Book You'd Like to see as a movie.

[Legolanderin]

I'm guessing that this kind of thread has been done before. But im courious. I'd like to see Ender's Game/Ender's Shadow made into a movie, it'd be amazing!

[Canadian-Guy]

Hmmm....what hasn't been turned into a movie already?

/puts on thinking cap

[Mister_Che]

I'm guessing that this kind of thread has been done before. But im courious. I'd like to see Ender's Game/Ender's Shadow made into a movie, it'd be amazing!

I'm pretty sure Enders Game is in the making.

[Legolanderin]

I'm pretty sure Enders Game is in the making.

I hope so!

[Mister_Che]

I hope so!

BLAM!! (http://www.frescopictures.com/movies/ender/endersgame_update.html)

[Legolanderin]

BLAM!! (http://www.frescopictures.com/movies/ender/endersgame_update.html)

WOOO!!! Anyone else read these books?

[Forest_Fire]

I read them when I was twelve and loved them. I don't really remember anything about it, except thinking "This would make a good movie".


hmmm... I don't really know any books that could be made into good movies because I don't read much. And when I do read, they're usually already a movie (Clockwork Orange, Fight Club, Catch 22)

[Pastorius]

I would love for the His Dark Materials trilogy to be made into movies. Except they WOULD balls it up.

So no, I don't want them to be made into a movie series. They'd cut too much out, and change too much, probably.

[Badmoon]

On the Road
The Last Go Round

[Iskandar]

On the Road

I'm amazed it hasn't been made already. It wouldn't even be difficult: no special effects, no ridiculous sets. Just acting and settings that already exist.

[Robert Crumb]

Do comic books count? If so, Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

[Mister_Che]

Do comic books count? If so, Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

YES!!

I'm reading Seasons of Mists. I can't believe I missed out on this before.

[obese_breasts]

Ender's Game could make a great movie. I really hope they don't screw it up.

[Mister_Che]

Ender's Game could make a great movie. I really hope they don't screw it up.

It would probably happen, considering naked kids destroying each other isn't to everyones taste.

[Robert Crumb]

YES!!

I'm reading Seasons of Mists. I can't believe I missed out on this before.

The whole series adds up to one of the best modern stories told.

[Legolanderin]

It would probably happen, considering naked kids destroying each other isn't to everyones taste.

That's true....**thinks of Bonzo* and that dood would give little kids nightmares...no not really. But i do hope they at least TRY to make a movie.

[thedeadwalk!]

Books:

Everworld
Tietam Brown (but the ending would have to change)

Comics:

Earth-X
Universe-X
Paradise-X
A good Punisher movie
Preacher
Astro City

[Mister_Che]

Books:

Everworld
Tietam Brown (but the ending would have to change)

Comics:

Earth-X
Universe-X
Paradise-X
A good Punisher movie
Preacher
Astro City

That would ****ing own.

[thomas is fast]

Curious George Goes To The Market.

[Understanding In a Crash]

The Giver.

[Trooper]

I would like to see His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman made into movies. All three of them as seperate movies ofcourse.

I remember reading something about someone planning ot make it but it seems to have went nowhere. Or at least I having seen anything new about it.

[Syncratic]

Stephen King's The Stand could've been made better. The miniseries didn't do it justice, in my opinion.

I would like to see His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman made into movies. All three of them as seperate movies ofcourse.

I remember reading something about someone planning ot make it but it seems to have went nowhere. Or at least I having seen anything new about it.

They are making it, I believe.

[Interstate]

Now that I've seen the remake of War Of The Worlds, more H.G Wells novels would be interesting to adapt to the big screen. Unless there are some of his novels that already have been adapted in which case, I don't know about them.

[Trooper]

Stephen King's The Stand could've been made better. The miniseries didn't do it justice, in my opinion.

The only Stephen King movie that was did remotly well I feel was IT. And even at that it still did the book no justice.

