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NYCitygurl
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5/9 10:01am
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "Troy" (2004)
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I liked it. The characters don't age because the movie doesn't take place over ten years. Brad Pitt was meh, but I really liked Sean Bean and Eric Bana.
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Zaz
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Date Posted:
5/9 12:25pm
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "Troy" (2004)
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Next, the blogger on: #5. "300" (2007)
"The Flick: Frank Miller's graphic novel (accent on the "graphic") explodes onto the silver screen in the form of hilariously toned abs, gyrating nude oracles and trolls with lobster claw hands who we'd imagine must have had a lot of difficulty using the facilities.
The Inaccuracies: Setting aside the use of magic missiles, lack of body armor and the appearance of both a hunchback and a villain that resembles a 7-foot lisping version of Dhalsim from Street Fighter II, 300 seems to glorify some aspects of Spartan life-prowess in battle, fighting for democracy, loyalty to the homeland, constant spear throwing-while slyly downplaying others, such as the fact that Sparta was a fascistic church-run warrior caste of slave owners who regularly enjoyed pederasty."
The homoerotic content of this movie is pretty obvious, just from the stills (I haven't seen it yet)
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StarDude
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5/9 12:28pm
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "300"
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RE: Troy
The director's cut is a great, great movie.
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The2ndQuest
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Date Posted:
5/9 12:33pm
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "300"
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Troy was quite entertaining as a grounded take on the battle. And Eric Bana was absolutely fantastic, as was his duel with Achilles.
As for 300- I don't see how the faults listed are the fault of the adaptation- wasn't that content in the original graphic novel too?
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5/9 1:14pm
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The2ndQuest posted:
As for 300- I don't see how the faults listed are the fault of the adaptation- wasn't that content in the original graphic novel too?
I have only ever been able to read snippets here and there but to the best of my knowledge the things it faults the movie for are pulled almost directly from the page.
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "300"
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There are comic-movie comparison shots on the internet. I really can't think of anything that would be more of an adaption then that off the top of my head. If they are crying about historical inaccuracies, shouldn't that be in another thread?
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The2ndQuest
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Yeah, outside of Sin City, I don't think you can adapt something closer than 300 to it's source material.
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Vortigern99 posted:
At last, darth_frared and I can agree on something! 
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The2ndQuest posted:
Yeah, outside of Sin City, I don't think you can adapt something closer than 300 to it's source material.
True, they both were pretty much straight off the page and minus a lot of visible penis because believe it or not 300 is even more homoerotic in the graphic novel.
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Zaz
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5/12 6:02pm
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VANITY FAIR (2004)
"Mira Nair's glittering adaptation of the William Makepeace Thackeray novel sure looked pretty, but that's about all it had to offer. Even sweeping, panoramic views of the Georgian English countryside couldn't save this film from falling from grace, or boost Reese Witherspoon's sadly personality-deflated heroine, Becky Sharp."
It was oddly uninvolving. Perhaps the novel can't be successfully adapted.
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Zaz
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "Vanity Fair" (2004)
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THE HUMAN STAIN (2003)
"Adapting a Philip Roth novel for the big screen requires a Herculean effort, and this intellectual thriller definitely lacked power. Anthony Hopkins's college professor and Nicole Kidman's janitor with a haunted past experience much of their action through flashbacks, which reads far better than it looks."
Some books shouldn't be adapted.
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Zaz
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5/16 7:45pm
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "The Human Stain" (2003)
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"THE CAT IN THE HAT (2003)/ DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)
The Dr. Seuss children books are the kind that every child should have, tucked away on the nightstand. But an obnoxious Mike Myers and over-the-top Jim Carrey caked in makeup, mimicking the creatures? Exactly the kind of things that keep kids awake and scared of the dark."
Dr. Seuss does not suit live action...the stories are too slight, and the humour suits animation much better.
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "The Cat in the Hat" & "How The Grinch Stole Xma
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Zaz posted:
"THE CAT IN THE HAT (2003)/ DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)
The Dr. Seuss children books are the kind that every child should have, tucked away on the nightstand. But an obnoxious Mike Myers and over-the-top Jim Carrey caked in makeup, mimicking the creatures? Exactly the kind of things that keep kids awake and scared of the dark."
Dr. Seuss does not suit live action...the stories are too slight, and the humour suits animation much better.
CASE IN POINT: Horton Hears a Who, released earlier this year. I really enjoyed it, although I felt it had a slow beginning. The animation was brilliant and imaginative and technically very, very well done. It was a beautiful realization of Dr. Seuss in my opinion, and I cannot possibly think of how it could have ever worked in live action. Animation was the perfect vehicle for it. It also did very well at the box office:
It cost 85 million to make and every penny was up on the screen.
It earned 287 million dollars world-wide and when you add television revenue and DVD income, that's a very successful film. I think if had been live-action it would have met with a similar reaction to CAT IN THE HAT.
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Zaz
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Date Posted:
5/17 8:18am
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "The Cat in the Hat" & "How The Grinch Stole Xma
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I haven't seen "Horton", but the reviews were very good, and the animated TV version of the Grinch is a half hour of perfection.
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Strilo
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Date Posted:
5/17 8:47am
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RE: Book v. Movie: Disappointing Movie Adaptations: "The Cat in the Hat" & "How The Grinch Stole Xma
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The live action Grinch was so bad it's actually the one time I've ever felt my childhood being assaulted. It was horrid and "disappointing" is entirely the wrong word to describe it. Traumatizing. Assaulting. Offensive. Those fit better. Considering this, I never touched the Myers' Cat in the Hat. I would like to see Horton though.
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