Mountaineer_1281
Cadet
We've seen it happen to The End of the Affair, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, Gone With The Wind, Catch Me If You Can... And we're seeing it happen more and more recently.
So what happens when our favorite books are turned into movies? Do you approve? Do you go just to mock? I must be honest here. When I find a movie is being done of a book I've read and loved, I will usually go to see it merely so I can see what they did to the beloved story. I then end up yelling at the screen and/or mocking. Yes, I am one of those loud, annoying movie-goers when the book has been turned to film.
But this thread is for you to voice your opinion. Have you read a book that was violated by a producer? Are there good instances where they did a marvelous job with the literature?
Gone With the Wind was a good one, however it's sequel was an utter waste of time. When they change major situations and happenings, I just feel there's no point.
And Shakesepeare cannot be butchered. I was frightened with the Claire Danes/Leonardo DiCaprio version, but as it turns out, I have the movie's logo (the heart with the flowers and flame) on my derriere. I am in love with Shakespeare's plays, and have yet to see one adapted to film poorly. I hold his plays (especially R & J) close to my heart, because not only was it the first of his plays I ever read, but I am a hopeless romantic.
So, enough of my ramblings. What do y'all think of film adaptions of the books we love? Books are about imagery; things are what we make of it in our minds. Books are a simple and pleasurable escape; so do we enjoy leaving that world? Lemme know!
So what happens when our favorite books are turned into movies? Do you approve? Do you go just to mock? I must be honest here. When I find a movie is being done of a book I've read and loved, I will usually go to see it merely so I can see what they did to the beloved story. I then end up yelling at the screen and/or mocking. Yes, I am one of those loud, annoying movie-goers when the book has been turned to film.
But this thread is for you to voice your opinion. Have you read a book that was violated by a producer? Are there good instances where they did a marvelous job with the literature?
Gone With the Wind was a good one, however it's sequel was an utter waste of time. When they change major situations and happenings, I just feel there's no point.
And Shakesepeare cannot be butchered. I was frightened with the Claire Danes/Leonardo DiCaprio version, but as it turns out, I have the movie's logo (the heart with the flowers and flame) on my derriere. I am in love with Shakespeare's plays, and have yet to see one adapted to film poorly. I hold his plays (especially R & J) close to my heart, because not only was it the first of his plays I ever read, but I am a hopeless romantic.
So, enough of my ramblings. What do y'all think of film adaptions of the books we love? Books are about imagery; things are what we make of it in our minds. Books are a simple and pleasurable escape; so do we enjoy leaving that world? Lemme know!