lisabees Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I'm sure this has been asked before, but I couldn't seem to find it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Mouse Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 To Kill a Mockingbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 As in a book turned into a movie that was NOT ruined in the process? I like Othello with Laurence Fishburn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 As in a book turned into a movie that was NOT ruined in the process? I like Othello with Laurence Fishburn. You got it! I'm interested in family movies, too, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I have strong feelings about movies needing to be a true representation of the book. While I have yet to see one that is actually accurate on all points, the following are really well done IMHO: Pride and Prejudice--the one with Colin Firth, NOT the horrid one with Kiera Knightly <shudder> Jane Eyre, starring Timothy Dalton A Room with a View, starring Helena Bonham Carter--This is one of the very rare movies that is actually better than the book (and true to the book as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Sense and Sensibility with Emma Thompson is BETTER than the book! The Notebook is the closest representation of a book I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 The Wizard of Oz. The book and the movie are quite different, but I like both of them. Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. Ditto. Mary Poppins. Ditto. Scarlet Pimpernel. My favorite screen adaptation is the 80s TV movie with Anthony Andrews and Jane Seymour. Anne of Green Gables with Megan Follows. Some of y'all are too young to remember that it was originally a four-part PBS series. Anne of Avonlea was not bad; the last one was dreadful. LOTR. I have read the covers off three paperback sets.:D I cannot tolerate the movies, even though they are beautiful eye candy. Chronicles of Narnia. I am satisfied with the most recent adaptations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Nanny McPhee! One of the few where I thought the movie was worlds better than the book (which it resembled only slightly)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Roxanne (as an adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac) Apocalypse Now (as an adaptation of Heart of Darkness) Both movies are very updated versions of the old stories & I think both did a very good job of capturing the essence of the story, the characters, etc.... I like the Harry Potter movies too (though I haven't read the books yet myself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 It's been a while since I've seen it, but "The Outsiders" seemed to be pretty true to the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Being There, with Peter Sellers, was better than the novella Blade Runner -- I'm a huge PKD fan, but Blade Runner is about as perfect a movie as you can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 To Kill a Mockingbird was perfect in every way, especially in the casting of the actors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 The Tin Drum was a marvelous adaptation of the Gunter Grass novel, although they (wisely) limited the film to the novel's first half. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Enchanted April is one of those better-than-the-book type movies. I think this is my all-time favorite movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Shawshank Redemption Megan Follows as Anne of Green Gables (and yes, the third BBC movie was terrible) I like movies to be faithful to the book--my kids don't even like it when the main character has a different color hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 The Notebook is the closest representation of a book I've ever seen. Yep, that's what I was going to say. The movie is exactly like the book. :) Anyone read Little Dorrit and seen the movie? I've seen the movie and really liked it, but haven't had time to get into the book. I'm wondering how close they are... Remember Just Like Heaven with Reese Witherspoon? I liked the movie okay, but the book was horrible. The book has a different title... If Only it Were True... usually a book is better than the movie, but this is one of those times when it wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Pride and Prejudice--the one with Colin Firth, NOT the horrid one with Kiera Knightly <shudder> :iagree: Horrid doesn't even begin to describe the butchering that took place. Anyone read Little Dorrit and seen the movie? I've seen the movie and really liked it, but haven't had time to get into the book. I'm wondering how close they are... I read it because I saw the PBS adaptation. It's actually the only Dicken's novel I've been able to read all the way through. I thought the movie was better, but I don't enjoy Dickens. At. All. However, the movie was very very close to the book. The book did clarify a few things for me though. I've tried to get through Bleak House for the exact same reason and well. . . it's just too BLEAK! Nobody's mentioned my beloved Wives and Daughters. The book and the movie are so good! I think the only real reason I like the movie better is because the book is unfinished, but the movie went ahead and put the ending on that Gaskell intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Nanny McPhee! One of the few where I thought the movie was worlds better than the book (which it resembled only slightly)... :iagree: I had never heard of the book, so after I saw the movie I found and bought a book that had all three Nanny McPhee books in it. They were ok, but I did like the movie better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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