I want to know what are some of your favorite novel to film movies. And don't say Lord of the Rings. That's a cop out ( even though they're good films ).
Why is it a cop out? The LOTR trilogy was a fantastic series, so would I NOT name it? Others I'd include are:
American Psycho
A Clockwork Orange
The Exorcist
Fight Club
The Godfather
Hellraiser (originaly The Hellbound Heart)
Jaws
The Princess Bride
The Witches of Eastwick
That was a near perfect transfer from page to screen. Depp and Del Toro were perfectly cast.
Along from the ones already mentioned in other posts, I'd add:
'The Shining'
'Stand By Me'
'The Shawshank Redemption'
Although I'm not the biggest Stephen King fan, those movies are all excellent.
Finally, I've never read 'The Orchid Thief', but I loved 'Adaptation'.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Last edited by Ya Krunk'd Floo on May 20th, 2006 at 08:59 AM
Shawshank Redemption (More of a shart story than a novel)
Sin City (Graphic Novels)
The Count of Monte Cristo
To Kill a MockingBird
The Outsiders
Books I didnt Read:
Full Metal Jacket
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Escape from Alcatraz
The Dirty Dozen
Forrest Gump
The Godfater Pt. I and Pt. 2
Man on Fire
The Outlaw Josey wales
Sideways
The Warriors
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Outsiders
To Kill a Mockingbird
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Rdemption
Stand by Me (originally The Body from the novella)
I also agree with Dusty about Sin City. Seamlessly adapted from the graphic novels. Amazingly faithful!
Tex
Patriot Games
The Shining
and Jaws.
To Kill a MockingBird is a good adaptation but I dont like the story or movie.too depressing that he ends up guilty when he was not.
Yeah. Sin City was pretty awsome. Hm. My personal favorite'd have to be The Godfather. Although I'm kinda' partial to The Time Machine. The newer one. It's good in a campy sort of way.
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