My D&D group took the night off to watch Marvel's latest comic-to-film adaptation, Black Widow. I passed because I'm taking my niece to see it next week and I doubt I'll want to watch it twice. :b
I recently picked up David Morrell's First Blood and while I haven't read it yet, I skimmed it a little and was surprised to discover that the book's set in Madison, Kentucky, which I assume is Madison County. I'd love to see a First Blood movie that's faithful to the source; I don't recall any specific areas being mentioned, but I like to think that a straight adaptation would pit John Rambo against the Madison County police at the Pinnacles in Berea.
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Assuming both parts get made, I'm looking forward to Denis Villenueve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. Dune's probably my favorite fictional novel, and as much as I like David Lynch's movie (I watched it a lot when I was a kid), it sucks as an adaptation. I love the music, the cast, and the overall look, but too many of the characters (especially Paul and Baron Harkonnen) don't closely resemble their book counterparts, and the dialogue and plot are condensed so much that the story's pretty much rendered nonsensical. Denis Villenueve's cast looks great and he's obviously not going to have to cut as much as Lynch did because he's making two films. Also, Blade Runner 2049 showed that Villenueve's great at framing the huge, gorgeous scenes that Dune requires. I'll probably see it at Regal in Hamburg in Lexington on opening weekend.
A movie about Coach Rupp's long overdue too. We all know Coach Rupp was a weird, complex guy, and there's more than enough primary sources to make a great movie about his life that sets the record straight on the various misconceptions about his attitude and opinions. I don't know who could play Coach Rupp, Coach Hall, Coach Lancaster, Coach Reed, Pat Riley, and so on and so on, though.
Anyway, what books do you want to see adapted into movies?
I recently picked up David Morrell's First Blood and while I haven't read it yet, I skimmed it a little and was surprised to discover that the book's set in Madison, Kentucky, which I assume is Madison County. I'd love to see a First Blood movie that's faithful to the source; I don't recall any specific areas being mentioned, but I like to think that a straight adaptation would pit John Rambo against the Madison County police at the Pinnacles in Berea.
💀Assuming both parts get made, I'm looking forward to Denis Villenueve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. Dune's probably my favorite fictional novel, and as much as I like David Lynch's movie (I watched it a lot when I was a kid), it sucks as an adaptation. I love the music, the cast, and the overall look, but too many of the characters (especially Paul and Baron Harkonnen) don't closely resemble their book counterparts, and the dialogue and plot are condensed so much that the story's pretty much rendered nonsensical. Denis Villenueve's cast looks great and he's obviously not going to have to cut as much as Lynch did because he's making two films. Also, Blade Runner 2049 showed that Villenueve's great at framing the huge, gorgeous scenes that Dune requires. I'll probably see it at Regal in Hamburg in Lexington on opening weekend.
A movie about Coach Rupp's long overdue too. We all know Coach Rupp was a weird, complex guy, and there's more than enough primary sources to make a great movie about his life that sets the record straight on the various misconceptions about his attitude and opinions. I don't know who could play Coach Rupp, Coach Hall, Coach Lancaster, Coach Reed, Pat Riley, and so on and so on, though.
“There wasn’t any racism in him. There wasn’t. All there was was a guy who wanted to win, who would take the best players, and I think he was judged on this subject harshly because he was a winner, he was a bigger-than-life character. Adolph is totally misrepresented in this whole concept when it comes to being a racist, He was not. I played for him, I know him.” -- Pat Riley
Anyway, what books do you want to see adapted into movies?
