I think "Memoirs of a Geisha" was really good. And even though the movies leave a lot of little details out, I think the Harry Potter have been
adapted pretty well into movies.
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Posts: 634 (06/30/2009 1:00 PM) |
Hmmm I think the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was among the best I've seen. Probably a few more that I can't think of at the moment.
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Posts: 4985 (06/30/2009 1:04 PM) |
The Kite Runner
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Posts: 4716 (06/30/2009 1:13 PM) |
Even though they drastically changed the ending, Fight Club is still my favorite book to movie ever.
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Posts: 343 (06/30/2009 3:29 PM) |
Harry Potter of course, Memoirs of Geisha, Cheetah Girls, The Notebook
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Posts: 3147 (06/30/2009 7:17 PM) |
Jane Smith wrote:IA also the LOTR trilogy and The Notebook. |
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Posts: 2055 (06/30/2009 8:10 PM) |
Da Vinci Code Is one they stayed more true to the book than with Angels & Demons
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Posts: 18821 (07/01/2009 12:36 AM) |
THE NOTEBOOK!! I actually enjoyed the movie more than the book but it was a great adaptation. Great story, amazing movie.
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Posts: 4683 (07/01/2009 2:12 AM) |
Jane Smith wrote:I hate to say this but Emma Thimpson's adaptation of Jane Austens' Sense & Sensibility was better that the actual book which was good enough itself. I watched Charles Dickens' Little Dorritt on PBS(Matthew Macfayden) and they did a brilliant job on it. The Pride & Prejudice adaptation that i enjoyed was the one with Colin Firth. I love Matthew Macfayden but Colin will always be Mr Darcy for me. Also, I absolutely adore the Disney version of Heidi which starred Jason Robards and Noley Thornton who had a role in the original 90210; i know she was related in some way to Dylan McKay
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Posts: 637 (07/01/2009 5:55 AM) |
javajoint wrote: I don't know if I'd call Thompson's Sense and Sensibility better than the book, but I will agree that it's among the best adaptations I've seen. Jane Austen's novels tend to work very well onscreen in general I think |
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Posts: 2642 (07/01/2009 7:15 AM) |
BBC did a recent adaptation of Sense and Sensibility that I found much better than Emma Thompson's. It's a longer one--I think about 4 hours, but I
think it really does justice to the book.
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Posts: 25294 (07/01/2009 7:51 AM) |
javajoint wrote: I just watched Little Dorrit and LOVED it. It was beautiful. P&P is and always will be my favorite. Colin Firth will always be my Darcy as well! I did not like the Knightley/Macfayden version, but I did like Macfayden in Little Dorrit BBC did a recent adaptation of Sense and Sensibility that I found much better than Emma Thompson's. It's a longer one--I think about 4 hours, but I think it really does justice to the book. I love the Emma Thompson version of S&S, but I agree with you, that the PBS version was wonderful also. I'm just watching the Masterpiece Theater version of Jane Eyre and it's great! I love it. It does a great job of showing how awkward Jane could be. The only time that I've said that a movie is BETTER than a book is A Little Princess. Otherwise, the book is always better to me! |
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Posts: 1180 (07/01/2009 9:08 AM) |
Jane Smith wrote: I was going to come in here and say this but it looks like I don't have to. I love the BBC version. |
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Posts: 7526 (07/01/2009 9:13 AM) |
SwtAngel961 wrote: ITA! I loved the movie so much better! |
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Posts: 350 (07/01/2009 10:09 AM) |
The Notebook. The book was kind of boring.
The Boy In the Striped Pajamas. |
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Posts: 44821 (07/01/2009 10:44 AM) |
ToniBFan1 wrote: Eh the book was better than the movie in the Da Vinci Code. I still think Tom Hanks is a miscast as Robert Langdon. I haven't seen Angels & Demons yet. |
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Posts: 640 (07/01/2009 7:51 PM) |
tooshbaby wrote: I wasn't a fan of that one. Something about it really rubbed me the wrong way. I think that in this case it sacrificed the artistry of the Ang Lee film for a more strict faithfulness to the novel. While the Lee film is shorter and cuts some details, it stays more true to the feel of the novel. I also think that the BBC Elinor came off as too cold. Yes I know that Elinor is supposed to be sensible, but not to the point where we don't care about her at all because she seems to lack emotions! |
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Posts: 285 (07/10/2009 5:39 AM) |
The Shawshank Redemption is still one of the best book to movie adapations I've seen.
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Posts: 3284 (07/10/2009 4:44 PM) |
Jane Smith wrote:ITA about P&P *swoon*. Colin and Jennifer were perfect. Speaking of Mr. Darcy, Bridget Jones and the sequel turned out nearly perfect. You Jane Austen lovers I would recommend the book and film for The Jane Austen Book Club - I like the film better though, but both are good. But my favorite of all time is The Color Purple. I think Spielberg was robbed of an Oscar - he did an incredible job. And the whole cast was wonderful. |
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Posts: 3177 (07/10/2009 5:03 PM) |
Even though it was a short story, I'm going to add Stand By Me (adapted from The Body). Oh and I love the 1993 version of The Secret Garden!
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Posts: 19754 (07/10/2009 6:30 PM) |
To Kill a Mockingbird
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