tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post4027620528648538906..comments2023-07-16T04:49:49.838-07:00Comments on Great stories: Novels and films ... can you compare them?Paula Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257475233897059248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-17852372540981333702008-06-03T00:32:00.000-07:002008-06-03T00:32:00.000-07:00Thank you everyone for your excellent comments.(I ...Thank you everyone for your excellent comments.<BR/><BR/>(I agree that Cuckoo is one of the best adaptations!)<BR/><BR/>Charley, I'll definitely check out the meme. Bit pressed for time tonight, but will check it out tomorrow night.Paula Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257475233897059248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-33697395431775726562008-06-02T20:50:00.000-07:002008-06-02T20:50:00.000-07:00Magnus Mills' Beasts of Restraint is being turned ...Magnus Mills' Beasts of Restraint is being turned into a movie, it's an amazing book, like just brilliant so read it before you see it, Peter Jackson is making or has made Lovely Bones and The Damned United (whether you like football or not) is another amazing book to read before the film hits the big screen.<BR/><BR/>I agree about both 'Gatsby' and 'Cuckoo', when I watched 'Cuckoo' I thought I'd be thinking about Nicholson when I read the book, but he's nothing like the character and yet he owned the movie. Best film adaptation ever!<BR/><BR/>Silence of the lambs was pretty good and let's be honest Jackson saved most people so much time and trouble by making the Lord of the Rings movies. Talking about cutting all the rubbish out.<BR/><BR/>awesome post Westie - great discussion material.the ink-stained toe-pokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223704916998468741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-59107846138444449542008-06-01T16:29:00.000-07:002008-06-01T16:29:00.000-07:00I really liked the movie version of Atonement, it ...I really liked the movie version of Atonement, it actually helped me understand the book in some places a little bit better. And that score was just killer! I thought the Devil Wears Prada played out better as a movie compared to the book version. <BR/><BR/>If I hear a book that i'm interested in reading is being made into a movie i ususally try my hardest to read it beforehand. It's harder to read a book after watching the movie i feel.Aleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793307292393570181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-71940411284332381062008-06-01T16:27:00.000-07:002008-06-01T16:27:00.000-07:00I tagged you for an author meme, if you are intere...I tagged you for an author meme, if you are interested.<BR/><BR/>http://bendingbookshelf.blogspot.com/2008/06/ive-been-tagged-author-meme.htmlTashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131924592639030353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-38886483300172975292008-05-31T23:54:00.000-07:002008-05-31T23:54:00.000-07:00Dear PaulaMy view is that the written word and fil...Dear Paula<BR/><BR/>My view is that the written word and film are two independent art forms and that the pleasure the novel gave us will rarely translate into a film of the same title.<BR/><BR/>The written word and the intimate thoughts of the characters in a novel are nearly impossible to replicate with film. Hence I usually love the novel over the movie. <BR/><BR/>However there are many great films based on excellent stories and perhaps my favourites are "One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Great Gatsby".Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007035018960992565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-56091209909829049722008-05-31T08:54:00.000-07:002008-05-31T08:54:00.000-07:00Definitely have loved the Nick Hornby adaptations....Definitely have loved the Nick Hornby adaptations. They were both successful transitions... really successful, Cusack and Grant simply WERE those characters. I agree about "Atonement", Wright did something just amazing with this film, that long, uncut scene on the beach alone made my mouth drop open in film wonder. <BR/><BR/>Having received my BA in literature and my MA in film, I find beauty in both art forms. I really loved Wright's adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice", though I am sure most would shun that for the Colin Firth A & E version. I also liked the movie version of "Posession," but the version of "Love in the Time of Cholera" was hard to even get through..and I tried because I love Javier Bardem!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584248569655542892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-9646967910546968052008-05-31T01:56:00.000-07:002008-05-31T01:56:00.000-07:00I loved the book versions of A Walk to Remember an...I loved the book versions of A Walk to Remember and PS, I love You but both films were a disappointment, when compared to the books. I just don't think either film captured the original plot of the books.<BR/><BR/>I loved the Notebook movie though and keep meaning to read the book because the same author wrote A Walk to Remember and a couple of others that I've really enjoyed.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503345523766509357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-80861210009189441642008-05-29T08:59:00.000-07:002008-05-29T08:59:00.000-07:00I typically prefer books to movies, but I actually...I typically prefer books to movies, but I actually enjoyed the film versions of Nick Hornby's About a Boy and High Fidelity to the books.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131924592639030353noreply@blogger.com