I’ve not read the hunger games but my mum just finished reading the first one and she said the furst film very close to the first book, only minor differences so far, she’s only read the first book mind you so the others may differ a lot more x
I think the books are always better to be fair, but the film was pretty good too. I always make sure I read the book before watching the films. If I watch a film and then realise there is a book, I then can’t read the book as the film has already ruined my imagination with characters etc. X
Gone Girl is the only one really. The Girl on the train was so disappointing because they changed it from London to America and that totally ruined it for me.
With it being set in London in the book that really made it atmospheric, and I could picture all the places, they obviously changed the setting to America to appeal to a wider audience but it failed miserably and I’m surprised the author didn’t put her foot down and stick to her guns and tell them it had stay in London. I would have.
Usually disappointed by films based on books but really enjoyed The Room. Also liked the Time Travelers Wife, although it was different in places I thought the film was great
I love the film, I was named after it, so it is one of my favourites but it missed too much out. In the book she had 3 children! Yet only one in the film ?
@Vicky so long as they don’t try to remake it. There could never be another Rhett and Scarlet. Did you ever see or read the attempted follow up? Scarlet. Timothy Dalton was awful as Rhett
He was terrible wasn’t he?! I liked the book – I was happy to read a what happened next. But it wasn’t as good. I know there is a book about Rhett Butler too, but have never found it! Butlers something it’s called. Butlers people or something!!
i felt Room did. Usually i prefer which ever i do first to be honest between book and film but with Room i really enjoyed the book and then felt the film was just as good or possible better 🙂 xx
The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, Misery, The Princess Bride, Not better, but the adaptations were brilliantly done. The only films where I haven’t announced whilst watching “In.the book….” Oh, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck is amazing as Atticus
I put a film on Netflix a couple of weeks ago called Dark Places, within 5mins I had a weird sense of dejavu, I knew I hadn’t seen it before but I recognised all the characters and I knew what was going to happen it took me another 10 mins to realise I had read the book a few years ago, film was good and as far as I remember I enjoyed the book but it has a big twist so I think it’s either read or watch, not much point doing both
Green Mile, in my opinion!
I mean I think the book and the film are diffrent but definatly as good!!!
Memoirs of a Geisha.
FAB film!
The Help ?
I’ve not read the hunger games but my mum just finished reading the first one and she said the furst film very close to the first book, only minor differences so far, she’s only read the first book mind you so the others may differ a lot more x
They did a fantastic job with those films!
No ? some come close, but the book is always better with the sole exception of the Twilight saga ? pleasedontkillme
The Green Mile
Sleeping with the enemy. Great book and film xx
I’ve got my fingers crossed that Ready player one will!
The fault in our stars. X
I think the book was slightly better than the film but both good x
I think the books are always better to be fair, but the film was pretty good too. I always make sure I read the book before watching the films. If I watch a film and then realise there is a book, I then can’t read the book as the film has already ruined my imagination with characters etc. X
Secret life of bees
The Green Mile, We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Night Listener.
For me none. If I read the book I don’t watch the film. If I see the film I don’t read the book
The green mile
A Time To Kill. An amazing book, a brilliant film.
Totally agree! I was going to say this. X
That is such a good film but so sad! X
The Fault in Our Stars. I didn’t get the raw emotion from the book, but seeing it portrayed in the film was next level devastating ?
Memoirs of a Geisha!! Book was excellent, film was good too!!
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
The Silence of the Lambs, Rosemary’s Baby, Everything Is Illuminated and (for something completely different) The Devil Wears Prada.
Teenage books relate well to films, hunger games & harry potter but i don’t think adult ones come close, I’m always disappointed
Gone Girl- film way exceeds the book!
The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me, Gone Girl, Fight Club
I haven’t been able to read or watch Shawshank Redemption. Don’t know why.
Ps I love you I love the film more that the book
Light between the oceans both book and film are fab x
Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, Jurassic Park…
And in my opinion, Forrest Gump the movie WAY exceeds the book!
I thought Jurassic Park the book was a hundred times better than the film and I love the film
Yeah I suppose you’re right… still, I feel like the film was as good as the film could be.
Definitely. I think I loved the fact there were way more dinosaurs in the book.
Oh, have you read The Lost World? I never read that one but have considered it lately… don’t want to be disappointed though.
I’m pretty sure I did
What there’s a book?! I absolutely love the films x
Hell yeah there is ?
The Revenant! So much better than the book.
The Horse Whisperer
Gone Girl is the only one really. The Girl on the train was so disappointing because they changed it from London to America and that totally ruined it for me.
I was so annoyed when they set girl on the train in New York but still used and English actress as the main character
Yessssss
So this!!!!!!!
That annoyed me too x
With it being set in London in the book that really made it atmospheric, and I could picture all the places, they obviously changed the setting to America to appeal to a wider audience but it failed miserably and I’m surprised the author didn’t put her foot down and stick to her guns and tell them it had stay in London. I would have.
Gone girl and the girl on the train, hated both books but really enjoyed the films
Noooo we can’t be friends anymore. Girl on the train film was ?
Girllll, i love that film?