[<blockhead>]

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

[Trooper]

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Have you just crawled out of a cave?

[ThePinkPanther]

i think the entire bible, word for word, should be made into a movie. Jason Lee as Jesus or Moses of course

[Legolanderin]

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

that's as bad as saying "Harry Potter"

but i gots another one!Heir Apparent..it's kinda new but its pretty funny.

[Erotic City]

More from books by Robert Heinlein> Starship Troopers pwned



And "Something Wicked This Way Comes" needs to be redone. With claymation

[unComfortablyNumb]

"Mr. T" by Mr. T

[The Musician]

I bet no one has read this book, but it would be an interesting movie: You Don't Know Me (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0064473783/qid=1121235168/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_ur_1/104-7002821-6195937?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) The book is a little annoying to read though...

[Kithkin]

One of the Battletech books.

[Werny]

Michael Crichton's Prey I believe is being turned into a movie...

The Creech (comic book) would be great, and I believe Greg was working on a script a while back.

And a GOOD Spawn movie. **** that has potential.

[Klown]

Any of the Otherland series by Tad Williams, I think they would make great movies.

[Grey Incision]

Mark Chadbourn's 'The Age of Misrule' trilogy.

That would be a fackin sweet set of movies if ever made:D

[Benzum]

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

123 :rolleyes:

[LegionsofMarduk]

Some of the Shannara series books. But they'd have to be done well or they'd just ruin it.

[charolastra]

Haruki Murakami's HARD BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE WORLD

[savagesocks]

some of the sword of truth series

they are really long though, and some scenes can get pretty graphic

[MAthiAS]

Jennifer Government by Maxx Barry for sure.

I think they might be doing it actually.

[Happy]

I'd like to see A Child Called It made into a movie unless it already has been.

[ImTheFloor]

I bet no one has read this book, but it would be an interesting movie: You Don't Know Me (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0064473783/qid=1121235168/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_ur_1/104-7002821-6195937?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) The book is a little annoying to read though...

I love that book. I don't know how well it would translate in a film, but it would be interesting.

Marry me.

[Der Übermensch]

Catcher in the Rye... but I dont think Salinger would allow it.

[mmfan486]

The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is my favourite book of all time and I'd love to see it made into a film.

[Legolanderin]

I'd like to see A Child Called It made into a movie unless it already has been.

that would be sad...

[evilmenhavenosongs]

I would like them to do a good Terry Pratchett film but I don't think it would be possible at all seeing as the majority of the humour relies on the fact that it's read and not spoken. You couldn'#t get even half of the jokes ans subtlties into dialogue alone.

The Anita Blake series by Laurell K Hamilton would be amazing. There needs to be more films with vampires in who DON'T die at the end and aren't just evil. They should do Loust Souls? as well but they'd have to cast Zillah JUST right and I don't think they'd be able to get it right. That would make an an amazing film, just amazing.

[clearvision]

I would love for the His Dark Materials trilogy to be made into movies. Except they WOULD balls it up.

This, and some discworld books...

[evilmenhavenosongs]

Great minds eh? :p

[eseer erre]

Everworld

Did she finish that? It was pretty good...
But Animorphs was good, too.

[MAthiAS]

Catcher in the Rye... but I dont think Salinger would allow it.
Yeah that could be an awesome movie if done right.

[CombatWombat3]

What would be an AWESOME movie if done right, is The Once and Future King by T.H. White. Sure, it's another version of the Arthurian legend, but it's a GREAT take on it.

[Danger Bird]

Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat Idiot and Other Observation by Al Franken

[The Musician]

I love that book. I don't know how well it would translate in a film, but it would be interesting.

Marry me.
Internet dating isn't my forte'.

[TheBlackAcidChildren]

Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman - Good Omens

I feel like I write that in pretty much every thread about books. Seriously.

Gateway by Frederik Pohl would also make a pretty good movie if done right.

[Ducky_72]

Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman - Good Omens

I feel like I write that in pretty much every thread about books. Seriously.

