Posted on September 7, 2016 by toddmthatcher. JMN's De Palma-thon Film #20: The Bonfire of the Vanities "For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?" For over a quarter century, I’ve known Brian De Palma’s The Bonfire of the Vanities only by its reputation. Its very, very bad reputation. The disaster is the movie The Bonfire of the Vanities. I saw it a long time ago but liked it. Brian De Palma's new movie is lacking in just that quality; it is not subtle or perceptive about the delicate nuances of motive that inspire these people. Like Sherman McCoy, the hero of Tom Wolfe's "The Bonfire of the Vanities," Brian De Palma makes one fatal choice that leads to disaster. Sat 9 Jan 2010 19.05 … The screenplay, written by Michael Cristofer, was adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The Bonfire of the Vanities Movie Review. Bonfire of the vanities. Wall Street and Wall Street; big hair and bigger cell phones; Masters of the Universe and Greed is Good. ... Start your review of The Bonfire of the Vanities. my book club) picked The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what it was about and, ultimately, how itd make me feel. Bonfire of the Vanities is not the tumbling shit-fest you've been told it is. Read 2,731 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe Hermione Hoby enjoys the glitz and bombast of the definitive 80s satire Hermione Hoby. I didn't think so. This is one hell of a book. The choice was De Palma's decision to film it as a cartoon -- a broad, black, wannabe savage comedy. Write a review. The 80s! Peter Travers ... Bonfire achieves a consistency of ineptitude rare even in this era of over-inflated cinematic air bags. The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American satirical black comedy film directed and produced by Brian De Palma. Brian DePalma`s The Bonfire of the Vanities is a perfect example of how a best-selling book can be carefully altered, perceptively pruned and converted into an intriguing motion picture. The screenplay, written by Michael Cristofer, was adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe. I have heard so much about how bad this movie was and never understood why. When the Eastern Nebraska Mens Bibliophile & Social Club (a.k.a. A movie that has the reputation of being awful. The Bonfire of the Vanities, Wolfe's novel about McCoy, was savage and sarcastic, especially in the way it dissected the motives of every single character. In fact the film is pretty funny and shot really nicely. New York! The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American satirical black comedy film directed and produced by Brian De Palma. The Bonfire of the Vanities book. His career in Hollywood took its most publicised hit to date, and an entire book was written that following year about the hellish production. The Bonfire of the Vanities may not be Brian De Palma's worst movie, but it's definitely his most notorious. The Bonfire of the Vanities By.