Do you like to see movie adaptations?

[Michelle]

I had a similar experience with Bridges of Madison County. I didn't love either the book or movie, they were okay. But I saw the movie first and then tried to read the book. I found the book kinda boring and couldn't read it.

[Atishay]

Green Mile was an awesome adaptation. Tom Hanks was simply incredible.

[Robin]

Hey Jessica,
I agree it has to be a "shorter" book - to be a good movie - the Novella that was turned into "The Shawshank Redemption" I thought was very well done. I also agree with Princess Bride -t hat was great.

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Wife of fantasy author: Michael J. Sullivan
The Crown Conspiracy (Oct 2008)
Avempartha (April 2009)

[Jane]

I've seen good and I've seen bad. I always read teh book before seeing the movie.

Ofmatt....I too love Viggo Mortensen but unfortunately that will not be enough to get me to The Road - I really did not like that book - probably at the top of my books I dislike the most.

[Sarenna]

Robin, I believe that Inkspell is the second in the Inkheart trillogy. I have Inkdeath waiting for me once I finish In Cold Blood.

[Jensownzoo]

Whoops! Mistyped that one. Inkheart is the first in the series and the one that they are making the movie adaptation.

I loved the Green Mile movie. Haven't read the book yet.

[d4]

I am sad. I loved The Road--easily one of my all-time favorites. It stuck with me, struck some kind of fear in me, because it even gave me nightmares.

[Atishay]

I haven't read the Road but anyway, I'd love to watch the movie, just because Viggo is a powerhouse performer.

[Robin]

Wow - in Cold Blood - that is a blast fromt he past - Wasn't that Capote's first?
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Wife of fantasy author: Michael J. Sullivan
The Crown Conspiracy (Oct 2008) - Fantasy Book Critic Review
Avempartha (April 2009)

[Robin]

Heather: Sorry to mislead.....The original short story by Stephen King was called "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" it was one of 4 novellas in "Different Seasons" -- The only movie is the one with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman (whom I love).
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Wife of fantasy author: Michael J. Sullivan
The Crown Conspiracy (Oct 2008) - Fantasy Book Critic Review
Avempartha (April 2009)

[Robin]

Asitay,
I too loved the Green Mile Apdaptaion - Tom Hanks did a great job - so did the little character actor who had the mouse, and of course the man who played Coffey (Like the drink but not spelled the same way)
--
Wife of fantasy author: Michael J. Sullivan
The Crown Conspiracy (Oct 2008) - Fantasy Book Critic Review
Avempartha (April 2009)

[Atishay]

Yeah, I agree completely with you Robin. It won a much deserving oscar.

[Jeane]

I liked both book and movie from the following ones: The horse whisperer, LOTR and PS I love you.



I would love to read The lake house movie with keanu reeves and sandra bullock!!! I loved it but don't even know about a book...

[Atishay]

Same here Jeane! I loved the movie!

[J.A.]

Gernerally speaking, I do like film adaptations. Offhand I can't name any specific ones - you know what they say about getting older and memory. LOL. But I did like all of the YV movies made from Danielle Steel's books.

[Jeane]

does anybody know about a book for the lake house???

[J.A.]

Jeane, wasn't that a book written by John Griwham or James Patterson? I read it and I can picture the cover in my mind, but can't remember for sure who wrote it.

[J.A.]

Meant to say John Grisham

[Apokripos]

I like to see the book Pillars of the Earth done into a movie. Though it's so ambitious a project to be done. Still hoping and please do keep those break-neck twists for eager fans.

[Atishay]

Yeah, I agree Jzhunagev. It'd make into a lovely medieval movie if made properly.

[Jeane]

Jo, james patterson has a book with the same name but it isn't that one, unfortunately

[Atishay]

Yeah, I checked out Lake House on GR. I couldn't find one. Even on IMDB, the movie doesn't reveal the name of the author. I guess it wasn't based on a novel maybe. :(

[J.A.]

Jeane: Thanks for correcting me. Just thought it might be the one.

[Jamie]

I wish someone would remake Persuasion again. I've seen a couple of adaptations and they left much to be desired - especially the newest version. :P

[Jeane]

I just read somewhere once after a big search that it was written by a Chinese or Japanese author or something, but every time I wanted to look up further about the book, the computer crashed! so it is even worse knowing that there might be a book!!!!

