Nuxfanabroad Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) A short, sweet intro here, hopefully encouraging some enthusiasts to contribute worthy inclusions. Q1.. What books have you enjoyed, where you've later discovered the film/ TV series(?) to be as memorable, or perhaps even better? Can you give us a side-note, or any additional info? Q2 ..Any examples where you've watched the flick, prior to the book? Any cases where that seems the best route? Lastly..Q3: Is it just moi, or is today's hectic 24/7 digital-mayhem, incompatible with lazing on the sofa, with a lengthy, compelling read? Gotta admit, haven't been enjoying deep novels as I once did. Anywho.. some titles to start: - The Godfather(I guess Puzo wrote the book, screenplay, etc...) So of course the adaptation is flawless. - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. The flick has a twist from the book, which was presented from Chief Bromden's pov(both so damn good) - Day of The Jackal . Talk about Forsythe's masterpiece. James Bond has Nothing on this character(Edward Fox). You'll never cheer so hard for an assassin again. - Shogun If one has 9 hrs, the classic miniseries is fully on Youtube. No scene ever, is as flippin' erotic as Yoko Shimada droppin' her silk to share an onsen with Richard Chamberlain. HOLY Jumpin'! - LOTR There shouldn't be a fantasy section in libraries/shops. It oughta' be Tolkien's corner. Jackson's work was epic - Gone With The Wind. Lengthy, but so worthwhile. Clark & Vivian showing how it's done. Edited May 18, 2021 by Nuxfanabroad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Saw the movie would love to read the book and the rest of the series called The Crane Iron Pentalogy however I cannot find an English Translation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whaleroad Train Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 The Martian. Loved the movie, enjoyed the book even more. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 42 minutes ago, Whaleroad Train said: The Martian. Loved the movie, enjoyed the book even more. This a recent work? Sorry, been away decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whaleroad Train Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Nuxfanabroad said: This a recent work? Sorry, been away decades. 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 The Guns Of Navarone. Very good book, and the rare instance of an even better screen adaptation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 27 minutes ago, Alflives said: The Guns Of Navarone. Very good book, and the rare instance of an even better screen adaptation. My Dad always loved this movie..but I haven't seen it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 First I saw the movie Blade Runner, which i absolutely loved, then a couple of months ago I also read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" which I just adored perhaps even more. But the two are quite different, so they complement each other very well. Another adaptation I remember was the Less Than Zero movie... First I read the book, then watched the movie. Loved the book, didn't like the movie at all. Oh yes, Harry Potter, i enjoyed both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromeslab Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Shawshank Redemption.To me it’s one of the best adaptation of Steven Kings work.Not actually a horror movie,it was originally called Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 The obvious one for me was A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) I remember when I first saw the trailer on HBO and thought, "WTF? Martin hasn't even finished writing the damn thing!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 BTW, for Star Wars fans, Kylo Ren is loosely based on Han and Leia's son Jacen in the "Legacy of the Force" book series. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/SWF/star-wars-legacy-of-the-force---legends Jacen turns to the dark side and becomes Darth Caedus. He is eventually killed by his twin sister Jaina.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 No Country for old men LA Confidential 1997 . Great Movie, A few years back I watched nearly every english speaking movie from 1990 -2016 on the top 250 IMDB. barely started the book, I have a hard time reading these days, I usually just fall asleep. I really loved Michael Crichton books, but Sphere was a let down. the books are not really relevant anymore, either. as is the case with many sci-fi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 The Big short. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 not so much a book per se, but the Sam Sheperd story becoming The Fugitive series and movie might be one of the best ones. The old series is great. https://www.grunge.com/85735/insane-true-story-inspired-the-fugitive/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: not so much a book per se, but the Sam Sheperd story becoming The Fugitive series and movie might be one of the best ones. The old series is great. https://www.grunge.com/85735/insane-true-story-inspired-the-fugitive/ I think the David Letterman adaptation was the best yet: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Slaughterhouse Five was as good as a brilliant Vonnegut novel could possibly be. Vonnegut himself was thrilled with the screen adaptation. It seems that Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time....... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghostsof1915 Posted May 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2021 The Princess Bride. I think the movie improved the book. How can you improve on Andre the Giant? 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: BTW, for Star Wars fans, Kylo Ren is loosely based on Han and Leia's son Jacen in the "Legacy of the Force" book series. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/SWF/star-wars-legacy-of-the-force---legends Jacen turns to the dark side and becomes Darth Caedus. He is eventually killed by his twin sister Jaina.... Sounds like that would have made a far better group of sequels than we got. Edited May 18, 2021 by Ghostsof1915 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Petey_BOI said: No Country for old men LA Confidential 1997 . Great Movie, A few years back I watched nearly every english speaking movie from 1990 -2016 on the top 250 IMDB. barely started the book, I have a hard time reading these days, I usually just fall asleep. I really loved Michael Crichton books, but Sphere was a let down. the books are not really relevant anymore, either. as is the case with many sci-fi The original movie version of the Andromeda Strain was excellent. Crichton books to movies seem to be kinda out of the park, or strikeouts. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarcore Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 4 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: BTW, for Star Wars fans, Kylo Ren is loosely based on Han and Leia's son Jacen in the "Legacy of the Force" book series. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/SWF/star-wars-legacy-of-the-force---legends Jacen turns to the dark side and becomes Darth Caedus. He is eventually killed by his twin sister Jaina.... But then Kathleen Kennedy came along and it didn't fit with her woke agenda of intersectional feminism so that all got axed. The Thrawn trilogy would have made amazing movies instead of the rehashed Death Star and complete buggering of accepted Star Wars mythology. 'Hey I just was given this light sabre by some fish woman but watch me hold my own vs a trained dark side user when Sith/Dark Side users have always been better light sabre duelists other than very select few Jedi....because you know...it's a female character. Also...I am a Palpatine but I am going to start calling myself Skywalker for some &^@#ing reason...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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