Older version I always felt are usually best adaptations. Lot longer movies. my husbands like says no good movie less than two hours.

Strangers on a Train

pros: stylish, classic Hitchcock.

Cons: Hays code era meant a lot of the book got left out. Bruno is such a psychopath, he would definitely make a lot of top 10 villain lists if that movie were more true to the original material

Also in defense of 13 Reasons Why, I just want to say it was one of the more clever whodunnits I’ve seen. It rarely gets talked about in that sense, but it’s structured like a classic mystery, but was one of the most clever takes in a genre that is really particularly difficult to be original in.

They should make power glove 2.0. They should market it as no longer “bad”

TV adaptations are very hit or miss

I don't excuse things. I explain them.

They're usually conventional as hell and boring and it's what I usually expect out of them. Usually they're a vehicle to get someone an acting award. They're almost never nearly as creative or interesting as the subject they are portraying.

I think American Splendor is the best biopic because it was actually creatively done and thematically fitting to the comic book the name came from.

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PTA= Paul Thomas Anderson Just to save anyone the search like I had to do.

Internet nerd hates actor as a person who he has never met, more at 11

Besson clearly was full of issues but it's a good movie so bygones.

This is one of those movies that had me thinking about it long after it ended. The visitor and what it wanted, the themes of self-destruction and change. It's one of my favorite movies

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War and Peace (1966-67 quadrilogy) - The acclaimed Soviet/Russian adaptation directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Filmwise, it's a mix of epic spectacle, stunning visuals, period drama, and psychedelic moments all in one.

Pros - Massive scope. e.g. Huge non-CGI battle sequences staged with tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers and cavalrymen as extras/ And stunning cinematography thats often framed like a painting. Also great attention to period details.

Cons - Some of the actors are far too old for their roles. e.g. Bondarchuk himself as Pierre (the guy is suppose to be in his 20's).

Barry Lyndon (1974) - The only existing adaptation of the 1844 William Thackeray novel. Like War and Peace, it has a lot of stunning cinematography that's often framed like a painting, and great attention to period detail. As this is a Stanley Kubrick film, you can expect everything to be perfect.

Pros - Stunning, painterly visuals.

Cons - The story is pretty slow moving and not much exciting stuff happens.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 and 1979 adaptations) - This is probably going to be controversial, but IMO these two are better than the Netflix version, in terms of being actual adaptations of the books.

Pros - These two stick far more closely to the book. Paul's friends for example, are far more fleshed out as characters. Also, major events like Paul's visit to his hometown aren't left out. Apart from that, the themes are also very close. e.g. Paul's death which like the book, emphasises the meaningless of individual deaths in war (unlike the gung ho battle in the 2022 version).

Cons - The 1930 version is one of the earliet talkies so the acting is dated. The 1979 version has better acting, but it's made for TV so the production quality is what you get.

I don’t think you know what bombastic means

Twice Upon a Time in Hollywood

The movie is great on its own, as it is really well acted, as long as you don't expect it to be like the book.

Jackie Brown is my all-time favourite movie, and Rum Punch is one of my all-time favourite books.

That was such a fun read, do you recommend the movie?

I haven't seen it. I've heard it is extremely faithful to the novel and also not that good

Did you ever watch TV mini series that they did? I remember hearing how it was more faithful to King's book.

Fun fact: in several episodes of Inside the Actors Studio Bradley Cooper is among the audience members compromised from students of The New School. In the episode where Robert De Niro was a guest, Cooper got to ask a question to a fellow acting school student and future co-star.

The Shining I agree, I always felt it was way overrated. I'll put Jackie Brown on my watch list.

Nah dude it’s super disgusting and only a certain type of people wouldn’t say so out loud.

What’s being implied in the movie is one thing, but in real life a very young Natalie Portman was made to do those scenes in front of grown men and that’s even more sickening tbh. Those aspects of the movie are so off putting that I will likely never watch it again and I’d definitely never recommend to anyone either. Somebody should have done a better job looking out for her at such a young age

Enough with the fucking 80s

So every actor that's only done one Spielberg is an anti-Semite, got it.