Any Terry Pratchett book would make a kick *** movie.

[TheBlackAcidChildren]

Any Terry Pratchett book would make a kick *** movie.
Probably. The animated version of Wyrd Sisters was okay. I never got a chance to see Soul Music, and would now rather not - I love the book too much to watch someone else's interpretation of it. Problem with the Discworld books is they'd have to be made into a full series, cause half the jokes from the books are carried on throughout the rest of the books... Not many of them are entirely stand-alone.

Isn't the Bromeliad trilogy being made into a set of films? I heard something about that a while ago.

Edit: Just googled and found this (http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/057/057588p1.html).

[Solar]

John Marsdens "The Tomorrow Series" or Robert Jordans "The Wheel of Time Series" would rock if done well.

[Dylan S]

Waterwings :lol: by Morris Glietzman

[dislocated214]

Artemis Fowl

[Dylan S]

Artemis Fowl
I never really liked that book but the movie would be awesome :)

[Iron Bug]

Did they make a movie out of 1984? If not, that.

[Ducky_72]

Did they make a movie out of 1984? If not, that.

Yes. In 1984, ironically.

[dislocated214]

I never really liked that book but the movie would be awesome :)
I heard like 2-3 years ago they were gonna make a movie and Cameron Diaz was gonna be in it. I didn't love the book but I didn't think ti was bad, I would just think it'd be cool for amovie.

[dislocated214]

I never really liked that book but the movie would be awesome :)
http://artemisfowl.tripod.com/movie.htm

[Daniel!]

I would like to see them make a good movie out of a Micheal Crichton book.

[superfascist]

Yes. In 1984, ironically.
I never even heard of it, so it must have sucked, and they need to remake it.

[DemonicRubberDucky]

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. That'd be killer :)

[Rothmans]

R.A Salvatore's The Icewind dale trilogy

[dislocated214]

I never even heard of it, so it must have sucked, and they need to remake it.
I think it was actually really good. I haven't seen it yet, but a lot of peopel say it was awesome. Richard Burton/John Hurt are in it.

[griftadan]

angels and demons. i think the story plays out much like a screen play, with the way it jumps around

also, 1984, i know theres already a 70's movie about it, but i'd like to see modern production values applied to it

[Iskandar]

Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman - Good Omens

I feel like I write that in pretty much every thread about books. Seriously

YES. That is a hilarious book, and it'd work well as a movie.

[DeusExMachina]

The Stranger, by Albert Camus. It would be awesome, because nothing would happen, except a dude pissing people off and then killing someone.

[DeusExMachina]

What would be an AWESOME movie if done right, is The Once and Future King by T.H. White. Sure, it's another version of the Arthurian legend, but it's a GREAT take on it.
Agreed. That's one of my favorite books of all time.

[Robert Crumb]

I think it was actually really good. I haven't seen it yet, but a lot of peopel say it was awesome. Richard Burton/John Hurt are in it.

It's pretty well done. I see it on AMC or one of those channels every now and then.

Good Omens would be pretty cool. That is if they get the humor right.

[clearvision]

Great minds eh? :p

:lol: yeah...

I think Mort is the book to do, it's light and dark at the same time, with so many hillarious bits. Though i never really understood the plot. There was no actual plan on how to save the princess untill the end :confused:

[evilmenhavenosongs]

I think they could do Carpe Jugulum. I love that book and a lot of it would translate to the screen I think.

[Adam Jones is GOD]

Any Andy McNab.

I could do with a good modern day war movie

[shadow_stalker]

Dragonlance chronicles and the battle axe trilogy

[3rdplanet]

I'd love to see a good version of Lord of the Flies.

Don't think I could direct it though.

