tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post8781828972846054520..comments2023-04-01T02:25:28.183-07:00Comments on The T-Shirt Project: Booking ItDivinityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-24087399297219013262012-09-06T20:11:27.489-07:002012-09-06T20:11:27.489-07:00Hehe, Laird, I heard the exact same sentiment from...Hehe, Laird, I heard the exact same sentiment from a patron at the library whom I saw returning a Reacher novel. I mentioned that I'd seen a trailer for the upcoming movie and let him know that Cruise had been cast. His exact words, I believe, were,"When you have as much money and power as him, you can be many things - a samurai, a pilot, a race car driver - but YOU CANNOT BE SIX FOOT FIVE."<br /><br />Reminds me of discussing the movie Daredevil with my brother (my resident Marvel comics expert) years ago. Regarding the casting of King Pin (R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan), I asked "In the comics, wasn't he..." Arthur interjected with,"... WHITE? Yes."Divinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-15552146643578229492012-09-06T19:57:01.522-07:002012-09-06T19:57:01.522-07:00I'm a big fan of Lee Child's "Jack Re...I'm a big fan of Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series of books. Reacher is a stoic, ex-MP who is 6'5", weighing between 210 and 250 lbs. The upcoming movie based on these books, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790724/, is starring Tom Cruise, all 5'7" and 170 lbs of him. <br />Give me a break. If you've read these books, Tom Cruise is the last person in the world you would cast in this role!Lairdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-12365858654041136512012-09-06T17:49:15.707-07:002012-09-06T17:49:15.707-07:00I'll have to admit I don't think I knew th...I'll have to admit I don't think I knew there WAS a book. I *think* I saw the movie. Neil Patrick Harris as the super genius at the end, right? Hmm... Considering how I tend to comment on movie suggestions, I should probably consider some giant POSSIBLE SPOILER banners...Divinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-32878368231721278792012-09-06T17:31:39.244-07:002012-09-06T17:31:39.244-07:00Starship Troopers. The book is amazing. (We have ...Starship Troopers. The book is amazing. (We have two copies. I don't think there's a third, but it wouldn't surprise me.) <br /><br />The movie, however, is a terrible soap opera/Hollywood interpretation, retaining really only the names of the main characters, a few notable sex/violence scenes, and a whisper of the story line.<br /><br />In that particular case, the book is much, much better.Amity Mhttp://amitym.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-33412509654447601782012-09-06T16:36:58.105-07:002012-09-06T16:36:58.105-07:00Ah. Yeah, I think it was the older one I saw but i...Ah. Yeah, I think it was the older one I saw but it may have only been half of the movie and I think I was at the back of the classroom and couldn't hear all that well. Not optimum circumstance for viewing. Didn't realize that they had remade it. Thanks for the warning.<br /><br />Did you know Crichton and King have a highest grossing total sales of adaptations trailing only the BIBLE?Divinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-4521121392901189062012-09-06T16:25:57.565-07:002012-09-06T16:25:57.565-07:00I've always argued that Fellowship of the Ring...I've always argued that Fellowship of the Ring was the truest adaptation of the three Lord of the Rings books, despite the absence of Bombadil and the odd take on the Ents. Two Towers made me LITERALLY yell at the screen (re:Faramir specifically) and I watched Return of the King mainly to get it over with. Pretty much stopped associating the movies with the books by then.<br /><br />I'll sheepishly admit that I laughed a lot at Exit to Eden (might even have watched it twice) but I'd never read the book so that's my defense. I'm pretty sure that the minute they cast Rosie O'Donnell, they'd decided to take the opening weekend box office money and run.<br /><br />Like I said, I think Andromeda Strain was shown in a class in high school. Pretty sure it was a filler class. Definitely didn't make much of an impression in any case.Divinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-32396002599257842562012-09-06T16:24:22.644-07:002012-09-06T16:24:22.644-07:00There was an older one that wasn't too bad, bu...There was an older one that wasn't too bad, but they re-did it and it was awful. And yes, Jurassic Park was a great movie, but I did the old read-the-book-after-watching-the-movie thing and I felt cheated that they missed some really fantastic parts.<br /><br />And Michael Crichton is a bit like Stephen King. For every great book, there are a bunch of "What? Really? No." to go with it.<br />Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391202682488979749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-56855110253601075542012-09-06T16:18:06.753-07:002012-09-06T16:18:06.753-07:00Bah, missed that last paragraph (I blame peaches.....Bah, missed that last paragraph (I blame peaches...) but there hasn't been any adaptations that didn't disappoint somewhat, and that includes Lord of the Rings. The movies were amazing, but they missed so much of the books that I felt a little let down. I had to totally remove myself from my memories of reading them a thousand times and then I was able to enjoy the movies. <br /><br />The worst, and I mean WORST adaptation of a book was Anne Rice's Exit to Eden. Couldn't say enough bad things about it. Granted the book was trite to start with, but the movie was horrific.<br /><br />And don't bother watching the film version of Andromeda Strain. Just don't. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391202682488979749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-34779822979566321612012-09-06T16:16:15.540-07:002012-09-06T16:16:15.540-07:00I know he's a great writer. I'm pretty sur...I know he's a great writer. I'm pretty sure Brian was saying that the movie version of Sphere was a terrible adaptation of a good book. I remember liking the first Jurassic Park movie (in fact, through a trick of circumstance, I think I ended up seeing it at least 4 times the summer it came out) although I saw it (the first time) with people who had read the book and they had issues with it. <br />There was an Andromeda Strain movie adaptation too, wasn't there? An older one? I think it was shown in one of my high school classes. The baby and the old man survive, right?Divinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-80422311649630673982012-09-06T16:12:32.534-07:002012-09-06T16:12:32.534-07:00Actually, Crichton's Andromeda Strain was a fa...Actually, Crichton's Andromeda Strain was a fabulous book... So was Jurassic Park. He does occasionally swing and hit. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391202682488979749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-42854953239817509252012-09-06T16:03:18.315-07:002012-09-06T16:03:18.315-07:00I didn't see that one and will definitely avoi...I didn't see that one and will definitely avoid it. I haven't actually read a lot of Crichton either although when I live the idle life, I plan to. Thanks, Brian!Divinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-65193046336913316912012-09-06T15:57:31.559-07:002012-09-06T15:57:31.559-07:00Michael Crichton's Sphere was the worst film a...Michael Crichton's Sphere was the worst film adaptation every. The story is resolved mainly based on the thoughts of the people involved and it is horribly handled in the film. (At least that is how I remember it, it was over 10yrs ago that I saw it).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915270115369625126noreply@blogger.com