The beach has to be the worst adaptation of a book ever. The only thing that they got right was Robert Carlyle as Daffy. Other than that a complete catastrophe.
If you want to read a fantastic book and watch a fantastic adaptation of said book The English Patient is about the finest example of that.
I've read a couple of books on Charlie Bronson the long serving prisoner but the film BRONSON although okay, was more of an arty type portrayal I thought. But Tom Hardy was good playing Charlie and got him spot on.There's a trilogy of books by Dennis Lehane about an ex cop turned gangster at the start of the last century and Ben Affleck just made a film of the 2nd one -Live by night.
It was shite compared to the book, really poor. It's a big book and they tried to condense it down too much. I had really been looking forward to it as well.
Should have made 2 films from the 3 books and told the whole story.
I've read a couple of books on Charlie Bronson the long serving prisoner but the film BRONSON although okay, was more of an arty type portrayal I thought. But Tom Hardy was good playing Charlie and got him spot on.
Don't bother on others opinions on films myself,as we all see things differently. Watch it you may enjoy it ? I got fascinated on Bronson a few years back and you could write to him, which I did and got a letter back. He writes in capital letters but he was interested that I'm an ex con myself. I've kept out and he told me to stay out,which obviously he hasn't !I've read a couple of books on Bronson but I've never bothered with the film. A few people have told me it's not up to much.
I've always liked Charles Dickens and read a few of his novels. But no film has really portrayed his books in my opinion. Only except maybe Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey as Scrooge !
I'm 63 years young ! What I like about Dickens is his characters especially Scrooge. He had him a changed man in his novel but I liked him as he already was ! Bah HumbugI love the old black and white Tale of two citIes film. Not sure what year it's from but I think it's even older than you BBR!
Debbie Does Dallas was written by Shakespeare wasn't it ?Pretty much every film I see having read the book leaves me feeling a bit short-changed for one reason or another.
Except porn films...they're always better than the books
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I believe so yesDebbie Does Dallas was written by Shakespeare wasn't it ?
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Totally not the same film though, you imagine if they did that into a film!! The pub was about the only loose link! (obviously Begby chasing rents around Leith! )Trainspotting 2/Porno
I didn't get to the end of that film but found the book really interestingRead the book on the Iceman about the Mafia killer/hitman Richard Kiklinski and its a true story and gory and spine chilling.He killed over a hundred people and had no feelings whatsoever,a real psycho.
But watched the film Iceman tonight and it was nothing like the book,and a bit of a let down. Any films seen that were not as good as the book ?
You can watch his interviews online with a psychiatrist when he was in prison.I didn't get to the end of that film but found the book really interesting
I think I saw one, to him it was just like us going for the toilet and as normal as that.You can watch his interviews online with a psychiatrist when he was in prison.
They showed them on T.V. a few years ago and it was spine chilling. He was more scary than any made up horror character !
He was the Devil incarnate but when you read about his childhood you get some insight as to why he was who he was. His father and mother beat him badly and his father beat another child so bad he died. He grew up in an ultra violent home and knew nothing else.I think I saw one, to him it was just like us going for the toilet and as normal as that.
Also managed to hide it for so long, very scary.
I agree but I think a lot of people get caught up on this type of thing. You cannot cram the detail of a book into films otherwise films will be 5 hours long each. Game of thrones is another one where it's not the same but a book generally has more dialogue which cannot cross over to film in some cases
He was the Devil incarnate but when you read about his childhood you get some insight as to why he was who he was. His father and mother beat him badly and his father beat another child so bad he died. He grew up in an ultra violent home and knew nothing else.
Ian Fleming's quote on seeing Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr No was along the lines that it wasn't his idea of Bond when he wrote the books, but would be if he could write them again.The other problem is you visualise the character from the book. So when a shaven headed 6 foot 5 one man demolition squad is played by diddy Tom Cruise you just laugh. It's like Dear old Ronnie Corbett playing Dirty Harry.
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