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So I asked my friends and
colleques about their "good book, bad movie" experience
and created a list of 7 bad and flat movies based on very good,
powerful and adventurous books:
Good book/graphic novel | Bad movie |
Bag of Bones by Stephen King (M) |
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The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (M) |
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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (M) |
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A Princess of Mars. Mars Trilogy by Edgar Rice Burroughs (M) |
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore (M) |
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (M) |
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (M) |
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By
the way, the HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones encouraged me to read
the book A Game of Thrones (the first book in the Songs of Ice and Fire series) by
George R.R. Martin. What an amazing epic novel! And so I return to
my initial statement: the book is always, always better than the
movie.
Opinions on John Carter appear to be somewhat mixed: some (most?) people seem to think that it is terrible, but some (including fans of the books) think that it is great. And I know a number of people who loved the Never Let Me Go film.
ReplyDeleteWhile I generally do think that the book is better than the film, I do think that The Notebook and The Princess Bride were both better films than books (though I did enjoy the books, as well).