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Apodrocks
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| jrry32 wrote: | | Greg_Jennings wrote: | | jrry32 wrote: | | Apodrocks wrote: | | jrry32 wrote: | | Honestly, though, I'm not that big on JGL. |
Dude's a stud. |
Never really thought of him as an amazing actor. |
I think you need to watch the right movies then.  |
I have. I think he's overrated. |
What film do you think he received too much positive feedback for?
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I wish I saw this thread sooner. I'm in on the next one.
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jrry32
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| Apodrocks wrote: | | jrry32 wrote: | | Greg_Jennings wrote: | | jrry32 wrote: | | Apodrocks wrote: | | jrry32 wrote: | | Honestly, though, I'm not that big on JGL. |
Dude's a stud. |
Never really thought of him as an amazing actor. |
I think you need to watch the right movies then. |
I have. I think he's overrated. |
What film do you think he received too much positive feedback for? |
Brick is one.
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PurpleLion
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| I just realized that a majority have adaptations or superheroes for their film ideas, quite simple and boring in my opinion. |
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jrry32
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| PurpleLion wrote: | | I just realized that a majority have adaptations or superheroes for their film ideas, quite simple and boring in my opinion. |
I disagree. If you're going straight from the comic or book, maybe, but if you are legitimately going to put time into adapting it...it can be really interesting.
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PurpleLion
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| jrry32 wrote: | | PurpleLion wrote: | | I just realized that a majority have adaptations or superheroes for their film ideas, quite simple and boring in my opinion. |
I disagree. If you're going straight from the comic or book, maybe, but if you are legitimately going to put time into adapting it...it can be really interesting. |
From the standpoint of inventing your characters, they're ready made and even brand names if we're talking about superheroes. The story is much easier to make. Limitations exist with the characters and they are already known for doing specific things or having a distinct personality. These bounds pretty much limit the risk of writing a nonsense story with your attempt. Inventing brand new characters or original ideas is greater risk and reward as well. |
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Kiltman
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| jrry32 wrote: | | PurpleLion wrote: | | I just realized that a majority have adaptations or superheroes for their film ideas, quite simple and boring in my opinion. |
I disagree. If you're going straight from the comic or book, maybe, but if you are legitimately going to put time into adapting it...it can be really interesting. |
I agree jrry, not just because I'm doing one 
But at least for myself I'm re-writing almost everything, and using only really the setting and basic setup. I think I have a pretty good story to go with what would visually be a stunning film.
I guess I see where you are coming from PL, but I'd say wait and judge them at the end. Some of the greatest films of all time have been adaptations. There is no reason a movie based off a book or comicbook character or anything should be any less interesting or as good as an original idea. Especially with CBMs, there almost never is a page to film adaptation...the stories are original and just take certain elements of the character and settings.
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jrry32
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| PurpleLion wrote: | | jrry32 wrote: | | PurpleLion wrote: | | I just realized that a majority have adaptations or superheroes for their film ideas, quite simple and boring in my opinion. |
I disagree. If you're going straight from the comic or book, maybe, but if you are legitimately going to put time into adapting it...it can be really interesting. |
From the standpoint of inventing your characters, they're ready made and even brand names if we're talking about superheroes. The story is much easier to make. Limitations exist with the characters and they are already known for doing specific things or having a distinct personality. These bounds pretty much limit the risk of writing a nonsense story with your attempt. Inventing brand new characters or original ideas is greater risk and reward as well. |
Not exactly. In my adaptation, I am making a lot of changes. One of the things I'm doing is making some of the characters more dynamic and conflicted to kind of muddy the waters some so it's less straight forward.
I had my own story that I had already come up with but I'm actually looking at it as a book idea and I haven't ironed things out yet on it.
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Darrelle Revis
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I only did one loose adaptation (the Apollo one which I think was my best work).
Pretty sure I'm gonna do something set in Ancient Rome next draft.
