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Different from book: how?

posted 13 years ago by MaroonSerpent
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So both Koontz and Scorcese left the project because the company made too many changes. So in which why is the movie different from the book?

[–] CescaM 13 years ago

A bit late for a reply, I know, but the answer is: in hardly any way at all is the movie different from the book and I have no idea why Koontz didn't like it. I read the book years ago then rented the film a couple of years later, just because I like that sort of thing. I had no idea (because I didn't read the dvd cover) that it was the adaptation of the book but about 15 minutes in I realised the story was familiar. It is very close indeed to the book and I so wish they had carried on with the sequels.

I thought it was very good indeed.

[–] KinksRock 12 years ago

I never saw this film, but I read all of the Koontz "Frankenstein" books, which were great for the first two, and were awful for the next three.

Does anyone else think that Christpher Farnsworth's "Blood Oath" is a rip-off of the Koontz "Frankenstein" series?

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[–] he88 10 years ago

There were three? I thought the third was the last. I was so angry about them breaking up one large book into three instead of one or two that I never even checked.......As for the third book.....I agree. By that book it started going down hill so I'm glad I never checked out the other books

I never seen the movie, but Koonz's concept really does make a good premis for a series if done right...

[–] ShadowsGathered 10 years ago

There were five books in all. I was also pretty disappointed that Koontz apparently changed his mind about the extra two novels, and wrapped everything up in the fifth one with way too much haste. Still, I have all five novels in my library and enjoyed all of them very much.

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[–] he88 10 years ago

I just saw the movie. It's been a long time since I read the first three books, but this story could be claimed as the same in principle only. I don't remember the first book resembling this movie much at all.

Here's where I'm a bit confused. I remember something about Koontz either doing a script specifically for a pilot or helped write a script from the book. I'm guessing that in either case he must have sold his right to keep the story on track.

I really think the premis of the books could make a really good series in the right hands. This story relied far too much on the gross out factor to really become an interesting story. They didn't need most of the story to be shot in virtual garbage heaps full of dripping stuff, rodents, and just down right nasty. I'm surprised there wasn't a hoard of roaming cockroaches running around too....Or water moccasins.

Right now would be a good time to try to make this a series with someone who could do it right. Fantasy series seem to be doing pretty well. If AMC put something made right that followed Walking Dead the first season......I think they'd have a second huge hit...