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06-01-2014, 07:06 PM
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Movies you'd like to see remade and books you'd like to see as a movie
ITT we discuss movies from the past you'd like to see remade. And also books you've read that you would like to see as a movie.
I would like to see a remake of "Jaws". I saw the original movie on DVD, and for the time period, it was pretty good. However, I would love to see it redone with today's technology.
Books: There are quite a few Stephen King and Dean Koontz books I would love to see done as a movie. I read a book called "The Store" that I think was written by Dean Koontz, I think it would be awesome as a movie. There was also a short story in one of Stephen King's books called "Uncle Ottio's Truck" that I think would be really creepy as a movie. It was in one of his novels of short stories. "Skeleton Crew".
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06-01-2014, 08:22 PM
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I would like to see movies about how some of my favorite book writers got started and the obstacles they had to overcome to get where they are now.
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06-01-2014, 09:02 PM
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Percy Jackson-the movies have sucked!
Books- James Patterson
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06-01-2014, 09:13 PM
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Adventures in Babysitting
Percy Jackson-the movies have sucked!
Books- James Patterson
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Alex Cross was turned into a movie in 2012, but it did poorly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Cross_(film)
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06-01-2014, 09:21 PM
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Somewhat shameless plug, but Rashid's books should seriously be movies. I've already casted them in my head.
I also liked The Night Circus by Emma Morgenstern, about an two young magicians who compete (and fall in love) in an adult-themed circus that attracts a cult-like following. I don't know why it's considered a romance novel as it definitely reads more like fantasy.
Another is This is Where I Leave You bu Johnathan Tropper - so glad it's coming out as a movie soon. one of my favorite short stories, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, came out last year but I've yet to see it. Another one, The Yellow Wallpaper, was a movie in 1989 but I'm not as pressed to go dig it up.
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06-01-2014, 09:23 PM
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I'd love to see Guillermo del Toro's book "The Strain" made into a movie...but instead it's getting a run on FX as a TV series, premiering July 13th.
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06-01-2014, 09:57 PM
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06-01-2014, 10:30 PM
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I want to see Wicked as a movie!
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06-01-2014, 11:02 PM
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I want to see Wicked as a movie!
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This is like when Scrabble became Words With Friends, and then became a board game.
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06-01-2014, 11:04 PM
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Love to see Gun Slingers series, but I do think it'll be better as a HBO series.
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06-01-2014, 11:18 PM
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I second Wicked, but the book version, not the musical version.
I want to see the rest of the Beautiful Creatures and Mortal Instruments series made into movies. But then again, pretty much every movie I like is a "1 star" movie per the critics.
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06-01-2014, 11:40 PM
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Having watched the video of the bear in the hammock, A Walk in the Woods came to mind. Apparently it is being filmed now.
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06-02-2014, 01:11 AM
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I would like to see a remake of "Jaws". I saw the original movie on DVD, and for the time period, it was pretty good. However, I would love to see it redone with today's technology.
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Please, no. 'Jaws' is perfect just as it is. CGI would probably ruin the whole thing. It's like when they tried to make additional 'Jurassic Park' movies. Just terrible.
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Books- James Patterson
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They have made numerous James Patterson books into movies, and all of them have been terrible. Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross? Why? Such a horrible choice, and poorly scripted. And don't even get me started on the Women's Murder Club tv show, and '1st to Die' as a tv movie. Awful.
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06-02-2014, 01:20 AM
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Karen Chance has some awesome books and short stories that are all set in the same world, but involve different characters. I thought the short stories would be the best to make into a TV show.
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06-02-2014, 01:35 AM
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Please, no. 'Jaws' is perfect just as it is. CGI would probably ruin the whole thing. It's like when they tried to make additional 'Jurassic Park' movies. Just terrible.
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I think you and CG are talking apples and oranges. You're talking duplicates and sequels. Based on the way I read her post, I think she's taking remakes. Ex: original Django Unchained vs the remake of Django Unchained.
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