What is your favourite Book-To-Movie Adaptation?

cbmatte07 · Post by **cbmatte07** » 24 Jul 2014, 11:48

What is your favorite Book-To-Movie Adaptation?
Some books have and some have not transitioned well onto film.
Usually the book tends to be better only cause it becomes more personal with details, for others it works better visually.
It can be annoying when the book and film don't exactly align.
For example, in The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, the book refers to a purple streak in the hair of the main character, and that did not appear in the movie. Something so simple yet significant.
But sometimes a different perspective can be gratifying, like in My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I enjoyed both versions regardless of minor differences. Both were very touching and emotional.
I am looking forward to reading Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back after recently watching the film as my next Book-To-Movie Adaptation.

redmeg blog · Post by **redmeg blog** » 24 Jul 2014, 11:52

I really like the book-to-movie adaptation of The Way I Live Now as while I was reading it I found it very enjoyable but sometimes forgot or changed some of the characters features. With it then being made into a movie I could actually see the characters that I had been reading about all that time, what they were suppose to look like. However I can understand when people say that they dont like book-to-movie adaptations because some readers prefer it when they can imagine the scenes and characters how they want to see them, not how directors and casting directors see them.

Carrie R · Post by **Carrie R** » 24 Jul 2014, 19:32

I liked 'The Da Vinci Code." Thought the movie was well done. I also liked "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," particularly the Swedish version.

Nina1703 · Post by **Nina1703** » 24 Jul 2014, 19:38

I know this is cheesy but I am always on the lookout for Jane Austen adaptations. I just love seeing how different adaptations draw out or try to 'reveal' different aspects of characters that I probably would not have thought of, obviously from just reading the book. Not all of the book-to-movie adaptations are always accurate (which is sometimes a pet peeve), but I guess on face value I have to say I still enjoy them.

mandap24 · Post by **mandap24** » 24 Jul 2014, 20:25

Nina1703 wrote:I know this is cheesy but I am always on the lookout for Jane Austen adaptations. I just love seeing how different adaptations draw out or try to 'reveal' different aspects of characters that I probably would not have thought of, obviously from just reading the book. Not all of the book-to-movie adaptations are always accurate (which is sometimes a pet peeve), but I guess on face value I have to say I still enjoy them.

You are so right about the Austen adaptations. After reading her books I'd watch all the adaptations of it because like you said each one brings something different to the mix and it's really interesting to see the story in different ways.
My favorite Pride & Prejudice will forever be with Colin Firth as Darcy

Lilapo9 · Post by **Lilapo9** » 24 Jul 2014, 20:52

I believe I would have to go with Roald Dahl's book Matilda. I also liked The Witches by the same author.

bekahh91 · Post by **bekahh91** » 24 Jul 2014, 20:55

Marilla for me as well. Although I can't wait for Fifty Shades of Grey to come out this coming Valentine's Day!!!

Khoffpauir85 · Post by **Khoffpauir85** » 24 Jul 2014, 20:59

One of my favourites is Fight Club. The cast really nailed it, especially Ed Norton. He was great! When he beat himself up in his bosses office; that was just the greatest. More recently, I enjoyed Life of Pi. I think anyone would have been hard pressed to translate the beauty of that book to film, but it was a pretty decent adaptation. I cried, but not as much as when I read the book.

ac9726 · Post by **ac9726** » 24 Jul 2014, 23:54

Hands down the book theif! I loved the book more but its such an amazing story!

ghostpixie · Post by **ghostpixie** » 25 Jul 2014, 13:39

The Book Thief was a good adaptation, I thought as well! Of course there are the Harry Potter films, haha. And I also agree with Life of Pi!

clara7733 · Post by **clara7733** » 25 Jul 2014, 21:35

I have several -Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is one of my favorites.favorites. I've seem several versions of it love the story.World War Z and the Swedish version of The girl with the dragon tattoo.

RebekaV · Post by **RebekaV** » 21 Sep 2014, 18:53

I like some of the Jane Eyre adaptations as well. I thought the Book Thief was a good one too. My favourite would probably be the Harry Potter series, but that's to be expected, is it not?

BookWorm07 · Post by **BookWorm07** » 23 Sep 2014, 04:52

I loved The perks of being a wallflower and the LOTR movies. They were as close to the books as possible.

ALynnPowers · Post by **ALynnPowers** » 23 Sep 2014, 08:51

The Swedish versions of book adaptations are always amazing. Dragon Tattoo was a good example, and I think that Let the Right One In was one as well (??) but I haven't read the book so I don't know how well it was done. I assume well though, as I have never heard any complaints about it.
I personally liked the adaptation of Sarah Dessen's book "Someone Like You." The movie had a different title (which isn't coming to mind now, so feel free to chime in if you know it) but was just as good and made me cry just like the book...