Best and Worst Adaptation(s) of Book(s) To Cinema and Television

[picklematrix]

Eragon could have at least been a fun fantasy romp. It failed even in that.

 

[BAYLOR]

Eragon could have at least been a fun fantasy romp. It failed even in that.

I didn't care for the movie.

 

[BAYLOR]

It will be intertwine to see how faithful to the book , the upcoming Dune film will be.

 

[KGeo777]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a great adaptation of Who Censored Roger Rabbit in that it hardly follows it at all, since it is a pretty awful book.

 

[Nozzle Velocity]

My favoite end of cilcization novel is Earth Abides by George R Stewart. I would love to see this one adapted.

I'm afraid they would Mad Max it up for modern audiences.

 

[BAYLOR]

I'm afraid they would Mad Max it up for modern audiences.

That would ruin it .

 

[BAYLOR]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a great adaptation of Who Censored Roger Rabbit in that it hardly follows it at all, since it is a pretty awful book.

I had no idea it was based on an actual novel.

 

[KGeo777]

Re: Roger Rabbit
It was considered for adaptation into a movie for a few years, but it focused on comic strip characters, not cartoon film. The author did a sequel and changed it so it followed the movie universe instead (Roger Rabbit dies in the book). There's no Judge Doom, no Dip, and it is set in modern times.

 

[BAYLOR]

Re: Roger Rabbit
It was considered for adaptation into a movie for a few years, but it focused on comic strip characters, not cartoon film. The author did a sequel and changed it so it followed the movie universe instead (Roger Rabbit dies in the book). There's no Judge Doom, no Dip, and it is set in modern times.

I not sure but I think there was talk about another Roger Rabbit film?

 

[KGeo777]

I not sure but I think there was talk about another Roger Rabbit film?

Yes. A WW 2 prequel idea--and I think more recently a plan for one set in the 1960s but I guess that was abandoned.

 

[BAYLOR]

I'm enjoying the TV adaptation of The Expanse. I was lukewarm on Leviathan Wakes, but think the show solves a lot of the issues I had with the book. I have heard that the later books are really good, but I haven't read them, so I can't judge in comparison to the show. I'll probably read them after finishing S2 of the series, though.

The series is still going strong.

 

[MikeAnderson]

I'm afraid they would Mad Max it up for modern audiences.

Actual Mad Max, or that one that came out in the 21st century that claimed to be a Mad Max movie, but turned out to be 2+ hours of Charlize Theron making poor decisions while Tom Hardy played post-Apocalypse Uber driver? I need clarification.

 

[MikeAnderson]

World War Z: The Book: Detailed and in-depth mockumentary of the world after an undead plague ravages the Earth, along with interesting accounts of the people involved across the globe.

World War Z: The Movie: Brad Pitt drinks Pepsi and watches corpses do parkcore workouts.

 

[BAYLOR]

World War Z: The Book: Detailed and in-depth mockumentary of the world after an undead plague ravages the Earth, along with interesting accounts of the people involved across the globe.

World War Z: The Movie: Brad Pitt drinks Pepsi and watches corpses do parkcore workouts.

They dumbed it down and changed it into the movie Running with Zombies.

 

[Guttersnipe]

Worst: A Wrinkle in Time
Best: The Godfather

 

[JJewel]

Best for me is a toss up...
The Godfather was beautifully rendered on screen for me
Get Carter, the book was a masterpiece and the film is a classic, showing why Michael Caine is such an amazing actor.
Worst ... Cant think of one off hand, will add if it comes to mind.
Probably any H P Lovecraft big screen event would count as they have all been naff so far.

 

[Judderman]

The Last Kingdom is going on brilliantly for a TV adaption.

 

[BAYLOR]

Worst: A Wrinkle in Time
Best: The Godfather

Bad reviews kept me from seeing A Wrinkle in Time.

The Godfather is a great film. Ive seen numerous times .

 

[Narkalui]

The Watch

 

[biodroid]

Jurassic Park - Better than the book and the book was great.
The Green Mile - Very close to the book and very well made.
The Prestige was a rarity of where the movie was better than the book, so I heard.
LOTR - Loved the movies but could only get to half way through book 2.