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MISCAST

posted 11 years ago by Connie_n_Raymond_Marble
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The novel is one of the most powerful ever written. I hated the first adaptation for many reasons, one of which was the horrible miscasting of David and Jade. David is described as an average teenager. Nothing about him is remarkable. This not only applies to the way he looks but to the essence of his character as well. Jade is described as a slightly chunky tomboy. By having her appear this way, it makes David's love for her all the more true. So in the second adaptation (directed by the woman who helmed "Country Strong" no less) they cast Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde? Are you kidding me? Where did they send out their casting call? An Abercrombie and Fitch modeling shoot? I'm supposed to believe these two as typical American teenagers? Nope. Won't be seeing this one. Watching Scott Spencer's heartbreaking novel turned into another shallow perfume commercial by tasteless Hollywood executives...again...would be too painful. I'll reread the book instead.

We'll see whose the filthiest person alive! We'll just see!

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[–] Tracey73 11 years ago

Jade is described as a slightly chunky tomboy

I have never read the book, so this surprised me lol. Both Brooke Shields and Gabriella Wilde are far from slightly chunky tomboys lol.

Some hurt, some love, some shout. I fought the world and I lost that bout. ~ Blue October

[–] Chris451 11 years ago

From what Scott Spencer wrote at The Paris Review, you should divorce yourself from any notion that this is an adaptation of his novel Endless Love. This is something else entirely, with characters that just happen to have the same names as characters in Spencer's novel.

[–] Connie_n_Raymond_Marble 11 years ago

I just saw the trailer. Why would they attach the title "Endless Love" to a film that has absolutely NOTHING to do with Scott Spencer's novel? I really hope this turd gets flushed down the toiler where it belongs. I also hope it ruins the careers of everyone involved so they are never given the chance to pollute another movie theater with their pointless drivel.

We'll see whose the filthiest person alive! We'll just see!

[–] lili-barzan 11 years ago

The house seemed to be on fire at one point, so who knows, they might surprise us?

[–] Chris451 11 years ago

They won't surprise you. Read here for spoilers:

http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/09/10/spoiler-alert/

[–] itsaconundrum 11 years ago

Yeouch! That is going to suck harder then any remake I could possibly imagine! What a disaster!

[–] Chris451 11 years ago

That's a rather extreme reaction against a film you haven't seen. It's not really Endless Love (neither was the previous movie) but it might be perfectly acceptable for what it is. Too soon to know.

[–] itsaconundrum 11 years ago

The author of the original novel said that while the Brooke Shields version was horrible enough.. this version is a complete joke and bastardization of the source material.

"What none of these folks seem to get is that Endless Love was meant to be a knife to the reader’s heart, not the writer’s. As that old elegant Italian filmmaker was giving me fair warning, it turned out the knives were being sharpened for him, and—unfortunately—for several of his principal actors. And now a second generation is blundering into their own Valentine’s Day massacre. As the late Leonard Michaels said, I would have saved them if I could."

[–] timothy-5 11 years ago

Sometimes a remake will use the name of the original, even though there are major plot differences that make it almost completely different. If the original has a fan base, it will attract them to the remake. This happened with the TV movie remake of The Initiation of Sarah, where the plot elements were profoundly different, with wooden acting, but the name attracted people to it, including me. I like Gabriella Wilde, so regardless of the plot, I'll get to see her with a lot of screen time, unlike the little bit of Carrie she was in. I'm just wilde about Gabriella, but Gabriella isn't wilde about me!

[–] cookiela2001 11 years ago

I just saw the trailer. Why would they attach the title "Endless Love" to a film that has absolutely NOTHING to do with Scott Spencer's novel?

Because it's a great title. And they own it.

(Though as to the second part, I don't think you can copyright titles, actually.)