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Old 19th May 2004, 11:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Movies based on books
What are people's favourite movies that are based on books that they've read?

And have you read a book a liked the movie better?
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Old 19th May 2004, 11:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
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LOTR, Fight Club, can't think of any more


Never. (although i can see some people prefering LOTR on screen [shorter and more to the point etc.])
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Old 19th May 2004, 11:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I liked The Cat In The Hat movie better than the book. But that is a bit of a different case from LOTR and Fight Club or the many Stephen King books/movies I've read/watched.
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Old 20th May 2004, 12:01 AM   #4 (permalink)
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High fidelity was about the same as the book. What it lacked in material from the book it made up for with jack black :P
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Old 20th May 2004, 12:43 AM   #5 (permalink)
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most stephen king books that have been made into movies should've been left as books.
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Old 20th May 2004, 12:48 AM   #6 (permalink)
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The Pact was a great film and a great book aswell i can`t decide which one is better though
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Old 20th May 2004, 12:50 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I would like to see ' Gerald's Game ' adapted for the big screen.

My fave books-to-film are.......

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Rumble Fish by S.E.Hinton

Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Last one isnt really a straight adaptation but the basis for Apocolypse Now.

Well worth a read though!
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Old 20th May 2004, 01:12 AM   #8 (permalink)
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'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' by Ken Kesey.

Jack Nicholson was absolutely outstanding - no denying it.

The 50s/60s 'Lord Of the Flies' film was rather good too.

And also, 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' by Philip K Dick (otherwise known as Bladerunner)

Edit: Thought of some more as well.

'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee - Gregory Peck is the man.

I'm still waiting for someone to attempt a film based on 'The Catcher In The Rye', but I think it would've only been decent back in the day. Modern day directors would absolutely rape it.
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Old 20th May 2004, 01:24 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I'm still waiting for someone to attempt a film based on 'The Catcher In The Rye', but I think it would've only been decent back in the day. Modern day directors would absolutely rape it.
Gus Van Sant ( Good Will Hunting ) might do a good job of it.
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Old 20th May 2004, 02:55 AM   #10 (permalink)
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High fidelity was about the same as the book. What it lacked in material from the book it made up for with jack black :P
i was gonna say high fidelity

i think that sort of theme of quite whiny losers in love is better suited to americans so i liked the film more.
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Old 20th May 2004, 03:10 AM   #11 (permalink)
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jurassic paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

also almost famous the book totally kicks the film's ass
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Old 20th May 2004, 07:59 AM   #12 (permalink)
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What about "Trainspotting"? I like the book better than the film, although the film is damn good!
I agree with the Stephen King comments, most of the films adapted from his books are crap, apart from The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption and It which are ruddy good
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Old 20th May 2004, 09:06 AM   #13 (permalink)
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most stephen king books that have been made into movies should've been left as books.
...and most Stephen King books should have been left as blank paper

only kiddin'

anyway the film Catch 22 is almost as good as the book, both are excellent.

films based on books i like include -

American Psycho
Fight Club
The BFG
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Old 20th May 2004, 09:09 AM   #14 (permalink)
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The 50s/60s 'Lord Of the Flies' film was rather good too.



and also...

the virgin suicides, big fish, the outsiders, stand by me.
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