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Asteban

11-30-2003, 01:11 PM

There probably have been TONS of posts asking what your favorite movie is....so I decided to put a small little spin on it, although someone has probably asked this too, BUT I STILL WANT TO KNOW!! Anyway, here's my choices: 

 1) Lord of the Rings Trilogy (of course): Loved the movies, loved the books....simple as that, waiting for Return of the King patiently.....very patiently.....who am I kidding *rips clothes off and runs through streets* yelling I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!.....I don't know what streaking has to do with lord of the rings, but oh well. got a little off topic.... 

 2) A Beautiful Mind: This movie was so amazing, Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe make a perfect acting combination, WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO SEE MASTER AND COMMANDER SO BAD!! The nearest theater from my town is only a few miles away, but the stupid jerks never get anything good in when it comes out 

 I can't remember any more of my favorite movies that were adapted from books, there was The Count of Monte Cristo...the one with Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce, but it was so horribly adapted that I almost vomited. I didn't cry because it was still a pretty good movie. The characters were dead on, especially Richard Harris (God rest his soul, he was a great great actor) 

 I guess number 1 is three different movies....The first one was adapted better, but the second one was always a better a book, and movie, and the 3rd one is gonna be great....its gonna blow me away, and you'd think that the fact that i know that its gonna blow me away would make me prepare for it, but....no matter how much I prepare, theres no stopping it...

Mighty_Wingman

11-30-2003, 01:43 PM

Rainbow Brite ,
I know you're at that age where you feel the need to express yourself in colorful ways, and I'm ever so happy for you, but when you type like that all you do is hurt my eyes and make me want to say mean things to you. I'm assuming you post here because you actually want people to read what you have to say So please try to control yourself in the future.
For the record " Count of Monte Cristo" was a fantastic adaptation considering what they had to work with .

in_diana_jones

11-30-2003, 03:30 PM

About a Boy

Bong_Boy

11-30-2003, 03:59 PM

I liked Patriot Games, it was cool.

Asteban

11-30-2003, 04:06 PM

Sorry about hurting your eyes, I was just bored and needed something to do, and using all those colors took up some time. However, I do like using green....just because its green. I watched an interview with the director on the DVD, and he said that he was making a movie, not a book, and if he wanted it to be exactly like the book he would have wrote it himself.....well....for one....not possible seeing that Alexandre Dumas has been dead for a very long time, but I thought this guy was a real jerk to say that, because I loved the book and I like seeing what I read in books on screen. This movie did a somewhat good job in some spots, but others were just horrible. Lord of the Rings has its moments like that too. Some things that Peter Jackson totally took out of the movie that were in the books, and parts that he just randomly made up and put them in. Like in Two Towers when Aragorn slides off that cliff after that small battle with the Wargs....completely pointless and could have eliminated a lot of extra time so he would have had time to put in some parts that he left out... enough ranting for me.

Bong_Boy

11-30-2003, 04:13 PM

Changing subject, i think Bram Stokers Dracula is the best book ever written. But i thought Ford Coppolas adaptation was poor, it would of been realy great if i had'nt of read the book first. for me the movie missed out some excellent parts of the book that would of fit into the film better than some parts they did pick.

psychofiend

11-30-2003, 05:26 PM

Pet Semetary
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Threadkiller

11-30-2003, 07:18 PM

There are a lot that are my favorite. Here's a few I could think of right off.

LOTR
Princess Bride
To Kill a Mockingbird
Bladerunner
L.A. Confidential

Mighty_Wingman

11-30-2003, 07:22 PM

Asteban ,
Sorry if it seemed like I was getting on your case there , the Green is fine, it was the yellow and orange that were hurting me.

Favorite movie based on a book is "Fight Club " .

Omaru

11-30-2003, 08:55 PM

American psycho
Blade runner
Of mice and men

Dr3vil

11-30-2003, 09:27 PM

Fight Club

Green Mile

Matt1

11-30-2003, 10:08 PM

I don't really have a favorite film adaptation, but the most faithful adaptation I have ever seen would have to be Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It's faithful almost to the films detriment.

ILovePapaSmurf

11-30-2003, 10:30 PM

So far its Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

ratm1966

11-30-2003, 10:33 PM

Harry Potter eh? You know, I thought my daughter liked Harry Potter, because she talked about reading it in school just before the first movie came out. So, while she was on vacation, I bought her all of the books, so she could read them all before the first movie came out. To my surprise, she hated the book and only read it because she had to. To top it off, she refused to watch any of the movies.

Asteban

11-30-2003, 11:04 PM

That's ok Wingman, I usually don't use THAT many colors, just needed a time waster....anyway

I didn't know that Fight Club was a book, whoever wrote it is a damn genius. I love that movie, its most definately on my top 5.

Mighty_Wingman

11-30-2003, 11:13 PM

Yes he is a Genius.

www.chuckpalahniuk.net (http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net)

If you've already seen " Fight Club " You should read "Lullaby" which I think is even better.

