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| Meat187 |
So hundreds of movies have been adapted from novels, mangas, real life events, etc. If you want you can also include remakes.
Which are the best of these, and why?
I consider these two to be among the best, depending on which criteria is applied. The worst are 1:1 adaptations, I feel you should add something valuable in the movie, else there's no point in making it.
Adaptation from Susan Orlean's "The Orchid Thief"
No words can describe how brilliant Charlie Kaufman's script is. There is no way he could have made a movie out of this novel... so he made one about that very process! I'm really impressed by how he managed to merge the book, his own life, and fictional elements into a deep and complex story. Also, Nicholas Cage's performance is stunning.
Shining from Stephen King's "Shining"
The best thing about this is that Stephen King hates it. Kubrick just knows what works in a book, and what works in a movie. He did a brilliant job at exchanging this elements and creating one of the greatest horror film ever. Even the trailer owns most of todays horror by a landslide. Mick Garris later made a TV miniseries, that proved why Kubrick's movie is so great and why a 1:1 adaptations doesn't work. |
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| Yan |
| Don't forget about 1408 from Stephen King's "1408". |
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| The_G0dfather |
What about LOTR ?
Any ppl who've read the books? Do the movies match the quality? I'ld say yes since the movies rock but then again, havent read any of the books. |
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| RJT |
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas might be the only "book to movie" translation that I actually really, really enjoyed.
Near perfect. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
I hated Adaptation. All the characters were either one-dimensional or unlikable pieces of crap.
I can deal with unlikable characters, but there needs to be at least one with a couple redeeming qualities... |
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| wotyzoid |
| Ocean's Eleven was the best remake I've ever seen. |
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| lücid |
Rules of Attraction
even with Dawson as Sean Bateman. shocking, i know. but i thought Roger Avary did a great job with it. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
Rules of Attraction
even with Dawson as Sean Bateman. shocking, i know. but i thought Roger Avary did a great job with it. |
I wanted to say something about "Running with Scissors" too - but I never read the book. Just thought you said that one was decent too... |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
I wanted to say something about "Running with Scissors" too - but I never read the book. Just thought you said that one was decent too... |
yeah, i was gonna mention that one too. you should read the book so we can discuss it via Goodreads. :p |
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