[Erotic City]

Blood Music by Greg Bear

[petepete2891]

Anthony horowitzs books

[oogaboogabooga]

his dark materials would make a REALLY good film trilogy actually
except for the bit with the gypsys, that might be annoying

[EonBlueApcolyps]

The Hobbit

[petepete2891]

his dark materials would make a REALLY good film trilogy actually
except for the bit with the gypsys, that might be annoying

They would actually be really good as films i have read them but i got bored during The Amber Spyglass so i stopped reading so i would like to see that as a film because i dont get bored as easily during films as i can just stop enjoying and laughing when i get bored.

[crag]

The Hobbit

[SeasonOfTheMad]

the hobbit would be awesome, so would "the wheel of time," that would be fudging incredible

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Phillip K. Dick

All I'm saying is, if that was actually made into a movie, it would be the most rediculous thing anyone has ever seen. That book was ****ing insane.

[croniun]

From what I've read from Camus (other than his essays), I'd like to see any of these made into movies:

The Stranger
The Plague
The Fall
A Happy Death (The Stranger would be better though...)

[OnePartHarmony]

The Wheel of Time would be amazing, I was just thinking that myself. But the movies would be so long! That, plus there would be ten of them, so keeping audiences interested through ten movies, plus keeping the actors from getting gray hair, would be a real challenge. I'd watch all of them though. If they did do movies from the books, some serious editing would have to be done to edit out any parts not absolutly crucial to the plot. Which there are none.

[born_into_darkness3]

Anthony horowitzs books
123.
I would like to see the Cirque Du Freak books made into movies......which I heard they were.

[Retarded Chipple]

The Hungry Caterpillar.

or

1984. (is that already a movie? I don't know)

[born_into_darkness3]

The Hungry Caterpillar.

or

1984. (is that already a movie? I don't know)
They made 1984 into a movie back in........................1984.

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

They made 1984 into a movie back in........................1984.

How "clever" of them.

[helloohello]

Green Eggs and Ham.

[Iskandar]

A good rendition of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The Hobbit.

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

A good rendition of Brave New World. That book was genius.

[deadinholywood]

Stolen Angels by Shaun Hutson would be a great movie, god that book flipped me out!

[Riding_Downstream]

the hobbit would be awesome, so would "the wheel of time," that would be fudging incredible

The Hobbit has been made into a crappy animated movie. My Grandma has it.

Also the Penndragon series would be great if they could do it well. That book is made to be a movie. D.J MacHale would be stupid not to make that movie.

[Jay S. Bach]

"The Idiot", Franz Kafka
"Foundation", Isaac Asimov(could be a series, actually)


I'll think up some more.

[Smokey D]

It has to be a book that would be a good movie plot in itself. Any epic fantasy would either be **** or too long since any plot and/or character would take way too long to develop. Something like Lord of the Rings is probably the best you'll get, but even that was pretty mediocre.

Good versions of 1984 and Brave New World would be pretty neat.

[Four Ton Mantis]

Yes. In 1984, ironically.
not irony.

[Irish Nostalgic]

Filth, by Irvine Welsh.

[SickOnTheBusYouCunt]

Do comic books count? If so, Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

if so, neil gaiman would have to write the screenplay for it, or it would just suck

A good Punisher movie
Preacher



preacher would be good, but you'd lose so much in a film of it

and punisher obviously just cant be made into a decent film, i dont want a 3rd attempt

[Retarded Chipple]

They made 1984 into a movie back in........................1984.

I've never heard of it. Who's in it, directed it etc? Is it any good or should I keep wishing they'd make it into a movie?

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

I've never heard of it. Who's in it, directed it etc? Is it any good or should I keep wishing they'd make it into a movie?

It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either.

[mikethecoug]

Darren Shan Books
And The Alex Rider Anthony Horowitz series - but thats already being made into a movie cant wait.

123.
I would like to see the Cirque Du Freak books made into movies......which I heard they were.
Wow cool really? I loved them books.

[-:Vincent:-]

I'd like to see the book "Eragon" be made into a movie. It just came out not long ago and is a trilogy in the making. But other than that, I'd like to see the 'halo' (xbox) series to become movies.

