Celluloid

By --Deb on

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1. In your opinion, what is the best translation of a book to a movie?
2. The worst?
3. Had you read the book before seeing the movie, and did that make a difference? (Personally, all other things being equal, I usually prefer whichever I was introduced to first.)

And, by all means, expand this to as long a list as you like. I’m notoriously awful myself at narrowing down to one favorite ANYTHING. So, feel free to list as many “good” or “bad” movie-from-books as you like. (Heaven knows that’s what I’ll be doing….)


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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78 responses

  1. --Deb

    Okay, mine is up.

  2. Marianne

    Mine’s here.

  3. Rhinoa

    Mins is up too at Rhinoa’s Ramblings

  4. Melody

    Hi, mine’s up! 🙂

  5. Stephen

    Great idea – mine’s up!

  6. Ceri

    Here are mine http://cerihebert.blogspot.com/

  7. Mei

    Mine’s up here

  8. Joana

    here are my Booking Through Thursday answers! ^_^

    Happy BTT!

  9. Kristy

    Mine’s up. Happy BTT!

  10. Alice Teh

    Mine’s up! Happy BTT, everyone!

  11. Chris@bookarama

    Just finished!
    http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-through-thursday-celluloid.html

  12. Faith

    Booking Through Thursday

  13. raidergirl3

    Great Question. Who’s seen The Order of the Phoenix already?
    http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2007/07/meme-booking-through-thursday_12.html

  14. Christine

    http://xinef.livejournal.com/140859.html

    1. The Harry Potter series are pretty good. They are all abridged, but for the most part, are faithful to the original books.

    2. Far too many to count. Almost anything made before 1980 or 1990. “I Robot” was especially bad – any resemblance to the original story seemed to be accidental!

    3. I agree that I tend to prefer whichever one I see/read first. And in the case that I’ve seen/read both, I tend to have fewer objections to the movie if I’ve seen it before reading the book.

  15. Lightheaded

    I just posted my answers here.

  16. Daphne

    Here’s mine:

    http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2007/07/btt-celluloid.html

  17. Cassie

    Hi, back from vacation and mine is up now! Going to go back and read the comments for the days I missed! 🙂

  18. Stephanie

    Good Questions!! I’m up!! http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/

  19. Barbara H.

    Great questions! My answers are here:
    http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/booking-through-thursday-celluloid/

  20. SmallWorld

    That was a challenge! Here’s mine: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/SmallWorld/355649/

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  22. antqueen

    Hey, it posted a comment for me. I didn’t know it would do that.

  23. CoversGirl

    Mine’s here. Glad to see this week’s question is one I could think of an answer for!

  24. fajrdrako

    My reply

  25. Suey

    Both this week and last week’s questions:

    http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-through-thursday-celluloid-and.html

  26. sya

    I’m up.
    http://www.gamalei.net/syaffolee/2007/07/memes-booking-through-thursday.html

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  28. annie

    And me:

    http://superfastreader.com/books-to-film-booking-through-thursday.htm

  29. Amy

    Hmmm…I think Nick Hornsby’s High Fidelity is one of the best book-to-movies I’ve seen. Hard to pick a worst. There are just too many.

  30. Athena

    Great question seeing as I have seen a lot of adaptations over the years. Up and away.

  31. Jane

    I suspect “To Kill A Mocking Bird” as the best adaptation. Not sure about the worst as we don’t watch a whole lot of movies (last time I was in a theater was the 3rd Star Wars in the original release). I usually prefer the book because movies have to leave out a lot of nuances to compress a book into the 90 to 120 minute format.

  32. melanie

    Good question, but I’m not feeling very wordy! My answer is here…

  33. gina

    Great questions!

    http://gullybrookpress.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-through-thursday-celluloid-1.html

  34. Charity

    Here’s mine!

    http://ctahmase.diaryland.com/070712_14.html

  35. jc

    Mine is up.

  36. Florinda

    Hi there! Here’s my post: http://pendvasq-readingritingandrandomness.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-through-thursday-books-into.html

  37. Kailana

    Mine’s up: Kailana’s Written World

  38. Julia

    Good afternoon BTT blogger, I hope you have good Thursday!

