I have to say Lord of the Rings without a doubt.
2006-11-11 09:06:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
To Kill A Mockingbird
2006-11-11 09:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by Emm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. I read all the Lord of the Rings books about eight years before the movie came out. Considering how complex the specifics were in the book, its amazing the near perfect film adaption they did. I wish all film directors had enough sense to keep that true to the original literature.
2006-11-12 12:16:57 · answer #2 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't seen Lord of the Rings yet, so I can't judge on that.
The one I think is the best book to film adaptation is : "Ordinary People".......well, if you like the fact the film is verrrrry similar to the book.
The best adaptation which took some freedom to adapt parts of the book is, without a doubt, : "Sybil"!!
2006-11-11 17:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by Joshua 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shinning
Clock-work Orange
Chronicles of Narnia ( Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe)
Flowers in the Attic
Great Gatsby
Like Water For Chocolate
Malcom X
House of Sand and Fog
2006-11-11 19:11:05 · answer #4 · answered by amyman12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gone With The Wind
2006-11-11 19:52:15 · answer #5 · answered by please remove me from here 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Green Mile
2006-11-11 17:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by AliLeA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number one pick -- The Green Mile. They follow the book almost perfectly, unlike many movies.
Second pick -- Shawshank Redemption. This was a great movie made from a short story.
2006-11-11 17:17:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, I'd have to go with "Die Hard," based on a book that was mediocre at best (titled "Nobody Lives Forever" or "Nothing Lasts Forever," I can't remember the exact wording). It's one thing to take a good book and make a good movie, but quite another to take a dry, leave-it-on-the-bookshelf novel and turn it into a blockbuster.
2006-11-11 17:14:50 · answer #8 · answered by ironconstable 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure of the age bracket, but to me here are some I enjoy.
Eye of the Needle- Splendid realization of Ken Follett's novel
Cool hand luke- From Donn Pearce's novel.
2006-11-11 19:52:06 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a lot before your time but "In Cold Blood" in 1967 was just as chilling as the book.
2006-11-11 17:10:10 · answer #10 · answered by Holly R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