Green Room - Week 26 - Day 4

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What is your favorite book-turned-movie/movie-turned-book? (TV shows count)

Do you find it better when they follow the original note-for-note or go off in their own directions and interpretations? (That's more for TV shows, since they have more time and space to accomplish that)

What have been some of your *least* favorite adaptations and why do you think they failed?

One thing that *won't* fail is that the topic for the main competition is here: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/797204.html
and Last Chance Idol has their topic over here: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/797508.html

So make sure to get your entries in by tomorrow!

Now excuse me for a few minutes - I have a red-handled machete and some promises to keep.

Comments

[favoritebean.livejournal.com]

I might be in the minority here, but I generally avoid movie adaptations of books. That said, BBC did a mini-series version of "Pride and Prejudice" that followed the book closely. Its version of Mr. Darcy didn't make me swoon, but it did follow the book.

Of course, I did adore "To Kill a Mockingbird," and when I reread the book years after seeing the movie adaptation, I couldn't help but think that Gregory Peck epitomized Atticus Finch. Obviously, the book has stuck with me over the years, since our soon to be tripod kitten is named after him.

While the film adaptation has very little to do with the book (much to my daughter's chagrin), I do like both versions of 'How to Train Your Dragon.'