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Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
One of my favourite things to do is read a book and then immediately watched the movie that was made from it.

I think my favourite book/movie match was The Joy Luck Club. I wish all of Amy Tan's books were made into movies.

Of course, the general consensus is that the book is always better than the movie. But even if that's the case, I still love to watch the movie and see how others interpreted it.

Anybody else have favourite book/movie combos? This thread would really help out with me deciding what to rent from my online DVD rental service, too. I am currently awaiting Persepolis, based on the graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi. I loved the books. I am also waiting for The Other Boleyn Girl from the library, and then I'm going to get the movie.

One book I really loved was The Time Traveler's Wife, and the movie is coming out in the fall.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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I'm interested to see how they do with Time Traveler's Wife. I just wonder how it will translate to film.

I think they've done very well by the Harry Potter books. I enjoy those films.

Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
I think I must be the last person on Earth who hasn't read the Harry Potter books. It makes me determined to just go and put a hold on them.

Jbean
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01-05-2002

Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jbean a private message Print Post    
Jodied, I haven't read them either, and don't intend to do so.

My favorite books are the Shopaholic series, by Sophie Kinsella. I'm so excited that they're making the movie. I have a feeling it won't be as good as the books are, though.


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 12:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
They really are never as good as the books.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 12:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I agree that they have done fairly well capturing the ambiance of the Harry Potter books. Also the actors seem well suited to their characters (though I don't like the new Dumbledore as well).

The biggest problem with the Harry Potter movies is that the more recent ones are like a Readers Digest condensed version of the book, with a lot of plot detail missing. They certainly cover the highlights but they miss a lot of the nuances that make the books more fun to read.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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I think that's why the last book is being made into two films.

Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

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Bridges of Madison County. Loved the book and loved the movie!

Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

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Oh! Lonesome Dove is another one where I loved both the book and the movie!

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

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To Kill A Mockingbird. Gregory Peck was awesome.

I loved Lonesome Dove also...I could not believe how they matched the characters to what was in my mind. That was a woman producer and she kicked butt with that production.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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Gone With The Wind is another book that I loved the adaptation of.

Ramsfan
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01-27-2004

Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 10:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ramsfan a private message Print Post    
I loved the BBC adaption of Elizabeth Gaskill's novel "North and South" Its 233 minutes of pure bliss!!! I love it!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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BBC's adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth was well done too.

I also liked the ABC version of The Stand.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

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Mamie, You have no idea how much you just freaked me out by mentioning The Stand. The Stand aired just before my daughter Rach graduated from high school. I was making a poster for her party and wrote "M-O-O-N spells congratulations." We used to use the "M-O-O-N spells" whatever as a running joke between us.

Rach and her family were visiting last week, and just this morning as I was heading out the door for my walk, I noticed that she had written "M-O-O-N" with a heart after it on the blackboard in the kitchen before she left.

It brought tears to my eyes to think that after all these years she still remembered our little "joke".

And then I come here and see your post...just freaky!

I liked some of the mini-series made from books. I especially enjoyed Roots, Centennial, and the North and South trilogy.

My favorite movie from a book has to be The Bridges of Madison County.

The only movies that I liked better than the books were "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Natural". Otherwise, I usually like the book better.

I HAVE to read the book first.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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Mary, we always do the M-o-o-n thing here too! I always say it when the daycare kids are watching Spongebob because he does the voice of Patrick.

Jodied75
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08-26-2004

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Mary, I agree, the book has to be read first! The Green Mile was well done, too.

Big Disappointments:
The Devil Wears Prada
The Nanny Diaries
White Oleander

I always expect the movie version to bring some disappointment, but those were especially bad. I think it's better for the most part if a miniseries is made rather than a movie.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, June 30, 2008 - 5:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
They have more time in a miniseries and can get a lot of the subtleties in the show. A movie just has to have so much chopped out of it.

I always read the book first.

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Monday, June 30, 2008 - 8:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
The Rules of Attraction and American Psycho

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, June 30, 2008 - 8:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I liked the movie version of American Psycho for a variety of reasons. In fact, I found the movie better than the book. I'm not easily put off by things but the book was far too graphic for me.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

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The Notebook was a terrific book and a wonderful film.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

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I have to agree about the Notebook. Both were exceptional.

Mictay
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09-29-2006

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In Her Shoes,loved the book and movie!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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I loved the book, Mictay, but the movie was just okay for me. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't what I had envisioned.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Like I said elsewhere, I loved both Room with a View the book and the movie. Both are brilliant. I love Maggie Smith as Charlotte; she captures the passive-aggessivness of her character so perfectly! Daniel Day-Lewis is perfect as the uptight Cecil, the list goes on of flawless acting.

I've enjoyed some of the Shakespeare adaptations, like My Own Private Idaho and Baz Urmans' Romeo and Juliet. MOPI is loosely based on Henry IV; I only know this because when I saw it in college, I has just taken a Shakespeare class and was thrilled to discover the same plot.

I'm not a Shakespeare putists like some of my former grad school classmates. I love when they get jiggy with it!

I liked Cider House Rules by John Irving but though the book was a little better than the movie. I loved both Witches of Eastwick the book and the movie.

The Shining is fastastic but apparently Stepen King hated it and came up with his own cheesy version for television.

Of Mice and Men and East of Eden were both brilliant books by John Steinbeck made into good movies. Does anyone remember Jane Seymour in the TV miniseries from the 80s? It was very, very good.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 7:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
There is also the Unbearable Lightness of Being, great book and great film.

Unforunately I don't really read novels anymore, my attention has shifted to other moded of expression, so my choices are pretty dated!

I also liked Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, think the movie was better than the book.

The Color Purple, very moving book and film.