Im now stupidly excited about the impending movie adaptation of the Dark Tower.
What books would you like to be turned into films?

Alt Q? What would Monty like for christmas?
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:26, 64 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Alt: Braiiiiiiiiiins?

( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:29, Reply)

Mort.
Alt Q: This
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:33, Reply)

The Dark Tower was a bit shit
so I'm hoping the films will be enjoyable and good.

I'd love a fantastic adaption of Dance, Dance, Dance. But in terms of making a good film provided they got a good script, I reckon The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova could make a good watch.

Alt Q: some nice cognac
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:34, Reply)

I love the Dark Tower
It's definitely in my top three books (series). I am obsessing over who they should cast. It's sad really.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:37, Reply)

Alt: snow...

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:38, Reply)

Oh and to let people know
photos from the mini London bash are now up on the b3ta flickr pool. Poppet used my flickr account which is why I'm labelled as having taken them
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:41, Reply)

Sweet
*unzips*

Not showing up...
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:45, Reply)

I can see them
and they're all uploaded..
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:53, Reply)

Link for lazy man please.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:54, Reply)

here's a link
to my photostream. They all show up fine there www.flickr.com/photos/29571759@N05/
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:01, Reply)

What effect did you use to get this
www.flickr.com/photos/29571759
(PsychoChomp, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:05, Reply)

this says page not found.... :(
what am i doing wrong???
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:07, Reply)

Copy it all including the bits after the @

(PsychoChomp, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:09, Reply)

got it, ta

( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:14, Reply)

did you cut and paste the whole thing?
www.flickr.com/photos/29571759@N05/ (remember to cut and paste not click)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:12, Reply)

Now I can too...
And HimJim reminds me of Vincent Cassel for some reason...
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:56, Reply)

Best compliment
Thanks man!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:09, Reply)

No worries

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:14, Reply)

All I can see are pics from Blousie's bash
and that was months ago.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:57, Reply)

You need to log in

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:59, Reply)

Got it now.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:05, Reply)

I tried that
it still doesn't work
(Bazongaloid, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:05, Reply)

The Bravissimo catelogue
Alt: To read about your untimely demise at the hands of a pack of feral dogs.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:41, Reply)

World War Z
Only I don't think they will do it very well, I would like them to film it as a serious documentary. In fact, it would make a better TV film as a two part documentary, about four hours in total, otherwise they won't be able to get all the good bits in.

The trouble with turning books into films is that books can contain so much information that a film simply cannot convey, descriptions of actions and emotions just can't be recreated on films and films take a long time to cover small bits of a book so you have to edit any normal sized book extremely heavily to make it viable for a two hour film, and that almost always means removing a lot of the bits people actually want to see.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:51, Reply)

completely agree
but when I get attached to a story I just want as much of it as possible in any form so movies are always a nice addition. And if it introduces someone else to the book then bonus.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:53, Reply)

They should do World War Z
But not solely in the way of interviewing the survivors, but include lots of 'surviving footage recorded at the time of the incidents'.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:55, Reply)

Yeah, that's what I had in mind
especially the first battle at Yonkers, where they can show all the camera shots of the soldiers battle helmets. And satellite images of the nuclear exchange.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:59, Reply)

Definitely Yonkers
Some of the other scenes I don't think would film well as a documentary, like the pilot on the run after bailing out the plane.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:02, Reply)

Yeah, but they could maybe put in a "Dramatic reconstruction" or something
or just leave it out, It's a part that is clearly designed to be played by michelle rodriguez and she's a shit actress.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:15, Reply)

Brookmyre's Pandaemonium would make a good film, I think.
And gory as hell.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:53, Reply)

Agreed, I liked that one
A lot.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:56, Reply)

Yeah, and school children having sex.

