best book to film adaptations [Archive] - Quick Stop Entertainment

FanGirl

11-08-2006, 09:31 PM

Well, it depends on if you want a straight adaptation or not. I mean Shining is an awesome book and an awesome movie, but the adapatation is not good since they are very different.

Fight Club was close enough to be the best one I can think of.

And the Band Played On did an amazing job considering what it was adapted from.

So what is your critera? That the end result was a good movie? or that it was an accurate adaptation?

airionnablue

11-09-2006, 02:26 AM

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.. The others had too much "artistic license" ... ;)

Antonio_Bay

11-09-2006, 08:54 AM

So what is your critera? That the end result was a good movie? or that it was an accurate adaptation?

If it's simply the end result was good, I'd have to say The Crow. Great book. Great film.

Aaron

11-09-2006, 09:36 AM

I mean Shining is an awesome book and an awesome movie,
Apparently King hated Kubricks version
Hence why he produced his own scareless wonder
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phit_demon

11-09-2006, 10:59 AM

I can think of quite a few craptacular ones...
Me too.
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junecarter913

11-09-2006, 05:59 PM

accurate v. good film is a great point.

i was just thinking accurate adaptation when i posted the thread but good film is maybe more important since in the end a book is a book and a film is a film. sort of apples and oranges really.

its just that....i get so attached to books that i get pissy in movies when they add in some random parts. you can hear the director going "ok we need to add some motivation here!" or something as stupid.

but a good movie is certainly a good movie.

i really loved girl with a pearl earring (book AND film). gah. i'm such a chick!

BizarroPunisher

11-09-2006, 08:36 PM

Fight Club was close enough to be the best one I can think of.
I liked the Fight Club movie better than the book, in all honesty.

ratm1966

11-10-2006, 12:05 AM

Starship Troopers was a great book. The movie sucked ass.

Tracker

11-14-2006, 10:35 AM

I think that The Shining was a good adabtation same with 2001 :a Space Oddisey.

phit_demon

11-14-2006, 12:28 PM

Best Movie-to-Book adaptation...ever:

http://www.tolkiensociety.org/media/images/lotr01.gif

By-tor

11-15-2006, 03:45 AM

I think that The Shining was a good adabtation same with 2001 :a Space Oddisey.Brilliant!!!

Dave

11-15-2006, 12:53 PM

I like starship trooper.

How about Stand By Me or Shawshank Redemption?

imjacksusername

11-16-2006, 11:11 AM

do you think it would be possible to adapt a story from a gq magazine into a movie? i read this article about this guy and this mysterious caller and some phone sex..... it was a really good story.... i was strangly moved.... so i want to adapt that but does that seem weird that it is an article?:D

Dave

11-16-2006, 12:03 PM

news articles are used all the time as the basis for movies and TV shows, have you never seen an episode of Law and Order?

FanGirl

11-16-2006, 12:56 PM

To Die For was an abstract adaptation of a news story.

Antonio_Bay

11-16-2006, 01:48 PM

What about poem adaptations. Wasn’t Troy based on one?

Next up, elsewhere, we can do best theme park ride to film adaptations, which gives us Pirates of the Caribbean and..........

The Haunted Mansion.

On second thoughts; let’s not go there.

imjacksusername

11-17-2006, 11:16 AM

news articles are used all the time as the basis for movies and TV shows, have you never seen an episode of Law and Order?

first of all im not adapting it to television im adapting it into a full leangth movie..... secondly its not a news article its more of a story..... if youre interested in knowing what its about you can let me know

Jason_Brown

11-17-2006, 12:00 PM

2001 :a Space Oddisey.
The movie came first.

Tracker

11-26-2006, 10:52 PM

Really? I dident Know.

Well I just thought of a nother book that made a good movie " A Clock Work Orange" I liked that book it was a pretty good movie to. Some Of my friends dident get it for some reason but most of them are only 16 and I grew up understanding more then the average kid at the age of 8(I am now 17). My parents Talked alot aobut plotics and what not. I come from a well cultured family. Yet both my parents are teachers.

11-26-2006, 11:14 PM

...Yet both my parents are teachers.

Obviously they're not metriculating in the field of language arts.

By-tor

11-26-2006, 11:48 PM

I come from a well cultured family.
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WHAT?!!!!

Aaron

11-27-2006, 09:45 AM

WHAT?!!!!
It was both funny AND clever!

Tracker

11-27-2006, 12:49 PM

Threadkiller

11-27-2006, 12:53 PM

My Mums a English Teache, and my Dad is a VP of a school. They must be so proud. You should send them the links to your posts. They will probably take you out for ice cream and pizza they'll be so happy.

