Movies, books, tv

[Bulk VanderHuge]

I was waiting on Brad who was waiting on mark and Marv. But I could just wait on you which is probably better all around.

I guess I need to get HBO Max, then.

 

[Sope Creek]

For those that like military history, I just finished Luck of the Draw about a WW2 B17 navigator. he flew in the 100th, called the "Bloody hundredth". This a source material for the Hanks/Spielberg series, and the author is a character.

First, the author had brushes with other great WW2 movies. His B17 had a guest pilot for its Schweinfurt/Regensburg mission, the guy who would write 12 O'Clock High. The author's plane was shot down over Munster where he was captured and sent to Lift Stalag 3. That is where the Brits staged the Great Escape.

His book is well done, clearly written with passion. If the era interests you, I recommend it. One non-military item of interest, he said the POWs often spoke of their favorite foods. He suggests that being from Atlanta he had no idea what this food was the New Yorkers and Bostonians talked about, something called pizza pie.

I like Bonnie Raitt's version:

 

[larsIU]

I like Bonnie Raitt's version:

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[Bulk VanderHuge]

This is what Tilda is going to do to you next time you use her gif...

 

[Marvin the Martian]

So there is going to be a new Babylon 5 animated movie. No details until next Wednesday. I'm happy, not the reboot which is still possible, but something for those of us that liked B5.

 

[dbmhoosier]

Someone going to the train station.

 

[anon_6hv78pr714xta]

This clip came up on Youtube for me. I need to go back and rewatch MadMen:

 

[twenty02]

This clip came up on Youtube for me. I need to go back and rewatch MadMen:

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Have actually been rewatching this currently. Such great TV. I think the middle seasons are the best (4-6).

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

 

[larsIU]

BEST BOOKS >>>>> MOVIES/SHOWS. Go. I'll start.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Depp version)
American Psycho

 

[Univee2]

BEST BOOKS >>>>> MOVIES/SHOWS. Go. I'll start.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Depp version)
American Psycho

Atlas Shrugged.

 

[larsIU]

Atlas Shrugged.

Assuming the 2011 version. If so, the director:

Paul Johansson was born on 26 January 1964 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He is an actor and director, known for One Tree Hill (2003), The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) and Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011). He was previously married to Gabriela Oltean.

If you...

1. Direct One Tree Hill
2. Ruin The Boondock Saints
3. Play the role of John Galt in your own film
4. Divorced this:

You're a dbag.

 

[Univee2]

Atlas Shrugged.

The Sum of all Fears

 

[Univee2]

BEST BOOKS >>>>> MOVIES/SHOWS. Go. I'll start.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Depp version)
American Psycho

Dune

 

[larsIU]

Dune

Which one?








Better be the one with Sting.

 

[larsIU]

Dune

The Shawshank Redemption.

 

[Univee2]

Which one?








Better be the one with Sting.

Yeah. I haven’t seen the newest. Heard it was also a letdown but visually much better.

 

[Univee2]

BEST BOOKS >>>>> MOVIES/SHOWS. Go. I'll start.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Depp version)
American Psycho

Going the other direction, I’d say The Godfather was better than the book. Not that the book was bad, however. The movie was just that good/stunning.

 

[larsIU]

Yeah. I haven’t seen the newest. Heard it was also a letdown but visually much better.

SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

But apparently only part 1 of three.

 

[larsIU]

Going the other direction, I’d say The Godfather was better than the book. Not that the book was bad, however. The movie was just that good/stunning.

No Country for Old Men. Like Shawshank, not a 1:1 telling but still damn good.

 

[Univee2]

No Country for Old Men. Like Shawshank, not a 1:1 telling but still damn good.

Huh. Then I’ll have to read it. Thought the movie was excellent.

 

[larsIU]

Huh. Then I’ll have to read it. Thought the movie was excellent.

Assuming NCFOM, it's Cormac McCarthy. It's excellent.

 

[larsIU]

Huh. Then I’ll have to read it. Thought the movie was excellent.

And I take it back a bit. NCFOM stays closer to the source than Shawshank's source (a novella) but that's my main problem with book to movie is the inner monologue is so hard to transfer to the screen.