(Bazongaloid, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:00, Reply)

I'm sure they were sixth formers though so it's OK.
One Fine Day... would make a good film as well. As long as they didn't let James Fucking Nesbit anywhere near any more adaptations of Brookmyre's stuff ever again.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:08, Reply)

You mean like in Cruel Intentions
American Pie and hundreds of other 'teen movies'?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:08, Reply)

none
they inevitably fuck up the adaptation.

also can i just add here that i had to spend 2 hours today going through the results of my psychometric test.

result? PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING IS A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS. 2 hours of my life plus the 1 hour that it took to do the test that i will never see again... they should just have given me the chart and let me colour it in, would have saved 3 hours and i'd have been just as accurate. and i could have made the firm £1,200 during that same 3 hours!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:56, Reply)

I am patiently awaiting a TV series of the Roger Zelazny "Amber" novels.
Doubt it will ever happen though.
I am however looking forward to fire and ice.

Alt Q. A decent smoking jacket. That old one has definitely seen better days (of the Raj).
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 15:59, Reply)

now
ly excited about the impending movie adaptation of the Dark Tower.

Q: none. Films of books I like are almost without exception shit.

Alt: SS Ceremonial sword please
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:02, Reply)

doofus

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:04, Reply)

Close your strikethrough tag.

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:05, Reply)

+ you spastic

(PsychoChomp, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:08, Reply)

I have.
For some reason B3ta is like fucking glue for me today: saving or posting is taking 20-odd seconds.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:13, Reply)

Nope, me too.
It's slowed right down in the last hour or so.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:17, Reply)

and me
it's driving me insane. i am far too impatient for this.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:17, Reply)

talking of the ss
did you see the deadliest warrior episode which paired off the SS and the Viet Kong. It was brilliant. The flamethrower was brutal.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:18, Reply)

That sounds great. I have not had TV for months.
Tonight is 'installation night' +mare
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:26, Reply)

Good luck with that...

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:29, Reply)

Errr, thanks.
Look out for me on the news...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:37, Reply)

I've already got BBC News 24 on in anticipation.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 3 Dec 2010, 17:04, Reply)

I'm sure you could find it on torrentz or ask Dozer and he will link you in seconds.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:32, Reply)

Ta

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:36, Reply)

Yeah me too
but I blame local IT because they're closer.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:19, Reply)

I'd like to see Bad Vibes by Luke Haines made into a film.
It's funny as fuck, just him laying into Britpop for two hundred pages.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:07, Reply)

the dirty books I read, but not into porn, maybe soft porn, rated r stuff
Especially the regency period ones, I genuinely like the story lines
honest

edit: this is from a book I love www.imdb.com/title/tt0491152/

alt: fiiiiiiiiiive gooooooolden riiiiiiiiiings
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:12, Reply)

Not into porn?
"regency period"

That sound revolting, and quite a specific quirk.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:18, Reply)

oh sure, I just think it would maybe detract from the love story
it's the language that gets me, my last tattoo was a quote from one of the books, Sin by Sharon Page
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:28, Reply)

no idea why it's saying those are seventy some dollars, pretty sure I paid fifteen for my copy
also, when you click the look inside bit and click surprise me, it's definitely surprising because what the showed me was not from that book
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:30, Reply)

My favourite review of that book:
One Star

Don't Buy

This book is very hard to follow as the language is from mid evil times.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:32, Reply)

hahahahahahahahaha

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:38, Reply)

hahahahaha
stupid fucks

it's a period romance, do they really think it's going to be all "yeah I scooped her up in my coupe and put it in her butt"???
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:39, Reply)

I can't believe no one found that review useful
(until I just did)
(PsychoChomp, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:56, Reply)

She seems to only review childrens toys and porn.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:57, Reply)

elite stalker right here

( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 17:07, Reply)

Alt Q:
I don't know what he wants but I'd get him a pint and an estate agents leaflet advertising properties in SE London, so he can live on the decent side of the river.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 16:28, Reply)

george rr martin's books are being turned in to a tv series
should be good
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 17:03, Reply)