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Susan Sontag once had a conversation with Kurt Vonnegut and he said that only he and Margaret Mitchell should be happy with the filmed versions of their books. (Slaughterhouse Five in his case.)
But Ellroy also liked L.A. Confidential, and rightly so. I think it's better than the book. It helped that Curtis Hanson was obsessed with the project and worked on the screenplay for several years to get it right.
The Outsiders?
High Fidelity was an extremely non-faithful film which worked pretty well, and I write as someone who adored the book.
Ok, looking at the list I have here at work.
A Raisin in the Sun Howard's End A Passage to India Grapes of Wrath The Color Purple
These I haven't read, but the adaptations are great films Dangerous Liasons Out of Africa
Ones I consider both, but others may not. KB's Henry V Watership Down The Remains of the Day Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Catch-22 The Black Stallion
I'd say it's almost always less annoying!
cool, thanks.
Princess Bride is on my A+ list. I liked the movie Slaughterhouse Five, I'm not sure what about it makes me not think of it as 'great'. Dangerous Liaisons would be A+ if not for Keanu. Were those really his best takes? argh.
High Fidelity was an extremely non-faithful film which worked pretty well, and I write as someone who adored the book.
I think so too. I thought it captured the spirit of the book quite well.
The book "The Outsiders" was much better than the movie, IMO. I still cried like a little baby eating lemons, but the movie can't hold a candle to the book.
The book "The Outsiders" was much better than the movie, IMO.
Also, Sodapop had BLOND HAIR!!!! Rob Lowe is no Sodapop!
And Dally had ice-blue eyes, unlike Matt Dillon! (I am glad I'm not the only one still carrying this stuff around....)
Apparently there are others who share my opinion.