best movie adaptation of a book?
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The Hours.
Adaptation, from The Orchid Thief was a good one.
I liked Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, even though the critics did not. I'm sure there are many others I can't think of right now....0 -
The Green Mile, in my opinion is was very very close to what I imagined from reading the book.0
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First thing that came to mind was how terrible The Horse Whisperer was butchered. The book ending was PERFECT, but apparently not good enough for the movie.
And I love that book, was so excited to see the movie. Most of it was filmed on my best friend's family ranch in MT, when I used to live there.0 -
for colored girls was spot on with the book as well...like VERY well done. kudos to tyler perry for that one because i really don't care for him that much.
it's crazy, because when i say that to my friends/family i get a lot of backlash but i'm like..he makes the SAME movie, over and over again, and capitalizes off of stereotypes and minstrel characters. but then i'm just 'reading too much into it' apparently.0 -
for colored girls was spot on with the book as well...like VERY well done. kudos to tyler perry for that one because i really don't care for him that much.
it's crazy, because when i say that to my friends/family i get a lot of backlash but i'm like..he makes the SAME movie, over and over again, and capitalizes off of stereotypes and minstrel characters. but then i'm just 'reading too much into it' apparently.
sounds logical0 -
Okay I admit I try not to see movies of books I read--they always disappoint me, lol, and if I see the movie and never get around to the book!0
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It's not a movie, but in my opinion the True Blood series on HBO is actually much more exciting and richer in characterization than the original Sookie Stackhouse novels.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a really good adaptation. Also, there was a BBC production of "Jane Eyre" with Timothy Dalton that was very good.0 -
It's not a movie, but in my opinion the True Blood series on HBO is actually much more exciting and richer in characterization than the original Sookie Stackhouse novels.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a really good adaptation. Also, there was a BBC production of "Jane Eyre" with Timothy Dalton that was very good.
yes! to kill a mockingbird WAS good!
1984 wasn't bad either...0 -
HBO changed a few things, but the Game of Thrones is pretty accurate.0
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The Shawshank Redemption. I was excited for The Mist, since Frank Darabont did such a great job with Shawshank, but I can't believe how they changed the ending. My husband hated the ending so much that I actually made him read the last few pages of the book.0
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The Shawshank Redemption.
i read this book but never saw the movie..0 -
I really loved the book 'The Help' so I didn't think the movie was quite as good but as far as movies based on books go, I think they did a good job.
Oh, and 'Looking for Alibrandi' - Australian book/movie - I actually much prefer the movie (even though the book is good), it's just really well cast I think.0 -
The Game of Thrones HBO series / Song of Ice and Fire series, I read those books years ago, then re-read them (I NEVER re-read) before the show came out, and I think the show is amazing. Not as amazing as the books, but great. Shawshank, yes; To Kill a Mockingbird, absolutely; a few others already mentioned.
I also thought the Lord of the Rings movies were so true to the books. I know some total purists are upset with the seriously minor changes (when you think about the scope, so minor IMO), but I honestly thought those were even better than the books. The books were an amazing story, with, frankly, a little too much detail at times. Not to be down on Tolkien, but it's just how I feel. The movies were all but perfection.It's not a movie, but in my opinion the True Blood series on HBO is actually much more exciting and richer in characterization than the original Sookie Stackhouse novels.0 -
Yellow pages very factual0
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LOTR was pretty much nailed by the movie maker0
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I felt like Band of Brothers was pretty accurate, but the Pacific deviated pretty significantly from With the Old Guard.
LOTR did a great job considering the scope of the story.0 -
I thought it was a snooze. It was like there was someone off-screen at all times whispering "Be stoic" at Sean Bean. That was his only emotion in the whole series.
Yes, but that IS the character of Eddard Stark, he is nothing else in the book. I love Eddard, but there are definitely more 3 dimensional characters in the books / series.
Game of Thrones is, in my opinion, a great adaptation of the books.
I agree with the PP who said Sin City, it was very true to the source material, and I would raise you Watchmen. Watchmen was, again, panel for panel of the graphic novel and, in my opinion, a brilliant adaptation. If they handled the material right, Transmetropolitan would be a fantastic movie or mini series choice.0 -
I saw The Namesake first before reading it, and it was so good, I bought the book. The movie didn't really stray too far from the book which makes me happy.
Also always enjoy Little Women and a Little Princess..the 1995 version was great. The A&E version of Pride and Prejudice is great as well. Close to the book. :flowerforyou:0 -
The movie version of "The Bourne Identity" was definitely an improvement over the Robert Ludlum novel.0
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I thought it was a snooze. It was like there was someone off-screen at all times whispering "Be stoic" at Sean Bean. That was his only emotion in the whole series.
Yes, but that IS the character of Eddard Stark, he is nothing else in the book. I love Eddard, but there are definitely more 3 dimensional characters in the books / series.
Game of Thrones is, in my opinion, a great adaptation of the books.
I agree with the PP who said Sin City, it was very true to the source material, and I would raise you Watchmen. Watchmen was, again, panel for panel of the graphic novel and, in my opinion, a brilliant adaptation. If they handled the material right, Transmetropolitan would be a fantastic movie or mini series choice.0
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