Over the years, hbo has made its fair share of book adaptations. Having established this, i managed to wrangle the infinite list into 10 worthy examples, and a couple of honorable mentions. Part 2 2011 there were no light saber battles in the book 11. Blade runner 1982 do androids dream of electric sheep. Snorg tees 140 there is no feeling more conflicting for a reader than when it is announced that a really good book is going to be made into a movie. Mar 28, 2016 the book was published in 1979, 26 years before its eventual film adaptation was released. The top 10 book to film adaptations that were actually good. Sadly, the movie felt extremely rushed and very over the top. Theres a reason why mockingjay is widely considered the worst book and the two mockingjay movies the worst movies. A survey of 3,000 fans found harry potter and james bond the uks favourite bigscreen books. Heres a list of booktofilm adaptations spanning the enjoyable, the riveting, and the disappointing. Nov 20, 2015 top 10 best and worst book to movie adaptations the bookworm.
The 10 worst comic book adaptations of all time features forget iron man and the dark knight for a minute, and instead be frightened by 10 comic book adaptations that bring us out in a shudder. Adaptations of novels that are thematically tied to reading tend not to be as enjoyable as the source material i. Here are ten of the best, most accurate book tofilm adaptations that have been made so far. These are the adaptations that made me angry, the films that should serve as a warning to any author whom a studio offers a deal, deary. The book s are okay, but the first two films elevate the source material into what is widely regarded as some of the greatest art of the 20th century.
This is a great movie, and the book is great so this shouldnt be on the list videogamefan5. Hearing that your favorite book is being turned into a movie can either be the best news in the world, or the worst. Consider that we have to breathe constantly to avoid death. What are the best and worst booktofilm adaptations. What are common problems in film adaptations of books. Some great, some good, and some really, really bad. The first was kinda ok, the second was bad, i couldnt finish the third one and didnt even bother with the rest, man that was some aweful shit. The shining 1980 we have to start with stephen kings work because no other writer has influenced hollywood like him over the last few decades. The godfather among the gold standard for adaptations. Top 10 movie adaptations books and films have been joined at the hip ever since the earliest days of cinema, and adaptations of novels have regularly provided audiences with the classier end of. May 04, 2017 although the story is all there, you have to make it work for the cinema audience. The best book adaptations you probably missed in 2017 trisha brown dec 29, 2017 realistically, theres only so much time in the day and only so much money in the film studio publicity budget. The best and worst of book to movie adaptations shelf life. Column by john jarzemsky december 29, 2011 34 comments.
Less than zero marek kanievska, 1987 most fans of author bret easton elliss novels will loathe the film adaptation of his debut novel, less than zero, because it has very little to do with the book. The writing style is bland, and worst of all, people actually believe that the stuff in this book happened. Heres our list of top 15 adaptations of books for the silver screen. It takes a lot of revamping of a book in order to make it a successful movie. These films started out as excellent books before being made into excellent movies. Top ten tuesday is a book blog meme hosted by that artsy reader girl. Photo via random house and getty photographer vittorio zunino celottogetty images ready player one by. Dec 31, 2016 hollywood has a tendency to make bad movies its what keepys michael bay in business. Tom wolfes penthousetopoorhouse satire of 1980s new york city boasted a dickensian breadth that, at least on the surface, appeared readymade for the big. Take the film version of alan moores league of extraordinary gentlemen, for instance. May 16, 2015 for book lovers the films usually turn out to be disappointing, but every so often the film makers hit the nail on the head.