[thedeadwalk!]

The rights to Eragon have been picked up, apparently comes out next year.

I didn't really care for it, though. It seemed to borrow heavily from Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. Plus, it straight up stole a speech from Hamlet.

IMDB's page on it. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0449010/)

[Robert Crumb]

if so, neil gaiman would have to write the screenplay for it, or it would just suck

Yeah probably. I read a screenplay that was pitched by some guys, I can't remember the names. It was approved by Gaiman but it was pretty much your predictable comic book to movie fare, a bit lame. Gaiman certainly couldn't do worse.

Speaking of the Sandman, the GK Chesterton novels I've read would probably translate nicely into kinda of pompously arty comedies. I like The Man Who Was Thursday and The Ball and the Cross.

[-:Vincent:-]

The rights to Eragon have been picked up, apparently comes out next year.

I didn't really care for it, though. It seemed to borrow heavily from Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. Plus, it straight up stole a speech from Hamlet.

IMDB's page on it. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0449010/)

Well it's like lord of the rings cause it has elfs and dwarves...but lot's of books involve these mythical creatures as well (sword of shanara series). And as far as harry potter goes, it was nothing like it except the said a word when they used magic. I thought the author did a good job (especially sense he had that whole ancient language written out.)

So you say that it's gonna be a movie? It'll be intersting to see what happens....

[Kayetan]

Mel Bay's Beginner Guitar books would all by amazing as movies.

BTW, the animated Hobbit movie is hilarious. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see a ridiculously stupid and funny movie.

And I'd like to see From th Corner of His Eye and The Taking, both by Dean Koontz made into good movies.

[-:Vincent:-]

I just checked out that link (for the Eragon movie) and it looks horrible so far. It says that the author is going to be acting in the movie as well? That sounds really stupid especially if he has no acting skills or anything.

But anyway, I'd like to so the Artemis Fowl Series become movies. I know that its supposed to be filming right now, but they said its been filming for a long time, and theres not much information about it. I'm wondering if they decided not to do it at all?

[thedeadwalk!]

Well it's like lord of the rings cause it has elfs and dwarves...but lot's of books involve these mythical creatures as well (sword of shanara series). And as far as harry potter goes, it was nothing like it except the said a word when they used magic. I thought the author did a good job (especially sense he had that whole ancient language written out.)

So you say that it's gonna be a movie? It'll be intersting to see what happens....
It's like Harry Potter in that some unknown common person becomes the savior of the world (though this isn't the first time this plot design has been used) and the magic, and it's like Lord of the Rings basically because it's about this group, a fellowship if you will (that will grow in numbers as they go, with elves and dwarves), off to destroy this super evil ruler, and are even being chased by said ruler's own henchmen along the way, as in LotR. The kid's mentor is like Gandalf and/or Dumbledore too.

Not to mention the title character sounds suspiciously similar to Aragorn.

I give him credit for crafting such a world (however unoriginal) at his age, and for his ability to write a decent book. I look forward to the movie, just, his work seems heavily borrowed to me.

[PinkFloydFan082692]

I heard recently about the new chronicles of narnia movie, it looks good, I hope they do movies for the other 6.

[ZaaR]

Well, I'm not sure anybody will have heard of this, because it's kind of a childish novel, it's called Montmorency. I thought it was really interesting when I read and think it would be made into a really good movie. It's about this guy named Montmorency, who is put into prison for getting caught in a robbery. When he was caught, he fell through a glass cieling or something like that and had to get stitched up. Anyways, he eventually gets let out, and starts as a dual identity. By day he plays a rich man, and by night he goes out and uses the sewers as transportation to places he steals from. Anyways, I thought it was a neat idea, that would be an interesting movie.

[eseer erre]

I heard recently about the new chronicles of narnia movie, it looks good, I hope they do movies for the other 6.
It looks a lot better than I thought it'd be, I saw a trailer...

