Books you'd like to see made into a movie - Page 2

Liz · #21 04-08-2011, 06:18 PM

What a wonderful array of books mentioned, and some I havent heaard of which I will purchase ..... now!!

Loved Rendezvu with Rama, and the Foundation series, the 3 Mars books ( have just bought Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson which is supposed to be fabulous).

chich0 (Chris) · #22 04-08-2011, 06:23 PM

George R.R. Martins series

A Game of Thrones, A clash of kings, A storm of swords and a feast for crows!

One of the best fantasy series i have ever read!

shelltree (Shelley) · #23 04-08-2011, 07:37 PM

The Wheel of Time, for sure. Well, Jase and I were discussing it last weekend actually and he proposed that it would have to be done by HBO or nothing at all. And it couldn't be done as just twelve seperate movies, it really needs to be a television series with a few seasons. If not, no one should ever attempt otherwise, it would just wreck the entire feel of the books.

Also, the "Gentleman B**tard" series that includes "The Lies of Locke Lamora", "Red Seas Over Red Skies" and the new title "The Republic of Thieves". Honestly, these three books have to be the only books I have ever read that have actually made me burst out in laughter and ball my eyes out. Would be great to see them turned into movies or a series, again, only if they could be done well.

Also, the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik would make some amazing movies and the Sarah Douglass series "The Axis Trilogy".

And The Hobbit but that's already being made

Also, though this is a little childish... I would absolutely love to see movies made about The Folk of the Faraway Tree, those books were amazing to read as a kid! I had really high hopes for C.S Lewis' books but was sadly disappointed and they even missed The Magician's Nephew, which was by far my favourite book

barx1963 (Malcolm) · #24 04-08-2011, 10:38 PM

"Have Space Suit Will Travel"! My that takes me back.

Any hoos, "Fatherland" by Robert Harris, they did "Enigma" a few years back and was not a bad effort.
Heinlein's "Tunnel in the Sky" or Le Guins "Earthsea" trilogy also spring to mind.
Oh or Heinleins "Orphans of the Sky"

Malcolm

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #25 05-08-2011, 12:39 AM

The "Calculor" series by Ozzie writer Sean McMullen: Post-apocalypse Australia where Librarians run the show and you don't want to 'save the whales'!

The "Marrow" books by Robert Reed: Solar-system sized space-ship appears from no-where and humans capture it.
Much mayhem ensues

&

"The Catclysm" by RC Sherriff: Moon hits earth - more mayhem.
Written in 1938, it has a surprisingly contemporary political sub-plot.

All would make great TV series as lots goes on between the characters as well as more 'situational' action.

mithrandir (Andrew) · #26 05-08-2011, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by shelltree

The Wheel of Time, for sure. Well, Jase and I were discussing it last weekend actually and he proposed that it would have to be done by HBO or nothing at all. And it couldn't be done as just twelve seperate movies, it really needs to be a television series with a few seasons. If not, no one should ever attempt otherwise, it would just wreck the entire feel of the books.

Twelve? I have 13 volumes and am still waiting for the 14'th. It took almost 5 hours to do justice to Dune (the SciFi channel version). Just Dune, not like the David Lynch movie that runs into other books. Dune is a similar size book, so you're looking at at least 60 hours, even after minimizing the time spent on braid pulling and shawl twitching.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #27 05-08-2011, 03:38 PM

I would love to see a top movie made of my absolute favourite book 'Rogue Male'.

The BBC did make a B&W one in the 70's, but it was crap.
It is a fantastic story which deserves to be produced properly.

Also I'd like to see a movie version of 'Frankensteins Monster meets Mary Poppins', but no-one has even wrote the book yet

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #28 05-08-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Also I'd like to see a movie version of 'Frankensteins Monster meets Mary Poppins', but no-one has even wrote the book yet

There is a movie version coming out of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". The book instantly gained cult status on it's release.

It has all the lovable characters from Jane Austens most popular book, but with Zombies and Ninjas.
I've loaned the book to my sister, but from memory, I think 23 people were slaughtered in a Zombie attack on the first page. LOL
The movie is due for release in 2013.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_a...ce_and_Zombies

renormalised (Carl) · #29 05-08-2011, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

There is a movie version coming out of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". The book instantly gained cult status on it's release.

It has all the lovable characters from Jane Austens most popular book, but with Zombies and Ninjas.
I've loaned the book to my sister, but from memory, I think 23 people were slaughtered in a Zombie attack on the first page. LOL
The movie is due for release in 2013.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_a...ce_and_Zombies

It's a wonder this didn't come from the vaults of Tarantino....sounds like something he'd write and star in

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #30 05-08-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

There is a movie version coming out of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". The book instantly gained cult status on it's release.

It has all the lovable characters from Jane Austens most popular book, but with Zombies and Ninjas.
I've loaned the book to my sister, but from memory, I think 23 people were slaughtered in a Zombie attack on the first page. LOL
The movie is due for release in 2013.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_a...ce_and_Zombies

That's pretty bizzarre!!!

and I just noticed my terrible Grammer: "but no-one has even wrote the book yet"

Octane (Humayun) · #31 05-08-2011, 04:25 PM

Grammar, too.

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Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #32 05-08-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Octane

Grammar, too.

H

Actually - just "grammar".

LOL.. sorry Ken.

keni (Ken) · #33 05-08-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

I would love to see a top movie made of my absolute favourite book 'Rogue Male'.

The BBC did make a B&W one in the 70's, but it was crap.
It is a fantastic story which deserves to be produced properly.

t

Hi Ken,
I thought I had seen an older version so I did a quick search.
There was another movie starring Walter Pidgeon and George Sanders made in 1941 called "Man Hunt" based on the book.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Hunt_%281941_film%29
It was much better than the '76 version.
Amazingly Amazon have it in stock.

Cheers,
Ken.

shelltree (Shelley) · #34 05-08-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mithrandir

Twelve? I have 13 volumes and am still waiting for the 14'th. It took almost 5 hours to do justice to Dune (the SciFi channel version). Just Dune, not like the David Lynch movie that runs into other books. Dune is a similar size book, so you're looking at at least 60 hours, even after minimizing the time spent on braid pulling and shawl twitching.

Ahh, my bad mate, I got confused with how many I've read and how many there are haha! Haven't read the last two part book yet, I really want to re-read them all first and have them fresh in my mind

I laughed out loud at the braid pulling and shawl twitching hahahaha, so very true

I like to say I'm Aes Sedai at times, I'm just that awesome

TrevorW · #35 05-08-2011, 09:22 PM

Chung Kuo by David Wingrove

lacad01 (Adam) · #36 05-08-2011, 09:58 PM

Baudolino by Umberto Eco

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #37 05-08-2011, 10:00 PM

I am looking at this book on my table (which I hasten to say belongs to my son at Uni) and think this absolutely deserves to be made into a movie

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seeker372011 (Narayan) · #38 05-08-2011, 10:21 PM

its important to get the casting right so that the emphisis on Any is retained..so often we see Hollywood lose the plot in going from the printed word to celluloid...

spacezebra (Petra) · #39 05-08-2011, 10:28 PM

My recommendation, and a book that I am currently reading:

"The First Man - the life of Neil Armstrong"

Cheers Petra d.

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #40 05-08-2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spacezebra

My recommendation, and a book that I am currently reading:

"The First Man - the life of Neil Armstrong"

Cheers Petra d.

I have it on my shelf too Petra, Heavy book. I didn't realise just how religious Neil Armstong's upbringing was - and him trying to balance that with his captaincy on Apollo 11 with Buzz Aldrin along for the ride.