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Any John Grisham novels into movies recently?

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1/27/08 at 8:21am
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Have any movies been made from John Grisham novels in the past few years? It seems to me it's been close to 5 or 6 years since we've had one. IMBD shows Runaway Jury in 1993. Is that the last one?

A great writer, I hate to see the material dry up.

Haven't seen any new Tom Clancy in many years either. Anything new come to mind that hasn't made it to DVD yet?

I'd hate to be asleep at the switch and miss any movies from these two authors.
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1/27/08 at 10:37am
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Re: Any John Grisham novels into movies recently?

Christmas with the Kranks was a Grisham adaptation.
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1/27/08 at 11:12am
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Chrismas with the Kranks

Thanks for the response Greg.

I just looked up the reviews on that one. The critics didn't seem to care to much for it. Sometimes they don't exactly reflect what the public likes. Was this an OK movie in the John Grisham style, or was it something new he was trying to do?
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Re: Any John Grisham novels into movies recently?

It was a book outside of the normal Grisham style; he veered recently with a few works (though I did enjoy 'Bleachers').

I admit, there are several adaptions I'd be eager to see.. I'm still pumped at the possibility of any sort of Orson Scott Card adaptation; but I think more likely would be to see some of the works of these authors:

Vince Flynn (CIA spy novels which are actually quite good)
Richard K. Morgan (Done right, "Altered Carbon" could be a freaking PHENOMENAL, R-Rated SciFi piece..)
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1/27/08 at 11:27am
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Re: Any John Grisham novels into movies recently?

John Grisham

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1/27/08 at 5:48pm
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Re: Chrismas with the Kranks

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Originally Posted by Deane Johnson
I just looked up the reviews on that one. The critics didn't seem to care to much for it. Sometimes they don't exactly reflect what the public likes. Was this an OK movie in the John Grisham style, or was it something new he was trying to do?

I think the public pretty much agrees with the reviews on this one, though I will say that I found it watchable. Then again, I like Little Man. The trailer was exruciatingly bad, which put people in a disfavorable mood when they watched it, but it's harmless, predictable holiday fare. Nothing like the style of other Grisham movies I've seen, though. More like a less skillful National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
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