Books that need to be REDONE as movies.
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:38 amI have 2:
1. The Postman:
I really enjoyed this book, it was a fun, interesting, and (aside from a bit of sci-fi) realistic look at a post apocalyptic America with a good take on civil society and war. Costner's version was just bizarre. most of the stuff in the movie that didn't make sense or that people didn't like is explained or not in the book. Costner neutered some of the best villains I've seen in a PA fiction and turned a great hero/protagonist into a silly messiah. This book could work well as either a cable miniseries or a feature movie. The lead role would be a good one for Sam Rockwell.
2. Jarhead:
This movie baffles me. It's like Sam Mendes, an otherwise very strong director, decided to take all the interesting stuff out....all the sex, all the violence, all the family drama....and replace it with a bunch of guys being bored and horny in the desert (in fact the screen writer admitted he took stuff from another Gulf War memoir). If some-one were to redo this movie in style more like David Fincher's Fight Club or Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump it could be very good, very fun, and very thoughtful. The key to a good JarHead movie would be understanding that while the Gulf War is in the book, the book is not about the Gulf War.
1. The Postman:
I really enjoyed this book, it was a fun, interesting, and (aside from a bit of sci-fi) realistic look at a post apocalyptic America with a good take on civil society and war. Costner's version was just bizarre. most of the stuff in the movie that didn't make sense or that people didn't like is explained or not in the book. Costner neutered some of the best villains I've seen in a PA fiction and turned a great hero/protagonist into a silly messiah. This book could work well as either a cable miniseries or a feature movie. The lead role would be a good one for Sam Rockwell.
2. Jarhead:
This movie baffles me. It's like Sam Mendes, an otherwise very strong director, decided to take all the interesting stuff out....all the sex, all the violence, all the family drama....and replace it with a bunch of guys being bored and horny in the desert (in fact the screen writer admitted he took stuff from another Gulf War memoir). If some-one were to redo this movie in style more like David Fincher's Fight Club or Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump it could be very good, very fun, and very thoughtful. The key to a good JarHead movie would be understanding that while the Gulf War is in the book, the book is not about the Gulf War.