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What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 4:48:13 PM   
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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 4:51:11 PM   
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Although I honestly think they'd end up having to do a six-part miniseries for each book... it'd still be fantastic to see it all up on the big screen.

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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 4:52:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		how about something origional for once...im tired of stuff from books and all thes bad remakes that are coming out...and now a lost boys 2?? PFFT terrible..

something new please!!!!


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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 4:54:51 PM   
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(at least, these are the books "I" want to make into movies...)

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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 4:55:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy would be good if they could adapt it properly...the last Clancy book to hit the screen, Sum of All Fears was so far off the original story, it shouldn't have been allowed to have the same title.  Same goes for Starship Troopers and Battlefield Earth.

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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 4:56:49 PM   
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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 4:57:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would LOVE to see The Master and Margerita (M. Bulgakov) made into a film. I've been waiting for such a film for twenty years (thought the book precedes my existence by a good forty years or so). It's a gorgeous novel, and with today's special effects it could be made into a beautiful movie.

I doubt it'll be done in my lifetime though :-( .



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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:01:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley: In all honesty I can't recommend this book highly enough the characters evolve in a realistic heart wrenching way. I can't really give too much of the plot away but the twist at the end of it is incredible. They say there are no new stories well this one is new and should have been transferred to film many years ago. They'd probably ruin the subtle plot of this book however, if they did try to make a film of it.

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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:04:23 PM   
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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:07:34 PM   
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Out side that....The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub.

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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:08:36 PM   
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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:10:06 PM   
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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:12:54 PM   
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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:35:50 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Pyrrsefanie

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.

Although I honestly think they'd end up having to do a six-part miniseries for each book... it'd still be fantastic to see it all up on the big screen.



me too.  since Kubrick is dead and nearly every other SK movie made from a book ends up awful, (for one reason or another) I'd be worried if it was a low budget one.

I'd love to see "The Stand" remade, with some of the parts that were so horribly miscast cast more appropriately, and without the "flat" quality it has now.

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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:38:52 PM   
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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:39:57 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Pyrrsefanie

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.

Although I honestly think they'd end up having to do a six-part miniseries for each book... it'd still be fantastic to see it all up on the big screen.



me too.  since Kubrick is dead and nearly every other SK movie made from a book ends up awful, (for one reason or another) I'd be worried if it was a low budget one.

I'd love to see "The Stand" remade, with some of the parts that were so horribly miscast cast more appropriately, and without the "flat" quality it has now.


agreed.  (what WAS that 'hand of god mess at the end??  LOL)


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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:44:41 PM   
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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:54:50 PM   
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I think HBO is making a mini-series on this. An absolutely wonderful read, I agree.

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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:56:01 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Pyrrsefanie

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.

Although I honestly think they'd end up having to do a six-part miniseries for each book... it'd still be fantastic to see it all up on the big screen.



me too.  since Kubrick is dead and nearly every other SK movie made from a book ends up awful, (for one reason or another) I'd be worried if it was a low budget one.

I'd love to see "The Stand" remade, with some of the parts that were so horribly miscast cast more appropriately, and without the "flat" quality it has now.


King's best book, IMO, lh.

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RE: What books would you like to see as a movie? - 3/21/2008 5:56:58 PM   
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I think that any of the Laurell Hamiliton books would be good...and of Course I would love to see the Beauty Series on film....


Out side that....The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub.


Love The Talisman. Nice choice

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