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Your favorite book to film adapatation?
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muggins14
28-12-2016
Slightly off on a tangent, but I got into Star Wars first by hearing it on the radio, when BBC broadcast the NPR Playhouse adaptations in the 80's! Some of the original cast members took part and they awoke my imagination, much as a book can do, leading me to see the films and igniting my interest in science fiction!
LakieLady
28-12-2016
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“Can it be book to TV adaptation?

If so the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice was a monumental triumph.”

Ooh, if tv adaptations are allowed, Bleak House was awesome (about 10 years ago, with Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock).
Horace Wimp
28-12-2016
Originally Posted by muggins14:
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To be fair to the OP, if it's replies to a thread you want, an ongoing conversation, more immediacy, then the movies board isn't the place as people post very sporadically there unfortunately (myself included).”

That's true, I've seen more life in a morgue in there sometimes, like an afternoon showing of the best of German Comedy movies, tumbleweed everywhere.
Keyser_Soze1
28-12-2016
Originally Posted by RebelScum:
“In what way? Personally I think Blade Runner is a good PKD themed film that stands on its own, but arguably a (deliberately) poor adaptation of the original novel.”

Is it?

The Final Cut Version is superb

Roy Batty's Tears in Rain' soliloquy from the end of the film is better than anything in the book.

In my opinion of course.
RebelScum
28-12-2016
Originally Posted by Keyser_Soze1:
“Is it?

The Final Cut Version is superb

Roy Batty's Tears in Rain' soliloquy from the end of the film is better than anything in the book.

In my opinion of course. ”

I'm not saying the film is poor, it's excellent. But if the film were a traditional / direct adaptation of the novel it would be completely different. What the film does is take the spirit of the novel and creates its own narrative. So whilst a great film, not a great adaptation as such, more of an inspiration really.

It's coming up to my annual re-watch. For some reason I love watching Blade Runner sometime around New Year's.

We'll see how this gets on next year...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GDscTTE-P-k
Keyser_Soze1
28-12-2016
Originally Posted by RebelScum:
“I'm not saying the film is poor, it's excellent. But if the film were a traditional / direct adaptation of the novel it would be completely different. What the film does is take the spirit of the novel and creates its own narrative. So whilst a great film, not a great adaptation as such, more of an inspiration really.

It's coming up to my annual re-watch. For some reason I love watching Blade Runner sometime around New Year's.

We'll see how this gets on next year...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GDscTTE-P-k”

Fair enough I understand where you are coming from now.

I have not seen the trailer yet but will look at it later - I fear it will be a total and utter disaster.

Hollywood should leave the classics alone.

In any case Rutger Hauer (who never got the parts he deserved) totally blew Ford off the screen - he was the star of the film and he was responsible for one of the greatest moments in cinematic history as well.
nethwen
29-12-2016
Gone With the Wind.

A magnificent film and it's hard to believe watching it today that it was made in 1939! It never seems to age.
yourpointbeing?
29-12-2016
I would agre with most that have been mentioned. I would add Atonement to the list
Keyser_Soze1
29-12-2016
Originally Posted by nethwen:
“Gone With the Wind.

A magnificent film and it's hard to believe watching it today that it was made in 1939! It never seems to age.”

Well to be fair anyone like yourself who watched it as a teenager would still really enjoy it today.*

*Enters nuclear blast proof bunker and firmly locks the door behind him.
nethwen
29-12-2016
Originally Posted by Keyser_Soze1:
“Well to be fair anyone like yourself who watched it as a teenager would still really enjoy it today.*

*Enters nuclear blast proof bunker and firmly locks the door behind him.”



A belated Happy Christmas to you, Keyser.
Keyser_Soze1
29-12-2016
Originally Posted by nethwen:
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A belated Happy Christmas to you, Keyser. ”

Awww - thank you Nethwen and the same to you.
Danny_Girl
29-12-2016
Really liked Atonement. Also, an old film now but my favourite book is 1984 by George Orwell, have read it countless times and I think the film with John Hurt really did the book justice.
Keyser_Soze1
29-12-2016
Watership Down was pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1n8E3ntWUg
cobaye22
29-12-2016
Originally Posted by yourpointbeing?:
“I would agree with most that have been mentioned. I would add Atonement to the list”

Atonement also for me.
Probably unfilmable, but Joe Wright should have a go at On Chesil Beach.
patsylimerick
29-12-2016
Originally Posted by max_garfield:
“I really liked Shutter Island (book) as well as the movie, I thought it was a good equal right there. I also thought The Great Gatsby in 2013 was a very good take on the book (including everything within the novel).

What's yours?”

I really, really didn't like that film version of Gatsby. Way too unreserved. The choked collars were very much hand in hand with the decadence in the book.

Originally Posted by The_Moth:
“Cloud Atlas was a great attempt at a very convoluted idea.”

I have to see that. Loved the book.

Originally Posted by razorback Tony:
“To Kill a Mockingbird, with Gregory Peck will take some beating, IMO of course.”

Absolute classics - both.

Shakespeares are interesting. I personally thought Pacino's Merchant was magnificent.
mimik1uk
29-12-2016
dont think its been mentioned so far but i'd add "The Bone Collector"

book was pretty good but denzel washington did a great job as the lead role in the movie
muggins14
29-12-2016
Originally Posted by Horace Wimp:
“That's true, I've seen more life in a morgue in there sometimes, like an afternoon showing of the best of German Comedy movies, tumbleweed everywhere. ”

Haha I guess that's one way of putting it

Perhaps they are all at the cinema
UsernameError
29-12-2016
James Ellroy's L.A Confidential was a brilliant book. The movie was outstanding.
LakieLady
29-12-2016
Originally Posted by yourpointbeing?:
“ I would add Atonement to the list”

I agree. More often than not, I'm disappointed by films of books I have loved (they're rarely as good as the film in my head, iykwim), but the film of Atonement was outstanding.

The Dunkirk scene is one of the best scenes of any movie I've seen, imo.
Mia_Fine
30-12-2016
I think it's obvious Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings
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