11-27-2006, 01:25 PM

Right. My Mums a English Teache, and my Dad is a VP of a school. I may have problems wrighting Post's but you can go fuck your selfs for picking on me. When you do not even use proper Gramer.
You people give a lot of crap just becaus even thow I have the least amount of posts you think your "O so much Holyer than Thow". Hears a Tip for you :Get out of the Basement

I give you shit because you're butchering the English language! Any schmoe looking up your posts is going to immediately think to themselves "What a fucking moron" regardless of your post count. And I can guarantee you that you will be living in your parent's basement for a looooonnnng time if you don't improve your communication skills. How in the Hell do you expect to get ahead in life if no one can understand what the Hell you're saying? And if your mom really is an English teacher, she should be slapped up side the head for the wonders she's achieved with you. You can't even form a simple contraction, how the fuck can you tell if I'm not using proper grammar?

Sorry if I hurt your feelings, but you're a moron.

airionnablue

11-27-2006, 06:40 PM

You people give a lot of crap just becaus even thow I have the least amount of posts you think your "O so much Holyer than Thow".
No.. I'm "Fancier Than Thou"...

By-tor

11-27-2006, 09:28 PM

Hears a Tip for you :Get out of the Basement
http://www.worth1000.com/entries/16000/16165_w.jpg
WHAT?!!!!WHAT?!!!!

ratm1966

11-27-2006, 09:32 PM

I don't even have a basement.

FanGirl

11-27-2006, 09:39 PM

I live in earthquake country. We don't have basements.

Razorback

11-28-2006, 01:08 AM

Best Movie-to-Book adaptation...ever:

http://www.tolkiensociety.org/media/images/lotr01.gif

The books are butchered... they are fun movies, but not great adaptations.

One of the best adaptations is The Princess Bride. Even though they took out a major portion of the book (Westley's death and his rescue), the rest is very close to the book.

phit_demon

11-29-2006, 07:01 AM

The books are butchered... they are fun movies, but not great adaptations.
They are excellent adaptations. Had they been filmed exactly as they were written, it would have been a boring, over-long mess. I can take Tom Bombadil on paper, but if I had to sit through him singing and eating honey for a half an hour I would have lost it. The Two Towers, too, would have been terrible, having the whole Helm's Deep battle climax half-way through and then starting on Sam and Frodo? Euch!
Peter, Fran, Phillipa et al, did an incredible job on great books that would not have translated well to film as is.

Antonio_Bay

11-29-2006, 11:06 AM

I can take Tom Bombadil on paper

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but who's Tom Bombadil?

lenoreote

11-29-2006, 11:51 AM

first of all im not adapting it to television im adapting it into a full leangth movie..... secondly its not a news article its more of a story..... if youre interested in knowing what its about you can let me knowPersonally, I believe if a movie is popular based on a book, which can be adapted a decent amount and a good storyline...I don't see a problem. However, what HAS been driving me slightly insane is all these movies about video games...and a horrible one that comes to mind...Blood Rayne...I was told it was BAD ,but funny. In the end I wanted to GOUGE MY FRIGGIN' EYEBALLS OUTTA MY SOCKETS...from THAT GARBAGE...and as I quote from a buddy of mine from NY "it was gwarbage(hence the accent on the GWAR)."

Razorback

11-29-2006, 11:53 AM

Personally, I believe if a movie is popular based on a book, which can be adapted a decent amount and a good storyline...I don't see a problem. However, what HAS been driving me slightly insane is all these movies about video games...and a horrible one that comes to mind...Blood Rayne...I was told it was BAD ,but funny. In the end I wanted to GOUGE MY FRIGGIN' EYEBALLS OUTTA MY SOCKETS...from THAT GARBAGE...and as I quote from a buddy of mine from NY "it was gwarbage(hence the accent on the GWAR)."

That was pretty funny... you should call me. We should become fast friends. :D

lenoreote

11-29-2006, 11:59 AM

That was pretty funny... you should call me. We should become fast friends. :DSounds Like a plan...I just HATE when movies with no actual purpose come out.
Halo-sweet jesus!why?
God of War-please don't crucify it-I actually hope they do well.*loves*Greek Mythology:p
DBZ-foam hair??WTF
And I swear to God...if they do ANOTHER Scary movie....Im going to say,"you make baby Jesus cry, and his twin brother Jerry...POOR Jerry.":eek:

airionnablue

11-29-2006, 12:20 PM

That was pretty funny... you should call me. We should become fast friends. :D
Oh..I see how this is.. Cheating on me already..

Razorback

11-29-2006, 09:28 PM

Oh..I see how this is.. Cheating on me already..

I just want to be her friend, baby. :cool:

FanGirl

11-29-2006, 09:34 PM

You guys are causing google to play ads for dating sites.

airionnablue

11-29-2006, 11:58 PM

I just want to be her friend, baby. :cool:
If that's true then my name is Ivy Walker...

By-tor

11-30-2006, 05:59 AM

I just want to be her friend, baby. :cool:You are gayer than the band I'm in. :cool:

phit_demon

11-30-2006, 01:26 PM

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but who's Tom Bombadil?
He's a character from The Fellowship of the Ring, the book version anyway. He helps the hobbits in the "dead forest" (I'm drawing from memory here, it's been a while since I read it :o) and then lets them stay in his house for a while, where they sing and eat bread & honey for what seems like an age. While he was charming on paper, he would have been a pointless addition to the movie, and yet many fans moaned at his omission. Purists, huh? Whatcha gonna do? :rolleyes:

pandorasbaggage

12-13-2006, 01:37 AM

What about the hell that is a movie made into a book. I've seen 'em but I've never read them. Anyone else?
On the topic though, I usually read the book or watch the movie. I'm not a glutton for punishment.
I liked the Lord of the Ring and Harry Potter series, but can't comment on how good they are compared to the books.
I thought Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon sucked brussels sprouts.

Captain Spaulding

12-16-2006, 02:42 PM

airionnablue

12-17-2006, 04:41 AM

Of Mice and Men was a decent book to film adaptation, but then again, it wasn't all that long of a book. The Grapes of Wrath was decent too, and that was back in the 40s. I've always been a huge Steinbeck.
Of Mice and Men was good... I have a cat that is definately the feline version of Lenny... although I will not shoot him... I love my kitties...

phit_demon

12-17-2006, 01:51 PM

I've always been a huge Steinbeck.
Your children will be Avids.

FanGirl

12-17-2006, 02:08 PM

And phit goes with the old school film reference...well played, sir. Well played.

Captain Spaulding

12-17-2006, 09:37 PM

Your children will be Avids. Oops, typo, I fixed it. That's what I get for being an insomniac.

phit_demon

12-18-2006, 08:22 AM

And phit goes with the old school film reference...well played, sir. Well played.
Ta.
I lost so much feicin film in one of those hulking monstrosities. They take some getting used to. :o

Pinguino

12-26-2006, 02:17 AM

LOTR is a great movie, but the books r a lot better.
Harry Potter movies still sux ass until now(there are still 3 more to go)

Generally, movie adapted from a book sux.

Its the same vice-versa.

A book adaptated from a movie or a game sux:Resident Evil, Spider-Man, Man in Black.
Except of Diablo series and War Craft series and Star Craft series:they rockkkkkkkkkkk

Jason_Brown

12-26-2006, 08:39 PM

they rockkkkkkkkkkk
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Omaru

12-27-2006, 06:54 PM

Tracker

01-08-2007, 12:54 PM

I dont know but I dont think it was one of the bond Books. But I Havent found any refrence to there beaing a book.

Antonio_Bay

01-08-2007, 02:40 PM

forgive me if i'm wrong but I think Battle Royale was a book before it was a kickass movie, and I obviously have no idea how close it stuck to the book as I am unsure of the books existence (though I know a series of manga books came out after the films popularity)

Yeah, the book was published in '99, then adapted to the cinema. Wikipedia says 'The plot of the film is fairly faithful to that of the novel, with a few key differences.'

I dont think it was one of the bond Books.

You mean Casino Royale?

Azzman

01-10-2007, 03:12 AM

I love the book "Lonesome Dove" and the movie was almost as great. The casting was perfect in my opinion.

PunkFootball

01-26-2007, 08:42 PM

I'll go with the shining.
i'd also say american psycho, but on the whole, books don't adapt well :rolleyes:

whatthefuckistheinternet

01-27-2007, 07:41 PM

I'd love the Hobbit to be made into a film, a non-cartoon film that is. Only problem I've noticed so far is that when Golum screams "My precious" in the prologue to the Fellowship. Bilbo has acording to nthe film only just found the ring whereas its in his pocket when he does the puzzles with Golum. At which point Golum wouldn't know the ring was gone.

freetoaster

01-27-2007, 09:08 PM

indigo

01-28-2007, 06:13 PM

Yeah, the book was published in '99, then adapted to the cinema. Wikipedia says 'The plot of the film is fairly faithful to that of the novel, with a few key differences.'

It WAS pretty accurate, to my memory.. But, I enjoyed the book MUCH more than I did the film. (The manga had some pretty major differences, I think-- but, that was pretty enjoyable as well.)

BizarroPunisher

02-03-2007, 08:51 PM

Has anyone here read the book Hannibal by Thomas Harris and seen the movie? I loved the book and thought it was very interesting. However, I just watched the movie and want my 2 hours back. It's not a bad movie by any means, but it is a horrible adaptation. The film completely leaves out 2 main characters of the novel and ignores several others. I was just wondering if anyone else shared this opinion.

boobookittyfuk2007

02-03-2007, 09:03 PM

whats the best one?

im constantly disappointed after i read a great book! are there ANY that are worth seeing?
Best adaptation has to go to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Sticks completely to the book and I also heard he is really stoned while filming friggin classic.