tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post5209779789347655113..comments2023-09-25T16:45:55.402+01:00Comments on The Sweet Bookshelf: Discussion: Book to Film AdaptationsMARY IN SCOTLAND http://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-19198766467619673562013-07-09T22:34:41.713+01:002013-07-09T22:34:41.713+01:00Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter movies were inc...Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter movies were incredibly well made! Hunger Games was also a super adaptation. I hope to add City of Bones on the "Best Movie Adaptation" list.<br />http://tenuinanoa.blogspot.com/2013/07/top-ten-bestworst-book-to-movie.htmlChikadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001277554488438325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-25631347324770498522013-07-09T14:24:59.389+01:002013-07-09T14:24:59.389+01:00I haven't seen the Shopaholic movie....Is it n...I haven't seen the Shopaholic movie....Is it new? <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts about these books-to-movies!<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/07/top-ten-best-movie-adaptations.html" rel="nofollow">my Top Ten Best Movie Adaptations</a>.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-52764182669332028082012-05-11T22:51:01.384+01:002012-05-11T22:51:01.384+01:00Great post! I LOVED North & South. It was so w...Great post! I LOVED North & South. It was so well done and I loved the books too. Most of my favorite book to movie's have been Austen's, such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility. It seems like the more modern ones take a bunch of liberties or skip the story to play up the action and such instead of really creating that good solid base, background, and character a book has and the older movies or older books turned to movies has. Just my opinion. ;)Tressahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430957436125905043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-77769130039744737422012-05-09T21:20:03.757+01:002012-05-09T21:20:03.757+01:00Oh my gosh, Ella Enchanted! That film adaptation w...Oh my gosh, Ella Enchanted! That film adaptation was potentially one of the personally insulting things that has ever happened to me. They should have just called the movie something else, there were essentially no parts of the original book remaining anyways.<br /><br />I haven't read Confessions of a Shopaholic (though I have seen it). Have you read Sophie Kinsella's Undomestic Goddess? A film company I used to work for was thinking about purchasing the rights so I picked it up... Sexy and hilarious! I'm so glad that I read it.Kelsey @ Slush Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910933697337622108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-44733070756913282712012-05-07T20:47:58.307+01:002012-05-07T20:47:58.307+01:00Oh I love this post! Film adaptations are such tou...Oh I love this post! Film adaptations are such tough things. People often love/hate a film based on how true it is to the book. I look at it slightly differently, because film is so very different than books - you can't treat a film and a novel the same way. I think if the movie is true to the intent of the book, it's doing well.<br /><br />My faves are (in no particular order):<br />-The Devil Wears Prada (even though it's a departure from the book. Love it.)<br /><br />-P&P - the Keira Knightly version<br /><br />-LOTR - all three movies. Fantastic.<br /><br />-Hunger Games. The movie was so well done! <br /><br />-Jurassic Park. The first movie only. Still scares the crap outta me.<br /><br />-Angels and Demons.<br /><br />I know there are a ton more...Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563466839574396110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-86136661646761741822012-05-05T09:51:43.032+01:002012-05-05T09:51:43.032+01:00Great idea for an article!
I'm just going thr...Great idea for an article!<br /><br />I'm just going through one of my bookshelves and I can tell you some other great film adaptations:<br /><br />We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/<br /><br />Let the Right One In (2008)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/<br /><br />The Godfather (1972)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/<br /><br />Catch Me If You Can (2002)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/<br /><br />A Clockwork Orange (1971)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/<br /><br />The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082934/<br /><br />Papillon (1973)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070511/<br /><br />Deliverance (1972)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068473/<br /><br />The Pledge (2001)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237572/<br /><br />American Psycho (2000)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/<br /><br />Lord of the Flies (1963)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057261/<br /><br />Zodiac (2007)<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443706/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-34152218080467618172012-05-05T08:44:39.429+01:002012-05-05T08:44:39.429+01:00The latest book and then film adaptation I saw was...The latest book and then film adaptation I saw was The Secret Life of Bees, both of which I loved. The film wasn't exactly like the book, but I think it tried to stay true to it. Usually I'll avoid watching a book adaptation, unless its a period piece because it leaves me feeling disappointed. That said, there are times when I've watched a movie and then realised it was a book. Bizarrely I'm less disappointed if they're different, this way round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com