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07-24-2008, 09:58 PM
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Books that have been made into good movies
Ive seen a thread on books you want made into movies, and one books you dont want made into movies. who here has read a book and thought the movie was up to par with, as good as, or even better than the original?
Me?
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: probably the truest adaptation ive ever seen, i dont know which i like better, the book or the movie, but their both excellent.
The Shawshank Redemption: While it wasnt a full novel, i like the movie more than i do the story by Steven King. i might as well mention Stand by Me, and The Green Mile too because theyre Steven King stories that have been turned into excellent movies as well.
Any others?
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07-24-2008, 10:38 PM
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Lots, actually.
A Clockwork Orange.
Little Big Man
Thick As Theives
Harry Potter
Roger Rabbit
Ben Hur
Stardust
Forest Gump (I didn't LIKE the film as well as the book, it was a totally different story, but hey...
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07-25-2008, 12:24 AM
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Lord of the Rings.
Nuff said.
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07-25-2008, 06:21 AM
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Silence of the Lambs
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Blade Runner (like Cuckoo's Nest, somewhat different, but still effective)
just a few off the top of my head. I disagree about FALILV, the filmmakers and/or the editors clearly didn't understand the book and concentrated on the drug incidents, changing the subtext.
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07-25-2008, 07:03 AM
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BBC version of Bleak House
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07-25-2008, 12:58 PM
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God...how did I miss Blade Runner? The CLASSIC example of a film that can be WAY better than the source literature.
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07-25-2008, 03:42 PM
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I was wondering that myself.
More:
The Mist (ending was far better than the original)
The Lathe of Heaven
The Maltese Falcon
Jaws (much tighter)
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07-25-2008, 11:39 PM
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The Lathe of Heaven is a film???? Whoa. Gotta look that one up.
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07-25-2008, 11:40 PM
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Fun With Dick and Jane. Much funnier than the kindergarten picture book.
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07-26-2008, 06:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lin
The Lathe of Heaven is a film???? Whoa. Gotta look that one up.
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here- The Lathe of Heaven, done in 1980 for american public tv/PBS (under the aegis of WGBS-Boston and WTTW-Chicago), written by Diane English and Ursula LeGuin.
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07-26-2008, 06:11 AM
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Here's a couple more in a different genre-Shane
When the Legends Die
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07-26-2008, 06:32 AM
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The Golden Compass.
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07-26-2008, 09:19 PM
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I've got a few:
First a few from Stephen King:
Children of the Corn - Sure it's a short story, and sure the sequels suck bigtime. But the first movie is really great in every way and well worth watching.
It - Yes, I love the movie. Yes, I like the book. Love beats like. 
The Shining - Great book, even better movie. Jack Nicholson is just... crazy. You know what I mean.
Pet Sematary - Great book, even better movie.
And a two non-King:
Frank Herbert's Dune & Children of Dune - No, the mini-series, of course. I love them. It's pretty much perfect, although the names are a bit misguiding. They include Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Unfortunately I haven't read Dune Messiah and Children of Dune yet, so I don't know where Dune Messiah fits into the mini-series. Still, unbelieveable series. Pure perfection.
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07-26-2008, 09:25 PM
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Certainly not Harry Potter. I'd say Narnia, the Golden Compass, LOTR, and some of Shakespeare's works.
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07-26-2008, 11:05 PM
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eh, I didn't like the Golden Compass adaptaion to film. it left off the end. it was a good movie until then, though.
First Harry Potter was ok. can't think of any others.
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