Dessen I love this book and when ever I read it I would picture it in my head as a movie. The Outsiders By:SE Hinton Yes, I know that this already became a movie. But I would love to see or make a modern version of it. I thought of this because I hated the movie because of all the parts it was missing. |
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May 24 2006, 01:15 AM
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 in the reverb chamber. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,022 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 300,308 |
How about your favorite book to film adaptations?
A Clockwork Orange Naked Lunch Fight Club The Shining Full Metal Jacket Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Comic to film? SLC Punk Ghost World Sin City |
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May 24 2006, 07:46 AM
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I always thought Snow Crash would make a great movie. It was originally written as a graphic novel, so it definitely reads more like a script than a traditional novel.
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| *I Shot JFK* |
May 24 2006, 07:48 AM
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QUOTE(Acid Bath Slayer @ May 24 2006, 7:15 AM)  How about your favorite book to film adaptations? A Clockwork Orange Naked Lunch Fight Club The Shining Full Metal Jacket Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Comic to film? SLC Punk Ghost World Sin City Ghost World was a comic? amazing movie... if i wasnt afraid of the cheesiness factor, i would say My Sister's Keeper. liked that bok. |
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May 24 2006, 11:30 AM
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QUOTE(Acid Bath Slayer @ May 23 2006, 11:15 PM) SLC Punk [randomspam]  I love SLC Punk. Definently one of my favorite movies! [/endrandomspam]To be girly and whatnot, I believe that the Gossip Girl series would make for some good movies! They don't even need to make seperate movies for all the books, do a combo <3 |
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| *Indiscriminate Soul* |
May 24 2006, 11:47 AM
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Cats Eye and The Joy Luck Club. Both books have amazing imagery. I know The Joy Luck Club was made into a movie, but I don't remember seeing it.
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May 25 2006, 07:27 PM
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Joy Luck Club was a great movie, one of my favorites in fact.
The Coldest Winter Ever would make a great movie. I've heard talks about it being made into one. |
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May 26 2006, 01:35 PM
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A Beautiful Mind. That was definitely a good one :]
Ones that would be made into a good movie... I'm not sure, actually. Maybe I'll think of it later. |
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May 27 2006, 02:41 PM
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Even though I read it years ago I think in Jr. High so it may have been a kid's book or young reader's book, I think Song Of The Buffalo boy would make a good movie. I can' remember much GREAT books I read, or any that would make a great movie, I guess I'll just have to start reading some.
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May 27 2006, 06:57 PM
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QUOTE(maryissa @ May 24 2006, 12:01 AM) The Truth About Forever By: Sarah Dessen I love this book and when ever I read it I would picture it in my head as a movie. Oh my gosh, totally. I love this book so much. Read it 6 times. Another was Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli (I think). I <3 that book. |
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May 28 2006, 01:00 AM
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They Cage Animals at night, I'm glad its in production, its gonna be good. or even better... the best book to movie... DISCO BLOODBATH Aka Party Monster
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Jun 5 2006, 05:59 PM
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This is kinda off-topic, since I don't really like the book, but I heard Eragon is being made into a movie.
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Jun 6 2006, 05:46 PM
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QUOTE(Toxical @ Jun 5 2006, 6:59 PM) This is kinda off-topic, since I don't really like the book, but I heard Eragon is being made into a movie. eragon sucks, it really does, and this is not an uninformed opinion its so ridiculously cliched "HHAHHA ARGETLAM NOOB I OWNED U' |
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Jun 9 2006, 09:11 AM
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QUOTE(jooleeah @ May 26 2006, 1:35 PM) A Beautiful Mind. That was definitely a good one :] Ones that would be made into a good movie... I'm not sure, actually. Maybe I'll think of it later. A Beautiful Mind was definetly good. as for others.. I'm not really sure, but most of the time the plot gets ruined or changed too much from the book... |
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Jun 13 2006, 07:26 PM
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QUOTE(Toxical @ Jun 5 2006, 3:59 PM) This is kinda off-topic, since I don't really like the book, but I heard Eragon is being made into a movie. eh...thats wat i heard too...i thought it was boring..until the ending when the most action happens...but yeah..not too excited to watch it though...don't think if i will.. |
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| *disco infiltrator* |
Jun 14 2006, 11:54 AM
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From the books I have read that are made into movies, I've been disappointed. I've yet to see a movie where I read the book beforehand and still thought the movie was a good adaptation of the book.
