miker wrote:
>have you seen the movie? its pathetic and deplorable.
the story's not
>even close. the movie people were obviously trying to
create another casa-
>blanca.
Well, a book's a book, and a movie's a movie. While the film
doesn't have that much to do with the book, it isn't quite
the mess you make it out to be. On it's own terms, it's
pretty enjoyable, in fact. The final released version of 1946
THE BIG SLEEP has little to do with the book, either, but
some people get a kick out of it. Not following a book it's
supposedly based on isn't always a tragedy. Though it is
disappointing for those who love a book to see it merely used
as a starting point when it's brought to the screen.
Beyond the obvious choice of THE MALTESE FALCON, what are
some of the most faithful adaptations of hard-boiled novels
into films? And what are some of the least faithful?
By the way, I'm surprised you like Hemingway at all, what
with all those big, manly capital letters he used. I figured
ee cummings was more your style.
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