Good or poor film adaptations of famous novels

Plechazunga said:
Which version do I watch then, Bellenda Carlisles?

I seem to remember asking this before, leading to Mehro having some sort of epileptic fit
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner

I would tend to wait until the new version and boxset comes out and I suggest you watch in this order.

1) original theatrical release. The International version and not the slightly edited US version.
2) The new Final Cut version

If you aren't bored then watch the original Directors Cut and the Workprint version that almost nobody has ever seen so that you can ramble on for hours about the pros and cons of all the versions.
 
Plechazunga said:
I mean what's gonna be different about it?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/R2VT2ECILZ4O3B

The 5 versions are:-

1) original cinema release International version. This has the cheesy voiceover and tacked on happy ending (oddly an unused scene from the Shining).
2) original cinema release for the US market which was like the Internmational version only with a few minor edits of the more gory bits.
3) Directors Cut - no voiceover, no happy ending and the inclusion of the infamous Unicorn scene. A much better film in many ways although I have great affection for the original version. Still apparently not the film Scott wanted to make because for some reason he didn't oversee the actual editing of this version directly.
4) Workprint version which was apparently a quite radically edited version of the film with various changes including an altered opening scene, no Deckard narration until the final scenes, no "unicorn" sequence, no Deckard/Rachel "happy ending," altered lines between Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his creator Tyrell (Joe Turkell), alternate music etc. Like most people I have never seen this version.
5) The film Scott wanted to make in the first place apparently. Not sure exactly what changes have been made except it is a bit longer which suggests a few scenes have been added or extended. It has been digitally remastered and surround sound added. And some of the effects have been cleaned up.
 
a_devil_inside said:
not a novel but Dennis (The Menace) from the Beano, that film was cack
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I remember seeing a pirated version of Popeye, starring Shelly Duvell (played the female lead in The Shining) as Olive Oyl. Popeye was played by Robin Williams.

Total shite.
 
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

As good an adaptation as you'll find... the tone and attitude of Hunter S. Thompson comes through perfectly.
 
I just hope and pray that Chris Weitz hasn't fecked up 'His Dark Materials'.
 
Wibble said:
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Brilliant book and not as good film. Not a howler mind.
Catch 22 - Brilliant book and utterly useless film.
Red Dragon - Good book and poor film
Silence Of the Lambs - Brilliant book and decent if cliqued and overacted film.
Blood Work - Decent crime thriller made into a deeply ordinary film with Clint Eastwood trying to play a role that was meant to be a man 20/30 years younger.
Presumed Innocent - Brilliant crime novel and very decent film version with Harrison Ford.
The Shining - One of Stephen Kings best books and a piss poor film version with Jack Nicholson overacting as usual thus making it a chase horror clique instead of the creepy suspense film it could have been.
Snow Falling On Cedars - Brilliant film version of an even better book.
Blade Runner - The book was interesting but not actually very well written. The film was far far better.
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Possibly my favorite book(s) ever but the film was utter bilge. So bad it was unbelievable. If they wanted to make Men In Black 3 (the idea for which was probably "borrowed" from DNA when Ivan Reitman had an option on THHGTTG) why didn't they just do so rather than take a hilarious book and remove all the humour?
Shawshank Redemption - Decent short story from Stephen King made into a very decent film.
The Green Mile - Excellent serial novel and a very decent film if a tad Hollywood.
Cold Mountain - Ordinary novel, ordinary film.
LOTR - brilliant books and films.
All The President's Men - Great film but has anyone actually read the book?
The Power Of One - Very good novel from Bryce Courtney and a not bad effort at the film.
Trainspotting - Novel and film both really good.
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For me it was propably the best film of the 90s, if not the best ever.
 
Wibble said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/R2VT2ECILZ4O3B

The 5 versions are:-

1) original cinema release International version. This has the cheesy voiceover and tacked on happy ending (oddly an unused scene from the Shining).
2) original cinema release for the US market which was like the Internmational version only with a few minor edits of the more gory bits.
3) Directors Cut - no voiceover, no happy ending and the inclusion of the infamous Unicorn scene. A much better film in many ways although I have great affection for the original version. Still apparently not the film Scott wanted to make because for some reason he didn't oversee the actual editing of this version directly.
4) Workprint version which was apparently a quite radically edited version of the film with various changes including an altered opening scene, no Deckard narration until the final scenes, no "unicorn" sequence, no Deckard/Rachel "happy ending," altered lines between Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his creator Tyrell (Joe Turkell), alternate music etc. Like most people I have never seen this version.
5) The film Scott wanted to make in the first place apparently. Not sure exactly what changes have been made except it is a bit longer which suggests a few scenes have been added or extended. It has been digitally remastered and surround sound added. And some of the effects have been cleaned up.
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I think I saw the Director's Cut, but I didn't really like Blade Runner.
 
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