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Best/Worst book to movie adaptations
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'The Island' (Ewan McGregor version!) isn't actually based on the book but it does have a remarkably similar plot to 'Spares' by Michael Marshall Smith. Great book - I'd love to see some of his stuff make it to the screen and done well.
c-Row
macrumors 65816
While I love Dick's short stories I think some of them are better taken as inspirations rather than movie scripts. Total Recall would have never become the cult classic it is if it kept close to the book.
LadyX
macrumors 68020
Best: Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, True Grit, The Wizard of Oz, Jurassic Park, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice
Worst: The Golden Compass, The Time Traveller's Wife, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Count of Monte Cristo (the book is amazing!)
Worst: The Golden Compass, The Time Traveller's Wife, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Count of Monte Cristo (the book is amazing!)
Huntn
macrumors Penryn
I don't have the perspective of the book, but this is one of those movies where I was not crazy about it the first time I watched it, but it was ok. Later something ate at me and I watched it again falling in love with it.
The book is amazing. I thought the 2002 movie was ok, not terrible. 😉
kazmac
macrumors G4
Count of Monte Cristo
I've liked both of the Count of Monte Cristo adaptations I've seen including the 2002.
I've liked both of the Count of Monte Cristo adaptations I've seen including the 2002.
Huntn
macrumors Penryn
Thinking of The Shining, I remember being pissed that the screen adaption, they killed off Dick Halloran, when in the book, he was the one that saved the survivors. It was like what was the point? And they dropped the entire maintain the furnace aspect of the plot. I was able to forgive Kubrick for it, but wished they had stuck with the plot.
Apparently King hated it and authorized a mini-series to correct the situation, but it was lacking as I recall.
Apparently King hated it and authorized a mini-series to correct the situation, but it was lacking as I recall.
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"How to Train Your Dragon". Absolute worst movie adaptation. The only things in common are the names of characters and the fact that both have dragons. I liked the book, but I loved the movie, so in this case, I'd say it was fine that they had only minimal similarities.
LadyX
macrumors 68020
Best/Worst book to movie adaptations
I had no idea it's a book. I loved the movie though.
I had no idea it's a book. I loved the movie though.
rhett7660
macrumors G5
Nothing compared to the book. Then again, I don't know if they could get away with some of the scenes from the book.