Reply to: Heath Ledger is found dead in US

[Troll]

So... to summarise...

• If you didn't have a good book you would never have had a good film.
• Not all good books will become films ergo there may be some good books you are completely unaware of.
• Not all good films will be faithful adaptations of a good book

Thus

"Reading a book about "storyA" makes you clever, watching a film about "storyA" makes you stupid"

Is proven

HTH

[Board Game Geek]

Just think if kids only watched films what their vision of history would be.

It would be biased depending on the country in which they lived.

Eg, America would have an American bias.

Let's not forget that other countries would be just as biased, if not even more so, eg, North Korea, China, Russia, etc.

It's not fair to bash the USA solely on this one, when there are other more deserving countries.

[Troll]

U571. Even when the history is a given Hollywood can mess with it.
Just think if kids only watched films what their vision of history would be.

American?

[Troll]

Oh come people - what about Jaws ??
.

Based on a Benchley book

[Troll]

Knights Tale. Excellent Film. Poorly spelled, incomprehensible Chaucer story.

R.I.P.

Yeah The 10 Commandments ... great film with Charlton Heston... but based on a disjointed book

[daviejones]

Debbie does Dallas? I bet that would make a lousy book.....

[The Lone Gunman]

Starship Troopers

Such a good book turned into trivia and body count fest on film.

[moorfield]

Oh come people - what about Jaws ??

I didn't think the Pullman books were very readable at all, but The Golden Compass is visually pretty good.

[The Lone Gunman]

Nope... really a remake of a film based on Walter Lords... A Night to Remember

I think I may need to qualify with fictional films rather than those based on Historical facts - which effectively have written the storyline anyway

U571. Even when the history is a given Hollywood can mess with it.
Just think if kids only watched films what their vision of history would be.

[Troll]

Starship Troopers

I think the clue is in 'good' film

[daviejones]

That was a book by King

Ok...cool, will have to read it as it was a good film.

[tay]

Shawshank redemption?

That was a book by King

[hugebrain]

Can anyone name a 'good' film that did not start off as a 'good' book?

Knights Tale. Excellent Film. Poorly spelled, incomprehensible Chaucer story.

R.I.P.

[tay]

Starship Troopers

[daviejones]

Can anyone name a 'good' film that did not start off as a 'good' book?

Given that Jackson’s film The Two Towers is a poor relation to Tolkien’s original book- Is there anyone prepared to argue that by only seeing the film version their understanding of the trilogy is enhanced?

Shawshank redemption?