22-07-2021, 07:35 AM
What are the best movie adaptations (from books, plays, etc.)? The terrible adaptations get discussed a lot, but I rarely see discussions of adaptations that were done well. Any recommendations?
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22-07-2021, 11:21 AM
of mice and men with gary sinise and john malkovich is the best novel adaptation i have ever seen
23-07-2021, 02:44 AM
The Pride and Prejudice BBC series from the 90's is pretty universally regarded as a near-perfect adaptation of the book.
Neil Gaiman is also apparently very happy with how faithful the Good Omens show was to the book (and he worked on the show, which is probably the reason why).
Speaking of Neil Gaiman, the Stardust movie is one of those examples of a movie that, while not quite faithful to the books, is still a great adaptation and a great movie in its own right.
The Princess Bride is another great example of a book that was adapted well. Gone with the Wind too.
And of course, Lord of the Rings. Even though the movies diverged heavily (and I mean heavily) from the books, they were so well done and faithful to Tolkien's overall vision that I think they rightly deserve the place as one of, if not the, top book to movie adaptation of all time.
Neil Gaiman is also apparently very happy with how faithful the Good Omens show was to the book (and he worked on the show, which is probably the reason why).
Speaking of Neil Gaiman, the Stardust movie is one of those examples of a movie that, while not quite faithful to the books, is still a great adaptation and a great movie in its own right.
The Princess Bride is another great example of a book that was adapted well. Gone with the Wind too.
And of course, Lord of the Rings. Even though the movies diverged heavily (and I mean heavily) from the books, they were so well done and faithful to Tolkien's overall vision that I think they rightly deserve the place as one of, if not the, top book to movie adaptation of all time.
23-07-2021, 11:09 AM
100% agree on the Lord of the Rings movies. One of my favorite book series ever, and the movies definitely diverged pretty heavily, but were incredible in their own right and stayed true to the feeling of the books. I'll have to check out Stardust, loved the book but haven't seen the movie yet.
24-07-2021, 04:08 AM
Arrival is an adaptation of the short story Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
27-07-2021, 06:50 PM
I’m a big fan of the death of a salesman movie. With Dustin Hoffman and John malkovich. I don’t think it’s loved by many but man do I enjoy watching it.