Dec 24, 2014 heres a list of booktofilm adaptations spanning the enjoyable, the riveting, and the disappointing. Sometimes its a case of they are a lot better than the book other times, they shine as both a movie and a book the hunger games would be a recent example of that. The 11 worst booktofilm adaptations circe institute. The 30 best book to movie adaptations youll want to watch and read. And so, if youre quite ready to suffer along with me, lets examine my top 10 worst book tofilm adaptations. The 10 best booktomovie adaptations, according to the brits. Top ten tuesday was created by the broke and the bookish in june of 2010 and. Would be more appropriate on a list of the worst majorrelease book tomovie adaptations. The best and worst remakes, reboots, and adaptations of 2017 by chris e. Films that were bad and based off of anything counts, ex. Movies like deadpool and guardians of the galaxy are leading us into a thrilling, actionpacked futurebut in the past, this hasnt always been the case. Top 15 book to film adaptations you need to see babbletop. In order of release, these films made 2014 the year of the booktomovie adaptation.
Top 10 book to movie adaptations book series in order. The best examples of novel adaptations are where the story has been changed drastically. Worst movie adaptations have you read a book and loved it. The following list talks about the best and worst adaptations of our favorite books. While it is less harsh in some respects, such as in its treatment of nurse ratched, than the book, it still gives a thoughtprovoking account of the mental. Although ive missed a couple due to being absolutely swamped with school, im back again for another top ten tuesday. Mar 05, 2015 a survey of 3,000 fans found harry potter and james bond the uks favourite bigscreen books. Mar 21, 2016 adaptations of novels that are thematically tied to reading tend not to be as enjoyable as the source material i. In real terms, that means it is one of the studios most profitable franchises of all. I had a lot of things that werent books in that list, and i am keeping this list exclusively to books that i do have either a modicum or a fuckton of admiration for, or at least know that the book was a hell of a lot better than the film, as you will see with a couple of.
But its the absolute worst when you go to watch a movie, after reading the book, and finding out that the only things the director kept from the book were the character names and the romances. The two mediums are completely different, so many films do fail to convey the overall message of the book. As the score settles in the lower40s, wrinkle would place somewhere in the middle of this weeks gallery. Its the best selling book of all time, a honor that this book does not deserve. They completely neutered it out of fear because of the religious groups that got all up in arms about it and what came out when they were done was this bizarre thing that called itself golden compass but had almost nothing to. Probably the best book tomovie adaptation ive seen after fight club. These two i added, you guys can add the rest because i have not seen any other ones so i cant judge them thanks. And i decided to go with worst book to film adaptations.
In the next few pages, well first explore the dumb adaptations or lack thereof that humans have suffered with. Both the book and the movie left audiences headscratchingly confused, questioning their existence as well as mulling over the possible future. Top 10 best and worst book to movie adaptations the bookworm. The book has appeared on a number of best novels lists in the past century, but the movie flew past its novels accolades by becoming only the second film to take home the big five oscars. The worst booktoscreen adaptations ever film daily. The maltese falcon 1941 this film is important on so many levels.
On the one hand, it is often wonderful and exciting to see all of your. Jaws a rare case of a film being better than the source material in my opinion, in part because the characters on film were so likable, whereas in the book it was hard to like anybody. Stieg larssons pitchblack 2005 crime novel it came out here in 2008 was a runaway hit, then became two hit films. Although the story is all there, you have to make it work for the cinema audience. What are the top 10 books that were better than their movie adaptations. They possess the power to transport us to a new place, a new world, where anything and everything is possible, a world with endless possibilities and realities. The league of extraordinary gentlemen comic book adaptations are all the rage right now. Hearing that your favorite book is being turned into a. The tv show ran from 1988 to 1989, and was based on the trace series by warren murphy.
Exposition good storytelling starts with a bang, followed by necessary, albeit tedious. From the scarlet letter to the nanny diaries, these movies made our list of the worst booktomovie adaptations. This weeks prompt is page to screen freebie, so i decided to list my top five book to movie adaptations and worst five book to movie adaptions. The 10 best booktomovie adaptations of 2014 buzzfeed. Would be more appropriate on a list of the worst majorrelease booktomovie adaptations.
Lets start with books, whose adaptations so often have little or nothing to do with the source material. Worst movie adaptations of all time films that were bad and based off of anything counts, ex. What book tofilm adaptations do you consider the worst. So, for those who think that this is going to be a ripoff of my top 10 worst adaptations of all time list, dont. Well then turn to some of the most bizarre, dangerous or simply unnecessary evolutionary quirks that have affected other members of the animal kingdom. Top 10 brilliant book to film adaptations wonderslist.
