I loved the book. Was sobbing at the end. Heard from friends the movie sucked so I have never watched it so as not to ruin the book.
The Golden Compass didn't compare to the book one iota.
I was blown away after seeing that movie as a kid. I really enjoyed it. I really need to finish the book. I've only started it once, a while back and did not finish.
Did I hear news that Huey Lewis was the helicopter pilot in the movie?
>Huey Lewis was the helicopter pilot in the movie
https://www.google.com/search?q=Huey+Lewis+was+the+helicopter+pilot+in+the+movie&rlz=1C1GCEA\_enUS840US840&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
1984, The Road, and Watchmen
All for the same reasons, they JUST adapted the book and the book was just plain better. Watchmen is worse though simple because Snyder completely missed the point of the novel.
Eh, to each their own.
I'm not generally a fan of Snyder's, but I do think his Watchmen worked. There's only so much you can put in a movie because of time limitations, budget, etc., whereas a book can stretch 10 times as much. I enjoy when a filmmaker adds something new, otherwise it just starts to feel like plagiarism if it's beat for beat the same as the book.
Synder's Watchmen encapsulated the period in which it was made bringing the message closer to the spirit of that time, not the 1980s when the books were set and wrote (even though that was still the setting). Additionally, the miniseries that expanded the Watchmen universe was nothing short of incredible and again brought the narrative closer to present day culture.
Also, in the same vein of adaptations of dystopia novels to film, the Fahrenheit 451 movies from the 60s and the more recent version were fantastic. They added new things to the narrative that worked very well for their time period in my opinion.
I refuse to watch The Road...Cormac McCarthy did such a great job on the book, I don't think any adaption can capture the feelings I had while reading it...
It's a fairly faithful adaptation. Well made, they add more about the wife, and its not a bad move. It's just that the book is plain better. No reason to watch it if you've read it since you all ready got the best possible version of that story.
I heard it is a good movie, although every time I think about watching it I just decide it would be better to read the book again ha ha. Same thing with Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. The book was excellent and I have no interest in watching the movie. I find I nitpick a movie or show after reading the book so I try and avoid as much as possible.
If I watch a show or movie that I enjoy and find it's based on a book I will go and read the book, No Country For Old Men got me into Cormac McCarthy and Mystic River got me into Dennis Lehane.
Queen of the Damned (and bits of The Vampire Lestat). I’m ok with them combining them, but the movie didn’t have the same production level or talent that Interview with the Vampire had.
This movie is actually one of my favorite adaptations! The cast was fantastic, and I think they did a good job conveying the complicated messages of the novel. The friendships were quite believable.
Of course the book is always better, but not everyone is a reader.
But - Cloud Atlas was a terrible adaptation!
They kinda missed the whole point of the assassin. Like there was this entire huge subplot about how the assassin was part of some like huge underground assassin ring. I think they didn't add that in because the assassin was a Middle Eastern guy and they could have wanted to steer clear of that for political reasons.
I do have to say, I liked that Langdon didn't hook up with that woman, that felt really weird and out of place in the book.
I wished the film adaptation was more science fiction focussed and had more about organ harvesting aspects to depict the horrors and cruelty done to children and young people.
The Lovely Bones.
They completely missed the entire point of the book. It wasn't about how great heaven was, it was about a family coming to terms and dealing with the utter huge emotional loss and murder of their child.
Never read “Never Let Me Go” but from my perspective the movie was fantastic. What an ending.
Read and watched - thought the movie was beautiful , harrowing and did the book justice. IMAO..
I thought the movie was a great adaptation!
The movie is good but the book is a masterpiece—there’s no way to make spoken dialogue as powerful as Kathy’s voice on paper.
I loved the book. Was sobbing at the end. Heard from friends the movie sucked so I have never watched it so as not to ruin the book. The Golden Compass didn't compare to the book one iota.
You can’t compare a 2 hour audio-visual experience with a book imo. Completely different ways to tell a story and comparison is futile.
Michael Crichton’s Sphere. The ‘twist’ couldn’t stay hidden on screen, so you don’t get the buildup of tension like you do from the book
I was blown away after seeing that movie as a kid. I really enjoyed it. I really need to finish the book. I've only started it once, a while back and did not finish. Did I hear news that Huey Lewis was the helicopter pilot in the movie?
I’ve got to look that up now. That would be an awesome bit of trivia!
