Am I alone? I'm a big fan of novel, and while I enjoyed both films to an extent I still found them to be lacking in different aspects and I feel both could and should be improved upon. I usually get annoyed when the same story gets made into half a dozen different movies, but I feel LotF still deserves a (IMDb standards) "Top-250" quality adaptation that it hasn't (opinion) had yet.
AND I WANT TO SEE A TALKING PIG HEAD
Every great film adaptation only becomes great because it makes some drastic improvement on its source material and LOTF's source material is already pretty much perfect. Both films already follow the book very closely, and as long as that's the case, we're never going to see an extraordinary film version of this story.
Like you pointed out, both adaptations seem to be "lacking in different aspects." They both get some complaints about their acting and directing, but no film is going to please everyone. I thought the acting was very good in this one, the direction slightly less so. Ultimately, I'd say that adapting LOTF, mostly because of its demand for so many good child actors, is much easier to go terribly, terribly wrong with than to do a good job, which is why I don't want to see another film version.
LOTF is like many other classic novels in that there has not been what I would call a definitive treatment on film. This is a story that I think could stand to be redone every 25 years or so, and this one has come due. If I were to see news that a new LOTF film was in the works I'd be excited. Advancements in film techniques (not only changes in source material) can add a great deal to go into more depth and tell the story more completely. Plus, new filmmakers bring no ideas, and new ways of telling an old story.
The story of the HMS Bounty is another that I'd like to see done again.
Did you MISS the 1984 film, The Bounty? Perfect, in my view.
Agree, an epic done properly, maybe someone like DiPalma or The Coen Brothers would be interesting.
Maybe you can just stand there, and let him kick your ass...!
--Sensei Terry Silver Karate Kid III
Of course not. I've seen the Clark Gable version, the Marlon Brando version, and the Mel Gibson version. All well done, and all had their strengths. I think Clark Gable was the best Fletcher Christian, and Trevor Howard was the best Bligh. I liked the 1984 version, but it was not by any stretch what I would call perfect. Again, it's one of those stories that could be re-imagined forever and nobody would get it perfect.
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