Movie Version Not Needed, Thank You
 

Do you think that there are certain stories out there that should never be made into a movie?
Or do you think there was a film adaptation of something that shouldn't have been made into a movie?

Where the Wild Things Are is being made into a movie. This is one of my all-time favorite stories. I'm opposed to the idea that it is now going to be movie-ized.

There's not a lot of material there for it to be stretched into 90 minutes. Which means there will be a lot added to it that could take away from the story's simplicity.

When I first read "Brokeback" in 97 or so, I couldn't imagine it being a film. But I was plesantly surprised. But if it had never been a film, I would have been okay with that.

Oh, I love Spike Jonze's films so I'd be interested in seeing what he does with any material, even when it's made of such great mettle as WtWTA.

As far as other as-yet-un-adapted books that have the potential to unnerve me as films... A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius tops my list.

I think it's difficult to take something you love - be it a book or whatever and someone makes it into thier vision. It goes back to using your imagination to create in your mind what's on the page and most of the time it never adds up. At least with me.

Battlefield Earth should never have been made into a movie. I loved the book, and the movie was the most craptastic piece of junk I've ever had the misfortune of seeing.

That story was too complex to ever summarize in one film.

There a many books I feel and felt should never be made into movies. But I'm glad filmmakers aren't limited by my lack of imagination. There are plenty of books I thought would make horrible movies that turn out fine.

And a lot more that turned out awful. But I'll take the failures as compensation for the occasional successes.

I would be surprised if anyone could ever make a good movie version of One Hundred Years of Solitude.

I would like to see someone making a movie version of the dictionary.

Unabridged of course.

"Vagina Monologues: The Movie" would look interesting on billboards.

I heard the ending of that one. The zebra did it.*
:D



*Not my joke. Steven Wright's joke.

A mainstream movie version of "Everyone Poops" (2girls1cup doesn't count!)

A Million Tiny Pieces maybe? They could put a disclaimer on it too: Based On Not So Actual Events.


My serious answer would have to be Congo. That book sucked donkey balls, yet somehow the movie still managed to be eclipse it for pure sucktasticness. Blech.

Why did you watch a movie made from a donkey ball sucking book? Seems counterintuitive to me.

Morbid curiosity. Same with Fahrenheit 9/11. Sometimes I just can't help it and have to see if a movie is really as ridiculous as I imagine.

They usually are.

Gotcha. I do the same thing with midget porn.

Here's one thing that probably should not have been made into a movie:

Speed Racer

I hold opinoin untill I see it (IF I ever do).....

I wonder if they ever made this book into a movie?

I don't think so, but there is this!

I'm actually looking forward to Speed Racer. An extremely distant relative of mine won the role of Chim-Chim.

Apparently Kevin knows very little about p0rnography.

I read "The Dictionary" once. The storyline was hard to follow, but at least they explained each word as you went along......

I really don't know a thing.

As you know, I lead a pure and chaste life.

Purely what, and chasing whom?

Apparently Kevy Baby knows very little about Cadaverous Pallor.

I don't remember Chim-Chim, but hey- having someone you know in the movie would make it fun to watch.

I think they are trying to go after the baby-boomers when they make these movies from old cartoons. They hope they will say "Oh, I remember that cartoon! Let's go see the movie!!" $$Ca-ching!$$

:rolleyes:

This is Chim Chim...

The trailer for Speed Racer looks awful. And since I don't think I've ever seen any of the original cartoons that is probably enough to ensure I won't be seeing it unless the reviews are phenomenal.

I watched the trailer. Um...yeah. I'm not even picky and it looked bad.

I thought it looked like fun- almost cartoon but not quite.

It looks pretty but without any plot - much like the cartoon.