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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:21 PM Original message |
Worst Film adaptation of a Book? Best? |
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solinvictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Worst |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Fear and Loathing was awful |
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chenGOD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 08:40 AM Response to Reply #26 |
50. I seriously have to disagree. |
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TOhioLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Do mini series count? |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. Best: To Kill A Mockingbird |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 04:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
39. That's true...that was a truly great adaptation... |
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southerngirlwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. Worst: The Stand (Corin Nemec as Harold???) |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Gotta disagree |
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southerngirlwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. You bought Corin Nemec as Harold? |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 06:37 AM Response to Reply #9 |
43. That's one character dude |
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FDRrocks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 11:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Agree totally! |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Best: Lord of the Rings Trilogy |
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Dufaeth (764 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. Best: Adaptation |
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Gothic Sponge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. George Orwell's 1984 was the worst IMO |
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chookie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. good choice |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. Worst: The Sun Also Rises. Best: To Kill a Mockingbird; assuming |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. Best: One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest or Mystic River |
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chookie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. My vote for Best |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. *ahem* Best - The Lord of the Rings |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. Worst: Lolita |
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bloodyjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 12:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. you didn't like the first lolita adaptation?? |
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bloodyjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 12:30 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. oh yes |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 01:59 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. James Mason wasn't nearly pervy enough |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. Worst |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
16. The House of Spirits. eom |
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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. Further explanation: Re. The Shining |
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southerngirlwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Yes. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Completely agree with you about the opening... |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. Hated "Dune." Loved (and was vastly relieved over) LOTR |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. If we cant do trilogies, my vote for best goes to |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. Worst: Last Exit To Brooklyn |
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Van Helsing (376 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. I didn't like "Queen of the Damned" |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 12:26 AM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Oh my god |
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loftycity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. Worst: Dune Best: LA Confidential |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 06:05 AM Response to Reply #25 |
42. LA Confidential?! |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. Worst: The Perfect Storm |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
28. Worst: The Island of Doctor Moreau |
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AmandaRuth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. Best - The Man Who Would Be King |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-04 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
31. Worst: "Exit to Eden" |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
33. Best and Worst: Breakfast of Champions |
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neverborn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
35. Best: Lord of the Rings Worst: Queen of the Damned |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
36. Worst: The Shipping News Best: The Godfather |
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MichaelUK (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 04:43 AM Response to Original message |
40. here goes |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 05:13 AM Response to Original message |
41. Best: Fight Club (slight spoilers) |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
44. Worst: "The Bonfire of the Vanities" Best : "2001" eom |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 08:36 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Totally agree on these two. |
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dedhed (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
45. Worst: James and the Giant Peach |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
46. Starship Troopers needs a nod for worst adaptation |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
47. Worst : "The Virgin Suicides" |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
48. Worst: War of the Worlds |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
51. Tie: The Memory of Eva Ryker or The Boyfriend School |
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ZenLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
52. Any Steven King adaptation is awful, in my opinion |
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Anaxamander (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
53. Best: DELIVERANCE |
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jdsmith (612 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
54. "Catch 22" and "MASH" |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
55. I don't know about best, but a fave: |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
56. Worst by a mile: Maximum Overdrive |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
57. Best: The Manchurian Candidate. Worst: Clear And Present Danger |
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-04 10:22 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Manchurian Candidate is in my top 5 all time! |
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