I think the movie version fo NCFOM does pretty well with Chigurgh.

 

[Univee2]

BEST BOOKS >>>>> MOVIES/SHOWS. Go. I'll start.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Depp version)
American Psycho

The John Irving books:

Cider House Rules
Hotel New Hampshire
The World According to Garp
A Prayer for Owen Meany

Irving had some chops. . . .until he didn’t

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

The John Irving books:

Cider House Rules
Hotel New Hampshire
The World According to Garp
A Prayer for Owen Meany

Irving had some chops. . . .until he didn’t

In a similar vein, Pat Conroy:
The Water is Wide (Conrack)
Lords of Discipline
Prince of Tides
And of course...
The Great Santini

 

[Univee2]

In a similar vein, Pat Conroy:
The Water is Wide (Conrack)
Lords of Discipline
Prince of Tides
And of course...
The Great Santini

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Agree completely.

Nelson DeMille is a favorite of mine. Have thought his books would make great movies, then I realize Hollywood would ruin them.

 

[mcmurtry66]

In a similar vein, Pat Conroy:
The Water is Wide (Conrack)
Lords of Discipline
Prince of Tides
And of course...
The Great Santini

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some of my all time favorites

 

[mcmurtry66]

The John Irving books:

Cider House Rules
Hotel New Hampshire
The World According to Garp
A Prayer for Owen Meany

Irving had some chops. . . .until he didn’t

great choice!

 

[mcmurtry66]

I guess I need to get HBO Max, then.

probably a good time. game of throwns spin off, barry, succession, etc

 

[TheOriginalHappyGoat]

Going the other direction, I’d say The Godfather was better than the book. Not that the book was bad, however. The movie was just that good/stunning.

Field of Dreams. The novel was good, but it didn't have the punch the movie did.

 

[zeke4ahs]

My first thought was Stephen King but then the more I thought about it, they have done a decent job with his movies. Wonder if he has lots of control? Carrie, Salem’s Lot, Shawshank, Green Mile … all pretty damn good movies too.

 

[mcmurtry66]

BEST BOOKS >>>>> MOVIES/SHOWS. Go. I'll start.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Depp version)
American Psycho

Lonesome dove

In a similar vein, Pat Conroy:
The Water is Wide (Conrack)
Lords of Discipline
Prince of Tides
And of course...
The Great Santini

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Assuming NCFOM, it's Cormac McCarthy. It's excellent.

Cormac McCarthy absolutely!!! The road. All the pretty horses. Larry McMurtry too

 

[Univee2]

Lonesome dove


Cormac McCarthy absolutely!!! The road. All the pretty horses. Larry McMurtry too

You can’t be serious. Lonesome Dove was fantastic on the screen. The book was also great. Maybe the best adaptation ever. Duvall and Tommie Lee Jones just owned those roles.

 

[anon_6hv78pr714xta]

Yeah. I haven’t seen the newest. Heard it was also a letdown but visually much better.

It's good. They eliminated a plot thread, but good nonetheless.

 

[anon_6hv78pr714xta]

No Country for Old Men. Like Shawshank, not a 1:1 telling but still damn good.

The movie is just as good as the book. It's a Top 5 movie of this century.

 

[mcmurtry66]

You can’t be serious. Lonesome Dove was fantastic on the screen. The book was also great. Maybe the best adaptation ever. Duvall and Tommie Lee Jones just owned those roles.

I thought that’s what I was saying. Loved both

 

[Univee2]

I thought that’s what I was saying. Loved both

Okay. I’m fining myself.

Can’t think of a better western.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Okay. I’m fining myself.

Can’t think of a better western.

@larsIU @Bulk VanderHuge McMurtry Irving McCarthy Conroy. So I feel like we are stuck in time. What authors are today’s version of these guys? Who are they?

 

[Univee2]

@larsIU @Bulk VanderHuge McMurtry Irving McCarthy Conroy. So I feel like we are stuck in time. What authors are today’s version of these guys? Who are they?

Might as well ask who are today’s Stones, Who, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Might as well ask who are today’s Stones, Who, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.

But I don’t know if that’s true. Maybe it is. But maybe we just aren’t in the loop?