    Booking Through Thursday: Celluloid

  39. John Cummins

    Mine’s up

  40. John Cummins

    Mine’s up http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/recon77/355782/

  41. Literary Feline

    Here is mine! 🙂

  42. Julia

    OOPS! I should have put the link to the actual page of Booking Through Thursday…so here it is again

    Booking Through Thursday: Celluloid

  43. Annie F

    Love the question!
    http://www.headinknots.com/2007/07/thursday-answers_12.html

  44. mo

    Hope you all have room for one more participant!

    ~Mo

  45. CJ Hill

    I’m posting late today but that’s what a migraine will do for you. Here it is:

    http://cjreading.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-through-thursday_12.html

    cjh

  46. saundejm

    Here’s mine:

    Celluloid

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  48. Marsha

    What a timely question, as there are couple of eagerly anticipated (by me, anyway) book-to-screen adaptations coming out in the next several months!

    I discuss them–and my best and worst choices–here.

    Happy Thursday, everyone!

  49. pussreboots

    Mine is up.

  50. Betty C.

    Here is my post on this great topic:

    http://and-so-forth.blogspot.com/2007/07/from-read-to-reel.html

  51. esion

    Here’s mine. http://guidinglight.wordpress.com/

  52. Mervi

    Here is mine: http://bright-lilim.livejournal.com/62815.html

  53. merrimerri

    Here is mine!
    Maybe last but hopefully not least!
    http://merrimerri.wordpress.com/

  54. The Fire Pit

    Hello,

    I participated in this one as well.

    http://www.firepitblog.com/2007/07/12/booking-through-thursday-celluloid/

  55. Gracie

    Mine is up http://web.mac.com/akagracie

  56. Janiejane

    Mine is up!

  57. Siew

    Hi all, I thought I’d join in!

    http://www.siewcooper.com/2007/07/12/booking-through-thursday/

  58. 3M

    Mines up!

    http://3mbooklist.blogspot.com/2007/07/celluloid-booking-through-thursday.html

  59. Callista

    Here’s mine: http://smsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-through-thursday_12.html

  60. Trisha J

    Here’s my reply.
    http://trishaj.blogspot.com/2007/07/thursday-meme.html

  61. kat

    It’s Friday where I am, so my answer’s a bit late. 🙂 Here it is!

  62. Nancze

    I’ve just joined and posted for the first time.

  63. Nancze

    I’ve linked to the post. Sorry

  64. ennavic

    Mine is up here:

    BTT (On Fri) – Celluloid

  65. Erin

    http://thepaperbackstash.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-through-thursdays-june-12-2007.html

  66. Susan Higginbotham

    Here’s mine!

    http://susandhigginbotham.blogspot.com/2007/07/interview-with-michelle-moran-and.html

  67. raidergirl3

    I just thought of a good movie based on a book, but I haven’t read the book yet – The English Patient so I son’t know how they compared. I imagine the book ws complex.

  68. Heidi

    Fun topic this week~ not sure how I missed it yesterday.
    Here’s my response:
    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/ReviewsbyHeidi/356181/

  69. Kym

    My answers for this week and last week’s question are up: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/kympossible/356193/

    Blessings,
    Kym

  70. CeeCee

    Here is mine: http://booksplurge.blogspot.com/2007/07/booking-on-thursday-on-friday-again.html

  71. Bridget

    Yikes! For the next couple of weeks, I’m probably going to be late – but here’s my response:

    http://the-ravelld-sleave.blogspot.com/2007/07/day-late.html

  72. conspiracy-girl

    Mine is up!
    http://www.conspiracy-girl.com/2007/07/celluloid-booking-through-thursday.html

  73. BookGal

    Better late than never

  74. Parelle

    I’ve actually been following this blog for awhile, but here’s my response to this week’s prompt (late I know!)

    The rest of them: http://parelle.livejournal.com/tag/bookingthroughthursday

  75. Crafty Green Poet

    Here are mine on my Alter Ego blog: http://foundcraftygreenart.blogspot.com/2007/07/celluloid.html

    A bit late I know but I’ve only just found you!

  76. Carrie K

    Dang, I keep reading everyone else’s but my computer time is so truncated I didn’t do mine yet. It’ll be up tomorrow.

  77. Bobbie

    Hi
    I saw this at Reviews By Heidi and it looked like fun.
    Here it is over a blog. Come by for a visit.

    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/bubbebobbie/358061/

    Because of Jesus, Bobbie

  78. Maria

    I’m *still* playing catch-up! http://kiwiria.livejournal.com/356943.html