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Can the "b-b-b-b-bast-turds" make movies as great as the books they come from?

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What books should be made into movies? 3 Replies

Started by Beerman7bb. Last reply by ColumbusLee Dec 25, 2009.

The Ruins 4 Replies

Started by cynder66. Last reply by Tara Rose Apr 28, 2009.

Twilight 1 Reply

Started by Jess. Last reply by Andelora Deveroux Apr 3, 2009.

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Comment by Andelora Deveroux on March 31, 2009 at 11:00am
Night Watch, Day Watch, and [hopefully!] Twilight Watch. I watched the first two movies, loved them, read the third book, loved it, now I'm reading the fourth book, but I also want to read the first two novels and see the third movie, if it ever makes its way to film! Really gripping russian scifi/fantasy.
Comment by jessie on January 1, 2009 at 9:41pm
I always enjoy reading the book first then seeing the movie. Sometimes I like to make a project out of it like reading In Cold Blood then seeing Capote and the older version of In Cold Blood.
I also read The Ruins but heard the movie was horrible so I haven't seen it .
Comment by deenibeeni on January 1, 2009 at 9:13pm
Favorite of all time: Wise Blood. Probably the only film I've ever seen that was equal to the book, with Houston's direction, the stunning visuals & tight loyalty to the book making up for the lack of Flannery O'Connor's prose. Have to say that IMHO the absolute worst adaptation of a book was The Unbearable Lightness of Being. The dregs.
Comment by elizabeth on July 8, 2008 at 6:21pm
The Painted veil was made into a great movie with Edward Norton, one of the best actors around. Trude to Maughm and the scenery is ewxquisite and sets a somber Maughm mood
Comment by elizabeth on July 7, 2008 at 7:19pm
one of the best books into movies is To Kill A Mockingbird. Does Gregory Peck look like Atticus Fitch or what! Movie Mama
Comment by noelle2053 on July 4, 2008 at 6:18pm
Nope never as good.. At best a B- and the majority of people dont even know they were books before. Society is becomming frightful
Comment by staahsha on June 2, 2008 at 8:04pm
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles was made into a wonderful film by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring John Malkovich and Debra Winger.
Comment by Alex DeLarge on May 31, 2008 at 10:06pm

I enjoyed Khaled Hosseini's novel THE KITE RUNNER but felt the movie was too much like the text: film and prose are very different forms of communication and sometimes their structure and dialogue must vary. REVIEW: Sometimes a faithful adaptation from a good source novel can be a bad thing, or in this case a rather mundane thing, because prose and the visual arts are two very different mediums of storytelling. The children actors are exceptional and the direction adequate with some gorgeous cinematography but the fault is placed within the film’s narrative structure: it is actually too similar to the novel. Readers of the book will agree that the movie skips some major plot points such as the breathtaking escape from Afghanistan via the smothering darkness of an oil truck (where a baby dies) and Amir’s adventure in getting his nephew a visa. The film also fails to adequately explain the cultural bias that exists between the characters; the viewer can’t understand Amir’s motivations unless this is clearly defined. The major problem with this film is that it’s sometimes boring. David Benioff is a weak screenwriter and his history confirms this (just look on IMDB and see his other “accomplishments”). I believe this film would have benefited from cross-cutting or well placed flashbacks to enhance the suspense; we know Amir survives…but how? At what cost? As it is, the movie generates little suspense and just plods along until the final scene. THE KITE RUNNER is disappointing because it could have been a great film. (B-)
 

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