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Please feel free to mention any book you would like to see made into a movie.
The more the better.
Bob

Reply to lisabob2
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In terms of fantasy style books, I think the Riftwar books, and the Death Gate books would be cool to see on the screen. I think they're like 2-3 times as long as Lords of the Bling, so I don't think that would work too well.

In terms of other books, how bout "A Brief History of Time." Har har har, I'm a f ucking nerd.

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Reply to ksoth

It might be a good movie.
I know there are so many good books that can be made into good movies.Besides Stephen Kings, or John Grishams.
Hopefully we will get more responses. How about Childhoods end? by Arthur C Clark.
I want Dune to be remade.
God Emperor of Dune could be a great movie too
I haven't read the Riftwar series yet.
Damn Robert Jordan is stringing me along grrr :smile:
Bob
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Reply to lisabob2

HA HA, WOT series as a movie. Jordan is on, what his tenth book now? Each one a billion pages long. If LOTR took 4 years to make, how long will WOT take?

I liked the books up untill the 6th or seventh one, now it's just like

'Oh my god! that is SUCH a sexy dress'
*A female character SNIFFS and thinks about her NECKLINE*
'Dont' we have to do something'?
*A female character SNIFFS and thinks about her NECKLINE*
'Yeah, but it can wait a couple more books...'

SiFi soap opera....? :eek:


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Reply to Snorkius
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Childhood's End was good, and I think it would make a good movie. I think it's a little too weird for most people though, and most people just wouldn't get it and would think it's stupid.

Slaughterhouse 5 would be interesting too, but again I don't think it's mainstream enough to be made.

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Reply to ksoth
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the little engine that could was a good book.

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Reply to mrface

That's a great idea. Then UAT students could just watch the movie instead of having to read the book for their 300-level English class.

On a more thread-related note, I was thinking Into Thin Air, by John Krakauer, about the big Everest disaster. (haven't heard of that being made into a movie yet, anyway)



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Reply to Auburn9698

Just thought of something. Patricia Wrede's books(the 'talking to dragons' ones) would make a great kids movie in the right hands. I thought the books were way above the whole shmarry potter series...


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Reply to Snorkius
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touche' my friend

i always that "the bad place" by dean koontz would be an excellent movie.

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Reply to mrface

Oh yeah, man there's several Koontz books that would be good. Lightning's another, IIRC.

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Reply to Auburn9698
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oh yeah just finished that one. thats an awesome book.

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Reply to mrface

LOL yes Jordan is taking his friiggin time isn't he?
But the first books are very good.
I think each book could be a movie by itself.
At least up to "Fires of Heaven"
Probably the last 6 to 10 books(wearever it stops) could be 1 movie :wink:
I am not sure if Jordan is just really setting up the ending or trying to makes as much money as possible because he doesn't have any other ideas for more books.
Bob

Reply to lisabob2

I have no idea what any of those books are, so I nominate UML in a nutshell.


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Reply to HolyGrenade

How about Austin in a nutshell?
Austin, Austin Powers
Bob

Reply to lisabob2
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I'd like Tim Burton to direct a series of shorts based on some of Nathaniel Hawthorne's stories. Burton would perfect to get the mood of them. The Birthmark and Young Goodman Brown come to mind.

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Reply to sirak
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Do i have a sick problem if all those books mentioned in the poll have never crossed my mind or heard of them ever?

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Reply to Rob423
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They should make a book SPLINTER CELL....... and then Make a Movie...... that would be cool....... Swat/seal type movies are always cool

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Reply to Rob423

Yes, you definitely have a problem...

All the books mentioned in the poll are SF/Fantasy books. Inspired, would be my guess, by the recent success of a certain book(s) turned movie.

P.s. Stainless Steel Rat books would make a great movie IMO. Like James Bond except much better...

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Reply to Snorkius
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wtf is a book? the manual that comes with computer hardware?

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Reply to jihiggs
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HAHAHAAH.............. Only Books i read have to do with Computers... such as CPU MAG, and things like that......... only book i ever actually read was Catcher in the Rye

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