A great book does not necessarily mean a great movie. On this week's episode, we discuss some of THE WORST adaptations of famous novels, detailing how and why these films just did not work. Join us, it's going to be a fun one!

00:00 - Why Authors Hate Hollywood

00:56 - Welcome to Two Please!

01:10 - Why adaptations go wrong

02:56 - Movie #1 – The Hobbit trilogy

10:49 - Movie #2 – Dhadkan via Wuthering Heights

16:20 - Movie #3 – Pride & Prejudice, female gaze & Regency romance

21:56 - Movie #4 – I Am Legend

29:58 - Movie #5 – Eragon & the Inheritance Cycle

37:23 - Movie #6 – Stephen King’s The Dark Tower

41:51 - Movie #7 – Artemis Fowl

47:17 - Harry Potter Rant

50:24 - Coming Up!

From Netflix’s birth to Titanic mania, its safe to say that 1997 was a stacked year, but not before a 26-year-old Paul Thomas Anderson dropped Boogie Nights, turning taboo into pure cinema. On this episode, we revisit the film’s intoxicating rise-and-fall arc, the found-family heartbeat, and the moment VHS killed the golden age of adult films. We also dig into the real-world inspirations (Dirk Diggler ⇄ John Holmes; the Wonderland murders), the deliriously tense Alfred Molina “Jessie’s Girl” sequence, some wild what-ifs—like Leo DiCaprio passing on the lead—and the legend behind Dirk's big reveal at the end of the film.

Chapters:

00:00 PTA Was HOW OLD?!

00:24 What You’ll Get (Adult Themes)

01:23 First Impressions

03:30 From Valley Kid to Visionary

04:24 What Could've Been

06:33 Why Wahlberg Works

07:31 Burt Reynolds vs PTA (…and the Oscar)

08:38 The REAL Dirk Diggler

11:25 Was that Real or Fake?

12:52 This Opening One-Take SLAPS

15:28 More PTA Flexing

21:34 Tone Flip on NYE

25:54 VHS Killed The Film Star

29:39 Jessie's Girl: The Most Tense 8 Minutes

33:06 Found Family… and Fallout

42:16 Wrap-Up

Content note: Heavy adult themes on this episode, so viewer discretion is advised.

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“I don’t believe in modern love,” David Bowie belted back in 1983—and it still feels oddly relevant today. This week on the Two Please Podcast, we stress-test that line by exploring modern romance through three films that, together, feel like its best on-screen representatives: Her (Love In The Time of AI), The Materialists (Love In The Time of Capitalism), and Gone Girl (Love In The Time of Self-Loathing).

We've jokingly called it our “Before Trilogy of Modern Love,”- one story told across three very different movies. Expect takes on AI intimacy vs human messiness, pragmatism vs passion, why some marriages implode, timely headlines, and a few red flags. Spoilers to follow.Don't forget to LIKE THE VIDEO & SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL.Check us out on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3i7THqryfJKdPDGJx2aH74?si=12584370a76542c0Every Other Place We're Streaming On:https://linktr.ee/twopleasepod

Chapters:

00:00:00 — Coming Up

00:00:27 — Why These 3 Films

00:02:02 — Her (2013): AI love & loneliness

00:07:48 — When the illusion breaks in *Her

00:09:10 — “OS break-up” & what it means (spoilers)

00:13:46 — The Materialists: Love vs. Security

00:15:22 — Matchmaking math & modern dating cynicism

00:18:21 — Broke Boy Propoganda (spoilers)

00:22:09 — PSA: Height surgery & Self-worth

00:23:32 — Gone Girl: When love curdles

00:24:44 — Censorship mini-rant: Let people kiss!

00:26:28 — Why some marriages implode

00:27:29 — Amy, control, perfectionism

00:30:48 — Marriage wave to divorce wave

00:32:14 — First sign of trouble: contempt

00:34:49 — Shout-out to the original *Before* trilogy

00:36:53 — Closing Thoughts

Blade Runner 2049 Episode:

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