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savageamusement
03-29-2006, 06:43 AM
Books have hit the silver screen for just about the entire time we have had films.

From Wizard of Oz, to Gone with the Wind.

The most recent American Psycho, and Prince of Tides


So what do you think your favorite Book to Movie is?



My top 3 are

Princess Bride
A Christmas Story
and A ClcckWork Orange


Hope to hear some responses!
Mijada
03-29-2006, 02:31 PM
To Kill a Mockingbird
dlemond
03-29-2006, 02:50 PM
These are ones in which I read the book also- usually first.

The Silence of the Lambs

GoodFellas (from the book Wiseguy)

A Christmas Story (from In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash)

Wonder Boys

The Shining

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
evilNpunk
03-29-2006, 03:56 PM
Most of the movies made from Stephen King's books are pretty good. The two standouts would have to be It and The Shining.
Oh and how could I forget Misery.
Karen*
03-29-2006, 04:35 PM
The Notebook is my favorite. Although the endings and some elements were different, the theme of everlasting love still remained the same.
TJL
03-29-2006, 05:19 PM
"The Godfather" is my favorite book/movie combo.

Actually, stuff from "Godfather II" was pulled from the novel too.
consentida
03-29-2006, 06:05 PM
The Grifters
Dr. Thong
03-29-2006, 06:10 PM
"The Godfather" is my favorite book/movie combo.

Actually, stuff from "Godfather II" was pulled from the novel too.

I remember reading the original novel years ago and going to the bookstore afterwards to ask if they had the second novel. I presumed that since there was a Godfather II movie, there had to be a book it was based on.

I walked away disappointed when I was told there was no second novel.:confused:
gidgetgrape
03-29-2006, 06:27 PM
The Outsiders
The Way We Were
Where The Boys Are
Giant
Shine
03-29-2006, 08:00 PM
The Exorcist
The Dead Zone
The Shining
The Virgin Suicides
Carrie
2010
The Fury
The Godfather
Number 9 Dream
03-29-2006, 08:21 PM
Stand By Me (based on the novella "The Body", by Stephen King), Brokeback Mountain (based on the short story "Close Range" by Annie Proulx)


EDIT: add the Harry Potter series to that
80sTrivia
03-29-2006, 08:29 PM
The Exorcist
From Here to Eternity
The Thorn Birds
Jurassic Park
Peyton Place...
tdf4077
04-02-2006, 09:37 PM
I'll agree w/Silence of the Lambs, Jurassic Park, and Godfather
JoPol_wannabe
04-05-2006, 01:53 PM
mine are
A Christmas Story
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Anne of Green Gables
Ever After (Based off of the Cinderalla story)
JeffRuss1972
04-05-2006, 07:49 PM
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
A Clockwork Orange