There may be a thread about this somewhere but I wasn't going to search for it...lol
1. What Casefile would you recommend to become a movie?
2. What OT or Digest would you like to see as a movie?
3. What GN, UB, or other canon series would you like to become a movie?
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For me...
1. Brother Against Brother (but with a more in depth ending). There are several I could choose from the Casefiles though. Too hard!
2. I haven't read a lot of OTs but out of the ones I have read....maybe While the Clock Ticked
3. GNs-Break Up. Even though it's not out yet, I think the concept is fresh and definitely not done before. UBish-Wanted....and ND/HB Supermystery-A Crime for Christmas
I would like . . .
1. Hardy Boys Casefiles No. 43 Strategic Moves.
2. Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Super Mystery, Dead on Arrival.
3. Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers No. 20 Feeding Frenzy.
Sounds like some good choices there.
I think I would definitely agree with Brother Against Brother and the plot of Wanted also sounds like a pretty cool movie plot.
If it had been made in the '30s when the Nancy Drew movies were getting made, I think the original text of The House on the Cliff could've been really cool. (They could still do it now of course, but it's neat to see movies from then set in the present time because obviously they're gonna nail that pretty good.) The Tower Treasure would be good too- of course, that one already has been adapted through Disney's The Mystery of Applegate Treasure
I would also vote for Too Many Traitors and maybe Trapped at Sea from the Digests. And for the Supermysteries, they would all be pretty good- Buried in Time is a favorite for me, so maybe that one.
Dead on Target would make a really good movie. I feel Brother Against Brother has too much backstory to be a film. Plus, if you're not used to them working together their fighting wound not have as big of an impact. It might work as the third movie in a series, though.
If a original was adapted into a movie, I, like Mac, would like to see The House on the Cliff. It's early-on in the Hardy's career and has all the elements of a classic Hardy Boys adventure.
Out of the Undercover Brothers, Wanted would make the best movie. Or combine elements of The Opposite Numbers and A Hardy Day's Night.
Those are all good choices! Some of them I haven't read yet and now I REALLY want to read them. Obviously, if you think they are worth making into a movie, there has to be something extra special there.
Now that you mention it Spencer, BAB does have a need for background. In a 2 hour movie, they might be able to explore some of that, but I totally see what you mean. However, The Hardy Men is probably going to assume you know the brothers and how they were before they got older, grew apart, etc.
Too Many Traitors or Thick as Thieves would be cool too. It's hard to pick just one!
I like Wanted because it has the element of Frank and Joe being the possible "bad guys" but we know they're not. I think that'd be interesting. They can leave out Belinda though.
The House on the Cliff is a good one too...I really had a hard time picking a bluespine. I still need to read a lot more to have a better feel of them.
A lot of the ND/HB mysteries I haven't read yet so I guess I have to now. :)
A Hardy Day's Night would be really good or Live Free or Die Hardy. Those covers made me buy the book but then it turned out to be different in the actual story. GNs are much shorter and would need more embellishments in between to make it longer and movie length.
Could be good though.
Any word on the new Nelvana show yet?
Thought of another one . . .
1. The Hardy Boys Casefiles, Operation Phoenix. Trilogy. This would work in maybe a series of movies. Since the whole thing is too long to be shown in one move. :o ;D 8)
Out of the Casefiles, which I am most familiar with, I would choose Beyond the Law to be made into a movie. ;D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on January 30, 2011, 03:47:30 PM
Out of the Casefiles, which I am most familiar with, I would choose Beyond the Law to be made into a movie. ;D
Well, in that case, you might want the two preceding books to be made into films as well.
QuoteWell, in that case, you might want the two preceding books to be made into films as well.
Are you meaning
Web of Horror and
Deep Trouble or perhaps the other books of the unofficial trilogy? (i.e.
See No Evil and
Line of Fire)
I also agree that the
Operation: Phoenix trilogy and
Dead on Target would be excellent choices. I can't believe I didn't mention those. But then, I could also mention
Evil, Inc. and
The Lazarus Plot as well.
Some books could be combined into one movie- for instance, if the
Ring of Evil trilogy was made, it would be nice to include
Dead of Night, since it serves as an epilogue. But maybe that would be better as a sequel movie.
And it would be good to pair
The Crowning Terror and
Thick as Thieves, since they both feature Charity.
Street Spies would be pretty cool too since MUX makes its appearance in that one.
Quote from: hardygirl847 on January 30, 2011, 12:18:25 AM
Any word on the new Nelvana show yet?
http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=4&article=57641 (http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=4&article=57641)
But that was in October
I think that's about the latest I've heard about Nelvana's new Hardy Boys show. So if there has been any further news on it, I haven't seen it anywhere online. But these things do take time to develop, so I guess we'll hear some more news when they have something more to report. Not to be negative about it, but sometimes things get announced as planned and then the studio might discover something like they don't have the rights to do the show after all, or they don't have the resources, they don't think it'll hit the right audience niche, etc., etc., etc.
Hopefully it will come through, but I'll probably feel more confident about it when we hear some more solid news on it, like more production details or casting and such. I guess just give it some more time.
