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npn Crowborough 02 Jun 15 2.38pm
Stephen King is a good shout. The Green Mile was a decent book turned into a great film. Stand By Me also
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Crowborough 02 Jun 15 2.38pm

Stephen King is a good shout.

The Green Mile was a decent book turned into a great film.

Stand By Me also

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ghosteagle 02 Jun 15 2.41pm
Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm For me books better than films: Virtually every Stephen King book (especially Needful Things, Dark Half and Pet Semetary). I quite liked the Shining but the Kubrick film did miss a lot of important detail and Stephen King hated it. A Clockwork Orange (the film totally missed the main point of the book). The Hunger Games. The books are amazing (IMO). The films are almost as good but you're left there wondering what happened to some of the story. Films better than books: Trainspotting. I love Irvine Welsh but I thought the film flowed better and made more sense than the book. It was turned more into a storyline by the film. Still a good book though. I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point.
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02 Jun 15 2.41pm

Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm

For me books better than films:
Virtually every Stephen King book (especially Needful Things, Dark Half and Pet Semetary).
I quite liked the Shining but the Kubrick film did miss a lot of important detail and Stephen King hated it.
A Clockwork Orange (the film totally missed the main point of the book).
The Hunger Games. The books are amazing (IMO). The films are almost as good but you're left there wondering what happened to some of the story.

Films better than books:
Trainspotting. I love Irvine Welsh but I thought the film flowed better and made more sense than the book. It was turned more into a storyline by the film. Still a good book though.

I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point.

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Part Time James 02 Jun 15 2.51pm
Quote ghosteagle at 02 Jun 2015 2.41pm Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm For me books better than films: Virtually every Stephen King book (especially Needful Things, Dark Half and Pet Semetary). I quite liked the Shining but the Kubrick film did miss a lot of important detail and Stephen King hated it. A Clockwork Orange (the film totally missed the main point of the book). The Hunger Games. The books are amazing (IMO). The films are almost as good but you're left there wondering what happened to some of the story. Films better than books: Trainspotting. I love Irvine Welsh but I thought the film flowed better and made more sense than the book. It was turned more into a storyline by the film. Still a good book though. I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point. Interesting. I kind of thought the last chapter of the book was the moral of the story though so I was left a bit cold by the Kubrick ending!
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Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm

I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point.

Interesting. I kind of thought the last chapter of the book was the moral of the story though so I was left a bit cold by the Kubrick ending!

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The Sash Now residing in Epsom - How Posh 02 Jun 15 2.54pm
Quote Superfly at 02 Jun 2015 2.05pm Quote The Sash at 02 Jun 2015 1.35pm Quote Superfly at 02 Jun 2015 1.21pm Quote The Sash at 02 Jun 2015 1.16pm Quote Dixie Eagle at 02 Jun 2015 1.14pm I read Peter Benchley's Jaws book many years ago and thought it was really good. There's a lot of factual information in there about the science of sharks, as far as I can recall. I am stuck on Ellen Brody masturbating in a diner at the moment. So am I now Its not as exciting as it sounds SF....imagine female w@nking as written by Barbara Cartland... Edited by The Sash (02 Jun 2015 1.35pm) Would Have As far as the rules go, it's a website not a democracy - Hambo 3/6/2014
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I read Peter Benchley's Jaws book many years ago and thought it was really good. There's a lot of factual information in there about the science of sharks, as far as I can recall.

I am stuck on Ellen Brody masturbating in a diner at the moment.

So am I now

Its not as exciting as it sounds SF....imagine female w@nking as written by Barbara Cartland...

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jamiemartin721 Reading 02 Jun 15 2.54pm
Quote ghosteagle at 02 Jun 2015 2.41pm Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm For me books better than films: Virtually every Stephen King book (especially Needful Things, Dark Half and Pet Semetary). I quite liked the Shining but the Kubrick film did miss a lot of important detail and Stephen King hated it. A Clockwork Orange (the film totally missed the main point of the book). The Hunger Games. The books are amazing (IMO). The films are almost as good but you're left there wondering what happened to some of the story. Films better than books: Trainspotting. I love Irvine Welsh but I thought the film flowed better and made more sense than the book. It was turned more into a storyline by the film. Still a good book though. I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point. Kubrick adapted it from the US novel which didn't have the final chapter for some reason. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm

I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point.

