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#26

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/24/06 at 8:34pm

Or we could the HILLS HAVE EYES... Or CUJO...

no but seriously...

I think Love Actually would be hard to do as a play. It is too large and scoping...And it is my all time favorite movie!!! But Maybe Four Weddings and a Funeral... That might be cool.

#27

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/24/06 at 8:39pm

When I first got it on DVD, I thought Meet the Parents would be a great play. I even thought it could play what is now the Schoenfeld.

I think Crash would come off as a bit didactic on the stage.
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#28

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/24/06 at 10:03pm

Actually, I think Color Purple would have made a better play than a musical. Of course there could be music in the play when needed, but in seeing the current musical production, I'm missing the intensity of the story, which could be the acting, but I think if it were done as a play, there would be more focus on the beautiful story of these characters, not just the music. And granted I have seen musicals were both were done well, but in this case, I think they missed the boat on the storytelling part, or I wasn't as engaged as I thought I would be. I love LaChanze, but other things are lacking. Sorry if this offends anyone, but I just think, the story could be told more effectively had it been done in play format.
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#29

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/24/06 at 11:22pm

You know, Saw could be a good play. concidering most of the movie is in a small cube of a room. Could be interesting.
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#35

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/25/06 at 9:42pm

Stella
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#36

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/26/06 at 1:36am

I swear, I'm the only 24 year old I know that likes the Sisterhood books/Movie :)
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#38

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/26/06 at 3:03am

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#39

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/26/06 at 7:14am

According to the special features, the screenplay for HARD CANDY was written by a playwright.

But, if it's turned into a play, cut out the neighbor. Sandra Oh's character was useless in the movie.
#40

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 9/26/06 at 9:43am

I'd like to see:

" Under the Tuscan Sun "
" Working Girl"
" Runaway Bride"
" Casablanca"
" Sherlock Holmes"

and I second Shawshank Redemption & Sweet Home Alabama

Updated On: 9/26/06 at 09:43 AM

#41

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 10/11/06 at 10:29pm

Dolores Claiborne
The Last Supper (1995)
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#46

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 10/11/06 at 11:13pm

I don't get why you would want to see a movie done as a play? Aren't they basically the same thing, except one is live?

Doing a movie as a play would be rather redundant, don't you think?

*GASP* Dost not thou recognize the many inherent distinctions between the two media? Dost not thou understand why stories presented upon a stage and stories presented upon a screen are different beasts altogether??

For shame.
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#48

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 10/11/06 at 11:43pm

Oh, and Reservoir Dogs could easily be adapted to reduce the flashbacks, and the ones that are still there are just held in the same warehouse, Joe's initial interviews, and going over the crime/assigning names. The only ones that would have to be cut are Mr. Orange's backstory,and the getaway. The initial diner scene could be done in front of the curtain, or with the rest of the set unlit.
#49

re: What movies would make good plays NOT musicals

Posted: 10/12/06 at 10:07am

Whoever mentioned Mean Girls...

I disagree... I think it would work so much better as a musical than a play. It would be so campy and fun, if done right. Obviously nothing deep, I know everyone's seen the movie... I'm actually surprised, what with the success of the movie, that it hasn't been turned into a musical yet.

The whole bus thing would be a bit tricky on stage though...
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