Nuxfanabroad Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 4 hours ago, Petey_BOI said: No Country for old men Loved McCarthy's 'The Road'. Viggo was great in the movie, as well. Haven't read any more from him yet, but No Country sure has some lasting scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Sounds like that would have made a far better group of sequels than we got. The New Jedi Order would have been even better: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Jedi_Order https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Yuuzhan_Vong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Of Mice & Men gets me every time. Steinbeck wrote with compassion you just had to feel. Which reminds.."The Grapes of Wrath" was really something. Movie with Henry Fonda also superb. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Gnarcore said: But then Kathleen Kennedy came along and it didn't fit with her woke agenda of intersectional feminism so that all got axed. The Thrawn trilogy would have made amazing movies instead of the rehashed Death Star and complete buggering of accepted Star Wars mythology. 'Hey I just was given this light sabre by some fish woman but watch me hold my own vs a trained dark side user when Sith/Dark Side users have always been better light sabre duelists other than very select few Jedi....because you know...it's a female character. Also...I am a Palpatine but I am going to start calling myself Skywalker for some &^@#ing reason...' I think Cumberbatch would have made a great Thrawn.... I don't see what was wrong with the original Darth Caedus idea, though.....Jaina was an excellent female character, IMO....much like Leia.... They also could have introduced Mara Jade.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarcore Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: I think Cumberbatch would have made a great Thrawn.... I don't see what was wrong with the original Darth Caedus idea, though.....Jaina was an excellent female character, IMO....much like Leia.... They also could have introduced Mara Jade.... Mara Jade is my and many other fans favorite character. She has an amazing story arc. I agree 100% on Cumberbatch as Thrawn. Oh well. Hopefully the rumours she's been sidelined until her contract is up are true along with Carano getting rehired....you know their most popular character since the Disney buyout...well other than Baby Yoda. Did you hear of the recently released 'lost' Timothy Zahn book that someone pretty much privately had printed up and put on Amazon with no press or fanfare? It hit the top 25 best sellers on there and crushed that Woke High Republic garbage Kennedy is behind. That is until Disney had i pulled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Clockwork Orange and Goodfellas need to be included for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, King Heffy said: Clockwork Orange and Goodfellas need to be included for sure. might as well list a few more Kubrick movies that were based on novels: The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut. God, i love all these movies, especially FMJ and EWS. Edited May 19, 2021 by Rubik 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arrogant Worms Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. Movie starred Nick Nolte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, The Arrogant Worms said: Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. Movie starred Nick Nolte Nolte has never done better acting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, The Arrogant Worms said: Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. Movie starred Nick Nolte Great call here. Actually liked the movie more than Conroy's novel - but they were both superb. Usage of painful flashbacks was so powerful. & George Carlin makes an epic appearance! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 How about books that were really good, but their movie adaptations were horrid? Hawaii was such an epic novel, and disappointing motion picture. The Hunger Games was a book I thought I would not enjoy, but it was great! The movie was so very disappointing. It’s interesting how the central character, if not cast well, ruins a screen play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Lord of the Rings/Harry Potter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, Alflives said: How about books that were really good, but their movie adaptations were horrid? Hawaii was such an epic novel, and disappointing motion picture. The Hunger Games was a book I thought I would not enjoy, but it was great! The movie was so very disappointing. It’s interesting how the central character, if not cast well, ruins a screen play. That would be a big thread. The last one that was a massive let down for me was 'Ready Player One' The book is very good and has a real 80's influence that's on point. The movie was a steaming pile off cgi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Lord of the Rings/Harry Potter. Sounds like I need to read these Harry Potter books. Haven’t seen the movies either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Alflives said: How about books that were really good, but their movie adaptations were horrid? Hawaii was such an epic novel, and disappointing motion picture. The Hunger Games was a book I thought I would not enjoy, but it was great! The movie was so very disappointing. It’s interesting how the central character, if not cast well, ruins a screen play. Best example for me would be Dune..... ....almost criminally bad movie.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Fist Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Game of Thrones based on A song of ice and fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 There was an absolutely fascinating work of fiction, which won the writer various awards in the 1960's. Didn't like the movie as much, but in the late 60's, the main role captured the Best Actor, Oscar. I believe ALL schoolkids should have this masterpiece on their educational-curriculum. Q.. Anyone know the title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: There was an absolutely fascinating work of fiction, which won the writer various awards in the 1960's. Didn't like the movie as much, but in the late 60's, the main role captured the Best Actor, Oscar. I believe ALL schoolkids should have this masterpiece on their educational-curriculum. Q.. Anyone know the title? The 60’s was a decade known for best actor oscars winning for their roles portraying great fictional characters. Could be several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Has anyone read The Handmaid's Tale? The series is quite good but I haven't read the book to comment on that aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo said: Has anyone read The Handmaid's Tale? The series is quite good but I haven't read the book to comment on that aspect. Yes, about 10 yrs back I nabbed it at the Osaka library. It was very good. Also read "Oryx & Crake" by Atwood. Memorable stuff, & worth a read. Read an essay of her's, she explained spending some days wearing a burqua(somewhere in ME). She heavily drew from this experience to write Handmaid. Also mentions how she was strongly influenced by Orwell. It's unmistakable in her classic. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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