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[Doc]

Yeah I'm thinking the same thing for this one. There's just so much talent I respect behind that film I'd hate to ruin it for myself.

[wombat]

I only managed to read two chapters of that book before throwing it across the room as a piece of crap so if there are actual talented people involved with the movie that sounds like a good idea. It's certainly not a best seller because of any writing style that would be tragically lost in a translation to the screen.

[side_show]

Well, like Silence of the Lambs, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is not my type of book.  When it comes to suspense/thriller type material I think as an audience, I'm best served by someone else controlling the pacing, because when reading I'll skim over words, sentences, paragraphs to get to the point, and that's not really the intention. 

One thing, though, having not read the books and having intentionally gone in not knowing much about the plot, it was considerably more violent than I expected, which is not a problem for me, but was a big problem for the person I saw it with.  Also, without spoiling anything, I will say that the music was outstanding, including, most surprisingly, the use of an 80's easy listening hit employed in a most unexpected way.

[Nabubrush]

Also, without spoiling anything, I will say that the music was outstanding, including, most surprisingly, the use of an 80's easy listening hit employed in a most unexpected way.

I don't know anything about this subject, but this made me think of American Psycho.

[side_show]

Well, getting back to the book thing, if you've read American Psycho, the music is not unexpected because it's spoken of obsessively and excessively through out the book.  If I recall correctly, there's an entire chapter entirely devoted to Genesis.

[Nabubrush]

Absolutely - I just meant the thing about the 80s hit. I'll never forget those portions of the movie where he discusses music.

Come to think of it, I really enjoyed American Psycho.

[side_show]

I liked American Psycho too, both film and book are true to themselves and successful.

[lprkn]

Absolutely - I just meant the thing about the 80s hit. I'll never forget those portions of the movie where he discusses music.

Come to think of it, I really enjoyed American Psycho.

I'm not really one of those people that flips out about remakes because I think a good movie will survive bad remakes, but seriously, wtf? At least the Bret Ellis is on board, and that counts for something, I guess.

[Victoria Waterfield]

If I recall correctly, there's an entire chapter entirely devoted to Genesis.

One of the few things American Pyscho and the Bible have in common.

[Nabubrush]

Even with Bale losing his shit on that poor fucker a couple years back, I am still really impressed by him.

[side_show]

Agreed.  I mean, people can be dicks and still be good at their job, and Bale is a good actor even if he lacks in other areas.

[pmcd9]

I thought it was company policy here at TOUAMB to actively avoid knowing anything at all about the personal lives of actors.

[Nabubrush]

I thought it was company policy here at TOUAMB to actively avoid knowing anything at all about the personal lives of actors.

It was kind of hard to avoid.

[miles]

I have a friend who just published a few books and he's selling some of them as kindle books. Nobody has any idea who he is and they are still buying them. I suspect this deal could be the same. I'm sure it helps to have the built-in audience, but that's true no matter what medium you're working in.

I went to a party last night in Moorpark, CA (I spent a summer in Simi Valley as a teenager and had no idea until like last week that the place existed) to see a couple friends I haven't seen in years. One of them just published a book as a kindle exclusive type deal and was delighted that I bought it right there on the spot with the kindle app on my phone. I was delighted too, but I was a little drunk. We'll see if I actually read it.

The first five chapters or so of the book were a slog but the payoff was ginormous. This was certainly a book that would benefit from a movie cutting out all the slow stuff.

Or if you're lazy and impatient.

Most people I've talked haven't liked the book much. I mean, if you're writing a thriller and it takes that long to become interesting, you need a new fuck*ng editor. I'm not lazy or impatient when it comes to books, but when you're writing a thriller, unless you're establishing some awesome atmosphere or you write amazing dialogue, don't fuck around for more than a few pages.

Wait, this is a movie thread. Maybe I'll see a movie today?

[Jaded Tersk]

I liked the book that most people didn't seem to like (from the beginning).

I finally saw Some Like it Hot tonight, and thought that it was distinctly mediocre.  I find it baffling that it appears on so many lists of greatest films.  The one saving grace of it, and it went a long way towards salvaging it at all, is the sheer presence of Monroe.  I only really understood in a sort of second-hand way that she was a major sex symbol, but until you actually see her melting the cameras you don't really realise what a breathtakingly horny presence she was.