Books turned into movies

[deedee]

Hey! Maganda kaya yung Romeo and Juliet ni Leo and Claire!! Sobrang GENIUS yung interpretation nila... using guns instead of swords... tpos yung scene na napatay ni romeo si tibault tpos sa harap pa ng incomplete statue ni jesus christ... tpos nahulog nya yung gun nya na may picture ni Mary tpos sumigaw sya ng IAM 4tune's fool! GANDA grabe. Pure genius. Tpos yung nagsusulat sya sa journal instead of voicing out his thoughts lang?? GALING! SHEER GENIUS!

Neways ang PANGET ng movie ng MESSAGE in A BOTTLE. Feeling si Kevin Costner, parang nasira yung libro dahil dun sa movie, inconsistent masyado!!! PANGET!

Ganda yung PRINCESS BRIDE. They got the irony, sana nga lang mas pinahaba.

Jurassic Park...mas maganda yung book, no question.

[crazyfunk88]

What do you know? Who starred in it?


What I know...
Circle of Friends - Hugh Grant
Bicentennial Man - Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz
The Perfect Storm - George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg
Dances with Wolves - Kevin Costner
Absolute Power - Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris
Jurassic Park
The Client
The Juror - Demi Moore
Psycho - Anne Heche
The Jungle Book
Presumed Innocent - Harrison Ford


hmmm...
Isip pa ako

[Mark Renton96]

There's another thread like this sa Movie section

Anyway Trainspotting Ewan McGregor

[Lush]

There's another thread like this in THIS forum titled Books Turned Into Movies.

[Jane Gallagher]

Interview With The Vampire - Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst and Christian Slater.

I think Queen of the Damned is coming up soon starring Aaliyah.

Bridget Jones' Diary is another one.

The entire Star Wars collection.

Congo is another.

[Bostsip]

*bump*

[Mark Renton96]

TRAINSPOTTING !!!!!!!!!!

Book by Irvine Welsh, Movie by Danny Boyle

Ang galing ni EWAN MCGREGOR DIYAN!!!!! My all-time favorite drug movie. Even Irvine Welsh had a little cameo.

[Bostsip]

i an really eager to see how the movie version of

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
would be like.
I recently logged on to their site and saw the production, the cast, the set. I think it's something to look forward too. I do hope that the movie can reflect the essence in the classic novel.

Highlights of the film include the casting

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Sir Ian McKellen - Gandlaf the Grey
Christopher Lee - Saruman the White
John Rhyss-Davies (?whatever) - Boromir the Dwarf
Liv Tyler - Arwen
Sean Astin - Sam
Cate Blanchett - Galandriel
and this cute guy (forgot the name) who plays Legolas
Viggo something- Aragorn/Strider the Ranger

[*happy*phantom*]

I was pleasantly pleased after watching Bridget Jones' Diary, the movie. It really did justice to the novel.

[tina11]

Originally posted by ozmen
The End of the Affair... lovely movie, i like neil jordan's style. it focuses on the love story more than the book does, the entire last part is completely different. the novel is deeper and more focused on the religious themes, but the movie is good on its own right, well worth your time.

this movie never fails to make me cry buckets... grabeh... the saddest movie i've ever seen, hands down.

[tina11]

Originally posted by deedee
Neways ang PANGET ng movie ng MESSAGE in A BOTTLE. Feeling si Kevin Costner, parang nasira yung libro dahil dun sa movie, inconsistent masyado!!! PANGET!

agree ako dyan! i hated the movie too...

[white_dove]

personal fave ko... the client..
loved the book and the movie...

[tEaMooN]

SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS
- both book and movie are so compelling..the court scenes in the movie were nicely executed (very realistic)
*for those who love interracial relationships, you better see and feel this movie
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
- i haven't read the book yet, but i've seen the film...the name of the major character was altered in the movie (for whatever pathetic reasons, i don't know why they changed it) but i can say that the movie is a great one..very romantic and unpredictable...ang galing ni ethan hawke..superb!
MISERY (stephen king)
- the movie is an exact version of the book itself

[tEaMooN]

Originally posted by Cerberus


I heard some mixed reviews about the movie version starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke. Some like it, some didn't. As for me, I liked it a lot . I really think Anne Bancroft was brilliant in this movie.

I guess, you are really your own best critic.

hey *happy*phantom*! You're not alone. I liked the movie too. But not necessarily for aesthetic reasons (The plot, characterization and acting had far too many flaws). I liked the film because I was able to relate to it in a deeply personal way (The relationship and fate-like bond between the Estella and Finn was depressingly familiar). And it had it's share of magical moments (ex. The fountain kissing scene).

This film gave me the same magical feeling when I saw Before Sunrise which, in my opinion, is Ethan Hawke's best film. I'd agree with you though, that we really are indeed our own best critics. Directors like Terrence Mallick (Many people say "The thin red Line" was bad---I disagree) understand this more than anyone.



BEFORE SUNRISE is such a speaky film..but i can say that it was delicately treated..richard linklater is really good..such a brilliant artist and director...before sunrise is one of the movies that really makes sense...i'd like to share an excerpt of the script..hope you'll take time to read..

