tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post7582672979014144214..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: The List - Books and MoviesLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-4347666440473290292015-03-21T22:59:22.802-05:002015-03-21T22:59:22.802-05:00I loved My Fair Lady a lot more than the book. The...I loved My Fair Lady a lot more than the book. The play was too stuffy for me as a teenager! Loved the movie version of Fried Green Tomatoes better than book. Princess Bride is also a better movie than book.<br /><br />We Need to Talk About Kevin...oh, that movie...frightening. I was traumatized for awhile after that movie. I'll pass on the book. The Book Thief...book was so much better. Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are always amazing to watch together. They have great chemistry.<br /><br />I'd say read the actual book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as well as listen to it. It's a visual experience. But the book is still so much better. The Descendants is one of my favorite movies. So good. I'd like to read the book as well.<br /><br />I'd love to see Graceling by Kristin Cashore turned into a movie if it's done right. Maybe finish up the Robert Langdon series so I can watch the rest of the books rather than read them. Great list!Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-69815914453974334192015-03-20T15:40:57.090-05:002015-03-20T15:40:57.090-05:00Excellent post and so much fun to read! I am 100%...Excellent post and so much fun to read! I am 100% with you on My Fair Lady, To Kill a Mockingbird, R&J, and Little Women--I loved Age of Innocence, but haven't watched the movie yet. I remember liking both the book and movie of Fried Green Tomatoes, but need to refresh my memory on both :)<br /><br />I'm reading 12 Years a Slave soon, and am eager to see how it compares to the movie, which I haven't seen yet.<br /><br />Personally, I thought Princess Bride was MUCH better than the book, which irritated me. I think Breakfast at Tiffany's the movie is better than Capote's novella, which seems dated rather than classic. The book version of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is as good as the movie--both incredibly powerful.<br /><br />I'm hoping to final get around to reading The Book Thief this year.<br /><br />What did you miss? The mini-series of North and South, Wives & Daughters, and Cranford all do justice to Gaskell's novels and I love the books and adaptations equally well. Most recently I watched the movie version of Never Let Me Go and thought it wasn't nearly as good as the book--it told the story, but the tension for me wasn't nearly as sharp as in the book.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-71763275143697701712015-03-19T16:37:22.556-05:002015-03-19T16:37:22.556-05:00What a fun list! I have found that I just can'...What a fun list! I have found that I just can't read a book after I see the movie so I try as long as possible to watch a movie until I read the book. It didn't work with The Lovely Bones though...and I liked that movie!Jo-Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529212026658169288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-28141527389009521192015-03-19T16:36:22.365-05:002015-03-19T16:36:22.365-05:00Great question. I thought The Knife Of Never Lett...Great question. I thought The Knife Of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness and that series would make wonderful movies... I guess there is still hope :) Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-77551459965235317422015-03-19T08:02:23.797-05:002015-03-19T08:02:23.797-05:00Great list. I have watched and read The Princess B...Great list. I have watched and read <i>The Princess Bride</i> and <i>Breakfast at Tiffany's</i>. These are two examples of where the movie is so much better. Capote's original story is nothing like the movie. I always expect differences but not as many as there were.<br /><br />My favorite book-to-movie adaptation? The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Hands down.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160951421693455864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-47913661125862185662015-03-18T18:28:28.835-05:002015-03-18T18:28:28.835-05:00I thought the movie version of Midnight in the Gar...I thought the movie version of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil was good, but the book is so much better.<br /><br />My favorite movie adaptation of a book I love is the 1963 version of The Haunting, adapted from Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House.<br /><br />My favorite movie adapted from a book I still want to read is Auntie Mame.<br /><br />I don't think the perfect movie of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend has been made yet. All three movies have serious flaws in the storytelling. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-88348296446887205972015-03-18T14:17:12.940-05:002015-03-18T14:17:12.940-05:00I definitely agree about the Little Women movies. ...I definitely agree about the Little Women movies. I love Katharine Hepburn but she looks far too old to be Jo. The Winona Ryder version is probably my favorite as well. I also like Pride and Prejudice version with Kiera Knightly. I've watched the Kevin Sullivan Anne of Green Gables thousands of times and love it even though the 2nd part only vaguely resembles the books. I haven't seen Silver Linings Playbook but I saw the previews and attempted to read the book. I had a hard time meshing the image of Bradley Cooper with the almost childlike voice of the narrator. Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-52495798204416865542015-03-18T12:51:15.422-05:002015-03-18T12:51:15.422-05:00It's hard to see the movie and then read the b...It's hard to see the movie and then read the book. I LOVE Princess Bride and own the book but I'm just not sure it'll live up to my LOVE of the movie. LOL! I have Serena on my e-reader and really should get to it. And yes, Midnight in the Garden of Evil was a bit of a dud. Love the book!<br /><br />Great post!!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-36443247213759359652015-03-18T11:43:05.264-05:002015-03-18T11:43:05.264-05:00I loved the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. I read the...I loved the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. I read the book after having seen the movie a few times and really liked that as well. The Color Purple was a good adaptation, I agree.<br /><br /><br />Ah, The Princess Bride! I adored the book and eventually came to love the movie. I saw the movie first--a gazillion times because it is one of my husband's favorites. Then my husband talked me into reading the book and there was no going back.<br /><br />I haven't seen The Book Thief yet, but, like you, it is a favorite book of mine. I had the opportunity to see the movie a couple times, but I keep resisting. I don't know why. Afraid of being disappointed maybe. I really liked Still Alice, but I am not sure I want to see the movie, no matter how good it may be. It was painful enough reading the book, given my family's history and my own fears about dementia. <br /><br />From your list of books that are better than the movie, I can really only speak to Bad Beginnings, and I completely agree with your assessment. I have seen the movie Cujo, but I never read the book nor do I want to.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-70887883182381443032015-03-18T07:31:18.326-05:002015-03-18T07:31:18.326-05:00What a lovely list! I remember that first time I ...What a lovely list! I remember that first time I saw that version of Romeo and Juliet. I was really quite young and went with a girlfriend. We were young enough to be squirmy during the love scenes. LOL<br /><br />Fried Green Tomatoes - love it. I agree about picking a favorite - well, maybe Kathy Bates with Tawanda. You do need to read Cary Elwes book, AS YOU WISH. If you love the movie, you'll have fun with the book. Have not seen the movie Still Alice yet. Will do so at some point. The book was so powerful.<br /><br />And I'll bring up a new question - what about movies that you think are better than the books? I have 3 off the top of my head - better for me anyway. And these feel a little more complete to me, probably because of the ensemble casts. Practical Magic (love Sandra and Nicole), The Jane Austen Book Club (Emily Blunt - love), and How To Make An American Quilt (so many women and Maya Angelou too).Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.com