I read a lot and sometimes when movies are made from books I have read they are awful.
2007-02-17 05:26:45 · 14 answers · asked by Grianagh 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
First of all, turning really good books into movies is wrong. It just gives the lazy ppl out there another reason not to read. On the other hand, it encourages the good authors not to write any more. Any way, Tom Clancy writes good books which turns into great movies. Other books, Lord of The Rings, Fight Club, Half-Life, The Davinci Code, ...
I recommend you to read the book first and then watch the movie. Many parts from the book are missing in the movies to make them around one hour which makes the movie less exciting.
2007-02-17 06:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by The Mastermind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest I dread it when they make good books in to movies because many times the movies are a very poor reflection upon the book *cough*TheScarletLetter*cough*. If I was forced to choose I would pick Larklight by Philip Reeves. It's a very unique story with fun characters, pirates, action, and aliens. It's like Victorian London meets Sci-fi. It's targeted more at children so I am not sure it counts as a novel but still.
2016-05-23 23:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The books are always better than the movie. The General's Wife was compltely botchedc up for example. I think Angelas Ashes was equally good to one another. Loved the movie.
2007-02-17 05:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by luvmycrafties 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess any book by Charles Dickens. I loved A Tale of Two Cities movie and Oliver Twist's.
2007-02-17 06:20:43 · answer #4 · answered by they're savages 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Stand by Stephen King. Awesome book, awesome movie.
Oh, and my daughter thought the movie Holes was as good as the book.
2007-02-17 05:31:04 · answer #5 · answered by Donna T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing that popped in my mind was the Harry Potter series and Lord of the Rings. And it's not because I'm huge on fantasy or anything, I'm really not. But you have to admit that those were damn good movies.
2007-02-17 05:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by sararbe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A Time to Kill" the book was awesome, and the movie was excellent as well, although some things were changed (like the defense's closing argument at the end of the movie) and, of course, omitted.
2007-02-17 05:44:39 · answer #7 · answered by ~MIMI~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The DaVinci Code
2007-02-17 05:34:49 · answer #8 · answered by icunurse85 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
North and the South
2007-02-17 05:48:10 · answer #9 · answered by rosey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shattered Life, great book, awfull movie.
2007-02-17 07:43:04 · answer #10 · answered by glasgow girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