kindly suggests books or novels made into movies?

metal1369 · 02-11-2012, 09:15 PM

can any of you guys suggest books or novels made into movies, yes even the horrible movies.

thank you.

GlenBarrington · 02-11-2012, 09:51 PM

One of the worst Science Fiction movies of all time, made from a wonderful book about what it's like to be a soldier a hundred years or so into the future.

The author, Robert A. Heinlein had some odd political beliefs that were neither liberal or conservative. But they were his beliefs and one of the reasons he wrote books. To me the movie "Stormship Troopers" sums up everything about the unthinking, self indulgent, money grubbing attitude those of us in flyover country thinks Hollywood is like.

I could have lived with merely a bad movie but they twisted Robert Heinlein's admittedly odd political beliefs into this Politically Correct mush that had no coherency and was essentially silly.

Doogie Howser owes us all a personal apology.

DuckieTigger · 02-11-2012, 09:53 PM

IMHO, most movies that are based on a pre-existing book are horrible. Not as movies per se, but compared to the book. Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy jumps into my head imediately. The movies is supposed to be good, but the book is excellent. Not sure if I even dare watch the movie, other movies based on Jack Ryan were most horrible compared to the book. Clear and Present Danger is aweful as movie especially the bad actor choice for John Kelly a.k.a. John Clark. I could not even stand to finish Patriot Games as movie. Any of those are really good as books.

Apache · 02-11-2012, 10:40 PM

Mr. Majestyk by Elmore Leonard.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick. Movie was Bladerunner.
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein.
Get Shorty and Be Cool both by Elmore Leonard.
Hondo by Louis L'Amour
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
African Queen by C.S. Forester
War of the World by H.G. Wells.
True Grit by Charles Portis.
The Three Musketeers by Alexndre Dumas.
Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake.
Shogun by James Clavell
and many many more.
Apache

The Terminator · 02-11-2012, 11:40 PM

Les Miserables was a great movie, I'm slowly working my way through the book (1800 for the unabridged) but the movie with Jeffrey Rush and Liam Neeson was awesome.

AnemicOak · 02-12-2012, 12:09 AM

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Shawshank Redemption
Schindler's List
Gone with the Wind
The Godfather
A Room With A View
Jaws
The Color Purple
Ordinary People
The Hours
The Silence Of The Lambs
A Passage To India
Out of Africa
Mystic River
Forrest Gump
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Doctor Zhivago
The Big Sleep
The 39 Steps
Dangerous Liaisons
The Day of the Jackal
All Quiet on the Western Front
Empire of the Sun
Trainspotting
Apocalypse Now
No Country for Old Men
The Remains of the Day
The Shining
The Harry Potter Series
Psycho
The Princess Bride
Breakfast At Tiffany's
A Clockwork Orange
Snow Falling on Cedars
Fight Club
Goodfellas

RainingLemur · 02-12-2012, 12:31 AM

Dreamcatchers
Cujo

cjr72 · 02-12-2012, 01:18 AM

Rosemary's Baby
The Exorcist
Catch-22
A Scanner Darkly
Jackie Brown (Rum Punch is the book title)
Gorky Park
American Psycho
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Solaris
The Bourne Trilogy
The Ghost Writer (The Ghost is the book title)

William F · 02-12-2012, 01:19 AM

Johnny Got His Gun
A Scanner Darkly
The Vikings
I the Jury
Rising Sun

Blue Tyson · 02-12-2012, 01:22 AM

L.A. Confidential
The Howling

Kumabjorn · 02-12-2012, 03:15 AM

The Girl with a Dragon Tatoo
@apache
Shogun was a TV series, not a movie.

FizzyWater · 02-12-2012, 03:24 AM

Both Mystic River and Shutter Island were much better than the movies made of them.

HarryT · 02-12-2012, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

One of the worst Science Fiction movies of all time, made from a wonderful book about what it's like to be a soldier a hundred years or so into the future.

The author, Robert A. Heinlein had some odd political beliefs that were neither liberal or conservative. But they were his beliefs and one of the reasons he wrote books. To me the movie "Stormship Troopers" sums up everything about the unthinking, self indulgent, money grubbing attitude those of us in flyover country thinks Hollywood is like.

I could have lived with merely a bad movie but they twisted Robert Heinlein's admittedly odd political beliefs into this Politically Correct mush that had no coherency and was essentially silly.

Doogie Howser owes us all a personal apology.

Never heard of this one, Glen, but I thought that "Starship Troopers" was an excellent movie, and one which I've re-watched many times on DVD.

GlenBarrington · 02-12-2012, 06:26 AM

I had just watched a Star Wars movie. You know, it is really difficult to be bouncing about in parallel universes the way us Science Fiction readers do. We sometimes forget which universe we are in.

hidari · 02-12-2012, 07:19 AM

I thought it was a good film...what didnt you like? Paul Verhoeven use of satire? or....

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

One of the worst Science Fiction movies of all time, made from a wonderful book about what it's like to be a soldier a hundred years or so into the future.

The author, Robert A. Heinlein had some odd political beliefs that were neither liberal or conservative. But they were his beliefs and one of the reasons he wrote books. To me the movie "Stormship Troopers" sums up everything about the unthinking, self indulgent, money grubbing attitude those of us in flyover country thinks Hollywood is like.

I could have lived with merely a bad movie but they twisted Robert Heinlein's admittedly odd political beliefs into this Politically Correct mush that had no coherency and was essentially silly.

Doogie Howser owes us all a personal apology.

02-11-2012, 09:15 PM	#1
metal1369 Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 12824 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Philippines Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" wifi	kindly suggests books or novels made into movies? can any of you guys suggest books or novels made into movies, yes even the horrible movies. thank you.

02-11-2012, 09:51 PM	#2
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	"Stormship Trooper" One of the worst Science Fiction movies of all time, made from a wonderful book about what it's like to be a soldier a hundred years or so into the future. The author, Robert A. Heinlein had some odd political beliefs that were neither liberal or conservative. But they were his beliefs and one of the reasons he wrote books. To me the movie "Stormship Troopers" sums up everything about the unthinking, self indulgent, money grubbing attitude those of us in flyover country thinks Hollywood is like. I could have lived with merely a bad movie but they twisted Robert Heinlein's admittedly odd political beliefs into this Politically Correct mush that had no coherency and was essentially silly. Doogie Howser owes us all a personal apology.

02-12-2012, 06:26 AM	#14
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Umm! ER! Yeah! I had just watched a Star Wars movie. You know, it is really difficult to be bouncing about in parallel universes the way us Science Fiction readers do. We sometimes forget which universe we are in.

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DuckieTigger Wizard Posts: 4,763 Karma: 246906703 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Oasis 3, Oasis 2, PW3, PW1, KT	IMHO, most movies that are based on a pre-existing book are horrible. Not as movies per se, but compared to the book. Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy jumps into my head imediately. The movies is supposed to be good, but the book is excellent. Not sure if I even dare watch the movie, other movies based on Jack Ryan were most horrible compared to the book. Clear and Present Danger is aweful as movie especially the bad actor choice for John Kelly a.k.a. John Clark. I could not even stand to finish Patriot Games as movie. Any of those are really good as books.

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Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,259 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Mr. Majestyk by Elmore Leonard. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick. Movie was Bladerunner. Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. Get Shorty and Be Cool both by Elmore Leonard. Hondo by Louis L'Amour 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke African Queen by C.S. Forester War of the World by H.G. Wells. True Grit by Charles Portis. The Three Musketeers by Alexndre Dumas. Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake. Shogun by James Clavell and many many more. Apache

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