Films that Transcend the Book

[jesse_custer]

Incognegro is a period comic book about a light-skinned black man infiltrating racist white communities, so Fleece's style is appropriate for the period - and more evocative of cinema of the same period.

[listenuscrewheads]

Incognegro is a period comic book about a light-skinned black man infiltrating racist white communities, so Fleece's style is appropriate for the period - and more evocative of cinema of the same period.

Ok, that sounds like a great comicbook, I'll have to have a read at that sometime.

[Vibranium]

Lincoln Lawyer was a pretty solid adaptation

[Ood Omega]

Incognegro is a period comic book about a light-skinned black man infiltrating racist white communities, so Fleece's style is appropriate for the period - and more evocative of cinema of the same period.

Just from reading the plot synopsis it sounds really interesting.

[Frank]

Year One is overrated; really, it's not even worth talking about. It's so average that I don't mind its existence, but I've never found anything about it compelling.

I find it powerful in its simplicity. I guess I admire it more for its form than the actual story? But I keep going back to it over and over.

[Vibranium]

I find it powerful in its simplicity. I guess I admire it more for its form than the actual story? But I keep going back to it over and over.

I would agree with that...its a good story, but more about Jim Gordon than Batman IMO

[Ood Omega]

I was wondering if anyone has watched the restored version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis and also read the book by his wife Thea Von Harbou. I'm wondering how they compare.

[David Walton]

I would agree with that...its a good story, but more about Jim Gordon than Batman IMO

I'd say it's more about their relationship and how they inspire each other.

Bruce wouldn't survive without an ally and Gordon probably wouldn't go on.

[Ood Omega]

In Cold Blood

Wait are you saying the Richard Brooks film is better than the book by Truman Capote? Its certainly a good film that I really enjoy. And I think re-watching it now the performance by Robert Blake is made even more creepy given the fact that he (allegedly) murdered his RL wife (I know he was acquitted but still). Arguably I can see that helping the film to become more iconic overtime. But I just don't think the film will ever have the kind of impact that the book does. By that I mean the Capote novel pioneered an entire genre (True Crime).

Similarly I wonder how people feel about the Steinbeck novel Of Mice & Men compared to the 1939 film. It won four Oscars and I've always thought the Lon Chaney, Jr. performance to be pretty iconic. I remember seeing Looney Tunes parody his performance of the character George Milton long before I had watched the film. I also love the performances by Burgess Meredith and Betty Field in that film.

Rambo

Wait do you mean the 1982 movie First Blood? I had no idea that was a book. I'll have to look for a copy to read.