[PinkFloydFan082692]

It looks a lot better than I thought it'd be, I saw a trailer...

Same with me. I own all seven in one huge book, that was the last copy availble

[eseer erre]

Same with me. I own all seven in one huge book, that was the last copy availble
That's gotta be pretty big. I had Bullfinch's Mythology in one book, and I thought that was big. Geeze.

[evilmenhavenosongs]

Mel Bay's Beginner Guitar books would all by amazing as movies.

BTW, the animated Hobbit movie is hilarious. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see a ridiculously stupid and funny movie.

And I'd like to see From th Corner of His Eye and The Taking, both by Dean Koontz made into good movies.

A Dean Koontz film would be good if he's the guy I'm thinking of. Intensity or Odd Thomas would be good for that.

[Robert Crumb]

I just found out that V for Vendetta is being made into a movie and Natalie Portman is in it. Alan Moore fans (read: nerds) rejoice.

[PinkFloydFan082692]

That's gotta be pretty big. I had Bullfinch's Mythology in one book, and I thought that was big. Geeze.

It actually is about the size of the 4th Harry Potter book, and it is COMPLETELY unabridged

[Neurotoxin]

The Rule Of Four!

[thedeadwalk!]

I just found out that V for Vendetta is being made into a movie and Natalie Portman is in it. Alan Moore fans (read: nerds) rejoice.
Trailer (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/v_for_vendetta/)

Requires Quicktime. There might be other formats elsewhere.

[seibel88]

Angels & Demons
Da Vinci Code

[OnePartHarmony]

I never read the book, but The Constant Gardener is coming to theaters. It looks pretty good. And it's got Rachel Weisz, so that makes it worth seeing right there.

http://vnexpress.net/Vietnam/Van-hoa/Guong-mat-Nghe-sy/2003/05/3B9C7DBA/16_rachel.jpg

Oh yes. Yes indeed.

[Jay S. Bach]

^----Yum. :naughty:

[thedeadwalk!]

:lol: The humor of your post is lost in a new page.

[z123456]

dark tower, all 7

[Grondahl]

The Amulet Of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud would own so hard as a movie. And I would love to see someone try and make film versions of Robert Rankin's Armageddon trilogy.

[Larry LaLonde]

Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas could have been better, IMO. the book just gave soooo much more detail. A good book into a movie? Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck. Harvey Keitel in the title role. it wont happen...ever.

[Dancin' Man]

I want to see Spawn re-done right.

I'd also like to see a movie where someone takes the same approach to 1984 as was taken to Salo, where the movie is in response to the book rather than a retelling of it.

Also, if someone could base a movie off of Watership Down but with people, that could be really amazing. Or really suck. Same with The Plague Dogs.

[NewSyn]

I think the Cirque Du Freak series would be awesome movies. I've read all the books and they're very good.

[Broken Angels]

There are alot of sci-fi novels that I think could make really decent films.
Consider Phlebas by Ian M. Banks and anything by Richard Morgan in particular.

[the beach]

The Phantom Tollbooth done by Tim Burton. My favorite book.

[Juventus]

I would like to see a decent attempt made at something by Pratchett. Not a Discworld book necessarily (I think The Turtle Moves may have triggered that connection, thanks Broken Angels).

I am reading Good Omens by Pratchett & Gaiman right now. I think, if the correct ingredients were added in appropriate proportion, it could make a good film.


The Phantom Tollbooth done by Burton? Sounds like a perfect combination to me. But there is a Phantom Tollbooth film already, you know?

[Tillius]

Is it true that the Cirque Du Freak books will be made into movies?

[Dave de Sylvia]

The Rule Of Four!
A screenplay is being drafted, as far as I know. I'd very much like to see it.

There's the Da Vinci Code movie coming along with Tom Hanks and Leon, which might be good.

James Frey's A Million Little Pieces looks like it will also be adapted to film. It's an excellent book. So vivid, perfect for cinema.

