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Discussion Question: Today we are talking about our best and worst book to movie adaptation experiences!
The best out weighed the worst today.
Best:
Sense & Sensibility- The book just seemed slow, this movie was great.
Emma- I haven't really read the book, I can't get in to it, but I love the movie.
Matilda- Loved this adaptation.
Gettysburg (The Killer Angles)- I had to read it for school and loved it. The movie follows the book so closely and it is almost word for word!
Gods and Generals- Another great adaptation. Follows so closely to the book.
Little Women- I loved this version, it is a little different from the book, but the actors are great in it.
Charlotte's Web- I liked this one so much more than the cartoon.
Worst:
Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief- It completely strayed from the book.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- The whole battle was left out at the end!! It was an important battle and the director cut it, because he thought that the last 2 movies would have enough fighting.
Twilight- Sorry, spider monkey, it just didn't cut it.
What do you think are the best and worst
4 comments
I couldn't agree with you more about Twilight. While the writing of the book wasn't the BEST, the movie adaption was HORRIBLE. And yet, I saw every. single. movie at midnight. What does that say about me?!
ReplyDeleteI went to respond to this one, and realized I don't really watch a lot of movies. Sad, huh? I looooved The Hunger Games movie, and felt like it stayed very true to the book. It left some details out, but then, how can you not? It's a very detailed book into 2 hours.
I know what you mean. I went to every opening weekend and I own all of the movies...I'm a gluten for punishment, I think.
DeleteThe Hunger Games was great! I think they did a wonderful job sticking to the book. The changes they made, I was ok with, because Suzanne Collins helped with the screen play. She knows the characters better than anyone!
I agree with all of your bests, but I really liked the Harry Potter movies. Lol. Twilight was terrible though. All of them. I haven't seen Percy Jackson yet.
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I did like the Harry Potter movies, it's just that ending in the Half Blood Prince through it all off. I was bummed. Twilight...oh, boy. I'm seeing it everywhere today. :-)
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