Crazyeighties Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Most of the time movies adapted from books are really bad. However once in a great while great movies come from these adaptions I want to know your favorite movies that have been adapted from books. The ones I highly recommend are. 1. Death of a Superhero. By Anthony McCarten (I'm pretty a little biased on this one the story of the movie I can really relate to. As most of you know I am a childhood cancer survivor and thI movie portrays what it's like to be a young man trying to cope with your mortality, being stuck in hospitals being pumped with chemicals when you should be out chasing girls. The movie is actually based off of real events. It's one of the few movies I watch on a regular basis. 2. The Perks of being a Wallflower. By Steven Chbosky. Most people have watched this one or read the book again it's based of of real events and directed by the person that wrote the book so it allowed for more creative freedoms What are your favorites? Edited January 17, 2015 by Crazyeighties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonz Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) The Godfather The Lord of The Rings A Clockwork Orange 2001: A Space Odyssey The Shining One Flew Over The nice personoo's Nest The War of the Worlds (not the Spielberg one, although that one's not too bad either) Once Upon A Time in America The Name of The Rose No Country for Old Men From Russia With Love Time Machine (1960) Oh, the first Hobbit film is also quite good. Edited January 17, 2015 by Black_MiD xoC18H21NO3xo and Mister Pink 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeighties Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) I totally forgot about No Country for Old Men good choices! Edited January 17, 2015 by Crazyeighties Fonz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krashr Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 fight club. one of those times where the movie surpasses the book and, whilst it takes a few liberties storywise, is still one of my favourite adaptations Abel. and Fonz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonz Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Fight Club is awesome! Sadly, I still haven't read the book yet, but it's on my list. krashr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krashr Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 it's worth the read and not too time consuming, thankfully it was adapted to film before the trend of turning a 300 page book into a trilogy Abel. and Fonz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Dynamite Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Some great choices here. Some of my favorite ones that weren't listed are The Warriors The first Jurassic Park movie Of Mice and Men Fonz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoeticWhisper Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Welp. If nobody is gonna say it I will. Harry Potter. In terms of following the books, the first 3 are the best in that sense. Deathly Hallows worked well too since it was split into two parts. I enjoy them all but 4-6 is indifferent amongst others as they simply cannot fit everything from the books, and well some iffy decisions were made. (Order of the Phoenix being the logest book but second shortest movie behind Deathly Hallows Part 2) Edited January 19, 2015 by PoeticWhisper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonz Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Some great choices here. Some of my favorite ones that weren't listed are The Warriors The first Jurassic Park movie Of Mice and Men Man, how could I forget Of Mice and Men! A few more i just thought of: The Grapes of Wrath Carlito's Way Paths of Glory Misery Spartacus (The Stanley Kubrick film) Goldfinger Braveheart (I'll think of some more soon ) Edited January 19, 2015 by Black_MiD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas American Psycho Fonz 1 RUBBER JOHNNY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel. Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I'm not scared is an excellent film and the most faithful retelling of a novel's narrative that I've seen: http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0326977/ Trainspotting is a brilliant film but is different from the book in several ways. The more political undertones of the film are forgotten about for the sake of a cohesive film, which is a completely reasonable change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightfurie13 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The Road The Shawshank Redemption The Kite Runner Life of Pi Moonshield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemoyne outlaw Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 i love books with a movie version. my favorites would be saving private ryan big jake( gotta love the john wayne and richard boone duo) and even though these are miniseries they still are pretty much movies the blue and the grey the kent family chronicles like the bastard and the rebels those are just a few of the books on my bookshelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Scratch Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Bridge over the River Kwai Filth A Most Wanted Man Drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshield Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 The Road I thought The Road was way more successful of capturing McCarthy's tone than No Country for Old Men (which is a fantastic movie, mind you). True Grit (the Cohen brothers' movie was better all around, but John Wayne's portrayal of Marshall Cogburn was more memorable). The Lord of the Rings (the Ralph Bakshi animated version first, then Peter Jackson's - but not his self-serving Hobbit wankfest of a "trilogy") The Shining 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea The Time Machine (The 1960 version with Rod Taylor as HG Wells) Dune (I prefer the miniseries, but David Lynch's film is great in its own right) Fonz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonz Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) The Road I thought The Road was way more successful of capturing McCarthy's tone than No Country for Old Men (which is a fantastic movie, mind you). True Grit (the Cohen brothers' movie was better all around, but John Wayne's portrayal of Marshall Cogburn was more memorable). The Lord of the Rings (the Ralph Bakshi animated version first, then Peter Jackson's - but not his self-serving Hobbit wankfest of a "trilogy") The Shining 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea The Time Machine (The 1960 version with Rod Taylor as HG Wells) Dune (I prefer the miniseries, but David Lynch's film is great in its own right) Moonshield, our suggestions are almost the same! I forgot about 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea and True Grit, though. Oh, here's one I can't believe I missed: Ben-Hur! A few others: Schindler's List (takes a few liberties with facts, but it's still an incredible movie. Ralph Fiennes owned the role.) The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (fantastic novel and equally good film) The Ipcress File Cape Fear (both the original 1962 film starring Gregory Peck and the 1991 remake starring Nick Nolte and Robert De Niro) Morning Undersea (pt: Manhã Submersa) (very underrated Portuguese gem, based on the beautiful novel by Vergílio Ferreira, during his transition from neo-realism to existentialism.) Edited January 28, 2015 by Black_MiD Moonshield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaghetti Cat Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 **Trigger Warning** The Ten Commandments (with Heston) Moonshield 1 No Image Available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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