ingmar bergman said that film has nothing to do with literature. ---erin sanders <amaranth@mailcity.com> wrote: > > >YES YES YES ! I totally agree - Kubrick's adaptations suck. > this is ironic, considering kubrick's best known movies are adaptations--the shining, > 2001, a clockwork orange. but i cannot fathom kubrick's interpretation of citr; i > think i'd hate it. > as for who could play holden accurately, my vote is for tobey maguire. he was in > the ice storm and portrayed a confused, quiet, hyperintelligent and cynical boy with > grace and utter humility. he's real cute, too. > really, tho, any celluloid adaptation of citr would probably create a media frenzy > and overall hysteria. the only movie-based-on-a-book i enjoyed was what's eating > gilbert grape, and still i thoroughly disliked the ending they tacked onto it. > > let's face it, some books just should not be made into movies. it would have to be > perfect, and the chances of that are slim by definition. > > erin > > > > > Get your FREE, private e-mail > account at http://www.mailcity.com > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com