Bookworms and cinephiles, assemble!
Sometimes a book is turned into a movie and that’s how you learn that the first one even exists. Sometimes the book you love becomes a blockbuster cinematic experience, and sometimes it’s a total flop. Today we’ll look at 25 books-turned-movies in an attempt to clarify once and for all which one was better. Can we all agree on one? Probably not, but let’s try!
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“The Shawshank Redemption”
I was surprised to see my opinion was in the mayority, I expected people would be snobs and say the short story was better. Ironically for Stephen king this is a middle quality story within his body of work and yet the best adaptation of a SK story ever brought to the big screen.
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy”
42 , The correct answer was not an option. I have casted my vote never the less, so long and thanks for all the fish.
“Hunger Games”
“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
The closing scene is still the most powerful moving and inspiring moments in film. For me, it's the entire movie and I've often wondered about Chief's story and the new beginning he give himself. Even typing this and remembering the music to that scene is an incredible feeling. I love that scene
“All Quiet On The Western Front”
German author, german movie. Watch it in german. MACH SCHNELL! JETZT!
“The Princess Diaries”
I love both actually... I remember reading it before the movie came out and I thought the book did a really good job
“Dune”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Where The Crawdads Sing”
“The Idea Of You”
When i saw the trailer for this movie was based on a book, i figured i would read the book first. Apologies, but the book is boring and poorly written. I had to force my self to finish it, thankfully it's a short one. The movies was, while not very deep, at least entertaining and they changed just enough to make it a lovable story. Good for a rainy day.
"The Perks Of Being A Wallflower"
The book tells you more about what happened with Charlie and his aunt. And why she did the things she did.
“The Da Vinci Code”
The book was one of the biggest pieces of garbage I ever read in my life.
“My Policeman”
Harry styles is in that movie? I will have to check it out. Love me some H. S.
50 Shades Of Grey” Trilogy
Or just "didn't read/see" cause there were quite a few that I had heard of, just didn't care enough to read or watch it
Load More Replies...I can't comment on this list because there's none that I've both read the book and seen the movie. So it got me thinking of books/movies I have read/seen. I'm old and I like creepy stuff, so here are my favourite book into movie adaptations: Jaws, The Godfather, The Exorcist, The Omen, The Shining, The Poseidon Adventure, Rosemary's Baby, American Psycho, Silence of the Lambs. In most cases I love both the book and the movie and couldnt really say which is better.
Fair comment. I've read and seen both the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Dune (several film versions of the latter), but that's pretty much it for this list. There's also a heck of a lot of presentism in their film selections (what if someone preferred the Kathryn Hepburn version of Little Women?).
Load More Replies...I only voted once because the only one for which I've both read the book and seen the movie the "The Shawshank Redemption." Even Stephen King said the movie was better than the book. Shawshank is my favorite movie of all time, so I voted movie over book.
Or just "didn't read/see" cause there were quite a few that I had heard of, just didn't care enough to read or watch it
Load More Replies...I can't comment on this list because there's none that I've both read the book and seen the movie. So it got me thinking of books/movies I have read/seen. I'm old and I like creepy stuff, so here are my favourite book into movie adaptations: Jaws, The Godfather, The Exorcist, The Omen, The Shining, The Poseidon Adventure, Rosemary's Baby, American Psycho, Silence of the Lambs. In most cases I love both the book and the movie and couldnt really say which is better.
Fair comment. I've read and seen both the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Dune (several film versions of the latter), but that's pretty much it for this list. There's also a heck of a lot of presentism in their film selections (what if someone preferred the Kathryn Hepburn version of Little Women?).
Load More Replies...I only voted once because the only one for which I've both read the book and seen the movie the "The Shawshank Redemption." Even Stephen King said the movie was better than the book. Shawshank is my favorite movie of all time, so I voted movie over book.