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Rank the Crichton Movie Adaptations
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:14 pm
Congo thread got me thinking.
It has to be this, right?
1. Jurassic Park
2. Andromeda Strain
3. The Great Train Robbery
4. Disclosure
5. Lost World
6. Congo
Ugh...
7. Sphere
8. 13th Warrior
9. Rising Sun
10. Timeline
I want to put Lost World lower. The book was good, but it felt like Speilberg made a "merchandising!" movie. And that last freaking King Kong ripoff that has zero to do with the novel.
Sphere is one of my favorite all time books, and the movie was so excellently cast but completely missed the mark with the plot and characters, especially Norman.
Timeline is a solid novel. Gerard Butler is a solid actor. Paul Walker is not. Neither is the movie.
I really wasn't sure where to put Rising Sun. It's not that the movie was terrible, I just felt like Connery and Snipes had zero onscreen chemistry and were badly miscast.
It has to be this, right?
1. Jurassic Park
2. Andromeda Strain
3. The Great Train Robbery
4. Disclosure
5. Lost World
6. Congo
Ugh...
7. Sphere
8. 13th Warrior
9. Rising Sun
10. Timeline
I want to put Lost World lower. The book was good, but it felt like Speilberg made a "merchandising!" movie. And that last freaking King Kong ripoff that has zero to do with the novel.
Sphere is one of my favorite all time books, and the movie was so excellently cast but completely missed the mark with the plot and characters, especially Norman.
Timeline is a solid novel. Gerard Butler is a solid actor. Paul Walker is not. Neither is the movie.
I really wasn't sure where to put Rising Sun. It's not that the movie was terrible, I just felt like Connery and Snipes had zero onscreen chemistry and were badly miscast.
This post was edited on 10/24/16 at 9:16 pm
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Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:15 pm to elprez00
13th Warrior needs to be higher
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:17 pm to Brosef Stalin
I wouldn't object to that. It's another one that I wasn't sure how I felt about ranking it. It's probably my least favorite novel of his. And I've read Beowulf too.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:28 pm to Brosef Stalin
13th Warrior is awesome... Gets better the more you watch it... Nothing can beat badass Vikings.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:32 pm to elprez00
It's sad that Timeline was one of the most intriguing novels he wrote but turned into a garbage movie.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:42 pm to elprez00
Andromeda Strain will always by my #1. I probably liked Timeline better than you did, but hard to figure out where to slot it.
Honestly, those are the only 2 I read the book AND saw the film. The rest was either (typically the film) or neither (specifically, Disclosure, 13th Warrior and Sphere).
I'm a history nut - I think it's better than solid - it's not as good as Andromeda Strain, but Andromeda Strain is just that good. I would put it (Timeline) ahead of Rising Sun, because that film was terrible to me.
Honestly, those are the only 2 I read the book AND saw the film. The rest was either (typically the film) or neither (specifically, Disclosure, 13th Warrior and Sphere).
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Timeline is a solid novel.
I'm a history nut - I think it's better than solid - it's not as good as Andromeda Strain, but Andromeda Strain is just that good. I would put it (Timeline) ahead of Rising Sun, because that film was terrible to me.
This post was edited on 10/24/16 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:43 pm to elprez00
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4. Disclosure
Jesus Christ.
I read the book just to see after everyone says it was dogshite.
It's amazing once you're a name like a writer, football coach. Politician, director.
Disclosure was Showgirls-esque and the book wasn't much better.
This post was edited on 10/24/16 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:58 pm to elprez00
Congo and Timeline are in a tie, wherever they are on the list.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 10:02 pm to elprez00
Absolutely adored the novel Sphere. And I agree the movie adaptation was well cast, but that movie was hot garbage
Posted on 10/24/16 at 10:38 pm to PillPusher
timeline is such a good read and the movie is such a disaster
the great train robbery is my favorite of the movie adaptations
peak Sean Connery
the great train robbery is my favorite of the movie adaptations
peak Sean Connery
Posted on 10/24/16 at 10:59 pm to cgrand
quote:
the great train robbery is my favorite of the movie adaptations
peak Sean Connery
Agreed, I'd say that's his best book and the best movie adaptation.
I'd put Andromeda Strain a close second.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 11:12 pm to elprez00
quote:
I want to put Lost World lower. The book was good, but it felt like Speilberg made a "merchandising!" movie. And that last freaking King Kong ripoff that has zero to do with the novel.
Lost World the movie was a complete shitshow.
The book was so much better.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 11:41 pm to elprez00
Timeline, Sphere, and Congo were all incredible books turned into meh movies. I guess Congo was the best of those movies.
Posted on 10/25/16 at 7:55 am to biglego
I really like Lost World up until they turned it into King Kong.
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