tammyw Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I know they often mess up the movie version, but I can't help but wish they'd make a movie out of one of my favorite series - The Mysterious Benedict Society! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart http://www.amazon.com/Things-Fall-Apart-Chinua-Achebe/dp/0385474547 For kids: Maroo of the Winter Caves, but the same people who did Walking With Cavemen Edited April 7, 2011 by kalanamak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBaby Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Invention of Hugo Cabret is one that begs to be made into a movie. I thought so as I was reading it. A couple months ago I discovered that it was going to be and it comes out late this year! I never go see movies until they are at the cheap theatre or on DVD, but i might make an exception this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I thought they were making a movie of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Rifles for Watie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I know they often mess up the movie version, but I can't help but wish they'd make a movie out of one of my favorite series - The Mysterious Benedict Society! :iagree: with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 :iagree: with this one. And while I'm wishing for stuff, I really wish the author would write more in the series! I just got so attached to those characters, when we did them as a read aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 And while I'm wishing for stuff, I really wish the author would write more in the series! I just got so attached to those characters, when we did them as a read aloud. LOL, I know. My 9yo has them on her Sansa and is on her third listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Thirteenth Tale, The Alchemist...and The Once and Future King (if it's already a movie, let me know) Could I add one I hope they don't remake? There is talk about remaking To Kill a Mockingbird. I know the original left out MAJOR parts of the book (my favorite, by the way) but honestly, how could you replace Gregory Peck? He is Atticus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenGirl639 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I wish they would make a Mansfield Park that gets Frannie "right!" I've been so annoyed with all of the versions I've seen. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I've wanted to see a Dragonriders of Pern movie or tv show since I was a kid, but it's just never happened. People have tried, and all have failed. I think the series is cursed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker25 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Ok, mine are pretty cheesy but I just love the books so much. All of the Cheney Duvall books. The O'Malley books by Dee Henderson. Cheesy I know, but I love Cheney and Shilo and Mr. Duvall and Mrs. Duvall and Dev and all of the O'Malleys.... I would probably be dissapointed though as I was with the Love Comes Softly movies. I don't know why they had to change the story lines so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. But, Eco won't let any of his books go to film after Name of the Rose was such a disappointment to him. Still... a gal can dream... Runner-up would be Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. Edited April 7, 2011 by Audrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Tamora Pierce's Trickster series. Or Mercedes Lackey's Queen's Own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Golden Goblet. We just LOVE that book!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 There are a few Georgette Heyer books that I would love to see made into movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I wish they would make a Mansfield Park that gets Frannie "right!" I've been so annoyed with all of the versions I've seen. :glare: Isn't THAT the truth!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd love a Benedict Society movie, but I can imagine that one of the kids would be especially difficult to cast. And I want a do-over on Golden Compass. That movie was disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakotajm Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Golden Goblet. We just LOVE that book!! :iagree: My kids have also wondered why there are no Hank the Cowdog movies. And the latest was my 7 yo wishing for Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. If it is a movie already, pm me! Lakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Tamora Pierce's Trickster series. ALL of Tamora Pierce's! Except not really because I don't trust they (whoever "they" are) to do it properly. And she says on her website that she refuses to allow it. Maybe when her works become public domain I'll be able to watch them with my great grandkids, lol. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 "The Birth of Venus" by Sarah Dunant. It's an amazing book to begin with, so all I can do is hope they wouldn't screw it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd love to see a new (well-made & accurate) version Anne of Green Gables. I actually like the first one (and no one will ever be as perfect for Marilla and Matthew as the original cast...) - but the sequels were SO horrid that I have a truly hard time watching the original now. I wish they would make a Mansfield Park that gets Frannie "right!" I've been so annoyed with all of the versions I've seen. :glare: :iagree: What is UP with that?!? I have a collection of Austen movies and just can't bring myself to buy any version of Mansfield Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Bird Artist by Howard Norman ETA: And E. Nesbit books if a filmmaker could get them right and not modernize them at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 My suggestions: an Amelia Peabody movie! C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy (although admittedly Perelandra would be diffcult to film, with the main characters naked throughout) And I agree with whoever said they need to make a GOOD version of Mansfield Park. Billie Piper's great in Doctor Who, but she's not Fanny - not by a long shot! Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb. Heck, all 9 books, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Dracula. I wish SOMEBODY would actually do a movie that was like the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 One of dh and I's favorite games on long car rides is to cast it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Flavia De Luce Mysteries. Those would be fun to watch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Amelia Peabody! I have seen fan websites devoted to casting this, if ever made, it seems most folks think Minnie Driver would be a good Amelia. Thoughts? I can't quite see Firth as Emerson..... I wish the BBC would do something with the Miss Read books, too. and I want me some decent filmed version of Elizabeth Perry - the series with Hester and Monk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HootOwl Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers----POWERFUL stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart http://www.amazon.com/Things-Fall-Apart-Chinua-Achebe/dp/0385474547 For kids: Maroo of the Winter Caves, but the same people who did Walking With Cavemen Been a while since I read that, but, isn't it terribly frustrating? A great book, but kind of depressing? Just wondering why one would want to see that on the big screen. :001_smile: Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna Tomlinson Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Giver - with more history as to WHY they are in this society woven into the plot. The Witch of Blackbird Pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd love to see a new (well-made & accurate) version Anne of Green Gables. I actually like the first one (and no one will ever be as perfect for Marilla and Matthew as the original cast...) - but the sequels were SO horrid that I have a truly hard time watching the original now. Oh no! I couldn't imagine watching anyone, other than Megan Follows, as Anne!! I never did watch that final sequel though, since I heard it was so horrid and totally off track. But I really love the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piraterose Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. Ender's Game series I think both of these are under option, but I'm not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Invention of Hugo Cabret is one that begs to be made into a movie. I thought so as I was reading it. A couple months ago I discovered that it was going to be and it comes out late this year! I never go see movies until they are at the cheap theatre or on DVD, but i might make an exception this time! Good book! I was just thinking about this being made into a movie the other day. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.MacGyver Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I've wanted to see a Dragonriders of Pern movie or tv show since I was a kid, but it's just never happened. People have tried, and all have failed. I think the series is cursed. :iagree::iagree::iagree: I think that maybe now, with all of the advances in technology, they could pull it off - - but it had to be someone like a Peter Jackson who was devoted to the books in order to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.MacGyver Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Oh, and Mists of Avalon - I know that it was done as a miniseries or something, but I'd like to see it in a well done movie format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd enjoy either the Jack West series or the Scarecrow series both by Matthew Reilly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd like to see Juliet by Anne Fortier as a movie. The way it was written seems similar in style to a screenplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDoll Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I wish Peter Jackson would do The Hobbit to go with The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 He is! Check it out. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd like to say The Dark Tower series, but most Stephen King-based movies stink, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracily Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 There is a rumor going around that Katherine Heigl is in the running to play Claire. Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.Ender's Game series I think both of these are under option, but I'm not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The Amelia Peabody mystery series. Serious comedic value, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I wish they would make a Mansfield Park that gets Frannie "right!" I've been so annoyed with all of the versions I've seen. :glare: :iagree:Yes! Why can't they just FOLLOW the book? sheesh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd love a Benedict Society movie, but I can imagine that one of the kids would be especially difficult to cast. Do you mean Constance? Look at how they did Gimli in LotR. That actor wasn't a small man. He's 6' 1". :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Frederica by Georgette Heyer just begs to be made into a movie! or Indiscretion by Jude Morgan. Both would be wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 There are a few Georgette Heyer books that I would love to see made into movies. Yes! I posted before I saw your comment. Georgette Heyer's books seem to be perfect for mini-series. Which ones would you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Been a while since I read that, but, isn't it terribly frustrating? A great book, but kind of depressing? Just wondering why one would want to see that on the big screen. :001_smile: I think it is a "ripping yarn" and would make a wonderful drama. Thinking about African novels, A Bend in the River (okay, by a man of Indian decent from Trinidad who identifies himself as British) would make a fabulous drama as well. I like my movies Very Funny, Very Creative, or Very Serious-REal Life. I don't like melodrama (nor romance or adventure, unless they fit one of my "likes" above.) :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 There is a rumor going around that Katherine Heigl is in the running to play Claire. Say what? Ok, I truly love Heigl, but I just cannot see her as Claire. :blink: Perhaps paired with Mathew MaConaughey as Jaime? :eek: :lol: Please, please, please, please don't let them mess up The Outlander! (crossing fingers, toes, legs, eyes...you name it! Ha!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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