Selene: You were like a little boy whining because all the attention wasn't focused on him.
Jesse: Alright, listen, this woman robs you blind, okay?
Selene: You were like a little boy walking by an ice cream store, crying because his mother wouldn't buy him a milkshake or something.
[a voice comes from behind]
Jesse: I don't care what this woman has to say about anything.
Poet: Hello? [something in German]
Selene: What?
Poet: [Repeats phrase in German]
Selene: Oh, I understand a little bit, but he doesn't, I'm sorry.
Poet: Okay, uh, so, um, may I ask you a question?
Selene: Yeah.
Poet: So, I would like to make a deal with you. I mean, instead of just asking you for money, I will ask you for a word. Yeah, You give me a word, I take the word, and then, and then I will write a poem, with the word inside. And if you like it, I mean, if you like my poem, and you feel it adds something to your life in any way, then you can pay me whatever you feel like. I will write in English, of course.
Selene: Okay.
Jesse: Great, alright.
Poet: So? Pick a word.
[Jesse and Selene look at each other]
Jesse: Ummm...
Selene: A word, uh... milkshake.
Jesse: Milkshake? oh, good. Yeah, was gonna say rooster *****, but great. [turns to poet] Milkshake.
Poet: Milkshake? Okay, milkshake.
Jesse: Yeah, right, so we'll...
Selene: Good.
[poet begins to write]
Jesse: [quietly] What can I say? I like this Viennese variation of a bum.
Selene: I like what he said about adding something to your life, no?
Jesse: Yeah. So, uh, were we having our first fight back there?
Selene: No...
Jesse: Yeah, I think so, I think we were.
Selene: Well, even if we were a little bit, y'know. Why does everyone think conflict is so bad. There's a lot of good things coming out of conflict.
Jesse: Yeah. Yeah, I guess so. I don't know, y'know, I always think that if I could just accept the fact that my life was supposed to be difficult, y'know that's what's to be expected, then, I might not get so pissed off about it, and I'd just be glad when something nice happens.
Selene: Maybe that's why I'm still in school, y'know. Its easier to have something to fight against.
Jesse: Yeah, well, we've all had such competitiveness engrained in us...
[Poet finishes, and rips sheet from book]
Jesse: ...You know, I could be doing the most nothing thing, y'know, I could be, uh, throwing some darts, or shooting some pool, and all of a sudden, I feel it come over me, 'I have got to win'
Selene: Is that why you tried to get me off the train? Competitiveness?
[Poet approaches them]
Jesse: What do you mean?
Poet: Okay. [hands the sheet to them] Look at the poem.
Jesse: [takes poem] Oh, alright. [Opens it up]
Selene: [takes poem from Jesse, offers it back to Poet] Will you read it to us?
Poet: [Takes poem] Sure, okay. [Reads it]

Daydream delusion.
Limousine Eyelash
Oh, baby with your pretty face
Drop a tear in my wineglass
Look at those big eyes
See what you mean to me
Sweet cakes and milkshakes [laughs]
I am a delusioned angel
I am a fantasy parade.
I want you to know what I think.
Don't want you to guess anymore.
You have no idea where I came from.
We have no idea where we're going.
Launched in life.
Like branches in the river.
Flowing downstream.
Caught in the current.
I'll carry you. You'll carry me.
That's how it could be.
Don't you know me [poet hands poem back]
Don't you know me by now.

Selene: [taking poem] Great. Thanks.
Jesse: Thanks, man [they both reach for coinage to give to the Poet] Uh, Here you go, uh.
Poet: Thanks, thank you.
Selene: Here, thank you.
Poet: Thank you.
Jesse: Yeah, good luck, man.
Poet: Bye.
Jesse/Selene: Bye.
[Selene and Jesse walk away]
Selene: That's wonderful, no?
Jesse: Yeah, yeah.
Selene: What?
Jesse: You know he probably didn't just write that. I mean, you know he wrote it, but he probably just plugs that word in, y'know, whatever 'milkshake'...
Selene: What do you mean?
Jesse: Nothing, I love it, it was great.

[*happy*phantom*]

Thanks for that excerpt. I love that movie!

[tEaMooN]

you want the whole script? i can provide!

[shadowboxer]

uhm, yeah, nakaka-disappoint yung Pelican Brief flick. ugh.

ok yung Paulie. hehe. tsaka, yep, Great Expectations!

i think i like the movie Bridget Jones' Diary better.

sana meh gumawa ng movie ng Memoirs of a Geisha.

[trent_NIN]

Requiem for a dream Superb movie but haven't got my book yet

Same with The Virgin Suicides

I like Clockwork Orange the movie better than the book

Memoirs of a Geisha is in the works. Produced by Steven Spielberg. I have the book and I haven't read it yet. My friends and I are still debating kung sino bagay. So far that Zhang Ziyi has my vote.

Short info on "Memoirs of a Geisha" on imdb.com

[rainking]

ah, gusto ko lang malaman kung may nakakaalam kung gagawing pelikula yung the lord of the rings ni tolkien. sabe kase sa likod ng libro gagawin daw pelikula e hanggang ngayon wala akong balita tungkol dun. salamat sa sa kung sino man ang makasasagot.

[Mark Renton96]

Originally posted by rainking
ah, gusto ko lang malaman kung may nakakaalam kung gagawing pelikula yung the lord of the rings ni tolkien. sabe kase sa likod ng libro gagawin daw pelikula e hanggang ngayon wala akong balita tungkol dun. salamat sa sa kung sino man ang makasasagot.

E! online's feature on The Lord of the Rings "Force of Hobbit"