[The_Passenger]

Is it true that the Cirque Du Freak books will be made into movies?

If they made a movie for each book then they'd be pretty short movies, at least based on the ones I've read.

[EightMilesHigh]

I heard recently about the new chronicles of narnia movie, it looks good, I hope they do movies for the other 6.

I saw an ad for that! Looks sweet.

[telemore]

I would like to see some more Hubert Selby stuff on Celluloid...Requiem was decent, but I would love to have someone do The Demon. But I'm having a hard to picturing who could play harry, let alone who could direct...I'm reluctent to say Aronofsky again, but i dunno.

[Iskandar]

I am reading Good Omens by Pratchett & Gaiman right now. I think, if the correct ingredients were added in appropriate proportion, it could make a good film.

I can't see it. I think that the book would lose its comedic value if translated to film.

[Chrysostom]

Lord Of The Rings.













Oh wait. :upset:

[Broken Angels]

I would like to see a decent attempt made at something by Pratchett. Not a Discworld book necessarily (I think The Turtle Moves may have triggered that connection, thanks Broken Angels).

I am reading Good Omens by Pratchett & Gaiman right now. I think, if the correct ingredients were added in appropriate proportion, it could make a good film.
I don't think that Pratchett would translate well to film.
Some much of his work relies upon the interpretation in the reader that solidifying scenes and characters in a film would absolutely ruin it for so many people. That being said the animated screenplays that have been produced, Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters I think, weren't all that bad.


I just think that a Pratchett film would be far too limited, and you couldn't really deviate much from the script without making it too un-Pratchett so it would just be fleshing out images in the readers' minds, which as I already said would ruin it.


I also think that it would end up being something like the Film adaptation of The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galazy. Overall it wasn't exactly a bad film it just completely missed the Douglas Adams sense of humour.

[Badmoon]

The Rum Diary is being made; starring Johnny Depp as Kemp, and Benicio Del Toro as Sala.

This excites me.

[EightMilesHigh]

The Rum Diary is being made; starring Johnny Depp as Kemp, and Benicio Del Toro as Sala.

This excites me.

This also excites me.

Ahh...I need to finish that book :upset:

[Happymeal]

The Nicholas Linnear novels by Eric Lustbader. Kind of lame when I think about it, but still I want to see them.

[Sebek]

I'd like to see The Dirt whenever it's supposed to come out in movie form.

That and if they don't completely **** it up, The Tales of the Otori would be cool to see.

[Robert Crumb]

The Rum Diary is being made; starring Johnny Depp as Kemp, and Benicio Del Toro as Sala.

This excites me.

omgsdiofnqw.

[ProSeries]

The trilogy The Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman should make a great movie!

EDIT: Eric Lusbaders The Ring of the Five Dragons would also make a good movie.

[Juventus]

I don't think that Pratchett would translate well to film.
...
I just think that a Pratchett film would be far too limited, and you couldn't really deviate much from the script without making it too un-Pratchett so it would just be fleshing out images in the readers' minds, which as I already said would ruin it.
Isn't that the problem with adapting any book to film?

I can imagine it working really well. Pretty much any Pratchett book you care to name features strong, thought provoking themes, well drawn characters, a hectic plot, drama, and frenetic action. I think there is a wealth of material offered by his books that could translate well. You'd want a creative director though. I wonder if that other Terry could pull it off? Perhaps.

[tumples]

A Dean Koontz film would be good if he's the guy I'm thinking of. Intensity or Odd Thomas would be good for that.
ones been/being made its called high tension

[thedeadwalk!]

If you're talking about the French movie High Tension, it came out last year, earlier in France, and I think on DVD now, this past week.

[lil_drummer_girl]

I would love it if they would finish off the rest of Anne Rice's vampire chronicles.

[The Dark Philosopher]

James Rollins Amazonia. It would be so cool.

