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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Most Dangerous Game
iscream22 — 19 years ago(June 07, 2006 03:56 PM)
Literally just read this story today for a college assignment on short stories and loved it. Had no idea it was a movie (or that it was released by Criterion! Sweet!). I also thought when i read the story that it would make a really cool movie nowadays, throw a lot of symbolism and brutality in it, and have hmm maybe David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky, or hell, even Tarantino direct it!
How similar is the film to the story?
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hereminton — 19 years ago(June 22, 2006 10:42 AM)
I'm glad you just read it and posted this iscream22. I was a little suprised it was in college (I assume from this date was in summer school, and was for an English class). I read the short story (by Richard Connell) when I was in 9th grade for my English I class, in fall, 1982 (we did so together as a class), and I do remember it well and really liked it. I didn't know until later in the 1980s that it had been made into a movie, but every since then wanted to see it but never got the chance (it wasn't on VHS and never came on TV). I then found out this April it has been out on DVD since 1999, and I definitely plan to watch it there when get acess to DVD (hopefully this summer). I agree fully with you on its being remade today (see my other posting on here), but since I've never actually seen this movie I can't say how similair it is for sure, but I think, from my strong memories of the short story, that it would be nearly identical all the way through. I look foward to seeing the movie on DVD and finding out, but I think it is, and also hope to see a modern remake in theatres soon.
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bohemianbutterfly92 — 19 years ago(August 30, 2006 07:08 PM)
Ha, same here. I'm actually finishing up a project for The Most Dangerous Game, while typing this. I was looking up when the story was first published and saw that it had been made into a movie.
It's actually not completely the same, for one, unless my book has it different there isn't a girl and her brother in the story o_o.
also small thing, but still, Zaroff is a general, not a count. Heh, just noticed they said count.
Also in the short story, the huntee must stay out until midnight of the third day. I haven't seen the movie, mind you, but I have read the short story (book is in lap), and I read the plot outlines and such for the movie.
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bored_to_tears_14 — 19 years ago(August 31, 2006 04:22 PM)
Thats reeeeealllly freaky. I read that story just yesterday in my 9th grade Comm.Arts class. I was searching for the story online (since i dont have the book with me) and I found this siteI didn't know it was made into a movie..I might try to buy a copy online.
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o_cella_x — 19 years ago(September 06, 2006 04:07 PM)
omg i read this story in 8th grade and loved it!!! we watched the movie soon after and my friends and i thought it was the funniest thing ever (still is)ughhh how i love the movies where the actors cant act!!
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TOMMYismyhomeboy — 19 years ago(September 12, 2006 04:27 PM)
whoahahaha everybody read this in their 9th grade honors englishwe just read it in my 9th grade GATE english class yesterday lol - i just thought my teacher was crazy lol, but i guess she knows what she's doing
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ymmas10011 — 19 years ago(September 13, 2006 07:25 PM)
yeah there is 2 english classes in my school in 8th grade GOAL (hardest) and english i'm NOT in goal and we read last week and this week we read that really preverted story The Landlady by ROALD DAHL. that was kind of gross. but i'm surpised that u guys r in high school and r just reading the most dangerous game
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bato0292 — 19 years ago(September 15, 2006 02:24 PM)
I'm in 9th grade and today we finished reading the storyit has been one of my favorites stories I have read at school; didin't liked the ending though. It was kind of obvious. I haven't seen the movie but I would love to see it. I already saw Bloodlust,(actually I have it) which is another remake of The Most Dangerous Game, and it wasen't very good. So, how different is this movie from the story? Bloodlust isin' that different. The only two things that are different are the ending and that two cuples that arrive in the islandthe rest is pretty similar
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jaddison383 — 19 years ago(October 07, 2006 12:58 PM)
I thought it was only a short story, too, but I'm not sure. I juts read it this year. Being an actor, screenwriter, and movie-lover myself, I instantly thought it had potential to be a great film, but would be difficult because of how short the story was and the small amount of characters. I see that for this version of the film, they just added in tons of characters, which, I'm sure, made it easier to write. Tarantino, actually could make a pretty good director for it, probably. I was trying to think of stars who could be in it. maybe Liam Neeson or Ralph Fiennes (wrong spelling) as the General Zaroff character??? I really don't know, casting is one thing I have always been bad at envisioning. What does everyone else think???
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Nepfew33 — 19 years ago(November 16, 2006 03:59 PM)
I read this in school aswellexcellent story indeed.
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