Kubrick adapted it from the US novel which didn't have the final chapter for some reason.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Part Time James 02 Jun 15 2.57pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 02 Jun 2015 2.54pm Quote ghosteagle at 02 Jun 2015 2.41pm Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm For me books better than films: Virtually every Stephen King book (especially Needful Things, Dark Half and Pet Semetary). I quite liked the Shining but the Kubrick film did miss a lot of important detail and Stephen King hated it. A Clockwork Orange (the film totally missed the main point of the book). The Hunger Games. The books are amazing (IMO). The films are almost as good but you're left there wondering what happened to some of the story. Films better than books: Trainspotting. I love Irvine Welsh but I thought the film flowed better and made more sense than the book. It was turned more into a storyline by the film. Still a good book though. I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point. Kubrick adapted it from the US novel which didn't have the final chapter for some reason. Well I'm learning new things today. It's not like the final chapter really contained any controversy in comparison to earlier chapters so it's odd that it was omitted from the US version of the book. Maybe it was a mis-print?
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I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point.

Kubrick adapted it from the US novel which didn't have the final chapter for some reason.

Well I'm learning new things today. It's not like the final chapter really contained any controversy in comparison to earlier chapters so it's odd that it was omitted from the US version of the book. Maybe it was a mis-print?

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ghosteagle 02 Jun 15 3.00pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 02 Jun 2015 2.54pm Quote ghosteagle at 02 Jun 2015 2.41pm Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm For me books better than films: Virtually every Stephen King book (especially Needful Things, Dark Half and Pet Semetary). I quite liked the Shining but the Kubrick film did miss a lot of important detail and Stephen King hated it. A Clockwork Orange (the film totally missed the main point of the book). The Hunger Games. The books are amazing (IMO). The films are almost as good but you're left there wondering what happened to some of the story. Films better than books: Trainspotting. I love Irvine Welsh but I thought the film flowed better and made more sense than the book. It was turned more into a storyline by the film. Still a good book though. I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point. Kubrick adapted it from the US novel which didn't have the final chapter for some reason. Ahh, weird. Still, someone must have pointed out that it was missing at some point prior/during filming, so its omission must have been his choice? As PT James says the final chapter is somewhat the moral of the book, and not having it changes the view of 'Alex' that the viewer walks away with.
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02 Jun 15 3.00pm

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Quote Part Time James at 02 Jun 2015 2.30pm

I think the missing out of the final chapter was a deliberate attempt to change the tone of the film by Kubrick rather than him missing the point.

Kubrick adapted it from the US novel which didn't have the final chapter for some reason.

Ahh, weird. Still, someone must have pointed out that it was missing at some point prior/during filming, so its omission must have been his choice? As PT James says the final chapter is somewhat the moral of the book, and not having it changes the view of 'Alex' that the viewer walks away with.

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EddtheEagle Falmouth, Cornwall 02 Jun 15 3.02pm
Shawshank Redemption - average book made into a great film
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Falmouth, Cornwall 02 Jun 15 3.02pm

Shawshank Redemption - average book made into a great film

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jamiemartin721 Reading 02 Jun 15 3.11pm
As a general rule of thumb it seems Stephen King translates better as film than book. Probably because most of his books are s**t. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Reading 02 Jun 15 3.11pm

As a general rule of thumb it seems Stephen King translates better as film than book. Probably because most of his books are s**t.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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ghosteagle 02 Jun 15 3.13pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 02 Jun 2015 3.11pm As a general rule of thumb it seems Stephen King translates better as film than book. Probably because most of his books are s**t. I'd say it was more 50/50 then that, there are some truly awful King films. The Langoliers is the worst i've ever seen, not even Dean Stockwell could save it.
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02 Jun 15 3.13pm

Quote jamiemartin721 at 02 Jun 2015 3.11pm

As a general rule of thumb it seems Stephen King translates better as film than book. Probably because most of his books are s**t.

I'd say it was more 50/50 then that, there are some truly awful King films. The Langoliers is the worst i've ever seen, not even Dean Stockwell could save it.

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Canterbury Palace Whitstable 02 Jun 15 3.19pm
I thought Hannibal was a fantastic read and a woeful film. I suspect Shantaram might meet the same eventual fate as Johnny Depp has his hands on it. We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...
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I thought Hannibal was a fantastic read and a woeful film. I suspect Shantaram might meet the same eventual fate as Johnny Depp has his hands on it.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...

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ghosteagle 02 Jun 15 3.22pm
Quote Canterbury Palace at 02 Jun 2015 3.19pm I thought Hannibal was a fantastic read and a woeful film. I suspect Shantaram might meet the same eventual fate as Johnny Depp has his hands on it. If i remember rightly the film bottled the ending which in the book has Starling running off with Hannibal in a kind of gothic romance. It also suffered from the loss of Jody Foster and her replacement by somebody crap.
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02 Jun 15 3.22pm

Quote Canterbury Palace at 02 Jun 2015 3.19pm

I thought Hannibal was a fantastic read and a woeful film. I suspect Shantaram might meet the same eventual fate as Johnny Depp has his hands on it.

If i remember rightly the film bottled the ending which in the book has Starling running off with Hannibal in a kind of gothic romance. It also suffered from the loss of Jody Foster and her replacement by somebody crap.

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