Movies Adapted For Books

9 times out of 10 they are hugely disappointing, why is that?

I have watched quiet a few films adapted from books (after reading the book it was based on) and they all lose a certain je ne sais quoi.

If you have any films that are as good as or better than the books they were based on, please share as I am coming up blank.

 

You might not have read this book yet & it has not been turned into a film either.

The title of the book is called:

**** off jetson by Huth

Hope you enjoy

 

tbh, and i appreciate some might start frothing at the mouth here in anger
but i enjoyed the Bourne movies more than the books

The movie did not follow the books to a T etc, and i have read all the books and really like them

but the films were imo excellent, and matt damon was excellent as jason bourne, a fact that made me watch the films late
as i thought he would be shoite

 

I agree on the Bourne movies, they were fantastic but I never read the books so I can't comment on the adaptation. Definately some of Matt Damon's better work though

PS ignore the typo in the title as it should read Movies Adapted FROM Books

 

Personally, I like the films Never Let Me Go and Boy A (both starring Andrew Garfield) just as much as the books.

And I really love Game of Thrones even more than the books so far.

 

I loved 'Trainspotting' as a book and film. And a hobby.

 

The original books are excellent, although in places can be very long winded

The new author is not as good as the original

A book which may suprise some as being very good was the original First Blood aka rambo 1
I read the book as a kid and it was brilliant
The movie wasnt as good and they changed the ending, in th ebook trautman blows his head off as a 'mercy killing'
and then rambo 2 and 3 were just cash cows

 

As a hobby it is for spotty people who have greasy hair and wear anoraks

 

I thought he meant the drugs?

 

Fight Club is probably a better film than book

L.A Confidential stands up fairly well as an adaptation of a James Ellroy book considering other efforts

The Shining is a far better film than book.

 

lord of the rings

 

At least you didn't say Harry Potter. Books and films both ****e

 

anne rice novels?

interview with a vampire etc

 

twas on last night

 

Agree completely but then I am a massive Jack Nicholson fan

 

You should probably skip the book then. It has killer topiary animals

 

the football factory, awaydays were much better books than films

 

Pet Semetary is a good film adaptation, old un but a good un, that kid creeps me out everytime when I see it. Not got any recent ones as I don't read much these days. Worst film adaptation ever was The Celestine Prophecy, closely followed by Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.

 

The Godfather is 1,000 x better than the novel.