Anonymous
08/28/2017 13:08
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Ooh, Lord of the Rings is a good one!
I wasn't crazy about The Shining, really did like the book better. And I'm the OP, so definitely don't have anything against Stephen King adaptations LOL!
I wasn't crazy about The Shining, really did like the book better. And I'm the OP, so definitely don't have anything against Stephen King adaptations LOL!
Anonymous
08/28/2017 13:07
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Hugo (The Invention of Hugo Cabret)
Anonymous
08/28/2017 13:02
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Wonder Boys with Michael Douglas. I love that movie.
Anonymous
08/28/2017 13:02
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Book thief
Anonymous
08/28/2017 13:01
Subject: Re:Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Marley and Me
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:59
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The Shining
Yes!
Nah. Shitty adaptation.
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:45
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Anonymous wrote:The Shining
Yes!
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:42
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
The Shining
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:42
Subject: Re:Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (miniseries).
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:40
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Sophie's choice
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:39
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
I really loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy, although I know some Tolkien super fans weren't crazy about them. I'm re-reading Fellowship right now and realizing again how awesome the scenes in the movie were.
I loved book version of The Big Short and do think it's better than the movie, but damn the movie was GOOD. That's a really hard story to adapt, but they did a great job.
I loved book version of The Big Short and do think it's better than the movie, but damn the movie was GOOD. That's a really hard story to adapt, but they did a great job.
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:38
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
The Road
The Stand
The Stoning of Soraya
Slumdog Millionaire
The Stand
The Stoning of Soraya
Slumdog Millionaire
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:26
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
I thought the Divergent movies were better than the books, because the books were not great (the first one was good but after that they not so much).
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:23
Subject: Re:Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
The notebook
Devil wears Prada
Harry Potter
The help
Bridget jones Diary #1
Hunger games
Charlie and the chocolate factory (with gene wilder)
Little Women
Devil wears Prada
Harry Potter
The help
Bridget jones Diary #1
Hunger games
Charlie and the chocolate factory (with gene wilder)
Little Women
Anonymous
08/28/2017 12:19
Subject: Movies made from books, where you actually liked the movie
Inspired by the "covers that improved on the original" thread ...
I normally hate watching a movie for which I had already read (and enjoyed) the book. They have to cut so much content out in order to fit into a 2-hour format, and the plot and character development always suffer as a result.
But, I'm sure there are some made-from-books movies that are actually good movies. The best example I can think of is Shawshank Redemption - I had read the book and loved it, but was still thrilled with the movie. They did make some changes, but I thought the changes actually enhanced the story instead of detracting from it.
Oddly, the only other one I can think of is Stand By Me (yes I'm dating myself here). I guess that novella format lends itself well to translation into a movie, or maybe there was something about that particular collection.
What others have you enjoyed?
I normally hate watching a movie for which I had already read (and enjoyed) the book. They have to cut so much content out in order to fit into a 2-hour format, and the plot and character development always suffer as a result.
But, I'm sure there are some made-from-books movies that are actually good movies. The best example I can think of is Shawshank Redemption - I had read the book and loved it, but was still thrilled with the movie. They did make some changes, but I thought the changes actually enhanced the story instead of detracting from it.
Oddly, the only other one I can think of is Stand By Me (yes I'm dating myself here). I guess that novella format lends itself well to translation into a movie, or maybe there was something about that particular collection.
What others have you enjoyed?