OooOooohhhh casting...... Crossing my fingers for Logan Lerman ;D
I agree with what some of you already said: Operation: Phoenix trilogy and Dead on Target.
They are obvious choices, but good ones nonetheless because especially for DoT, it introduces Frank and Joe and it's kind of their first major mission (in a way). They start out with a bang.
QuoteThey start out with a bang.
Literally. ;D (ooh, I love that you can actually take that joke on like three different levels.) ;D
Quote from: hardygirl847 on January 30, 2011, 12:18:25 AMNow that you mention it Spencer, BAB does have a need for background. In a 2 hour movie, they might be able to explore some of that, but I totally see what you mean. However, The Hardy Men is probably going to assume you know the brothers and how they were before they got older, grew apart, etc.
And that's just one of the many reason
The Hardy Men would be a lame movie.
Quote from: Hardy Boys UB Fan on January 30, 2011, 02:23:24 PM
Thought of another one . . .
1. The Hardy Boys Casefiles, Operation Phoenix. Trilogy. This would work in maybe a series of movies. Since the whole thing is too long to be shown in one move. :o ;D 8)
Yeah, I've thought that before, too. And I think it could be made into one movie. The
Casefiles aren't really that wrong. It could be around two hours.
Quote from: MacGyver on January 31, 2011, 05:55:35 PM
Literally. ;D (ooh, I love that you can actually take that joke on like three different levels.) ;D
Three levels?
Wow! I'm loving the discussion on here. :)
Just out of curiosity's sake.....What book would make the WORST movie?
And I'm not talking about how it would need something to set it up or fill in the gaps. If it was produced a movie as it is in the book, which one would be the least ideal movie?
QuoteThree levels?
Literally as in it actually happened in the book.
Literally as in a work of literature.
And Literally as a reference to a parody of Sam the Sham & The Pharaoh's
Little Red Riding Hood song-
Little Read Bible Book by ApologetiX (okay that last one was really out there and I'm probably the only one who would have caught that, so we can scale that back down to two levels. lol)
Quote from: hardygirl847 on February 01, 2011, 02:14:47 PM
Wow! I'm loving the discussion on here. :)
Just out of curiosity's sake.....What book would make the WORST movie?
And I'm not talking about how it would need something to set it up or fill in the gaps. If it was produced a movie as it is in the book, which one would be the least ideal movie?
Hm. That's a bit harder. Not many of the
UB would make a good movie.
Murder House would make a pretty bad movie.
Quote from: SDLagent on February 02, 2011, 12:04:29 AM
Hm. That's a bit harder. Not many of the UB would make a good movie. Murder House would make a pretty bad movie.
I agree.
Murder House would make a
really bad movie! I didn't care for that trilogy at all. ::) I'm a UB fan, so that's saying something! :D
Wow- that's not a good sign for the book then. But I would agree that I probably wouldn't care to see a movie version of any of the books where Frank and Joe are on a "reality show" to solve a mystery (the Murder House trilogy aside, Warehouse Rumble also comes to mind along with some of the graphic novels.) (Mainly because I don't really care for reality shows in general- at least the kind that became popular since about 2000 or so- Survivor, Big Brother, etc.)
Quote from: Hardy Boys UB Fan on February 02, 2011, 07:57:54 PM
I agree. Murder House would make a really bad movie! I didn't care for that trilogy at all. ::) I'm a UB fan, so that's saying something! :D
Yeah,
Murder House was the last straw for me. I pretty much gave-up on the
UB after that. I used to read each new book as it came out but have only read one
UB book since that trilogy.
Quote from: MacGyver on February 02, 2011, 09:41:48 PM
Wow- that's not a good sign for the book then. But I would agree that I probably wouldn't care to see a movie version of any of the books where Frank and Joe are on a "reality show" to solve a mystery (the Murder House trilogy aside, Warehouse Rumble also comes to mind along with some of the graphic novels.) (Mainly because I don't really care for reality shows in general- at least the kind that became popular since about 2000 or so- Survivor, Big Brother, etc.)
Agreed!
I thought that the Lost trilogy was actually pretty good. I don't know about Murder House but it doesn't sound like I need to run out and read it anytime soon.
I read part of first "Lost" book and it was a lot better than the other recent UB.
You have to keep reading it! Did you read the whole first book or just part of the first book? They do some stuff to Frank especially that I was surprised to find in an UB.
The ending was a little lame with the whole bad guy's reasons for doing what he was doing....but I still thought it was a pretty good story. I read the 2nd and 3rd book back to back in one day. It was a page turner.
No, I didn't read the whole thing.
Quote from: hardygirl847 on February 11, 2011, 01:24:58 PMThe ending was a little lame with the whole bad guy's reasons for doing what he was doing....but I still thought it was a pretty good story. I read the 2nd and 3rd book back to back in one day. It was a page turner.
Yeah, that happens a lot in
UB books. Lame motives.
Did you read the final Lost book?
No, I didn't finish the first one.
