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Books turned into Films...discuss!
Topic Started: May 17 2008, 05:28 PM (238 Views)
Miss Peg May 17 2008, 05:28 PM Post #1
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 Since there has already been discussions on the benefits and not so benefits of books being turned into films, I thought it would be a good idea to make a post especially for it.

Some of the most known (and recent) books to film, films are:

The Lord of the Rings trilogy
The Harry Potter Series
Princess Diaries
Roald Dahl books - e.g. The Witches, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda
The Chronicles of Narnia
Alice in Wonderland
The Golden Compass series...I'm sorry, I don't know the books names. :( Northern Lights? The Amber Spyglass? And...?

And there is many many more...Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants being one that I LOVE, both book and extremely changed films <_< . :-p

So, discuss!
Edited by Miss Peg, May 17 2008, 05:29 PM.
 
Sophie May 17 2008, 06:29 PM Post #2
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 I love the Happy Potter films the best! They're not exactly like the books, because they obviously have to cut bits out cause the books are so long.. but I think they're great.
I also like Princess Diaries, Bridget Jones' Diary and The Chronicles of Narnia.
 
tromana May 17 2008, 08:06 PM Post #3
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 The Golden Compass Series is 'His Dark Materials'

The Book Titles are: Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.

One of my favourite book to films is Memoirs of a Geisha. The shooting of it is absolutely beautiful - it's just stunning to watch. Storyline-wise, they've changed things, they always do. But seriously, it's beautiful.

I adore the book for its magnificant detail.
 
Miss Peg May 17 2008, 08:11 PM Post #4
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 That's the one! ^^^ :p

I love Princess Diaries, I haven't actually read the books (despite owning 3 of them) but think the films are really good. :)

I've never been inclined to watch/read Memoirs of a Geisha, but it does sound interesting.

I guess detail is the one thing you're bound to lose in a film - they can only show it, not explain it after all. They can show (for example) a nice looking wardrobe, but in a book - they can call it all sorts of magnificent adjectives.
 
dyslexnick May 18 2008, 01:03 PM Post #5
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 would anyone else count the marvel/dc films as books to films??
 
Miss Peg May 18 2008, 01:11 PM Post #6
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 I suppose they could be considered as such...even the cartoon to film element of many films that exist.

For example, I loved the Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe cartoon, but disliked the fact they turned it into a real life film.
 
dyslexnick May 18 2008, 01:20 PM Post #7
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 i did like the narnia books wasn't ken on the film, but i'll go see the new one to give it a chance, same as his dark materials i wasn'tkeen on the first but will still try the second
 
Lee May 19 2008, 08:11 PM Post #8
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 Hi!
Im interested in your opinions as whether the fact you read the book before seeing the film effects your judgement on the film.
For example, I read Stephen King's The Shining a long time before seeing the film, and was then disappointed with the film, since the ending is completely different and there were a lot of little changes from the book.

Anyone agree?
Lee
 
Miss Peg May 19 2008, 08:18 PM Post #9
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 I think I would tend to agree!

I read the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (one of my favourite books) before the film, in fact I read all 4 in the series (maybe 3) and then saw the film - and it annoyed me because not only did it change it from the first book, it also stole parts of books 2 and 3, which ruined the chances of there being 4 films.

On the other hand, with Harry Potter I watched the first film before even liking Harry Potter, so that meant I saw the characters as the people in the film (Richard Harris will always be Dumbledore for me). But then reading the other books meant I saw what wasn't included in the other films...so yeah, I think it can really!

The same with The Girl with the Pearl Earring really, that too wasn't as good as the book.

Watching a film first, I think you're less likely to be disappointed with the book!
 
Lee May 19 2008, 08:28 PM Post #10
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 Yep, watching the film first, you cant be as disappointed with the book, since you sort of know what's gonna happen. I haven't seen that many films that made me want to read the book tho. The only one I can think of at the moment is the Exorcist (And no, I don't just watch and read horror films / books lol)
 
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