Members blueyedmule Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 My pick right now, Door To Door: An Epic Memoir of War by SSG David Bellavia. It's his story of the Second Battle of Fallujah. Maybe now's not the time, then again maybe it is. Politics aside, this guy's story would be HUGE on the big screen. You've got everything from the wide-scope of desert warfare with all the big lights and explosions narrowed to his platoon's actions in the first several days' time in Fallujah, finally narrowed down to his solo hand-to-hand combat inside a house with a total of six insurgents, five of whom he took on and killed, one with his Gerber knife. The sixth was found when the rest of his squad finally entered and finished clearing the house. Bellavia's book isn't sensationalistic, despite the fact this guy did sensational things. It's a great read and I think would make a great movie. Your pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 The Talisman and Black House by Stephen King. I'd really like to see The Talisman on screen, and I think Black house would be damn scary. I'd also like to see Shadowland by Peter Straub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 I'd love to see House of Leaves done into a movie, but I honestly don't know how they'd do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 I could see someone like Tom Selleck, Liam Neeson, or Harrison Ford as lead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 A real film? RA Salvatore's The Highwayman. The book was heartwrenching and awesome, and with the right director, the film could be even moreso emotionally riveting. A Series of films? The Dark Tower saga by Stephen King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Incubitabus Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 "The Things They Carried" - Tim O' Brien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Lullabye by Palahniuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 I think Asimov's science fiction would go well on the screen nowadays. Foundation is one of my favorite series and I really think that with today's FX technology and a script ripped right out of the book it'd be very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y-o-y Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rootdogg Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 The Tower, absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Lullabye by Palahniuk +1 I was also thinking Invisible Monsters. Seems like I heard a rumor a few years ago they were trying to get that made. I guess it hasn't gotten far. Haunted also gets my vote, too. The swimming pool scene ought to sell some tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TwangTwangTwang Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 The Frank Zappa book- complete with previously an undiscovered recording of Zappa's narration and previously unreleased footage of Zappa's life from birth to the end of the book. And in the DVD, an audio commentary with Beefheart and Zappa.. on his deathbed :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members #6 Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 SilverlockThe Mote in God's EyeFoucault's Pendulum not that i really would, since they would probably do a butcher job...but in some perfect world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Oh, and Dreamcatcher by Stephen King. The first "attempt" didn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 I think Asimov's science fiction would go well on the screen nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrJoshua Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 The Mote in God's Eye would make a great movie. So would Friday by Robert Heinlein. I think the Dark Tower series would be terrible as a movie series. It would take about fifteen movies to tell the whole story, since there isn't much that can be cut out. And I just don't think a lot of it would translate to the screen very well. R. A. Salvatore's The Crystal Shard would make a great movie. Drow elves, barbarians, dragons, demons, sorcery ... it's a simple enough storyline to translate well to the big screen, but complex enough not to be boring. I'd really like to see a trilogy of Weis & Hickman's Dragonlance Chronicles. It's a long way from the best fantasy series around, but it's certainly one of the most popular. And while I thought their Dragonlance Legends story was better, without the Chronicles the Legends story wouldn't make much sense. Lloyd Alexander's The Prydain Chronicles would make good movies if Disney hadn't already done The Black Cauldron as a cartoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Glom-o Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 I'd like to see Jack Vance's "Planet of Adventure" series (4 books/Adam Reith on the planet Tschai) in movie form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 78pbass Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Steven Hunter's "The Second Saladin" or James Lee Burke's "Neon Rain" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 I would say World War Z but it turns out that they are making it into a movie. Hopefully they don't {censored} it up. I'm all about seeing some underwater Zombies on the big screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BottomHeavyKate Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 McCammon's Swan Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 78pbass Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 McCammon's Swan Song What about, in reference to your signature, "Cats Cradle" or "Galapagos"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 +1I was also thinking Invisible Monsters. Seems like I heard a rumor a few years ago they were trying to get that made. I guess it hasn't gotten far. Haunted also gets my vote, too. The swimming pool scene ought to sell some tickets. Poor No-guts. I still haven't read Invisible Monsters, but Survivor and Choke are two brilliant hilarious books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 What about, in reference to your signature, "Cats Cradle" or "Galapagos"? I wanna see the Sirens of Titan. It would probably end up really weird like Breakfast of Champions did, but in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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