tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post7874960342255457925..comments2023-10-08T22:52:40.964+10:00Comments on Between the Covers: Weekly Geeks: Best Movie AdaptationsAmat Librishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-88109944910955558782009-07-22T03:36:09.724+10:002009-07-22T03:36:09.724+10:00I haven't read Stardust but loved the film. It...I haven't read Stardust but loved the film. It's proper family entertainment in the vein of The Princess Bride.damnedconjurorhttp://damnedconjuror.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-79304348916364762992009-07-22T05:24:28.059+10:002009-07-22T05:24:28.059+10:00Out of the three, the one I hadn't heard of wa...Out of the three, the one I hadn't heard of was Picnic at Hanging Rock. Nice that you didn't go with Lord of the Rings: it seems like everyone (including myself) went with that one.<br><br>Oh, and you're right, I didn't specify novels. Seabiscuit definitely should be included. :)justareadingfoolhttp://justareadingfool.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-45721625947250867872009-07-22T05:41:39.215+10:002009-07-22T05:41:39.215+10:00Remains of the Day was probably the most perfect a...Remains of the Day was probably the most perfect adaptation ever, although Room With a View came close. <br><br>As for books I'd like to see: the Maisie Dobbs series of mysteries!teabirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01789062795176641187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-69735238344024395152009-07-22T06:26:47.364+10:002009-07-22T06:26:47.364+10:00I thought the 1995 Sense and Sensibility was an ex...I thought the 1995 Sense and Sensibility was an excellent adaptation. The House of Mirth (2000) also did a fantastic job. The Anne of Green Gables series in the 1980's was also great. I'm sure I could think of many more, but that's what I first thought of off the top of my head!Laura's Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904763940307902364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-15490276222542744242009-07-22T06:41:08.950+10:002009-07-22T06:41:08.950+10:00I've been meaning to read and watch Remains of...I've been meaning to read and watch <i>Remains of the Day</i>. I always have that trouble of which to do first: read or watch. It's like I don't want one to spoil the other. =)Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000196202918787892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-64135966947856699582009-07-22T09:31:14.474+10:002009-07-22T09:31:14.474+10:00"The Remains of the Day" is great, both ..."The Remains of the Day" is great, both book and film. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson are wonderful!!bookwormanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149396697581709129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-59701472121686888192009-07-22T22:21:58.353+10:002009-07-22T22:21:58.353+10:00Normally I prefer the book to the film, with few e...Normally I prefer the book to the film, with few exceptions, but one such exception would be the Emma Thompson version of Sense and Sensibility, always felt that it brought the book to a more vivid immaginative life for me. Also liked the film adaptation of V for Vendetta.Book pusherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07647698663063070936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-18647077593147933022009-07-23T23:48:12.871+10:002009-07-23T23:48:12.871+10:00Damnedconjuror: I loved Stardust too - book and fi...Damnedconjuror: I loved <i>Stardust</i> too - book and film.<br><br>Justareadingfool: That was precisely <i>why</i> I didn't go with LotR!<br><br>Teabird: How could I have forgotten <i>A Room with a View</i>?<br><br>Laura: <i>Sense and Sensibility</i> was fabulous; but I haven't seen the others. <br><br>Cam: I prefer movie first, book second, since I get more attached to books than to CoversGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-58360032422803727002009-07-29T07:39:50.961+10:002009-07-29T07:39:50.961+10:00Picnic at Hanging Rock was SUCH a creepy movie; I ...Picnic at Hanging Rock was SUCH a creepy movie; I didn't even know it was a book.Lesleyhttp://www.alifeinbooks.comnoreply@blogger.com