LCJ Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 The League of Gentleman used to be good but it's awful now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Red Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Clarify please. Do you mean the 3 part special from last Christmas was awful, or that the 17 year old series has aged badly? I mean you're wrong either way but good to be sure of which you're wrong about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCJ Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, Bicurious Dad said: Clarify please. Do you mean the 3 part special from last Christmas was awful, or that the 17 year old series has aged badly? I mean you're wrong either way but good to be sure of which you're wrong about. I mean only the first series was good (and it was very good to be fair). I remember the series going downhill fast after that and I didn’t like the film at the time either. I also saw the first episode from the latest series and didn’t see any improvement. The series stopped entertaining me and didn’t make me laugh anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted May 25, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 25, 2019 5 hours ago, waters44 said: Almost scared to post this one.... The Tim Burton Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is far superior to the original Burtons is more faithful to the book, but the Oompahs and Wonka are superior in the original. Frankly I hope Netflix get it right in their adaptation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted May 25, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 25, 2019 Shit I guess from the last few posts mine is the unpopular opinion.. I like them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Burtons is more faithful to the book, but the Oompahs and Wonka are superior in the original. Frankly I hope Netflix get it right in their adaptation I must have missed the bits in the book about Wonka’s childhood and the Oompah Loompah origin story. It has been decades since I read it though so I could be wrong. Edited May 25, 2019 by wordsfromlee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted May 25, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 25, 2019 43 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said: I must have missed the bits in the book about Wonka’s childhood and the Oompah Loompah origin story. It has been decades since I read it though so I could be wrong. I said more faithful. Wonka’s childhood was new for the film, but he does talk about the origins of the Oompah’s in the book I’m almost certain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted May 25, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted May 25, 2019 Brookside was better than The Wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCJ Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Roald Dahl himself spoke out about how much he disliked the 1971 Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory adaptation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted May 25, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 25, 2019 Lots of authors do that, though. Stephen King hated The Shining (although he had good reason, as there were personal issues tied up in that), and merely announcing the cinematisation of any Alan Moore work is 100% guaranteed to draw his ire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 25, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, Carbomb said: Lots of authors do that, though. Stephen King hated The Shining (although he had good reason, as there were personal issues tied up in that) I've never bought that reason and I'm still not. King has always been a terrible judge of adaptations of his own work. He absolutely does not understand cinema at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Here's one then. The Shining is fucking boring. I appreciate it for its artistic merits but it's a bloody slog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted May 25, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, Mr_Danger said: Here's one then. The Shining is fucking boring. I appreciate it for its artistic merits but it's a bloody slog. That’s how I felt about Alien. I like Shining as a work of art but do not find it scary in the slightest. Same with The Exorcist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted May 25, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 25, 2019 49 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: I've never bought that reason and I'm still not. King has always been a terrible judge of adaptations of his own work. He absolutely does not understand cinema at all. Would you mind elaborating on that viewpoint? Genuinely interested, as whilst I personally like the film, I could also see why his emotional investment in the book might cause him to react badly to the film's divergence at the time. I'd definitely welcome another perspective on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 53 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: I've never bought that reason and I'm still not. King has always been a terrible judge of adaptations of his own work. He absolutely does not understand cinema at all. He is also a terrible writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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