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PurpleLion
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| Kiltman wrote: | | jrry32 wrote: | | PurpleLion wrote: | | I just realized that a majority have adaptations or superheroes for their film ideas, quite simple and boring in my opinion. |
I disagree. If you're going straight from the comic or book, maybe, but if you are legitimately going to put time into adapting it...it can be really interesting. |
I agree jrry, not just because I'm doing one
But at least for myself I'm re-writing almost everything, and using only really the setting and basic setup. I think I have a pretty good story to go with what would visually be a stunning film.
I guess I see where you are coming from PL, but I'd say wait and judge them at the end. Some of the greatest films of all time have been adaptations. There is no reason a movie based off a book or comicbook character or anything should be any less interesting or as good as an original idea. Especially with CBMs, there almost never is a page to film adaptation...the stories are original and just take certain elements of the character and settings. |
Each are good points and the product is what's important. Books take more adapting than comics or tv shows and often don't resemble the film. There's already a representation of how comics or tv shows will appear when filmed. You don't have the same with books and maybe that's why they haven't been adapted as much like in the previous. Advancements in technology make it easier to accurately represent comics or tv shows rather than guessing the meaning of books and writing dialogue in attempting to express that meaning also. |
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Greg_Jennings
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I'll probably be able to reveal the main plot of my movie after my next pick, although anyone familiar with the story probably can guess it.
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Greg_Jennings
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| ServantofYHWH wrote: | | I wish I saw this thread sooner. I'm in on the next one. |
Yeah, we do these all the time, so don't worry.
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jrry32
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| PurpleLion wrote: | | Kiltman wrote: | | jrry32 wrote: | | PurpleLion wrote: | | I just realized that a majority have adaptations or superheroes for their film ideas, quite simple and boring in my opinion. |
I disagree. If you're going straight from the comic or book, maybe, but if you are legitimately going to put time into adapting it...it can be really interesting. |
I agree jrry, not just because I'm doing one
But at least for myself I'm re-writing almost everything, and using only really the setting and basic setup. I think I have a pretty good story to go with what would visually be a stunning film.
I guess I see where you are coming from PL, but I'd say wait and judge them at the end. Some of the greatest films of all time have been adaptations. There is no reason a movie based off a book or comicbook character or anything should be any less interesting or as good as an original idea. Especially with CBMs, there almost never is a page to film adaptation...the stories are original and just take certain elements of the character and settings. |
Each are good points and the product is what's important. Books take more adapting than comics or tv shows and often don't resemble the film. There's already a representation of how comics or tv shows will appear when filmed. You don't have the same with books and maybe that's why they haven't been adapted as much like in the previous. Advancements in technology make it easier to accurately represent comics or tv shows rather than guessing the meaning of books and writing dialogue in attempting to express that meaning also. |
I'll tell you, the toughest thing in adapting the book isn't cutting out parts to make the movie an acceptable length...it's trying to transition the inner thoughts to an expressible way in film. In the book, you can read their inner most thoughts which gives you important parts of the plot and insight into the character, you just can't do that in a movie. I'm currently working through that issue right now. Have to find a way to make that transition while also hitting on the key parts of the plot without having too much plot. It's tough. And on top of that, I'm trying to add more depth and make characters more dynamic. Lol this is going to be quite time consuming. 
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FYI, I'll be going to a concert Tuesday night, so send your picks for then to Darrelle Revis, or someone that'll be on then. I should be able to get my next pick in before I leave.
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Sources indicate that Samuel L. Jackson will be reprising his role as Nick Fury in Marvel Studios production of S.H.I.E.L.D.. After the tremendous success of Avengers and its sequel Avengers 2, Our source states that this foray into the Marvelverse will focus on the espionage organization S.H.I.E.L.D. and its efforts to combat the activities of terrorist organizations. All evidence points to a film focusing on characters who have played a secondary role thus far in the series of Marvel productions and who do not possess superpowers, but are heroes in their own right.
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