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You seem surprised that they can make movies or should make movies out of already established properties. There are very few original story ideas out there for movies. A very large number of movies made come from books. It is just a natural progression that movies be made from comics or television shows. Its smart money to use an already developed franchise. You already have an audience base to work from. Just for fun I thought I would go through a portion of my dvd collection and put down the name of the movie and its original format.

About a Boy (book)
Along Came a Spider (book)
Big Sleep (book)
Bloodwork (book)
Bone Collector (book)
Chicago (musical)
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (book)
Grease (musical)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (book)
Harry Potter and the Sorceror Stone (book)
Kiss the Girls (book)
LA Confidential (book)
Little Shop of Horrors (musical)
Lord of the Rings (book)
Maltese Falcon (book)
Master and Commander (book)
Men in Black (comic book)
Mission Impossible (tv series)
Mists of Avalon (book)
Music Man (musical)
Ocenas 11 (movie remake)
Oklahoma (musical)
Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride)
Princess Bride (book)
Road to Perdition (comic book)
Sleepy Hollow (book)
Tomb Raider (video game)
20000 Leagues Under the Sea (book)
Untouchables (tv series)
Wonderboys (book)
High Fidelity (book)

of course thn there is the one that we are all waiting for

Serenity (tv series)

Jason

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LOL Adding to Argonautika list:
Flight of the Intruder (Book)
The Hunt for Red October (Book)
Clear the Present Danger (Book)
Patrot Games (Book)
The Sum of All Fears (Book)
Some of the ~20 James Bond Movies (Books)
The Enemy Below (Book)
Das Boot (Book)
Crimson Tide (Book)
The Bourne Idenity (Book)
The Guns of Navorone (Book)
Wing Commander (Game)
Bravo Two Zero (Book)
2001 and 2010 (Books)
Blade Runner (Book)
I, Robot (Book)
One Flew over the Cookoo's nest (Book)
The Longest Day (Book)
Apollo 13 ("Lost Moon"-Book)
Black Hawk Down (Book)
Hostile Waters (Book)


The list is nearly endless...

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Actualy the whole Comic Book side of movies really came thru with Batman. it just took it a while to pick up some Steam. And dont for get Daredevil and the Punisher. I actualy want to go see the new Punisher Movie. It's got crazy Shark Hunter guy from Deep Blue Sea.

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Actually, for "Apollo 13" I'd call the original source material "real life". In fact, some of the very best movies I have on dvd were based on true life stories. I don't have my collection in front of me, but a couple that I can think of immediately are "Chariots of Fire" and "The Pianist". In fact, I remember last year renting about 60 dvd's over the course of the summer and thinking that only about three of them were worth buying: "Catch Me if You Can", "The Pianist", and "Freda" - all of which are based on people's real life stories.

It seems to me that much of the really great source material for movies is just the real lives of people who have more interesting lives than mine.

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Originally posted by VearsTwin:


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is directed by the same person who directed Edward Scissorshands. Which is one of the best movies 90's!!!

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Tim Burton is bloody brilliant. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp together (yet again) even better!


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Originally posted by PopeBob:
Actualy the whole Comic Book side of movies really came thru with Batman. it just took it a while to pick up some Steam. And dont for get Daredevil and the Punisher. I actualy want to go see the new Punisher Movie. It's got crazy Shark Hunter guy from Deep Blue Sea.

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"The only fluid I see is the puddle of piss, refusin' to pay us our wage." -Badger and Jayne , 'Serenity'

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I actually think Batman is what killed comic book based movies for a while. The last Batman(s) were pretty sad movies. X-Men definately was the kicker to bring them back.

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Originally posted by Argonautika:
You seem surprised that they can make movies or should make movies out of already established properties.

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i am not really surprised at the number of movies like this that are out there. i think it is more that i am a little surprised at how well they do at the box office and how sudden it seems that many of these comic-book or remake turned movies do very well. of course, you are right, with pre-existing fan bases, a studio can almost guarantee that at least SOMEONE will go to see it. in more recent years, i agree, batman probably killed the genre for a few years and x-men brought it back in a big way.

i just thought of another one to add to your list:

teenage mutant ninja turtles (comic)

man that movie was great.


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Originally posted by bikisdad:
Actually, for "Apollo 13" I'd call the original source material "real life".

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It was based on a Book called "Lost Moon" latter retitled "Apollo 13" written by Jim Lovel (commander of the Apollo 13 mission) and a Reporter. The source material for the book was Real Life.

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Originally posted by PopeBob:
Actualy the whole Comic Book side of movies really came thru with Batman. QUOTE]

I don't even think we can say that. I think that Batman started a new trend in contemporary potential comic book films but comics have been a part of film for a long time. In the 30's and 40's there were movie serials for Flash Gordon, Batman, Captain Marvel, Superman, Dick Tracy, Tarzan and quite a few others. Some of these characters that were only visible in the newspaper strips. There have been tv series for Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman ( a couple actually), Spider-man, as well as Flash. There have been early movies starring Prince Valiant, Tarzan, Lil Abner and even Popeye (a classic Robin Williams performance). Of course then there are the failed attempts like Punisher (Dolph Lundgren), Fantastic Four, Captain America, Howard the Duck (which I actually enjoyed), and many others. The point is, this is nothing new. It is however new to our generation as successful films. Previous films based on comic books just didn't cut it but lately there have been some very successful movies. Do not worry... Catwoman will break that trend.;)


Jason

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