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There are very few times in my life that I have enjoyed the movie adaptation of a book. Of course this book would be great on screen, but only if the creators can stick really close to the actual script in the book.
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Great idea! But I think this book as a tv show would be even better! It has the potential to be very episodic.
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Definitely this will be a good idea for a film. The basic idea of knowing the death date is a good and innovative idea for a movie. Making of it can make alone as a movie(Ican see the movie parts in my head right now). And being a thriller,every part can be included in a movie without any cutoffs. :lol:
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I always love seeing how books turn into great movies. Sometimes, however, the movie is very limited to the original plot of the book. I believe that is what would happen in this case. Therefore, for now, using our imagination to work up a "movie" in our heads, is probably our best bet for Final Notice.
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I think given the right actors it could work well as a movie. Some of the romantic scenes between Vijay and Jennifer might have to be cut because I feel like they wouldn't add much to a movie but most everything else could stay.
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I think this would make a great film. It had a movie-like quality throughout the whole thing. Already much of the dialogue is written and should be easy to adapt. All the scenes of gun violence will work well, but some might be too gruesome for the big screen or create too much shock in light of recent events.
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I feel like this book could be turned into a movie if done correctly. There are a lot of storylines so it may be that one or two of them would have to be cut and have the movie focus mainly on Vince, Trudi, and Rasha. The book is also pretty political and critical of the President so I would assume that most movie studios would cut that to appeal to a wider audience.
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I would have to read it first, but in a general sense, I do like to see how books are adapted and perceived by the creator. It doesn't always work, but when it does, it can be so good!
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i cannot say much about which parts would be better or not. However, i believe the book has all the qualities of being remade into a movie. By the way i think that Keanu Reeves would play a great role.
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I don't really think this book can be adapted that well into a movie. People might think it's too slow. Maybe if they changed the story a bit and added a little bit more action people would like it. But then, it would take away on the real essence of the book.
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I would love to see this book made into a movie. I think it would definitely be a big hit.
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I think this book would work well as a film. I think the story would translate well to film if a good screen writer is involved.
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I believe this book would make a great movie. There have been plenty of action and love scenes to successfully fill the big screen and keep the audience engaged. I can't think of anything I would change thus far.
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I think due to the number of characters this is better left as a book. I think making it into a movie would lose the strength of the message.
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It would make a good movie. I think the manufacturer of the watch could become one of the principal characters.
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