Books turned into movies

[Atrox]

The movie Starship Troopers -- a blonde haired, blue eyed Filipino from Buenos Aires named Juan? Talk about taking an interpretive artistic license!

[Bostsip]

i have yet to see the movie version of

THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY
HARRY POTTER

i hope it's as good as the book

[Jacob]

Originally posted by Atrox
The movie Starship Troopers -- a blonde haired, blue eyed Filipino from Buenos Aires named Juan? Talk about taking an interpretive artistic license!

I didn't catch that sa movie. What part na minention na Filipino siya?

[sunfish]

the silence of the lambs was a pretty good movie...it remained pretty much faithful to the book...

so did the excorcist and it's true sequel, the exorcist 3...the book from which the exorcist 3 was based on is Legion.

[FJ7]

gusto ko yun silence of the lambs pero d ko pa sya nababasa... pahiram ng book.. hehehe
yung sphere mas ok sa book kesa sa movie... kaso ayaw ko ng ending e..
usually kse mas nauuna kong mapanood sila sa movie b4 mabasa ko sila... pag nabasa ko na sila, tsaka ko lan' napapansin na madalas iniiba yun plot para mas mabenta... mali yun!!!!

[angelicDAW]

angela's ashes is good both as a book and a movie. the movie was able to retain the important scenes as well as the wit, tone, tragedy, and hope of it all.

[misha105]

The English Patient - loved both book and movie adaptation, although the book is so much more complicated than the movie.

Outbreak - not much difference, but I wish Spacey's character survived

I'm sure there's more, but I don't remember at the moment.

[*happy*phantom*]

Emma Thompson did a wonderful job of writing a screenplay for Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's classic novel. I believe she won an Oscar for that screenplay. The movie starring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Kate Winslet was excellent as well.

[catbert]

Originally posted by Jacob

Originally posted by Atrox
The movie Starship Troopers -- a blonde haired, blue eyed Filipino from Buenos Aires named Juan? Talk about taking an interpretive artistic license!

I didn't catch that sa movie. What part na minention na Filipino siya?

Sa book kasi na starship troopers Pinoy ang bida.

[Wicca]

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby... I liked the book & the movie was just as funny....

[Bostsip]

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[Pwe Pwe Pwe]

Most of the Stephen King stories that have been made into movies lack the detail which the book clearly portrays. You're not able to know the thoughts of the characters, unless it is said out loud or if it is seen well enough in the faces of the characters. This would need good actors, but most of these are B-movies, so facial emotions are most likely to be unseen. If you don't believe me, read the book then watch the movie, and you'll see what I mean. But if you really want to appreciate Stephen King's works, I would suggest that you stick with the original material.

[ZiNGLoN]

Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Later this year...

[*happy*phantom*]

Bridget Jones's Diary The Movie will be out soon. Hopefully, the movie does justice to the book. I read a good review of the movie in Time magazine specifically praising Renee Zellweger for her portrayal of Bridget Jones. I'm planning to watch the movie. Hopefully, I won't be disappointed.

[eaglion]

most of the classic novels have been turned into movies.

even the bible

[tina11]

my personal favorite is little women... i loved the both movie and the book, although mas naiyak talaga ako sa book

[free_arrow]

The English Patient. That book rocks. I've never been able to sit straight through the movie though. (just too damn long) It was alright but the book is better.

[eponine07]

les miserables...iba yung book version sa 1998 film version with liam neeson and claire danes and uma thurman. i prefer the book.

[Ain]

What about GREAT EXPECTATIONS? This is a fabulous movie!!! One of my favorites!

[*happy*phantom*]

Originally posted by Ain
What about GREAT EXPECTATIONS? This is a fabulous movie!!! One of my favorites!

I heard some mixed reviews about the movie version starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke. Some like it, some didn't. As for me, I liked it a lot . I really think Anne Bancroft was brilliant in this movie.

I guess, you are really your own best critic.