[Tillius]

I would love it if they would finish off the rest of Anne Rice's vampire chronicles.
They will...it'll probably take awhile though.

[thedeadwalk!]

Especially after Queen of the Damned blew ***.

[Krabsworth]

From A Buick 8

[TheycallmeFuzzy]

Mine. It's called "The Jack of Spades". It's about a kid who finds out that there's a serial killer who uses metal, sharpened playing cards to kill his victims. But the biggest shocker of all is who he finds out the killer is.

[Rogue Six]

A more recent adaptation of Johnny got his gun, that would be interesting. and I can't help but wonder what a New version of S.E Hintons The outsiders would look like and who they would cast for the roles.

[DemonicRubberDucky]

The Giver.
.123.

[puppet.master]

wtf are these books ya speak of

[DJ Ducksauce]

The Giver would be kinda like that one movie with Tobey M. and Reese Witherspoon. (I can't think of the ****ing name now)

I know that Meg by Steve Alten was supposed to have a movie, but I never heard anything about it.

EDIT: It was Pleasantville!

[i_sold_my_soul_to_rocknroll]

One of the Kane novels by Karl Edward Wagner. Or the one story out of the Silmarillian about Beren and Luthein-Tinuviel...those would be good

[EightMilesHigh]

The Giver would be kinda like that one movie with Tobey M. and Reese Witherspoon. (I can't think of the ****ing name now)

I know that Meg by Steve Alten was supposed to have a movie, but I never heard anything about it.

EDIT: It was Pleasantville!

I read The Giver for English class last year. Pretty good.

[PinkFloydFan082692]

Angels & Demons
Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code is going to be a movie with Tom Hanks

[Hevy Tred]

The author Terry Brooks makes really REALLY good fantasy novels. There are somewhere around...10-12 books in the entire series. Good stuff IMO, worthy to look up.

[Ducky_72]

Re: Everyone who said they want a His Dark Materials movie

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385752/

Re: Everyone who thinks they will balls it up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4077987.stm

Looks like you're right :upset:

[lil_drummer_girl]

Re: Everyone who said they want a His Dark Materials movie

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385752/

Re: Everyone who thinks they will balls it up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4077987.stm

Looks like you're right :upset:

:eek: Woah I didn't know they were making that into a movie. Thats really lame that they're cutting god and church references from the movie, as they play a rather big part in the series. :-/

[Ducky_72]

:eek: Woah I didn't know they were making that into a movie. Thats really lame that they're cutting god and church references from the movie, as they play a rather big part in the series. :-/

Yes. In fact the religious issues make up a huge percentage of the plot. It's ridiculous.

[lil_drummer_girl]

Yes. In fact the religious issues make up a huge percentage of the plot. It's ridiculous.

Yeah its extremely ridiculous. I don't see how they will be able to make the movie anything like the series without keeping the religious part of it. That will be impossible to pull off.

[Vaporguts]

the gas we pass

[PowerStamp]

I'm guessing that this kind of thread has been done before. But im courious. I'd like to see Ender's Game/Ender's Shadow made into a movie, it'd be amazing!


:thumb:
I opened this thread and RIGHT AWAY I thought I wanted the Ender's Game series to be a movie. Hats off to you!

[Salivation]

The whole Gunslinger series by stephen king I think would make a good series of movies

[random666]

Lariel,Sabriel and abhorsen

There's going to be a tenacious D movie called ''the pick of destiny''

[the_misery_chick]

I totally want to see any of the Dangerous Angels books done as movies. Think there's one comin out - when it does in England I'm there :) Love em to bitzz. Ne1 else read em?:confused:

[tumples]

what a bump
anyone read ice station my matthew reilly that would be a kick arse film

[barney]

i think the entire bible, word for word, should be made into a movie. Jason Lee as Jesus or Moses of course

That would be a long, long movie alright.

[PinkFloydFan082692]

The Chronicles of Narnia is coming out on the 9th of December