Best movie that is based on a novel

[Janet]

I'm a sucker for The Three Musketeers, and the new steampunk The Three Musketeers coming out in Octobber looks like fun!

[stormhawk]

I realized that I left out one of my favorite book to movie transitions ... The Shining.

[N. LaMar]

Howl's Moving Castle was well done as a movie, in fact I might've liked it better than the book.

[Cate (The Professional Fangirl)]

stormhawk wrote: "I realized that I left out one of my favorite book to movie transitions ... The Shining."

Yeah, this one was great too!

[Meg]

J.D. wrote: "Stamatia wrote: "The Name of the Rose with Sean Connery.
It doesn't begin to cover all the levels on which the book dicourses but it very successfully depicts the ambience the writer wants to pro..."

A very complex mystery set in Middle Ages, in a monastery, and Sean Connery does a fabulous job in his role. The book was a slow read, but enjoyable, and the movie was fairly true to the book, IMO.

[Meg]

Carolyn F. wrote: "The Remains of the Day, A Room With a View, Howards End were all great."

TOTALLY agree!! Loved Remains... such fabulous historical details! And Anthony Hopkins was superb. Also the woman - was that Helen Mirren or Emma Thompson? Can't recall now. Too early, not enough caffeine. LOL

[Meg]

Lynda wrote: "I love most of the movies based on the Agatha Christie books, and my favorite movie is Murder on the Orient Express starring Albert Finney as Poirot."

The PBS version with Poirot played by David Suchet is even better - Suchet makes Poirot come to life. Finney had no real clue about acting like a "Belgie." ;-D

[Meg]

Roseann wrote: "Not necessarily my favorite movie, but The Silence Of The Lambs followed the book almost word for word.

Right now I am looking forward to Julia and Julia and The Time Traveler's Wife (althought ..."

Silence of the Lambs scared the pants off me! And Julie and Julia was fabulous... Meryl Streep! Who else could bring out Julia Child's humor and sadness with such depth? The actor playing her hub was also great. Amy Adams was very good too, charming and sweet.

[Hannah]

has anyone seen and read Flipped? It's both good, in my opinion. The movie was able to retain the simplicity of the book. =)

[Cate (The Professional Fangirl)]

I didn't like the Any Human Heart adaptation too much. It looked good.

[Maggie the Muskoka Library Mouse]

I thought that "The Great Gatsby" was more attractive as a movie than a book. I liked how they modernized it. Also, "Mockingjay" was a better movie for me than a book. I got lost in all the political talk in the novel.