5 Movies That Nailed the Book to Film Adaptation & 5 That Flubbed It
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Published 2024-05-09
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All Comments (21)
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Which ones do you think hit the mark perfectly, and which ones fell short? Share your thoughts below!
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Eragon not being in the flubbed list is a major flaw.
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My husband and I love Princesses Bride. When he goes into work, I tell him "Have fun storming the castle !"
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Princess Bride the movie was written by William Goldman, who wrote the book and was an accomplished screenwriter, so it makes sense an adaptation could be nailed
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“Now get out of here before I call the brute squad!” “but I’m on the brute squad.” “You are the brute squad.” Favorite scene
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"The Shawkshank Redemption" is one of my favourite Stephen King adaptations, despite not having any Supernatural elements. It really stayed true to the Spirit and characters of the original novella.
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One that should be on the Nailed list is, The Outsiders. The book was great and the movie perfectly capture the tone and the world the characters lived in. And the cast was perfect.
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I'll add The green mile to the Nailed it list.
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Stand by Me is missing, apparently even King was impressed
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Flubbed It: I, Robot A movie so far removed from Asimov's ideas, his estate sued to have adapted by changed to themes suggested by, a move I have never seen before or since.
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It's animated but I would have added The Last Unicorn to the nailed it list as well. Like the Princess Bride its script was written by the same person that wrote the book . Peter S. Beagle. And it is amazing.
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Princess Bride was incredible
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As soon as I heard The Dark Tower was not even two hours long, I noped right on out of there and never watched it. My hope is that Mike Flanagan can finally do it justice as a TV show. 🤞
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The film adaptation of 'Get Shorty' by Elmore Leonard is virtually identical to the book. The dialogue, the pacing, the action, the narrative are closest I have ever seen between book and movie.
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I'd watch the Time Machine anyway. I love Guy Pierce. I tried reading To Kill a Mockingbird, and I couldn't get past the first page. Then, we had to read it for English class, and I read it in one day. (I love reading.) It was amazing. I'd listen to Morgan Freeman read the dictionary. Stardust was infinitely better than the book. The book was boring. I had to make myself finish it.
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Can't believe Fried Green Tomatoes isn't here...lovely book adapted into a wonderful film!
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Flubbed It (dishonorable mentions): - The Giver - The Golden Compass - My Sister’s Keeper - Ella Enchanted Nailed it (honorable mentions) - Coraline - Charlotte’s Web (both versions) Any I missed for either?
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I'm not sure Rod Taylor's "The Time Machine" deserves to be dismissed as "silly," despite its low budget, considering that it sticks far closer to the source material than the remake does. Quite a few science fiction films from the classic era had low budgets to work with; to write them off as "silly" comes close to suggesting that good SF movies didn't exist before "2001: A Space Odyssey." But hey, "To Kill a Mockingbird" makes the list, so I'm a little appeased.
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Nailed it : The Maltese Falcon (1941).
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I include these Nailed it: Interview With a Vampire, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Flubbed it: Eragon