Active Users:710 Time:16/03/2026 08:16:53 PM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
Yes Mark Send a noteboard - 04/06/2010 04:30:49 PM
You might want to see some Oscar Wilde films. They seem to get them right quite a lot.


Having seen most of the film adaptations and having seen most of those plays preformed on stage, I would say that there is a sizeable difference. The films are not dreadful but they still fall well short of the plays.


It could be you don't have a thing for Colin Firth, Rupert Everett and Jeremy Northam?


I have quite the thing for said gentlemen (I could expand on this but this is a family board) and if they were to be appearing in a proper stage version of Earnest or an Ideal Husband I would first in line for tickets (they were all quite excellently cast). But the stage versions I have seen are simply superior, even if they lacked the acting talents of those film adaptations.


I would really like to have seen those stage versions.
You must agree, though, that the film versions are much above the quality of what Stephen seems to have experienced with King Lear...


They are decent versions, especially compared to what Stephen must have seen. The Beckett on Film adaptations (you mentioned Endgame below) also provided some good adaptations, so much so that I bought the boxset. But having seen several of those Beckett plays preformed by the same cast on both stage and screen I really feel that the stage versions work so much better.
Once known as Hochopepa

You cannot kill a vampire with an MDF stake; werewolves can't fly; zombies do not run. - Simon Pegg
Reply to message
Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. Rebekah - 03/06/2010 07:00:12 PM 1151 Views
well fistofpainx - 03/06/2010 09:35:41 PM 933 Views
Re: well Rebekah - 03/06/2010 11:43:46 PM 875 Views
Re: well fistofpainx - 04/06/2010 01:46:58 AM 846 Views
Ah. Fair enough. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 09:40:10 AM 915 Views
Re: Ah. Fair enough. lyringlas - 16/06/2010 06:32:22 PM 917 Views
The first question is hard. Legolas - 03/06/2010 09:44:42 PM 923 Views
Re: The first question is hard. Camilla - 03/06/2010 09:50:55 PM 867 Views
I don't like to make things easy. Rebekah - 03/06/2010 11:45:22 PM 941 Views
Depends snoopcester - 03/06/2010 11:59:02 PM 847 Views
Re: Depends Camilla - 04/06/2010 03:59:29 PM 859 Views
I don't know if The Silmarillion would really be that hard random thoughts - 04/06/2010 05:52:39 PM 893 Views
Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. Camilla - 03/06/2010 09:49:47 PM 904 Views
Aww too bad, I was gonna say: ironclad - 03/06/2010 10:50:40 PM 836 Views
well that is not where I wanted to post that *NM* random thoughts - 04/06/2010 05:55:26 PM 402 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 03/06/2010 11:46:51 PM 906 Views
ironclad - 03/06/2010 10:53:41 PM 1003 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 03/06/2010 11:47:50 PM 928 Views
Can they bring Humphrey Bogart back? snoopcester - 04/06/2010 12:01:51 AM 885 Views
I wish. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 09:36:47 AM 914 Views
A couple. Chas - 04/06/2010 02:16:34 AM 941 Views
aww ironclad - 04/06/2010 08:36:18 AM 918 Views
That film is evil incarnate. Stephen - 04/06/2010 03:19:46 PM 954 Views
you should it is worth reading random thoughts - 04/06/2010 05:56:51 PM 871 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 09:38:35 AM 875 Views
The book is awesome. Chas - 05/06/2010 01:31:09 AM 790 Views
I highly recommend the Merchant of Venice (2004) directed by Michael Radford everynametaken - 04/06/2010 03:28:19 AM 862 Views
Sounds good. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 09:39:33 AM 836 Views
Re: Sounds good. everynametaken - 06/06/2010 02:54:02 AM 847 Views
After finishing a book I never really think "gosh that would make a good film" Mark - 04/06/2010 01:35:19 PM 1023 Views
I do sometimes. Mostly with thrillers or the like. Rebekah - 05/06/2010 04:13:27 PM 951 Views
Luhrman largely stuck to Shakespeare's dialogue, though... and that worked amazingly well imho. *NM* Legolas - 05/06/2010 04:25:08 PM 446 Views
Yup, which is why I brought it up. *NM* Rebekah - 05/06/2010 04:32:37 PM 430 Views
Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. Stephen - 04/06/2010 03:27:55 PM 902 Views
Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. Camilla - 04/06/2010 03:57:53 PM 843 Views
I would disagree Mark - 04/06/2010 04:09:23 PM 891 Views
Re: I would disagree Camilla - 04/06/2010 04:11:18 PM 875 Views
Quite the opposite Mark - 04/06/2010 04:18:33 PM 848 Views
Re: Quite the opposite Camilla - 04/06/2010 04:20:29 PM 872 Views
Yes Mark - 04/06/2010 04:30:49 PM 1049 Views
oh, I agree Camilla - 04/06/2010 04:33:04 PM 873 Views
And Camilla - 04/06/2010 04:11:52 PM 842 Views
I'll look into those suggestions. *NM* Stephen - 04/06/2010 04:22:48 PM 423 Views
Hmmmm. Rebekah - 05/06/2010 04:16:11 PM 893 Views
Re: Hmmmm. Stephen - 06/06/2010 05:18:34 PM 988 Views
Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. random thoughts - 04/06/2010 05:44:06 PM 961 Views
Good point. Rebekah - 05/06/2010 04:19:35 PM 882 Views
I've been trying to come up with a few... Jacob - 04/06/2010 06:06:38 PM 809 Views
Nice list. Rebekah - 05/06/2010 04:21:13 PM 926 Views
Well... Jacob - 16/06/2010 06:27:48 PM 913 Views
The more I think about it Camilla - 04/06/2010 06:22:25 PM 836 Views
some people expect the movies to be to true the book random thoughts - 04/06/2010 08:14:30 PM 802 Views
Yeah. I'm some people. *NM* Camilla - 04/06/2010 08:21:31 PM 375 Views
LOL. +1 *NM* lyringlas - 16/06/2010 06:35:35 PM 429 Views
well you would know that the best random thoughts - 16/06/2010 07:46:15 PM 911 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 05/06/2010 04:22:02 PM 1013 Views
Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. Mats imaginary friend - 06/06/2010 04:39:57 AM 864 Views
Re: Book to Film adaptations - a few discussion questions. lyringlas - 16/06/2010 07:03:48 PM 906 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes