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Three Heads Are Better Than One (Or Two): Movie Adaptations

3/20/2012

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I don't think I need to remind anyone of what's happening THIS FRIDAY - we've all been discussing the casting, gushing over the first trailers, and counting down the days for months and months.  It's finally here!  In honor of this Friday's release of The Hunger Games, today we are discussing our favorite page to screen adaptations.  These are the movies that managed to capture everything that we loved about our favorite books and transform it all into two hours of visual entertainment.  And just to keep things interesting, we're also going to discuss our least favorite adaptations.  These are the movies that took everything that we loved about our favorite books and destroyed it utterly. 

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In preparation for this post, I looked around the interwebs to see what other people had listed as their favorite (and least favorite) movie adaptations. Did you know that Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was based on a book? NEITHER DID I! Other surprises to me were Rambo, Dr. Strangelove, Cowboys & Aliens, and Planet of the Apes. It also got me very excited for the future of the Book vs. Movie blog posts as I compiled a list of over 200 movie adaptations.  Of course there are the crowd favorites, Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings series, but I didn’t want to pick any of those because so much has already been said about them, plus I’m pretty sure everyone and their dog has seen them all. Everyone has probably seen the ones I did pick as well, but I feel a bit better about them. When Catie was thinking up the ratings system we are going to implement (see below), I had to interject the need for a 6-star category. Very rarely does a movie surpass its book counterpart but that is the case with The Princess Bride. (“When I was your age, television was called books.”) The entire movie is like one long quotefest from beginning to end and even though the book was a 5-star experience for me, the movie is even better. There is adventure, intrigue, romance, pirates (“Murdered by pirates is good!”), a giant, duels, and rodents of unusual size. The movie does a fabulous job of taking William Goldman’s humor from the book and translating it to film. Who is the mastermind that captured Goldman’s sense of humor so well, you might ask? It is William Goldman. Imagine that! The movie is perfectly cast from top to bottom and I don’t know of too many movies where so many characters lend memorable quotations. I can’t wait to do a comparison to the book. I haven’t read it for years and I want to see exactly how many of my favorite lines come straight from the book. 

My other favorite book based on a movie is actually an entire collection—basically every movie based on a Stephen King novel or short story.  My two favorites are probably Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption, which are both based on short stories by King. (The Body and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption) Those are two of my overall favorite movies and I watch them both all the time. The number of King’s works that have been adapted to film is huge: Misery (screenplay by William Goldman!), Carrie, The Shining,  Pet Sematary, It, Firestarter, Apt Pupil, The Green Mile, Secret Window—that isn’t even half of them. 

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I love short stories when they are done right. It is so hard to tell a compelling story in such a restrained format without leaving readers wishing for more of everything. Stand By Me is one of my favorites because there aren’t too many stories or movies that remind me of how wonderful childhood friends are. I always tear up at the end of that one when the narrator, Richard Dreyfus, says, “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” I have nothing but happy memories of all the antics I got up to with my friends around that age. I speak to a whopping one of them these days, and just barely. I sometimes wonder if it is better that I am Facebook friends with these people or if it is just natural to move on and only hold onto the memories. Dreyfus’ character, The Writer, says, “It happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of our lives, like busboys in a restaurant.” 
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Shawshank is a favorite of mine—there are so many reasons why I love that movie but that moment when, SPOILER ALERT, the Warden and the guards figure out that Andy got the best of them and Morgan Freeman narrates Andy’s escape? Priceless. (see also: When Edmund Dantes exacts his revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo) I love the friendship that Red and Andy develop, the commentary on the penal system, and the way the “good guys” come out on top several times in the story, even though that is not always the case in the film. 

If you haven’t seen all three of these movies, you need to remedy that situation. I can’t wait to read/reread the books and stories and evaluate how true the films are to their literary counterparts. Honorable mentions go to: Silence of the Lambs, Charlotte's Web (1973), and the 1940 version of Pride & Prejudice.

I've been wracking my brain to think of movie adaptations of books that I didn't enjoy and I've come up with a few, the most recent of which is Confessions of a Shopaholic. The books were fluffy and fun and I could fly through the awkward moments. I love Hugh Dancy and Isla Fisher but the movie was entirely too over the top. All I have to do is think of that awful scene with the dancing and the fans and I want to vomit all over the floor. Another one that did nothing for me was Jumper. I read the book last fall and it seems like Hollywood just took the idea, like the bare bones of an outline of the first half of the book, then tossed the rest out the window. I didn't love the book (it was ruined by the second half) nor did I love the movie--but at least the book had some redeeming qualities. And three movies I have a hard time watching mostly because of casting decisions: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Moaning Myrtle is my own personal nightmare), The Golden Compass (I didn't love Frankie from Skins as Lyra or Nicole Kidman), and the Narnia movies (Ugh, Lucy).  But even when movies are awful, I'll still watch them. Sometimes, I'll watch them even more than the good ones. 

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I’m going to start with my least favorite adaptations, because reading through Flannery’s post has reminded me of just how much I hate the Shopaholic movie.  Becky Bloomwood is American?  Is nothing sacred?  I have no idea why the “movie people” (that nebulous group about whom I know absolutely nothing) decide to take literature that is beloved by millions and change everything that we’ve loved about it.  (Actually, I do know why: I'm pretty sure the producers of my two least favorite film adaptations are laughing all the way to the bank).  It feels like such a betrayal, doesn’t it?  Which brings me to the absolute worst adaptation I’ve ever seen:  The Bourne Identity.  My brother mailed me Robert Ludlum’s classic spy thriller a few months before the first film was released and pressed me to read it.  I’m not usually into action/thriller novels but I decided to give it a chance anyway, and I loved it!  Sure, it’s quite obviously from the 70’s and the “romance” is hilariously ridiculous. But I think that it’s one of the most compelling, twistiest (not a real word) stories ever put to paper.

And then I saw the film. It starts out okay – with poor “Jason Bourne” waking to find himself in the middle of the frigid ocean with no memories.  But then, and I seriously cannot even write about this to this day (ten years later!) without getting pissed off, they took arguably one of the best spy/thriller plots ever written and just shat all over it.  My poor husband had to sit through my infuriated mutterings for the entire film. I almost stormed out of the theater! Marie isn’t some crunchy granola, wandering backpacker!  She’s a high-powered, Canadian economist!  She’s brilliant!  Jason Bourne was never a real assassin!!!  And guess what?  HIS NAME ISN’T EVEN JASON BOURNE.  They didn't even get the main character's name right. 

And exhale….  Now on to more pleasant topics: my favorites!  I wonder if it’s any coincidence that I saw both of these films before reading the books – and in one case, I still haven’t read the book!  Perhaps that’s the only way I’ll ever love a movie more than its foundational book, because in my experience –once you go book, you never go back.  
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I first watched the Anne of Green Gables adaptation when I was about seven or eight years old and I fell in love with it absolutely.  Megan Follows will always be my Anne, and Jonathan Crombie (swoon) will always be my Gilbert.  The rest of the cast is just incredible as well.  The adaptation itself doesn’t follow the book absolutely – and in fact, the film titled “Anne of Green Gables” is actually a melding of the first two novels (Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea).  But they captured everything about the books that I love:  Anne’s determination (and foolishness), Marilla’s distant but steady love, Matthew’s sweetness, Gilbert’s regret, Diana’s faithful friendship, Rachel’s haughty affection…I could go on and on and on.  The sequel (titled “Anne of Avonlea”but containing material from Anne of the Island and Anne of Windy Poplars) is excellent as well.
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And for my final pick, I have to mention Howl’s Moving Castle.  This feels like cheating, because I haven’t read the book, so I have no idea how it matches up (although I hear that Flannery has a Book vs. Movie post in the works so I can’t wait to find out).  But I can’t leave this one out because it’s not only my favorite adaptation; it’s probably my favorite film hands down.  I am an unapologetic rabid Miyazaki fangirl, and my two daughters are well on their way to holding that title as well.  (When we went to see The Secret World of Arrietty, my three year old shouted, “Mommy!  It’s TOTORO!” when the Studio Ghibli logo came up.)  I love absolutely everything about this movie!  I love the intricate, beautiful animation.  I love that the heroine gets aged magically by about fifty years but then says, “meh, it could be worse” and moves on with her life.  I love that the hero is a spoiled, vain, drama queen.  And of course I love the ambiguously happy ending! I’ve seen this movie about a hundred times and it will never get old.

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To start off, I am the type of movie watcher who thinks books are ALWAYS better than their movie adaptations. (Granted, there are exceptions to this strict rule - The English Patient, for example, I could not even get through the book and adore the movie.) Therefore, if I am ever to give a movie a chance, I do not read the book it is based on before watching the adaptation. This is the reason why I held myself back and did not reread The Hunger Games for the fifth time. I want the movie to impress me and also make me cry, preferably on numerous occasions (in fact, I am counting on it). 
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So, what is my favorite movie adaptation?

I am taking the most gratuitous and shallow route with this one - Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen!

You can try to argue with me until you turn red about how unfaithful this movie adaptation is, that Mr. Darcy (aka Mr. Hottie McHaughty Pants) would never be strutting with his shirt open in a morning field (neither would he be doing the 19th century wet T-shirt contest interpretation, might I add, for Colin Firth's fans), that the dresses are all wrong, etc., etc, etc. I do not care. (Do not ruin my favorite fantasy, OK?) 

I just love Matthew's take on Darcy, that he is all prideful and stand-offish, but also shy and reserved, and with a lot of passion hidden under that haughty exterior (or so I love to imagine).

I can watch this particular scene a million times and it makes me giddy and all fluttery each and every time:

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DARCY: Miss Elizabeth. I have struggled in vain and I can bear it no longer. These past months have been a torment. I came to Rosings with the single object of seeing you. I had to see you. I have fought against my better judgement, my family’s expectation, the inferiority of your birth, my rank and circumstances – all these things - but I am willing to put them aside and ask you to end my agony. LIZZY: I don’t understand. DARCY: I love you. Most ardently. Please do me the honor of accepting my hand.
Can I end your agony, please?

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Now, for the worst movie adaptation, I stole my idea from Flannery's favorite audio books post. There are plenty of bad movies, but nothing reaches the level of WTF-ery like David Lynch's Dune, in my humble opinion.

I read Dune a couple of years ago. And although it was a very complicated book and required quite a bit of brain power to totally get into and understand the mythology, overall I thought it was a great work of science fiction. The whole universe of the almost waterless planet of Dune, genetics manipulating nuns and highly logical Mentats, political Houses fighting for power and resources of Dune, was very, very intriguing.

And then I decided to watch the movie version of it.

What an incoherent, almost psychedelic, gross mess!

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Let me tell you, I totally understand why Dune would be considered a cult classic. There is a wacky quality to it that a certain group of people (*ahem* young guys) would think groundbreaking and extra spesul and beyond understanding of us, mere humans. But from where I stand, Lynch made this story exceedingly disgusting and weird, and too out there for an average person to not only appreciate, but simply understand.

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Even Kyle MacLachlan and Sting at the height of their oily hunkiness could not save this hot mess.

Holy Moly!  I don't think my eyes will ever recover from the sight of greased up Sting wearing a blue diaper.  To swiftly change the subject with no segue (I'd like to see you try to segue logically away from that mess...), we'd like to also introduce today our brand new ratings system, which we will use for all Book vs. Movie match-ups from here forward:
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"Inconceivable!"
(From The Princess Bride, by William Goldman and directed by Rob Reiner in 1987)
This is a very special rating that's reserved only for those movies that surpass the very books that they're based on.  Inconceivable, for the most part but every once in a while it happens!  We've probably already quoted these movies in reviews several times.
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"Practically perfect in every way."
(From Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers and directed by Robert Stevenson in 1964)
A very faithful (in the details or in spirit) adaptation.  We enjoyed it thoroughly.
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"You're in for a treat.  We all are." 
(From The Witches, by Roald Dahl and directed by Nicolas Roeg in 1990)
There were some minor changes that we didn't like, but for the most part this was a decent adaptation.
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"You pleased me some of the time."
(From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and directed by Kevin Reynolds in 2002)
It was okay.  We would probably watch it again if it were on in the middle of the day.  But we'd be reading at the same time.
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"Barely tolerable, I dare say. But not handsome enough to tempt me."
(From Pride & Prejudice, by Jane Austen and directed by Joe Wright in 2005)
We'd watch this, but only to make fun of it.
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"A perfect graveyard of buried hopes" 
(From Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery and directed by Kevin Sullivan in 1985)
You'd have to bribe us heavily and/or tie us down to get us to watch this again.
3 heads are better than 1 or 2




Thanks for joining us today and make sure to tune in THIS FRIDAY (all caps!) for a very very special episode of Book vs. Movie.  And I don't mean that we'll be discussing school bullying and teen pregnancy.  *wink*

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32 Comments
Tatiana (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 02:10:48 am

I am so hurt you put up a Jason Bourne movie as your least fave! I love these movie and the fact that he can kill a person with a magazine or a ball pen.

I even have a box set of these movies (which includes Jason's passport!) and I might have considered naming my potential child Jason. So you see the extent of my commitment to him? And my hurt over this post?

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 03:38:59 am

LOL, Tatiana! There goes our honeymoon period....

I actually think that I would have really liked those movies if I hadn't read the books first.

All I have to say is: read the book! Hint: "Jason"'s real name is DAVID!! I just blew your mind, didn't I?

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Tatiana (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 05:09:42 am

DAVID? You don't say! Wow!;)

On the other hand, I loved Howl's Moving Castle (whereas I couldn't finish the book). So the balance is still there:)

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3/20/2012 02:49:15 am

I know it's not necessarily a film but I love the BBC Jane Eyre adaptation (with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stevens..swooooon).

Also, Flann, I agree with the Stephen King thing. Green Mile is just gahh... I've never read the book though.

Films that I think are better than the book: About a Boy, Bridget Jones' Diary, Jurassic Park, Slumdog Millionaire.

Adaptations that I love as much as the book: Harry Potter, Age of Innocence, Persepolis, The Hours and some others that I can't think of and... of course.... *crossing fingers* The Hunger Games. Hopefully.

I'm trying to think of the ones I hate but normally if I love a book and there is a slight inclining that I wouldn't like the film... I just don't watch it... :)

Great post, ladies!

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jowearsoldcoats link
3/20/2012 02:51:47 am

Me again!
I love Little Women too... :D

And also I meant inclination...not inclining.

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Flannery (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 06:24:27 am

LITTLE WOMEN!?KL:JKLDN How could I forget that one?

I know that movie so well, and the soundtrack, and I still get angry when Jo says no to Laurie at the scene by the split rail fence, and I still want to punch Amy's lights out every time I see it.

Catie (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 04:14:30 am

I think that television movies still count! I chose one as my favorite, after all (Anne!).

Slumdog is an EXCELLENT choice for the six star category. I love that movie so much, but hate the book. And Little Women! It's pretty different than the book, but I love them equally, in different ways.

I really hope that The Hunger Games lives up to at least the 4 star category. I guess we'll see on Friday! *Glares jealously at Flannery*

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Tatiana (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 05:10:58 am

Jo, I actually considered picking that version of Jane Eyre. It is my favorite and I love objectifying Rochester in it:)

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Heidi link
3/20/2012 03:26:12 am

Great post ladies, I can't wait for your thoughts next week on the
HG movie. Oh wow Flannery! High five on Stand By Me and Shawshank. Stand By Me has to be one of my all time favorite movies ever. I swear that it is a story from Stephen King's life, it just feels so personal. There is just one thing I don't understand...Did Lard Ass have to pay to get into the pie eating contest?
I read Princess Bride just recently and I was suprised at how closer it mirrors the book.
One adaption that I didn't care for was Jurassic Park, the book is so much better. On the other hand Practical Magic, the movie is so much better the book is awful.
Have a great day!

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Flannery (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 06:22:24 am

Isn't it awesome? I totally LOLed at your quote. "I brought the comb!"

I think, generally, that movie adaptations where the author also does the screenplay tend to go over well. In Stephen King's case, any screenplay that Frank Darabont writes about his stories is amazing.

I've never read Jurassic Park or Practical Magic but the house in the latter is so beautiful! Have you seen this website devoted to movie houses? www.hookedonhouses.net?

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Heidi link
3/20/2012 09:35:30 am

I am glad you LOLed...glad you got it :) Best movie!

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3/20/2012 09:37:03 am

Seven cents Vern!?

papalbina
3/20/2012 05:17:35 am

that was great, girls!!! ^_____^ i'm looking forward for more book vs. movie posts.

god, catie, my favourite movie adaptations are the same as yours xDD and i read Howl's moving castle. although movie and book are quite different, the movie itself is marvellous, book and movie are not really comparable...

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 06:15:25 am

papalbina, you have exquisite taste. ;) I'm really looking forward to Flannery's Book vs. Movie about Howl's Moving Castle! I've heard that they're really different. I am definitely going to read that book (it's on my list!).

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3/20/2012 07:50:09 am

Flannery - I LOVE that you chose Stephen King, he's one of my favourite authors and while I dread what someone could do to his Dark Tower series, maybe it would turn out well with the right director?

Also, I only watched the Princess Bride for the first time this month! But I've never read the book.

Catie - I'm sorry to say that I liked the Bourne movies but maybe that's because I haven't read the books? I always get so annoyed when characters are changed completely or left out or basically turned into someone else.

Tatiana - I totally understand what you mean about not re-reading the books before the movie, I read THG last year and didn't bother re-reading them because if they're fresh in my mind, I'm sure the movie will annoy me!

I love these post guys, they're a lot of fun!

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Flannery (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 03:34:08 pm

I consider it a travesty that you hadn't seen The Princess Bride until this month. I'm going to wipe it from my memory like they did with those things in Men in Black...which you probably haven't seen:)

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Lucy link
3/20/2012 08:30:11 am

Very entertaining post, ladies! Oh I hope we are all pleased with The Hunger Games this week. Fingers crossed! I didn't re-read or re-listen to the books either. I'm prepared to be blown away and want to go in without having the book fresh in my mind.

Love the Stephen King recipe to box office gold. It's so true! I especially liked Shawshank, Carrie, Salem's Lot, and Stand By Me. Howl's is great too, though I haven't read the book yet. Dune is totally bizarre-I think I've blocked that one from my mind.

Can't wait for Friday for your super awesome recap!

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Flannery (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 03:38:18 pm

I think we all needed a little eye bleach after seeing Dune.

I'm rereading Hunger Games so I can do an appropriate comparison with all the facts. I've found doing these posts that having it fresh in your mind is important to pick out all the differences. If the movie is truly great, it will still pass muster. (we've been lucky with several so far!)

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3/20/2012 10:48:15 am

I am unsubscribing from a lot of blogs today. Yours is one I will never unsubscribe from. Great post, girls! I don't have a lot to say, but I read every word. You guys are so engaging! I better get reading some of these. You would be ashamed if you knew what I HAVEN'T read.

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Flannery (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 03:35:39 pm

Thanks, Kara:) I'm glad we made the cut. I think we all have a bunch of books we're ashamed we haven't read. (see my challenge list for the year and those books I fake having read!) If we all band together, I think we can get through the shame.

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Nomes link
3/20/2012 11:11:21 am

okay

i love this post and sdon't even know where to begin

maybe with those pictures at the end (!!?)

Anne of GG, to me, is perfection <3

also, who drew your nifty little logo thingy for this feature? LOVE IT, you need to be giving out some serious credit for that, haha

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 09:14:10 pm

I love Anne so much, Nomes. (Can't wait to read your post!) Those movies are just wonderful, aren't they? I can't wait to share them with my girls.

And - I drew that little cartoon thing! I'm so lucky to have co-bloggers who will let me draw lame cartoons of them AND post them on the internet! :) I love that Tatiana's hair turned out sort of pink but she was like...eh, and posted it anyway, hahaha.

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Reynje
3/20/2012 01:09:31 pm

Ok, I've been laughing so hard I had to duck down and hide behind my cubicle walls before someone comes over to chastise me for being so noisy!

This post is fantastic - love, love, love it.

Catie - lol @ "NO"

And Tatiana, I have to agree with you on P&P. My brother calls it Pride and Prejudice for The OC Generation, but I confess I love it. And that's mostly because of Matthew Macfadyen :)

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
3/20/2012 09:18:13 pm

Thanks Rey! I was laughing so hard just putting this together. Confession: I'm a massive fan of both of my co-bloggers.

And although I'm a Colin Firth gal through and through, I have to admit that Matthew looks quite sexy in an open shirt, all covered in rain drops. Swoon.

Also, still laughing about "Hottie McHaughty Pants."

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Tatiana (The Readventurer) link
3/22/2012 03:53:24 am

I just don't care what others say. Matthew FTW!:) Work that chest and sideburns, Mr. Darcy!

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3/20/2012 09:39:06 pm

What a fun post! I have to agree with (some of) you on Pride and Prejudice (it takes creative license, but ah well), The Princess Bride, Anne of Green Gables, and Howl's Moving Castle. And you really should read Howls; it's just as great as the movie in different ways.

In case you're interested, I did a similar post quite a few months ago. You can check it out here:

http://abookandashortlatte.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/i-think-ive-read-this-movie-before/

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
3/21/2012 10:51:14 pm

Great post! I love A Room With a View - that's a great pick!

I'll definitely have to read The Prestige someday too - I liked the movie, but I'm sure that the book is so much better. And OMG, Dracula! LOL, poor Keanu. You are so right about that.

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3/20/2012 11:25:22 pm

Tatiana I love that Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen too! It's the only one that I can re-watch again and again! I also have the problem that if I watch a movie I can never go back and read the book I've tried so many times; Percy Jackson, Lord of the Rings and Narnia.

My favourite books to movies would probably have to be the Harry Potter's films 5-7 being my absolute faves! Movie adaptations I didn't like Twilight! I have to agree with Confessions of a Shopaholic, I was so looking forward to that film as well, they sort of stuck the first three books into one, made her have red hair and Luke Brandon? so not the way I imagined. I also didn't like the Princess Diaries films, they were funny don't get me wrong and I adore Ann Hathaway, but they completely changed the storyline (they killed her dad off and she was actually close with her grandmere!!!). I will definitely have to check out the films you've mentioned and I've always wanted to read Chocolat, Jumper and Shutter Island. I loved the movie so I'm hoping the book to Shutter Island doesn't disappoint

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Heidi link
3/21/2012 09:17:27 am

Flannery--I totally agree that The Princess Bride is one of those incredibly rare occasions when the movie surpasses the book. I hadn't actually read the book as a child, but watched the movie obsessively. When I finally did read the book this past year, I liked it, but was a little disappointed because I had expected to enjoy it more than the movie and I didn't.

Catie--I actually love The Bourne Identity, both movie and book, but I don't even compare them because they are not the same story whatsoever! I feel like they should have just given the movie a separate name and not attempted to relate it to the book at all they were so vastly different. I just checked Howl's Moving Castle out of the library! Looking forward to reading it very much, as I too am a Miyazaki fan; I hear it's quite different than the movie.

Titiana--I'll argue with you on P&P not for any of the reasons you mentioned, but because I cannot freaking stand Kiera Knightly. She ruined the whole movie for me.

Anyway ladies, LOVE that you're doing this! Excited to see the posts; the rating system is perfect.

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Tatiana (The Readventurer) link
3/22/2012 03:55:30 am

Heidi, sorry Keira ruined it for you:(

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Regina link
3/21/2012 09:27:43 pm

Oh those Dune pictures hurt my brain. That movie is a gross mess!

Great post, I had never thought to read the Bourne Identity but I will be adding to my list.

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Tatiana (The Readventurer) link
3/22/2012 03:56:47 am

You see, Regina, I am not even sure I can accept another Jason Bourne after I have the one I already love.

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