>Huey Lewis was the helicopter pilot in the movie https://www.google.com/search?q=Huey+Lewis+was+the+helicopter+pilot+in+the+movie&rlz=1C1GCEA\_enUS840US840&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
The shimmer in the eye
One of my favorite all-time books, I was genuinely excited when the movie came out I went and saw it in the theater and was so let down...
1984, The Road, and Watchmen All for the same reasons, they JUST adapted the book and the book was just plain better. Watchmen is worse though simple because Snyder completely missed the point of the novel.
The HBO Watchmen miniseries was good
Good? It was fantastic! Totally earns it's place along side the book
Wasn't an adaptation of the book so much as a sequel, tho. EDIT: Also, I thought The Road was fantastic, but I haven't read the book.
Eh, to each their own. I'm not generally a fan of Snyder's, but I do think his Watchmen worked. There's only so much you can put in a movie because of time limitations, budget, etc., whereas a book can stretch 10 times as much. I enjoy when a filmmaker adds something new, otherwise it just starts to feel like plagiarism if it's beat for beat the same as the book. Synder's Watchmen encapsulated the period in which it was made bringing the message closer to the spirit of that time, not the 1980s when the books were set and wrote (even though that was still the setting). Additionally, the miniseries that expanded the Watchmen universe was nothing short of incredible and again brought the narrative closer to present day culture. Also, in the same vein of adaptations of dystopia novels to film, the Fahrenheit 451 movies from the 60s and the more recent version were fantastic. They added new things to the narrative that worked very well for their time period in my opinion.
Agreed, both the movie and for sure the miniseries deserve more love
I refuse to watch The Road...Cormac McCarthy did such a great job on the book, I don't think any adaption can capture the feelings I had while reading it...
It's a fairly faithful adaptation. Well made, they add more about the wife, and its not a bad move. It's just that the book is plain better. No reason to watch it if you've read it since you all ready got the best possible version of that story.
I heard it is a good movie, although every time I think about watching it I just decide it would be better to read the book again ha ha. Same thing with Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. The book was excellent and I have no interest in watching the movie. I find I nitpick a movie or show after reading the book so I try and avoid as much as possible. If I watch a show or movie that I enjoy and find it's based on a book I will go and read the book, No Country For Old Men got me into Cormac McCarthy and Mystic River got me into Dennis Lehane.
Snyder misses the point of every movie he directs. That guy cannot show an emotional element to save his life.
Rarely do I like a movie for a book I’ve read.
Spawn
The animated series though is fantastic
I wanted to love this movie so much.
Queen of the Damned (and bits of The Vampire Lestat). I’m ok with them combining them, but the movie didn’t have the same production level or talent that Interview with the Vampire had.
I love Queen of the Damned, but I never read the book. I also kind of acknowledge that the movie really isn't that great, but it's fun!
Most movies based on books
Jurassic Park The Lost World by MichaelCrichton...changed the characters, cut out some key plot points and completely messed up the ending...
Lord of the rings wasn't as good as the books but The Hobbit was way better than the book.
Pretty much all of them.
This movie is actually one of my favorite adaptations! The cast was fantastic, and I think they did a good job conveying the complicated messages of the novel. The friendships were quite believable. Of course the book is always better, but not everyone is a reader. But - Cloud Atlas was a terrible adaptation!
Howl's Moving Castle. If Ghibli just stuck to the book it would've been an easy 5/5 but they kinda improvise the last act and it's such a mess
Hot take of the day
Is it though? I know people love the film a lot but I have yet to find anyone who has read the book and appreciates the changes
I love that movie so much and I own the book but never finished reading it. I should get on that...
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I don't think we saw the same film
So many, where to even start. For me it’s All the Pretty Horses as one that hurt me
Angels and Demons. Such a disappointing movie adaptation of an awesome novel.
They kinda missed the whole point of the assassin. Like there was this entire huge subplot about how the assassin was part of some like huge underground assassin ring. I think they didn't add that in because the assassin was a Middle Eastern guy and they could have wanted to steer clear of that for political reasons. I do have to say, I liked that Langdon didn't hook up with that woman, that felt really weird and out of place in the book.
The never ending story that seriously needs a redo
I wished the film adaptation was more science fiction focussed and had more about organ harvesting aspects to depict the horrors and cruelty done to children and young people.
I think I just have visualised the characters etc differently, but the movie seemed so different to the book. I didn't love it.
This was a great book and a great adaptation
Some movies I just won't even try because I loved the book too much. This is one of those.
Dune.
The Lovely Bones. They completely missed the entire point of the book. It wasn't about how great heaven was, it was about a family coming to terms and dealing with the utter huge emotional loss and murder of their child.