Favorite books turned into a movie?

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Rembrandt Broam

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Mine would have to be "Watchmen" because of how faithfully they stuck to the source material. (Well, apart from the ending, but I can see why they had to adapt that to something a little more filmable.)
 
lilymartens

lilymartens

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Tuco

Tuco

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"The name of the rose", by Umberto Eco; I liked the book a lot. The movie starred Sean Connery.
 
vj288

vj288

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Die hard, I am not big on action movies but I imagine in general turning them into movies is a good idea.

Pride and prejudice wasn't so bad either.

Brideshead revisited WAS that bad and should never be watched
 
Something-Vague

Something-Vague

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A Clockwork Orange
Fight Club
Everything is Illuminated
The Shawshank Redemption
Girl, Interrupted

(I also really want to see Apocalypse Now.)
 
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Silatuyok

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These were all decent adaptations:
The Cider House Rules
The Last of the Mohicans
Jurassic Park
The Princess Bride
The Killer Angels (Gettysburg)
Gone with the Wind
Everything is Illuminated
Girl, Interrupted
Henry V

I like it when the screenplay writer/director/actors take just a little bit of liberty so as to enhance the experience of the story, instead of just trying to make a carbon copy. The two should complement each other.
 
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PerseverareJasmine

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I think the movie adaption of Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson was really good. I liked the choices they made for the cast, especially Robert Patrick as the father. Also I love the Harry Potter series, as some other people have said in this thread.
 
vj288

vj288

not actually Fiona Apple
The first Hunger Games got me excited about book movies again, since I liked them both :thumbup:
 
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