On the booktofilm adaptation front, 2017 brought us movies like call me by your name, it, and wonder. The best and worst remakes, reboots, and adaptations of. Top 10 worst booktofilm adaptations hearing that your favorite book is being turned into a movie can either be the best news in the world, or the worst. Oct 06, 2016 here are 10 of the most exciting book adaptations currently in the works. At least fans of books like twilight recognize that the books they are reading are not great works of literature, but millions of people revolve their entire. Whether it was that the film completely missed the point of the novel, or the story simply does not suit the movie format, or the actors were miscast, or the script just goes in a completely different direction to the novel, these films disappointed fans of the books. Top 10 worst book tofilm adaptations hearing that your favorite book is being turned into a movie can either be the best news in the world, or the worst. Universal has wrapped up its 50 shades trilogy with an absolute belter at the box office this weekend. Then one day it became a movie and the movie was horrible.
Apr 11, 2014 hearing that your favorite book is being turned into a movie can either be the best news in the world, or the worst. Mario puzos fabled crime saga is actually a fairly pulpy affair, wellwritten throughout but with a narrower focus than the allconquering movie adaptation. Dec 29, 2011 the characters were wellcasted and wellacted. A common complaint among cinema audiences is that the film wasnt as good as the book, and, to be fair, a lot of the time this may very well be the case.
Sep 27, 2016 the british people have spoken, and this time a list of their 10 favorite book tofilm adaptations have been collected for the reading public to enjoy. The shining is a horror novel which was published in 1977. Worst, atleast that i can think of right now, the harry potter movies. Here, we took a look at hbos most significant book adaptions from tv series to. This is a comprehensive list of the worst book to film adapatations. A new movie based on ian mcewans on chesil beach is pretty good, says paul whitington, but adapting novels is a tricky business. They completely neutered it out of fear because of the religious groups that got all up in arms about it and what came out when they were done was this bizarre thing that called itself golden compass but had almost nothing to do with the book it was based on.
So today we bring you 10 brilliant book to film adaptations, that over the years have been mesmerizing the audience. Top ten tuesday best and worst book to movie adaptations. Posted on march 28, 2016 november 6, 2019 by matt wilson. Nov 15, 20 top 10 movie adaptations books and films have been joined at the hip ever since the earliest days of cinema, and adaptations of novels have regularly provided audiences with the classier end of. For example, 5 out of 10 of the afis top 10 hollywood films are adaptations, and if you scroll down the academy award nomineeswinners for best adapted. The book sees its characters travel around a fictional universe and giving information on what to expect from different planets. Hollywood has a tendency to make bad movies its what keepys michael bay in business. Welcome to, and today were counting down our picks for the top 10 worst book to film adaptations. The british people have spoken, and this time a list of their 10 favorite booktofilm adaptations have been collected for the reading public to.
If this process doesnt happen, the adaptation will usually kinda suck. Whether it was that the film completely missed the point of the novel, or the story simply does not suit the movie format, or the actors were miscast, or the script just goes in a completely different. George segal starred as an insurance investigator and. The 15 worst book to film adaptations of all time taste. Mar 27, 2016 it takes a lot of revamping of a book in order to make it a successful movie. Photo via random house and getty photographer vittorio zunino celottogetty images ready player one by ernest cline. Perhaps too much time had passed, with the public having lost interest in the book, but the film itself is a complete dud. The cast seemed very promising, but the film just felt hollow, lacking that originality found in the books. The best book adaptations you probably missed in 2017. Despite some fun performances from andy serkis and paul bettany, the movie was a massive disappointment to fans of the series. The 10 most anticipated booktofilm adaptations of 2018. The 15 worst book to film adaptations of all time taste of. Below are 15 of the worst film adaptations of novels.