I just thought of a couple others that could be made into movies: The Hardy Boys Casefiles, 043 Strategic Moves and A Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery, 023 Dead on Arrival. ;D 8)
Spencer,
There are some seriously good stuff in the Lost trilogy! I actually recommend it and you know how crazy I am about the Casefiles. The bad guy does stuff to Frank I could see an Assassin doing! I couldn't put it down.
Hardy Boys UB fan, 43 was good and I haven't read DOA yet. I might have to add it to my Amazon list!
Quote from: hardygirl847 on February 14, 2011, 04:16:34 PM
Spencer,
There are some seriously good stuff in the Lost trilogy! I actually recommend it and you know how crazy I am about the Casefiles. The bad guy does stuff to Frank I could see an Assassin doing! I couldn't put it down.
Hardy Boys UB fan, 43 was good and I haven't read DOA yet. I might have to add it to my Amazon list!
Yeah, they're both really good! ;) ;D
Did we mention Thick as Thieves yet? Or Too Many Traitors or The Number File? Those are some of my faves. :)
I think it's safe to say that the Secret Files or Clues Brothers could work for a kid oriented film, but would lack in danger and adventure. I'd much rather see a OT or Casefile become a movie first.
Actually yes- I mentioned
Too Many Traitors earlier and you mentioned both that book and
Thick as Thieves earlier in the thread too. But that's cool- they're both great and worth rementioning. ;D
I enjoy both really well and have read them more than once- I would definitely like either one as a movie.
The Number File is a great one too.
QuoteI think it's safe to say that the Secret Files or Clues Brothers could work for a kid oriented film, but would lack in danger and adventure. I'd much rather see a OT or Casefile become a movie first.
That's IT! The first (and we mean very first) Hardy Boys movie title!!!
The Hardy Boys: Clue Brothers - The Secret Files -man, that title sounds as awesome and action-packed as Strongbad starring in
Dangeresque 3 ;D (haha- Homestarrunner.com joke there)
Actually The Hardy Boys: Clue Brothers - The Secret Files sound like the name of a film.
It would fit right in with X-Men Origins - This Title is Pointlessly Long: Wolverine and The Adventures of Tintin, Boy Reporter, and Snowy: The Secret Adventure of the Secret Unicorn as well as Clive Staples Lewis's the Chronicles of the World of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2 - The Epic and Dangerous Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
HAHAHA! ;D
Yep- I think the deal with those is that the moviemakers want to make sure to tie the movies into the franchise and ensure that the audience knows this movie is part of the already successful series. You might appreciate how this video addresses it. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T74RD2ZDgJw&feature=related
Quote from: hardygirl847 on February 16, 2011, 02:15:35 PM
Did we mention Thick as Thieves yet? Or Too Many Traitors or The Number File? Those are some of my faves. :)
I think it's safe to say that the Secret Files or Clues Brothers could work for a kid oriented film, but would lack in danger and adventure. I'd much rather see a OT or Casefile become a movie first.
Yeah. I want to see a
Casefiles move first! ;D
Quote from: MacGyver on February 16, 2011, 05:31:13 PM
HAHAHA! ;D
Yep- I think the deal with those is that the moviemakers want to make sure to tie the movies into the franchise and ensure that the audience knows this movie is part of the already successful series. You might appreciate how this video addresses it. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T74RD2ZDgJw&feature=related
Yeah, it does make sense from a marketing standpoint but it makes for some goofy names. And I really didn't get why they couldn't have called the Wolverine movie
Wolverine. I think it's a famous enough name to do well without the having "
X-Men" tagged onto it.
Yeah, I agree. Whenever people talk about it in conversation, most are not going to bother to refer to it by the full name, X-Men Origins: Wolverine in any case, as that's just too long, so they'll probably still call it Wolverine for short anyway.
And to confuse things further there's a second Wolverine film coming out called The Wolverine.
Is that the official name? Okay- hadn't heard that. I do hope this Wolverine movie will be better than the first one though.
I hear they are going to deal with his time in Japan- and that will be really cool. (if done right.)
Yes, that's the official name. Apparently it will be a stand-alone film rather than a direct sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And I've never read any Wolverine comics, so I don't know anything about "his time in Japan" but I've heard that is indeed where it will be set.
I think "Revenge Of The Desert Phantom" and "The Skyfire Puzzle" would make good movies.
Both great choices, dude. :)
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on February 18, 2011, 06:15:27 PM
I think "Revenge Of The Desert Phantom" and "The Skyfire Puzzle" would make good movies.
Not sure I've read these yet. I guess I have to if they are that good. :)
Quote from: SDLagent on February 16, 2011, 05:12:13 PM
Actually The Hardy Boys: Clue Brothers - The Secret Files sound like the name of a film.
It would fit right in with X-Men Origins - This Title is Pointlessly Long: Wolverine and The Adventures of Tintin, Boy Reporter, and Snowy: The Secret Adventure of the Secret Unicorn as well as Clive Staples Lewis's the Chronicles of the World of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2 - The Epic and Dangerous Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
LOL Ridiculously long names for books and/or movies. :)