What is your favourite Book-To-Movie Adaptation?

[Jolyon Trevelyan]

I like the Our Mutual Friend adoptation from 1998.

[sara91]

Probably a cliche answer, but Harry Potter! Some of the characters weren't very accurate to the books (Ginny Weasley...) but in terms of world-building and atmosphere, they definitely didn't disappoint.

[fari30]

I have to say Harry Potter because the novels just translated so well! While it is true that certain things were inconsistent and veered away from the books, HP movies were pretty darn close to the perfect book to movie adaptation. The Hunger Game movies were pretty good too

[Lawanya Raj]

Basically I haven't read a bulk amount of books yet & book to movie adaptation , that i can rate this perfectly & have a unanimous review but i liked THE FAULT IN OUR STARS . I've watched it very recently but although reading the book first & knowing the whole script , tears fell down my cheeks while watching the movie at the end points & the letter the hero left for his love .

[elkington]

I love the Lord of the Rings movies!

others I enjoyed were "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (both American and Swedish version), "Gone Girl" (I didn't enjoy the book but really liked the film), "Hunger Games" (I've only seen the first two movies though), "Never Let Me Go" (great cast!) and Harry Potter

[DATo]

I think I may have already discussed this movie in another thread. If so, please excuse any redundancy.

The finest adaptation of book to movie in my opinion was Steven Ambrose's non-fictional Band Of Brothers which was made into a miniseries for HBO and was produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Speilberg who approached this project as a labor of love and respect for the unit of men it describes. The story was taken directly from the testimony of surviving members of this military unit by both Steven Ambrose as well as Hanks and Speilberg. Whenever the veteran soldiers disagreed with anything that was being written it was changed to what they could endorse in consensus. Thus it is as "factual" as it can possibly be and yet is so fantastic as to appear fictional. The book (and film) chronicle the story of one group of soldiers from their early days in training all the way through the war. I believe this film remains the highest rated ANYTHING (movie or TV) on the premier movie website, Internet Movie Database with a 9.5 rating after (currently) 230,000 votes.

Though this is a war story it is more properly defined as the story of the relationship between a group of soldiers. Many of the reviews I have found online have been from women from around the world who thought they would not like this series because of the male dominated character roles and violence but wound up loving it. The beginning of each program (10 in the series) begins with very short interviews with actual soldiers who were part of this paratrooper company.

The ending of this series comes with a few surprises which produce an emotional impact which is staggering. This is not just my assessment but it seems to be the general opinion of all who have seen it. The book goes into greater depth with regard to details, as most books do, but the film alone will suffice.

Though this was produced in 2001 I did not see it until only last year and have since concluded that it is the finest cinematic production I have ever seen and I can heartily and unhesitatingly recommend it.

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[Ashley 1820]

um gonna go for "The book thief"!great story

[Bill]

"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" which was adapted into "Blade Runner". Both book and movie are great, and very different, but I have watched "Blade Runner" about 100 times.

[kebanfi]

I would have to say The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, both adaptations were done very well

[wandavoy]

That would be the Harry Potter series, for me. The images created in my head while reading the books were matched fairly well on the screen. The Weasley's flying car...that was spot on.

[Joy V Smith]

The Martian. I liked the movie and the book. (I saw the movie first.)

[karenistah]

Do we really need to ask this question? Of course, nothing can beat the adaptation of JK Rowling's HARRY POTTER series. Isn't in obvious ? Bow!!!

[Tabitha_Goulart]

I am almost always disappointed by book-to-movie adaptations. The best one that I have seen yet is The Fault In Our Stars by John Green.

Although, there were huge differences between what was written in the book and portrayed in the movie in some scenes, I still loved the story and was able to experience the same emotions that I had while reading the book.

-Tabitha

[karyn3]

I agree with Tabitha, I am frequently disappointed that the film left out an important scene or storyline. However, I do understand the need to shorten it up. I am rarely disappointed with all of Nicholas Sparks' books that have been made into movies.

[Rose-0116]

I like The Giver by Lois Lowry. I remember reading it in school and discussing it. So when I seen the preview for a movie adaption I knew I had to see it. I wasn't disappointed in the least. It seemed to fit perfect with the image I had created in my mind.