Ruhskins
03-24-2012, 12:23 AM
i've never read a book and had it be turned into a movie, but some of my favorite novels were, i just happened to see the movie before i read the book. besides the outsiders, but that was all before i was born. american psycho is great both ways
I'm a big fan of watching a movie first and then reading the book afterwards.
RedskinMike
03-24-2012, 12:29 AM
Yeah, probably not the best idea to come out with a full length movie. I could appreciate a short tribute, especially with the likes of Will Sasso and Sean Hayes (of Will & Grace fame) but not a full feature.
3 stooges to me is legendary and still funny to this day, and this is coming from a guy that absolutely hates pre-80's cinema, especially black and white shows and movies.
Speaking of slap-stick comedy.
sytVoTYFT08
It originally was a blockbuster movie with Sean Penn, Benicio Del Torro, and Jim Carey in the rolls. The director dropped out and then so did the cast. It at one point had promise.
los panda
03-24-2012, 02:01 AM
I'm a big fan of watching a movie first and then reading the book afterwards.what are some of yours?
the outsiders
american psycho
drive
fear and loathing in las vegas
rising sun* i forgot i did read the book first
that's what i can think of off the top of my head
SolidSnake84
03-24-2012, 08:39 AM
Can't be any worse than The 3 Stooges movie that's coming out in a couple weeks.
I agree. When I first saw the trailer I told my wife there was no way that movie could make any money, although i could be wrong.
I was also shocked when they said that "John Carter" 's projected loss was going to be somewhere in the 200 million range.. Can a film fan tell me how close that is to "Battlefield Earth" in terms of loss?
Dirtbag59
03-24-2012, 08:59 AM
I agree. When I first saw the trailer I told my wife there was no way that movie could make any money, although i could be wrong.
I was also shocked when they said that "John Carter" 's projected loss was going to be somewhere in the 200 million range.. Can a film fan tell me how close that is to "Battlefield Earth" in terms of loss?
They lost it all to those stinkin pirates, not because they made a bad movie.
mredskins
03-24-2012, 01:11 PM
I have read all three hungry game books. I have to say they are very under welling. I kept reading in hopes it get great due to the reviews. Never happened.
Ruhskins
03-25-2012, 12:51 AM
So I went to see The Hunger Games, it was a pretty good movie. My wife enjoyed it as well. If I have time this summer, I will try to read the book.
what are some of yours?
the outsiders
american psycho
drive
fear and loathing in las vegas
rising sun* i forgot i did read the book first
that's what i can think of off the top of my head
One of my favorite movies is the Hunt for Red October. And it was one of those situations where I saw the movie first and then I read the book. The book was awesome. I'd like to read the Shawshank Redemption sometime in the future as well.
DynamiteRave
03-25-2012, 01:15 AM
I have read all three hungry game books. I have to say they are very under welling. I kept reading in hopes it get great due to the reviews. Never happened.
Is this one of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book?
los panda
03-25-2012, 01:35 AM
So I went to see The Hunger Games, it was a pretty good movie. My wife enjoyed it as well. If I have time this summer, I will try to read the book.went and saw it today with my gf. she cried and wouldn't leave the theater, the manager finally came and gave us a $50 gift card if we agreed to leave without causing a scene. i gave her 2 mini of vodka from my fanny pack and that calmed her enough to let us take the deal. it was a decent movie, i wasn't dazzled.
on a separate note, i finally saw the kite runner. add that to my list of books i've read/movies i've seen
mredskins
03-25-2012, 07:32 AM
went and saw it today with my gf. she cried and wouldn't leave the theater, the manager finally came and gave us a $50 gift card if we agreed to leave without causing a scene. i gave her 2 mini of vodka from my fanny pack and that calmed her enough to let us take the deal. it was a decent movie, i wasn't dazzled.
on a separate note, i finally saw the kite runner. add that to my list of books i've read/movies i've seen
Your strangeness keeps getting stranger. That story is odd but admitting you carry a fanny back is mind blowing.
In my mind you are moving into the Over The Mountain category.