Roald Dahl's Films

I think that the films based on the Roald Dahl books are brilliant. Unfortunately, there hasn't been one since Matilda in 1996. Which Roald Dahl book do you think they should film next?

I'd like them to film a version of the lesser known Dahl book The Minpins. For those of you who've never read it, it's about a young boy who enters a large forest, which is famous for having wild killing creatures inside it. He doesn't believe the stories though, and he walks inside. After a bit, he hears a sound like a small gust of wind, which quickly gets louder and louder until he can hear growling and roaring, and he can see large clouRAB of orange smoke. He runs away from it, until he climbs a tree, which happens to have tiny little people called The Minpins living inside it. They tell him that this gigantic creature that was chasing after him eats humans and Minpins, and will stop at nothing to catch his next meal. The clouRAB of smoke are from a fire inside his belly. He blows so much, that nobody knows what he looks like. Together, the Minpins and the young boy plot to get rid of this creature once and for all.

The book is quite scary, as nobody knows what the creature looks like, which adRAB to the tension, (like in The Blair Witch Project), and the scenes with this creature in are genuinely frightening. I think that these and the chase scenes will work really well on the big screen, and it should do just as well as the other Roald Dahl films. What do you think?
 
Would lovee them to do either The Witches (again), George's Marvellous Medicine or Danny Champion of the World. I really loved those books (as well as Matilda - thought the film they did of it was good - even got the vid :o).

I really didnt like James & The Giant Peach - i have to say that i hated that film. I can hardly remember the film of the BFG (was it even a film? or just a tv-film?) all i remember is that it was a cartoon type version.

I really think that George's Marvellous Medicine would go down a treat. Even i would go to the cinema to see it....Roald Dahl really was one of the best kiRAB writers.
 
Well, I can tell you what they ARE definitely doing next. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Directed by Tim Burton. Staring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. :)
 
There is a film of Danny the champion of the world already.
And I would love the minpins to be made into a film. In fact I'd love any of his books to be made into a film.
 
I liked the old Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, even though some of the good moments in the book were left out. I would like the Twits to be made into a film, the story was funny when i first read it, and should be easy to make into a film. I hope they make George Marvelous Medicine into a film.
 
I ahve enjoyed all films which were based on Roald Dahls books. They always seem good.

special mention: Willy Wonka, the Witches, Matilda and James and the giant peach were fantastic.

I can't wait till next summer for charlie and the chocolate factory, this one is sticking closer to the book so i hear and with Tim Burtons unique style this film could be on of the best yet.
 
Tim Burton's version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory should be excellent. Johnny Depp is a brilliant brilliant actor. At first I was highly suspicious when he won the oscar for Pirates (which I hadn't seen at the time), but he totally deserved it for that performance. Superb character actor. Really looking forward to seeing his version of Wonka (managed to avoid the obvious gag there.) :D

The Twits and George Marvelous Medicine would be my choices to make into movies. :)
 
What about a cartoon series of The Twits? Fantastic!

The only Dahl based films I like are The Witches (except irritating AMERICAN luke) and the BFG (the giants scared the living crap out of me)

However I HATED Matilda. Even at the tender age I was when it came out, I knew it was just an awful americanised version with that child I hate.

I'm looking forward to Willy Wonka. Anything with a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp combo has got to be great.
 
I can't agree more. Burton/Depp are gerat together and I can't wait to see the first pictures.

What happens in george and the magic medicine? Does he take a potion and get bigger and bigger or soemthing?

Also Depp did'nt win the oscar I don't think but he was nominated.
 
George makes a medicine for his evil Granny. Alsorts of things happen, including her growing through the roof. Though its a fun book, it isn't my favourite Dahl and I couldn't see it being expanded into a film. Maybe an hour kiRAB film sort of thing.
 
Yes, and ass they could never dres anyone up enough to look like them, it should be ANIMATED! just like the pictures in the book, which rock and make you feel ill. :)
 
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