tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post2200353284270016363..comments2023-10-20T02:35:22.107-07:00Comments on The Sickness' Cinema: Novel IdeasEl Gigantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273552212921198816noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post-25454761515212637072008-02-20T12:57:00.000-08:002008-02-20T12:57:00.000-08:00I think High Fidelity was a great adaptation of th...I think High Fidelity was a great adaptation of the book because by changing the setting to chicago a lot of the story becomes metaphorical (i.e., the rain)Joel Swedovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203982816106800363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post-50490962894118686562008-02-20T08:48:00.000-08:002008-02-20T08:48:00.000-08:00Thanks, el gigante...I don't think I can answer wh...Thanks, el gigante...I don't think I can answer why King's short stories were better adaptations than his novels. I just think short stories in general are easier to adapt and (sometimes) make better adaptations. Novels cover so much. What you pare down can really make or break the film.<BR/><BR/>Also forgot to mention Fight Club which (surprise surprise) started out as a short story. I like the elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759898391976125276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post-81904170798094343662008-02-20T07:40:00.000-08:002008-02-20T07:40:00.000-08:00Favorite--the Chronicles of Narnia that was on PBS...Favorite--the Chronicles of Narnia that was on PBS a long time ago. I loved the books but really thought the first three adaptations were amazing (and had great music). I don't think there was ever an adaptation of the last four books, which is probably better, because they're much less story/narrative-oriented. I haven't seen them in a while, though....<BR/><BR/>Least favorite--Everything Is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post-21755393839837376872008-02-20T00:41:00.000-08:002008-02-20T00:41:00.000-08:00Frank: Yeah as written Hitchhiker's Guide would a...Frank: Yeah as written Hitchhiker's Guide would amount to a group of actors standing around having funny but circular conversations with each other for an interminably long time. The movie was fun, had forward momentum and unquestionably upheld the central themes and ideas of the book.<BR/><BR/>I think Adaptation count as it's not only considering the nature of adaptation (not just of a book El Gigantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273552212921198816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post-49230108988472579622008-02-20T00:01:00.000-08:002008-02-20T00:01:00.000-08:00i liked "stand by me" which technically is a novel...i liked "stand by me" which technically is a novella by stephen king called "the body". the novella is much darker.elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759898391976125276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post-6155518803211510072008-02-19T23:12:00.000-08:002008-02-19T23:12:00.000-08:00I think "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" did a t...I think "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" did a tremendous job conveying the tone and ideas of the book while radically straying from the events of the book.<BR/><BR/>Also, where does "Adaptation" fall on this scale?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131546099433727261noreply@blogger.com