Harry Potter anyone?
Would you say that was better or worse then the books themselves?
I have never read the books but was forced to the cinemas when the very first movie came out. I switched after 10 minutes and I had wished I had been forced to watch something I just did not like.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Not sure there are many I've read and watched, but off the top of my head I'd say
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Angela's Ashes
A Beautiful Mind (maybe)
One Flew... is a good choice. I'd forgotten about that. Jack Nicholson does an amazing job as McMurphy.Originally Posted by jajdude
"...You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?..." E. A. Poe
That'll be fun.
Evem more fun was last summer, when the studio hyped the release of the Blu-rays with theatrical showings of the extended versions of all three movies over three weeks. Can't beat the big-screen, big-sound experience for those films.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Thoughts on the movie; I've never read the book:
GWTW is the great American version of a British historical costume drama, only with big-studio money instead of a BBC television budget. This means that, for example, instead of the characters lamenting the burning of Atlanta while a fog machine puffs smoke in front of the camera, they built a bunch of facades over several abandoned sets on an enormous backlot and burned the whole damn thing down around the actors' stunt doubles. More money also means big, ornate sets that don't shake, plus Big Movie Stars.
Really, it may not be Shakespearean writing, but you have a complicated, tempestuous romance between two complex characters (plus numerous side stories involving a large supporting cast) that takes place in the South during the tumult of the Civil War, all filmed with Golden Age lavishness. Plus unknown-here British actress Vivien Leigh acting to the back rows in good Shakespearean fashion as Scarlett. It's all the best kind of excess, and I can't recommend highly enough seeing it at least once.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi
That makes three of us.
I've never read the Harry Potter books either. I think I've seen a couple of the movies, though.
Last edited by The Comedian; 03-27-2012 at 10:44 AM.
“Oh crap”
-- Hellboy
I'm quite proud to have never read any harry potter or seen the movies.
Some of my friends are obsessed though.
My choices would probably be:
One flew over the cuckoo's nest
The hours
Barney's version
Stand By Me is pretty good adaption, I think. I'm not a big fan of King, though. And it's more of a short story, I think.
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. ~Oscar Wilde.
I saw that movie just last night for the first time and must say I really enjoyed it. It was clever and genuine. The kids all did a superb job acting as well.
It's been said a few times now but it can't be said too many times; The Lord of the Rings films are my favorite, I've seen those so many times! My favorite play turned into a film is The Phantom of the Opera (2004 version), I've seen that one so many times I can mimic almost every scene and I know every song by heart.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past - The Great Gatsby
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice - Polonius (Hamlet)
Brideshead Revisited
The Foresyte Saga
Poldark
I, Claudius
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Smiley's People
Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth)
A River Runs Through It
The Great Gatsby
Another great book and also movie "The Reader" by Bernard Schlink.
Will you guys hate me if I say I think they did a good job with Pillars of the Earth? (I'll hide in some dusty, unused forum if you like?)
Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb
This is as close as it's possible to get to filming a novel. Richard Burton gives, in my view, the performance of his career. Only those of us who knew what it was like to cross the checkpoint into East Berlin can relate to the veracity of this portrayal.
http://youtu.be/DAHuDg3DQF4
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
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