[Atishay]

Jeane, are you by any chance referring to Eun-Jeong Kim ? He's one of the writers of Lake House, the movie. I checked him out on GR, there's no book by that name written by him. So, either he didn't write a book or its absent on GR.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453442/

[Jeane]

It might be Atishay....I did found website going to someone who wrote the book...but didn't get far. Maybe it is him. But I think it hasn't been written in english, the book.

[Atishay]

Yeah, that maybe explains why it isn't so popular.

[Jeane]

It seems nobody ever heard about it!

[Atishay]

Everyone has heard of the movie though!

[d4]

I know of the movie, but then again, I worked at a movie rental store when it came out on DVD. I never got around to watching it, but it was very popular with the customers. Perhaps that is why I never got around to renting it--the movie preferences of the locals has been highly questionable. (Larry the Cable Guy is very popular around here, if that is any indication.)

[Jeane]

I loved the movie and saw it already three times. Whenever someone would ask me if i want to watch it I would say yes!!!!!! I think it would be wonderful to read the story too.....

[Jeane]

Don't want to learn Chinese, hearing it makes me go crazy. japanese maybe but not for now...there are too many other languages I want to learn first! can't they just translate it? They constantly translate books now. so translate that one too!!!!!

[Atishay]

Jeane, I've heard Japanese is a very tough language. A friend of mine who went there told me that even many Japanese people don't know all the characters and letters in their script. English has 26 right? They have thousands.

[Jeane]

I know, maybe when I am on pension I can try????? Before I move on to another language I should fill the hole and learn the borring German.

[Atishay]

Hmm.. I've heard German is a bit too 'direct' and a little harsh. It's not considered a soft language, if you know what I mean. Still, some great literature does exist in German.

[Jeane]

Atishay, it is true. I understans a lot of it becuase my mother tongue is Flemish/Dutch but German sounds like evrything is broken up in hard parts, I just feel like I need to fill up that hole!

[Atishay]

Best of Luck with it!

[Jeane]

One day, probably when i have to know it for a job or something because for now I started three times and stopped because it was too boring.

[Atishay]

Lolz

[Jensownzoo]

Have either of you ever listened to that song by Tool that sounds like a Hitler rally? One of my friends who took German in school says it is really a dramatic recitation of a recipe for pound cake or somesuch. It is a pretty harsh language when reciting a recipe sounds like you want to take over the world!

[Atishay]

Lolz
I haven't heard of it, do you remember the name of the song ?

[Jeane]

Haven't heard of it either.

[Jensownzoo]

Had to go look it up, but it is "Die Eier Von Satan" from the album Aenima.

[Atishay]

Thanks, I'll see if i can get it.

[Yuliya]

I noticed (at least for my point of view) what the best movie adaptations made on classic books. I really enjoy movie - "Emma", "Sense and Sensibility". I not really like J Austin books, and watching movies give me just better attitude to this writer.
S. Maugham is one of my favorite authors, and movies based on his books – “Theatre”, “Painted Vail” – not disappointed me. I even think “Painted Vail” is really below graded movie, it deserves much more, actors play is something unbelievable good!
Adaptation of Flober “Madam Bovary” is very good ever!
“Jane Eyre” is not bad at all on the screen too.
“Secret Garden” is nice and beautiful story, but “Little Princess” was completely changed at the end and even my 9y old daughter likes end of the movie even best then in the book, I don’t think its right!
But still mostly classic books have better adaptations then modern books.
I don’t like adaptation of “Water for elephants”, the cast is wrong for me. I watch a lot of movie, but somehow am blank right now to remember adaptation of modern books! Help me! Let’s discuss what is good and what is not! Right now looks like movie are made after books just when letters from print still wet!

It's interesting discussion about movie adaptations and I want to open it is a new discussion and late I sow it was open and just forgotten from 2008... Let's renew this in new 2012 year!

[Kym]

Yes and no. It seems like the movie is never as good as the book. But I loved the Harry Potter movies. And then True Blood - as series not a movie - I think is a great adaptation of Charlene Harris' Sookie Stackhouse books.

[Michael]

I only like to see them if they are good. Some good film adaptions are About a boy, Twelve and Holes. On the other hand, I seen some horrible film adaptions: Disappearing Acts,and the Prince of Tides.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

It's a mixed bag. Some books are written so that they can translate to film very well, and others aren't. Others have "oopsies" in cast or direction, etc.

Some great films have been book adaptations, and some real turkeys.

To be frank, I think there's a certain type of book that makes a better film. The Godfather comes to mind.

[Yuliya]

I always like to see the book adaptations - no matter good they are or bad. Mostly books are better, but classic adaptation mostly very good