i would so love to see american gods made into a film. the author, however, has declined and insists that it wouldn't work as a movie (at comic-con san diego a couple of years ago). so sad! that said, i can sure comment on the casting of stardust! michelle pfeiffer? give me a break! the witch is supposed to be a chilling, alluring, haughty, and terribly frightened semi-sympathetic character. bah! maybe nicole kidman could pull off the witch role, or possibly (in a bit of a stretch) angelina jolie (no, this isn't a commentary on her life, just on what she can convey as an actress). i have never seen that much depth in michelle pfeiffer.
i like the choice of an unknown as the unlikely hero. i don't think deniro fits in the story at all though. i think crispin glover might be fun (think charlie's angels) as the duke, and although i don't think claire danes is a bad choice for the star, i also think that she's a little old for the role. i don't watch enough teenager movies/shows to have someone in mind though. and there went the train of thought... i'll try to update later.
with regard to what glenn posted: there are so few books made into movies in which the movies are better, but i think there are even fewer novelizations that come even close to being as good as the movie - even when they're written by the screenwriter (braveheart, anyone?). it just goes to show how incredibly important a good director is to the overall film. not that i don't think people know that, but i've been thinking about it.
i thought that the first narnia movie was thiiiiis close to doing the book justice (too much christian push - c.s. lewis had a little of it in there, but they took it too far). amen to most of glenn's list (does this mean i don't have to read out of sight, since the movie was so great?) "the sign says shut the fuck up..." it just doesn't get better than that! i'd also like to add that 300 was an amazing adaptation of the graphic novel, and that baz luhrman's romeo and juliet was, not better than shakespeare's original, but the first time i was able to see a performance set like a play - the extravagant costumes, the dancing, the monologues... i feel like it was a pretty faithful modern-style version of how the original play would have appeared to old globe audiences.
and there's my post - a day late, and a dollar short. can anyone loan me a dollar?
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I like the visuals of Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet, but I think he probably could have worked a bit more with his leads to make them deliver the lines more convincingly.
You don't ever have to read the book Out of Sight. Trust me. I really like the movie. I guess Jane hates it. I never saw the Narnia movie. I remember reading all the books as a kid and thinking the overall ending was cool. Or maybe I thought it was a gyp. I can't remember. But I don't want to spoil it for anybody who hasn't read the books yet or is waiting for the movies to all come out like me with Harry Potter.
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