Brave New World would probably make a good movie, with the right people. I would probably be very selective in who would do it. Can't put it in the wrong hands... James, read the comic! |
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Jun 22 2006, 06:23 PM
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Because of Winn-Dixie. It's a childish book, but its an okay story.
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Jun 25 2006, 11:50 AM
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wut wut in the butt? Group: Human Posts: 2,108 Joined: Sep 2005 Member No: 227,723 |
^^The dog movie?? I havn't seen it but they already have a movie out on that.
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Jun 27 2006, 04:09 PM
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I think "A Long Way Down" by Nick Hornby would be a pretty cool movie.. I love it.
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Jun 28 2006, 12:04 PM
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Dancer would make a really good movie, as well as Tithe. If you haven't read them go read them, they are amazing.
I hate books turned movies, they rarely get it right |
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Jul 1 2006, 06:06 PM
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in the reverb chamber. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,022 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 300,308 |
QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Jun 14 2006, 11:54 AM) From the books I have read that are made into movies, I've been disappointed. I've yet to see a movie where I read the book beforehand and still thought the movie was a good adaptation of the book. Try A Clockwork Orange, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and The Shining. QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Jun 14 2006, 11:54 AM) [font=verdana][size=1] Brave New World would probably make a good movie, with the right people. I would probably be very selective in who would do it. Can't put it in the wrong hands... It has been tackled several times as a made-for-TV-movie. Bad news, I'm sure. 
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Jul 1 2006, 06:47 PM
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The only thing I hate about that is that if you've read the book and go see the movie, you know exactly what happens and how things turn out in the end.
It's the same if you see a movie then read the book except there are more details in the book. |
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Jul 1 2006, 06:50 PM
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i freaking hate sarah dessen
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Jul 1 2006, 08:55 PM
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I mostly hate book adaption movies, where the book is turned into a movie. I don't know why but it makes me mad, when they skip things, and add things that haven't happened in the story or just plain changed the plot. I would like to see "The Rescue" by Nicholas Sparks into a movie. I think the same people who did "The Notebook" should do "The Rescue" because I liked both movie and book for "The Notebook" which is rare because most of the time I perfer book over book-into-movie.
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Jul 2 2006, 01:14 PM
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QUOTE(Acid Bath Slayer @ Jul 1 2006, 6:06 PM) Try A Clockwork Orange, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and The Shining. It has been tackled several times as a made-for-TV-movie. Bad news, I'm sure. Made-for-TV is not what I had in mind, hah. |
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Jul 3 2006, 01:18 AM
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QUOTE(Angelina Taylor @ Jun 27 2006, 5:09 PM) I think "A Long Way Down" by Nick Hornby would be a pretty cool movie.. I love it. Taylor`` I agree! I would love to see who they would cast for Martin, JJ, Maureen & Jess. Plus High Fidelity and About a Boy were excellent movies in my opinion. Fever Pitch not so much but still.  I would love to see On the Road by Jack Kerouac be made into a movie but at the same time I really, really don't. 
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Jul 6 2006, 05:58 PM
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I thought Pride & Prejudice was a good movie (the most recent one). I liked Emma as well.
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Jul 26 2006, 03:59 AM
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QUOTE(Kristinaa @ May 27 2006, 4:57 PM) Oh my gosh, totally. I love this book so much. Read it 6 times. Another was Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli (I think). I <3 that book. You rock. Whenever I tell my friends I really like the book Stargirl, they always say to me, "Isn't that a kid's book? I read it a long time ago!" I think it would be an interesting movie, but I can't help but think that if it was, the character Leo would be ruined by some Hollywood pretty boy who is actually 10 years older than the actual character. |
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Jul 26 2006, 10:45 AM
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The Notebook was probably the only movie better than the book
Along with A Clockwork orange and all D: |
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Jul 26 2006, 04:13 PM
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QUOTE(Freaky Krazer @ Jul 26 2006, 11:45 AM) The Notebook was probably the only movie better than the book Along with A Clockwork orange and all D: Really?  I just started reading the book now.
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Jul 27 2006, 01:44 PM
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 mon cheri amour x Group: Member Posts: 2,349 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 168,530 |
i think the giver would be a good movie.
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Jul 27 2006, 02:49 PM
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I would definitely like to see Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," although not necessarily a screen adaptation since it already is a script. But yeah, it would be interesting but I'm pretty sure it would a total flop as a movie since the plot is nil. Transcendentalism ftw.
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