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By *effrey45 OP Man
over a year ago

Lytham

Watching a bourne film now

And also a steig Larsson fan of the girl with the dragon tattoo

Waft comments in book to film succes?

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

Stand by Me, one of my favourite films and a Stephen King story. His adaptations tend to be either awful or superb, no middle of the road!

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By *umpsimusMan
over a year ago

Camberley

The Hunt For Red October

The film is pretty good

The book I couldn't put down.

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By *effrey45 OP Man
over a year ago

Lytham

"The Hunt For Red October

The film is pretty good

The book I couldn't put down."

That’s another one I read

Great point and great finish to the book too

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Rarely do films capture the essence of the book right - the only one that springs immediately to mind is Silence Of The Lambs

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By *effrey45 OP Man
over a year ago

Lytham

"Stand by Me, one of my favourite films and a Stephen King story. His adaptations tend to be either awful or superb, no middle of the road! "

Never realised he wrote that

Another leaning experience on fab!

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By *icassolifelikeMan
over a year ago

Luton

I’d love to see some David Gemmel brought to the big screen.

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"Stand by Me, one of my favourite films and a Stephen King story. His adaptations tend to be either awful or superb, no middle of the road! "

I thought both Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption were both very good and faithful adaptations from the books.

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By *effrey45 OP Man
over a year ago

Lytham

Shawshank and green mile on my list

Green mile a bit different I hear?

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By *ack2071Man
over a year ago

bromsgrove

"Shawshank and green mile on my list

Green mile a bit different I hear? "

As above yet green mile was written to be film slightly different ending in the book or books if you bought the series.

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By *hetalkingstoveMan
over a year ago

London

"Arrival" did a very good job with Ted Chiang's short story.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I read all the James Bond books in the order the were written. Great books, some similar to the films, some have scenes the same but the story is a bit different, others like Moonraker and The Spy Who Loved Me (to name 2) bare no resemblance. I always go to the Cinema to see the latest Bond, but the books were better in my opinion.

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By *effrey45 OP Man
over a year ago

Lytham

"I read all the James Bond books in the order the were written. Great books, some similar to the films, some have scenes the same but the story is a bit different, others like Moonraker and The Spy Who Loved Me (to name 2) bare no resemblance. I always go to the Cinema to see the latest Bond, but the books were better in my opinion. "

Great call on the bond books

Shameful I haven’t read one !

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By *V-AliceTV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

"Rarely do films capture the essence of the book right - the only one that springs immediately to mind is Silence Of The Lambs "

Can't argue with that. I reckon they got To Kill A Mockingbird right, too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yay a great subject I always ready movie books some are great book, a few are great films that make or enhances the book. My favourites

Bourne series great books - films have slight follow to some areas but independent films.

Jaws - great both book and film

Rambo - great book film has some aspects but love the film more

Star Wars - books and films amazing follow same story books always more bits that make cool

Meg - all the books have been amazing can’t wait for the film

Jurassic Park - books are stunning and so descriptive films I love but because they have aspects of book but keep action and less science

I could go on and on love movies and books

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

Trainspotting

A Clockwork Orange

Dracula

(Not a film but) The Handmaid's Tale

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By *ve 66Woman
over a year ago

Blackwood

Salems Lot ...

Also The Thornbirds...

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Great call on the bond books

Shameful I haven’t read one !"

The books are excellent - Ian Fleming wrote them very quickly so they are fast paced. I have them all and re read them almost every year. There again I can read one in a day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great call on the bond books

Shameful I haven’t read one !"

Sir, I would recommend them. As BrightonSteve says above, they are pretty short by today’s standards, most around 180-220 pages long so don’t take that long to read ( read some on the flight to Canaries for eg).

Fast paced, and if you read in the correct order then it’s interestjng to see how Bond develops over time, plus you’ll learn about the death of his wife and how he avenges that, which the films don’t explain.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To Kill A Mockingbird. One of my all time favourite books and the film is in my opinion one of the greatest adaptations to film ever.

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By *tirluvMan
over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

Don't know as I either read the book or watch the film -no point in ding the other after if you already know the punchline.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rarely do films capture the essence of the book right - the only one that springs immediately to mind is Silence Of The Lambs

Can't argue with that. I reckon they got To Kill A Mockingbird right, too."

Spot on Alice, plus 12 Angry Men, the Henry Fonda 1957 original.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lord of the Rings.

For my money, the best adaption of a book ever.

Worse?

The Dark Tower. It was just awful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lord of the Rings.

For my money, the best adaption of a book ever.

Worse?

The Dark Tower. It was just awful."

Oh dark tower was bad stand alone the film would be ok but after reading book it was bad

Ready player one I love both film and book but for different reasons both amazing

Philip k dick stories are amazing the films adapted are great especially as short stories like minority report is only 30 or so pages long so leaves room to expand for film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rarely do films capture the essence of the book right - the only one that springs immediately to mind is Silence Of The Lambs

Can't argue with that. I reckon they got To Kill A Mockingbird right, too.

Spot on Alice, plus 12 Angry Men, the Henry Fonda 1957 original. "

What a film....one of Fonda’s best

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a film but I thought Sharpe was a pretty good adaptation of the books

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Can't argue with that. I reckon they got To Kill A Mockingbird right, too."

Yes I agree. Studied the book at school, and watched the film.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paranoia is a really good book but the film version got slammed, once I saw the casting for the film I knew it was going to be bad

A lot of Stephen king books are getting the film treatment

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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago

A world all of his own

H2G2. It's on now and I'm watching (seen it before but there's shite all on) and...it just makes me sigh

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"Paranoia is a really good book but the film version got slammed, once I saw the casting for the film I knew it was going to be bad

A lot of Stephen king books are getting the film treatment

Misery by Stephen King is good. I think I prefer the film. And OMG am I looking forward to ‘Mortal Engines’ by Phillip Reeve when the film comes out. The series is excellent and the film looks fantastic.

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By *effrey45 OP Man
over a year ago

Lytham

Tbf I have been convinced of the need to get the set of James Bond books now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interview with a vampire and Lord of the rings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Interview with a vampire and Lord of the rings"

Interview was nothing like the book they missed too much out, Anne rice hated the adaptations of her books she always wanted to do tv series once she got rights back but has never developed

Was a good film and book though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

American psycho was amazing but think they turned away from how graphic it could have been but the story an characters are amazing

See I love film to book adaptations my favourites

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