Books that need to be REDONE as movies.

[eynon81]

I have 2:
1. The Postman:
I really enjoyed this book, it was a fun, interesting, and (aside from a bit of sci-fi) realistic look at a post apocalyptic America with a good take on civil society and war. Costner's version was just bizarre. most of the stuff in the movie that didn't make sense or that people didn't like is explained or not in the book. Costner neutered some of the best villains I've seen in a PA fiction and turned a great hero/protagonist into a silly messiah. This book could work well as either a cable miniseries or a feature movie. The lead role would be a good one for Sam Rockwell.

2. Jarhead:
This movie baffles me. It's like Sam Mendes, an otherwise very strong director, decided to take all the interesting stuff out....all the sex, all the violence, all the family drama....and replace it with a bunch of guys being bored and horny in the desert (in fact the screen writer admitted he took stuff from another Gulf War memoir). If some-one were to redo this movie in style more like David Fincher's Fight Club or Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump it could be very good, very fun, and very thoughtful. The key to a good JarHead movie would be understanding that while the Gulf War is in the book, the book is not about the Gulf War.

[OGPhilly]

Movies are typically inadequate for retelling a book. The 2-3 hour format is good for a short story, not a full length novel.

In the future I hope to see more of this being taken over by serialized television. Imagine how awful game of thrones would be if each book was crunched into a 2.5 hour feature film.

[PoS]

Two words: Starship Troopers.

[eynon81]

[Clarino]

You mean films that have been based on books which weren't as good as the source?

All of them.


But the one which really needs doing properly IMO is The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

[eynon81]

[eynon81]

[The Comrade]

Fight club is actually better as a movie. as a chuck p fan it was a real let done to read.

[exploited]

[Revenant]

Lord of the Rings