ILovePapaSmurf

11-30-2003, 11:16 PM

The books I feel are a little too adultish (if that is a word), but I love them. They always keep me wanting more. I am only on the third book (I am trying to read them before seeing the movie) because I am so busy with work and all. And I love the way that Rowlings always has a say in what goes on in the movie adaptation process.

Zens_7s

11-30-2003, 11:21 PM

Good call on Lullaby. Loved that book. Was disappointed in Choke however.

I also enjoyed the adaptation of The Green Mile, High Fidelity, Bridget Jones Diary, LOTR, The Ice Storm, and Fight Club. Honestly, there are so many I have been disappointed in that it is hard to think of more.

Right now I am looking forward to seeing The House of Sand and Fog, Empire Falls, The Confederacy of Dunces, and Prozac Nation in their movie adaptations.

Asteban

11-30-2003, 11:53 PM

I really cannot stand Harry Pooter....that was seriously a typing mistake, but its much more entertaining to keep it there. I used to read the books, but then I read Lord of the Rings and I was blown away, so for some odd reason I decided to re read the HP series.....and it just would not keep my attention, at all. My bf who hates to read picked them up and loves them though, so I guess its a good thing that they can get people to read. Even if they are 17 years old, and a Junior in high school....He's such a child /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif

Threadkiller

12-01-2003, 12:10 AM

I'm reading Survivor right now and am really digging it. Fight Club goes on my list. As does Trainspotting by Irving Welsh.

Least favorite has to be Forrest Gump.

marksiwel

12-01-2003, 03:08 AM

A Beautiful Mind (THE BOOK) is nothing like the MOVIE.

He beat his wife (Both of them), he cheated on his wife (both of them), He was married to someone else when he finally ended up with his Current(Jen Connely in the movie) wife. Thats right he was married and he was cheating on his wife with one of his students (Jen Connelys character). He also cheated on his student wife, with another man. ANOTHER MAN!

He is protrayed as a tragic figure, when he is a total fuck-wad.

Read the book.

Also FIght CLub was a close adapation. Expect for the ending and where he met Mr. Durden. I think the movie improved on the book.

Efexeye

12-01-2003, 08:58 AM

I like 2001...I think it is very faithful to the book. Also, I usually really like Philip K. Dick stuff, although others would disagree.....also, the Longest Day, Misery, the Graduate, Hunt for Red October, etc.....

Razorback

12-01-2003, 10:17 AM

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I didn't know that Fight Club was a book, whoever wrote it is a damn genius

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While I loved the movie FIGHT CLUB, it is not a great adaptation of the book. The book is light years better. Check it out.

RB

Razorback

12-01-2003, 10:20 AM

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I really cannot stand Harry Pooter....that was seriously a typing mistake, but its much more entertaining to keep it there. I used to read the books, but then I read Lord of the Rings and I was blown away, so for some odd reason I decided to re read the HP series

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I fell asleep during the first HP movie (I read the book because I wanted to know what my little brother was reading) and was a little more entertained by the second. However, since they have both been on HBO recently (and since I have many HBO channels) I have watched them both (sometimes back to back) recently and actually found them to be fun movies. Sometimes a second viewing, or a third, can do wonders for ones opinion of a movie.

RB

jjcourtright

12-01-2003, 02:43 PM

The Talented Mr. Ripley. I think this is one of the most overlooked movies, ever.

Omaru

12-01-2003, 03:28 PM

I liked Fight Club book's ending a bit more as it was left open, and yeah, the film moved some events around, like they happened in the book, but not with the same characters. It's also a shame cause his boss never got blown up in the film /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

Jack_Sparrow

12-01-2003, 03:38 PM

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The Talented Mr. Ripley. I think this is one of the most overlooked movies, ever.

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now that is a good movie

Mighty_Wingman

12-01-2003, 06:13 PM

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Good call on Lullaby . Loved that book .Was dissappointed in choke however.

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Yeah, I would put Choke at the bottom of the list because of the ending but it still made me laugh. " Invisisble Monsters" is the most twisted story I've ever read and would rank higher on my list if he had left out the graphic explanation of what Felching is. Oh gawwwd, I had never puked from reading anything , until that.

Are there plans to turn "Dunces" into movie ?

Asteban

12-01-2003, 06:36 PM

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He beat his wife (Both of them), he cheated on his wife (both of them), He was married to someone else when he finally ended up with his Current(Jen Connely in the movie) wife. Thats right he was married and he was cheating on his wife with one of his students (Jen Connelys character). He also cheated on his student wife, with another man. ANOTHER MAN!

He is protrayed as a tragic figure, when he is a total fuck-wad.

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 I had no idea the guy was such a jerk off, but still, he was a frickin genius. I can understand why they left stuff like that out of the movie. Although if they remade it and put that stuff in it would be a totally different movie, but still good......as long as the didn't show him cheating WITH a man, sorry to sound homophobic, I just don't want to see it. But just so no one jumps down my throat I'm not homophobic, my BF's dad is gay.

But back to what I was saying. I guess, this does sound hypocritical about that rant I made about Count of Monte Cristo, but my subject line says, FAVORITE that was adapted from book, not BEST adapted from a book.

In my defense, I am a total liar and just realized this myself. /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif