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Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. Camilla Send a noteboard - 03/06/2010 09:49:47 PM
Following on from the question on Film to Book adapations, here are some questions about the reverse.

1. What book would you most like to see adapted to film or TV?


Preferably a book I do not care about. Drood might actually make a good film if done right. It would do away with most of the annoying narrator, and the madness and cool crazy of Victorian London could be done well.

2. What would you least like to see (things that haven't yet been adapted)?


I dread to think of a filmed Gone-Away World or Foucault's Pendulum or *shudder* His Master's Voice.

Slightly related:

Do you prefer to see plays on the stage or on film?


Stage. Although I find I am partial to films of very good stage productions. The transitoriness of a stage production, which I find somewhat appealing on one level, seems like quite a loss if it is really good and there is no way of seeing it again.

Edit: oh, and I like films based on plays, too. If done right.
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well fistofpainx - 03/06/2010 09:35:41 PM 955 Views
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The first question is hard. Legolas - 03/06/2010 09:44:42 PM 942 Views
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I don't like to make things easy. Rebekah - 03/06/2010 11:45:22 PM 962 Views
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Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. Camilla - 03/06/2010 09:49:47 PM 920 Views
Aww too bad, I was gonna say: ironclad - 03/06/2010 10:50:40 PM 856 Views
well that is not where I wanted to post that *NM* random thoughts - 04/06/2010 05:55:26 PM 416 Views
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Heh. Rebekah - 03/06/2010 11:47:50 PM 947 Views
Can they bring Humphrey Bogart back? snoopcester - 04/06/2010 12:01:51 AM 903 Views
I wish. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 09:36:47 AM 936 Views
A couple. Chas - 04/06/2010 02:16:34 AM 960 Views
aww ironclad - 04/06/2010 08:36:18 AM 940 Views
That film is evil incarnate. Stephen - 04/06/2010 03:19:46 PM 972 Views
you should it is worth reading random thoughts - 04/06/2010 05:56:51 PM 892 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 09:38:35 AM 892 Views
The book is awesome. Chas - 05/06/2010 01:31:09 AM 808 Views
I highly recommend the Merchant of Venice (2004) directed by Michael Radford everynametaken - 04/06/2010 03:28:19 AM 879 Views
Sounds good. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 09:39:33 AM 853 Views
Re: Sounds good. everynametaken - 06/06/2010 02:54:02 AM 866 Views
After finishing a book I never really think "gosh that would make a good film" Mark - 04/06/2010 01:35:19 PM 1043 Views
I do sometimes. Mostly with thrillers or the like. Rebekah - 05/06/2010 04:13:27 PM 974 Views
Luhrman largely stuck to Shakespeare's dialogue, though... and that worked amazingly well imho. *NM* Legolas - 05/06/2010 04:25:08 PM 455 Views
Yup, which is why I brought it up. *NM* Rebekah - 05/06/2010 04:32:37 PM 439 Views
Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. Stephen - 04/06/2010 03:27:55 PM 925 Views
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oh, I agree Camilla - 04/06/2010 04:33:04 PM 896 Views
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I'll look into those suggestions. *NM* Stephen - 04/06/2010 04:22:48 PM 432 Views
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Yeah. I'm some people. *NM* Camilla - 04/06/2010 08:21:31 PM 385 Views
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well you would know that the best random thoughts - 16/06/2010 07:46:15 PM 930 Views
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