Have you ever read a book and the resulting film's actor is wrong?

thehappybutterfly

Pollycat wrote: »

I'm not sure that I have. It's been a while since I read most of his books but I've just picked up a copy of 'Airframe' in a charity shop so I'm going to reread it. i'll look out for the Terminal Man.



I like Stephen King too.
Christine is one of my favourites.
The guy who played Arnie Cunningham in the film (Keith Gordon) was perfectly cast.

The Shining and Salem's Lot gave me nightmares.

The Stand was (I thought) very well written with small chapters about different characters in the beginning with them all coming together gradually.

And I loved The Dead Zone.

Oh wow! You really like the old SK stuff - the CLASSIC Stephen King! I love The Stand - I've just found the Uncut Edition on my Kindle hurrah! And I love love love the Dark Tower series. They're talking about turning the series into a movie (Ron Howard directing) and there's quite a bit of debate around who would play Roland Deschain and his ka-tet!

Pollycat

thehappybutterfly wrote: »

Oh wow! You really like the old SK stuff - the CLASSIC Stephen King! I love The Stand - I've just found the Uncut Edition on my Kindle hurrah! And I love love love the Dark Tower series. They're talking about turning the series into a movie (Ron Howard directing) and there's quite a bit of debate around who would play Roland Deschain and his ka-tet!

I've not read any of the Dark Tower series but I've been trying to think of the name of a SK book that I read years ago (fantasy-style) that was set in a parallel universe with 2 characters who used to flip-flop between the 2.

I couldn't remember the name of the book but I've just found a website that lists SK's books and it's called The Talisman, written with Peter Straub back in 1984.

Synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer embarks on an epic quest--a walk from the seacoast of New Hampshire to the California coast--to find the talisman that will save his dying mother's life. Jack's journey takes him into the Territories, a parallel medieval universe, where most people from his own universe have analogs called "twinners." The queen of the Territories, Jack's mother's twinner, is also dying.

I'm going to keep an eye out for it in charity shops.
I also read some of his short-stories.
The Library Policeman is good.
Even now, whenever I see a woman who I know works in our local library I think of Ardelia Lortz. :eek:

thehappybutterfly

Pollycat wrote: »

I've not read any of the Dark Tower series but I've been trying to think of the name of a SK book that I read years ago (fantasy-style) that was set in a parallel universe with 2 characters who used to flip-flop between the 2.

I couldn't remember the name of the book but I've just found a website that lists SK's books and it's called The Talisman, written with Peter Straub back in 1984.

Synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer embarks on an epic quest--a walk from the seacoast of New Hampshire to the California coast--to find the talisman that will save his dying mother's life. Jack's journey takes him into the Territories, a parallel medieval universe, where most people from his own universe have analogs called "twinners." The queen of the Territories, Jack's mother's twinner, is also dying.

I'm going to keep an eye out for it in charity shops.
I also read some of his short-stories.
The Library Policeman is good.
Even now, whenever I see a woman who I know works in our local library I think of Ardelia Lortz. :eek:

I might have Talisman someplace - it sounds fab! I'll have a rummage tonight for it.

His short stories are brilliant - Night Shift is the best collection. I Am The Doorway - creepy!

You got it wrong - it's The Library Poleethman!! *shudder*

wayne

you missed the green mile off the stephen king list.great book,great film.

Pollycat

wayne wrote: »

you missed the green mile off the stephen king list.great book,great film.

No I didn't miss it off.

I did enjoy it but it wasn't one of my favourite SK books.

However, I did miss Firestarter off.

I thought Tommyknockers was a load of tosh.

zfrl

I always thought Vin Diesel would be Reacher. He could be too pretty though.

heartbreak_star

victoria61 wrote: »

I agree with you MissKeith - haven't seen My Sister's Keeper but will give it a miss now having read and enjoyed the book. My pet irritations for changed endings - Captain Corelli's Mandolin and The Horse Whisperer. Both had major significant changes to the endings created by the authors

The Mist. Enough said. Gngngngngnggh!!

Stephen King fans - try reading Lost Boy Lost Girl by Peter Straub. Haunting and brilliant, I read it after I read Black House.

Ron Perlman's performance in Desperation was outstanding - I'd probably have him as Roland Deschain.

HBS x

thehappybutterfly

heartbreak_star wrote: »

The Mist. Enough said. Gngngngngnggh!!

Stephen King fans - try reading Lost Boy Lost Girl by Peter Straub. Haunting and brilliant, I read it after I read Black House.

Ron Perlman's performance in Desperation was outstanding - I'd probably have him as Roland Deschain.

HBS x

Desperation has been made into a movie? With the amazing Ron Perlman? What rock have I been living under?!

Was it any good?

VJsmum

meritaten wrote: »

I read the Harry Potter books - initially to make sure they were suitable reading for the kids - I didnt think that the first Harry Potter film strayed too far from the book - and subsequent films have stayed with the plot -but scenes have changed. but the films still make sense to the book readers.

Agreed but I'll never forgive the film for not including the "de-gnoming of the garden"


I do think Radcliff IS Harry Potter, though and luckily his acting improved enough to do it justice

preciousillusions wrote: »

Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Hollywood version obviously) - no no no!

No, no no no no no no


Is Cumberbatch Sherlock? I haven't read the books

Oh and I hate to see pictures of the Archers cast - none of them look like their characters.

Pee

Agree re the Archers. Hate seeing photos as they look all wrong...

And I'm really glad someone mentioned Lovejoy/ Ian McShane as Heathcliff. I so need to see that!

I don't know if anyone has mentioned Tom Cruise in Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire. I first read that he would be in it with a comment attributed to her that she didn't like the idea. I didn't like the idea either, he was not at all my idea of Lestat, however I have to say I felt that it worked well in the film which I really enjoyed. (So it may not be as bad as you fear.)

I also wasn't happy with Cameron Diaz in My Sister's Keeper, even though I really like her as an actress, I still felt she was too young and it would just be wrong, but again, although the ending being different to the book is another matter, I really enjoyed the film.