Book was 10000000% better ?
The book is a pile of turds?
The film is. Why change the location for a start ? why chose a pretty actress who doesn’t look like an alcoholic in the slightest ? too many flaws
This is why I’m glad i didn’t like the book because those points would of angered me, they always do.
I like the girl on the train but it really annoyed me that they moved it to America, especially as the book ends in my favourite place!
Perfume
The Book Thief… (in my opinion…?)
To kill a mockingbird x
Not better than but pretty good …
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
I didn’t watch it for over 10 years because I was afraid but I was impressed.
This was more an “inspired by” but Queen Bees & Wannabes is a parenting book that absolutely “got” teenage girls at the time it was written.
The book got optioned and Mean Girls was the result – it absolutely “got” the book in my opinion
We Bought a Zoo, all Lord of the Rings, Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy.
About a boy – I think the film much better!
Don’t forget The Shining! Stephen King. The trike scene haunts me.
I was going to say this
Ughhhh I wish I could like the movie but I hate it because the book is so different.
The Green Mile
What type of books do you like? The hunger games books took me totally by surprise, I’d say they’re better than the movies ?
The Perks of Being a Wallflower was good as a film
Gone Girl, Fight Club and The Princess Bride all spring to mind. I also thought Me Before You was an excellent adaptation.
I think that Ritual – read it recently, would be great, otherwuse,.. . No
I saw the Marigold Hotel film, then read the book, which was a great disappointment!
I thought Room did
Atonement
2001
Always disappointed in the film of any book.
Usually disappointed by films based on books but really enjoyed The Room. Also liked the Time Travelers Wife, although it was different in places I thought the film was great
Me too!
The Green Mile…x
Gone with the wind. It’s 4 hours long! All films made from books should take note and be a suitable length to tel the story properly!!
I love the film, I was named after it, so it is one of my favourites but it missed too much out. In the book she had 3 children! Yet only one in the film ?
It should have been 6 hours really ?? I saw the musical that ran for about 3 months about 10 years ago – it was closer to the book than film!
@Vicky so long as they don’t try to remake it. There could never be another Rhett and Scarlet. Did you ever see or read the attempted follow up? Scarlet. Timothy Dalton was awful as Rhett
He was terrible wasn’t he?! I liked the book – I was happy to read a what happened next. But it wasn’t as good. I know there is a book about Rhett Butler too, but have never found it! Butlers something it’s called. Butlers people or something!!
yes, the book was okay and glad scarlet got her happy ending. Didn’t know there was a Rhett book though, might have to look out for that x
Found it on Amazon.
I’ve got that to watch as I’ve never seen it, got it recorded x
Ooh I might have a look myself!! I know I couldn’t find it when I’d heard about it years ago! Watch it @Lucy – it’s perfect Sunday afternoon viewing!!
the book thief and schindlers ark both fab
Sleepers
Yes! I’d forgot about this!
Yes! One of the best, in my opinion. X
Lord of the rings
Misery!
Game of Thrones. TV show but might sneak in there.
1st book =1st series almost verbatim but character & plot wander off course about the middle of series two.
We need the final book/series now. Too much hanging around. ?
i felt Room did. Usually i prefer which ever i do first to be honest between book and film but with Room i really enjoyed the book and then felt the film was just as good or possible better 🙂 xx
The Virgin Suicides x
If we’re adding tv series, the 1980s Anne of Green Gables was perfection
The Green Mile,
Shawshank Redemption,
Misery,
The Princess Bride,
Not better, but the adaptations were brilliantly done. The only films where I haven’t announced whilst watching “In.the book….”
Oh, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Gregory Peck is amazing as Atticus
The Princess bride was only written for the film so it doesn’t really count. With you on to kill a mockingbird though, great book, Great film
The Princess Bride was a novel first but it was adapted by the author who was a screen writer. It totally counts.
He only wrote it so he could make a film of it
Gone with the Wind, The Talented Mr Ripley
Maze Runner. It HAS to be better than the book simply because nothing could be worse :/
Lord of the Rings.
PS I Love You. Hated the book but love the movie.
I liked the book but it’s not one of my favourite Cecelia Ahern books, hated the film
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safron Foer
I really struggled with that book, I haven’t seen the film
@Sadie Maybe seeing the film might help. I agree it’s a very complex story line that bounces back and forth in time.
Green mile , silver linings playbook and Room xx
Wonder is good.
twilight. Love Story
Holes , The Princess Bride, To Kill a Mockingbird
The Hunger Games, Shawshank Redemption, and I thought the HBO miniseries of Big Little Lies was really good 🙂
Chocolat does
Wonder is good
Life of Pi comes into my head straight off
Love The Book Thief both film and book.
Chocolat is also amazing for both but there are a lot of changes made for the film
I put a film on Netflix a couple of weeks ago called Dark Places, within 5mins I had a weird sense of dejavu, I knew I hadn’t seen it before but I recognised all the characters and I knew what was going to happen it took me another 10 mins to realise I had read the book a few years ago, film was good and as far as I remember I enjoyed the book but it has a big twist so I think it’s either read or watch, not much point doing both