Top Ten Tuesday: Best & Worst Movie Adaptations

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Top Ten Book To Movie Adaptations: 

What??? You thought I was going to make a list without HP on it…as if! This was my favourite of all the books & movies - I loved the whole time travel element & thought the movie handled that really effectively! Plus Sirius Black is one of my favourite characters! Alfonso Cuarón's direction was brilliant!

(2) The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
I thought the movie did an excellent job of telling the story & bring to life the magic of Narnia. The acting from all the kids was really great too - I mean the look on Lucy's face when she entered Naraia for the first time was magical.

(3) A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I absolutely adored this story as a kid. This was the first movie I ever saw at the cinema, so that may have effected my memories of this movie - but I still love it to this day, but I still love it to this day! (Interestingly it was also directed by Alfonso Cuarón, clearly I think he's awesome!)

(4) Anne Of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
I loved the three movies made from these books. I thought they timed the filming of them well, by having actress who played Anne age in-between the movies. She had grown as an actress & a character and portrayed her fiery personality just like in the books.

(5) The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Such a beautiful story - the movie really embraced the cold & bleak setting of the estate, and was such a contrast to the bright & beautiful garden. I have to admit I watched the movie first with this one :)

(6) The Other Bolelyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
After reading this books I was so excited that it was being made into a movie, but I was so disappointed with the result. It just didn't capture the scandal & intrigue of court life that where in the book. I also felt there were some important scenes and even a character that was left out. Overall the movie was just dull.

(7) Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The book was so amazing & magical! I'd say many of us book lovers dream about being able to enter the world of the books they read, but the movie just didn't work form. I mean Brendan Frasier…seriously??? What where they thinking?

(8) The Da Vinci Code By Dan Brown
I was pestered into reading this book and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It was intriguing, but I felt the movie didn't capture the suspense that I felt in the book - to be honest I found the movie quite boring.

I'm referring to the original movie here - which I felt had a serious creep factor to it. I loved the books as a kid and the movie really didn't have the same atmosphere to it.

(10) A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket 
This movie was a complete mess to me - I felt like they were trying to be too clever and it just completely backfired.

Well those are my Top Ten Ten - what about yours?

24 comments:

  1. Angelica9 July 2013 at 15:42

    I heard the Inkheart movie wasn't that great.
    My TTT- http://angelica-2009.blogspot.com/2013/07/top-ten-tuesday-12.html

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    1. Unknown9 July 2013 at 16:35

      It was mainly Brendan Fraiser that I didn't like - it probably would have been alright had it been a different actor :(

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  2. robgirlbooks9 July 2013 at 18:27

    Oh, I love The Secret Garden, the remake too!

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  3. Kimberly @ Midnight Book Girl9 July 2013 at 20:07

    HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban was so well done. It's my second favorite of the movies but only 4th favorite of the books.

    I never saw The DaVinci Code, but Angels and Demons made my list. Not well done at all.

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    1. Unknown10 July 2013 at 14:36

      Yeah sadly the Dan Brown books have not made successful movies in my opinion. But HP will always be amazing to me :)

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  4. CeCe9 July 2013 at 20:32

    It's not on your list, but your list just made me think of Little Women! I loved that movie and book. A Little Princess and The Secret Garden were amazing movies! Awesome list.

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    1. Unknown10 July 2013 at 14:41

      Oh yeah of course I didn't think of Little Women that was a great book & movie! I always think of better answers when I see everyone else's list haha :)

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  5. Unknown10 July 2013 at 01:27

    Going through all these TTT has made me watch all the Harry Potter movies all over again! The Prisoner of Azkaban was a great one! Great list!

    My TTT

    Ally @ Book Fixation

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    1. Unknown10 July 2013 at 14:57

      Gotta love an HP marathon! It's been a while so I might have to get my DVDs out again too :)

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  6. Unknown10 July 2013 at 02:12

    Great top ten! Love HP too:)

    My TTT:
    http://evelinesbooks.blogspot.nl/2013/07/top-ten-tuesday.html

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  7. La Coccinelle10 July 2013 at 05:36

    I'm still waiting to see an adaptation of A Little Princess that has the original ending. Both the Liesel Matthews version (1995) and the Shirley Temple version (1939) -- arguably the most popular and well-known adaptations -- had the same happily ever after. It's not that I don't like happy endings; I'm just curious as to why the filmmakers decided to use the same alternate ending.

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    1. Unknown10 July 2013 at 20:39

      I haven't actually seen the Shirley Temple version, but I loved the Liesel Mettews version! I have to admit that I love the HEA ending, even though it wasn't authentic to the book. But I'm a sucker for a good HEA :D

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  8. Unknown10 July 2013 at 05:49

    YAY HARRY POTTER!!!! I loved PoA. I know some people will argue that, but oh well. It was the best out of all the movies in my opinion too! And I agree with Da Vinci Code. I didn't hate the movie, but it definitely didn't live up to the book' standards. I think I read Secret Garden when I was younger, but I really only remember watching the movie so I couldn't put it on my list.

    Thanks for stopping by earlier Amy!

    Jessica@Lovin' Los Libros

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    1. Unknown10 July 2013 at 20:46

      Yeah I know people will disagree about HP & POA, and I know they changed some stuff, like when Harry gets the broom at the end instead half way through etc. But I still loved both the book & the movie :)

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  9. Jen | Book Den10 July 2013 at 06:50

    Really great list! I forgot about Anne of Green Gables.

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    1. Unknown10 July 2013 at 20:48

      Anne was actually one of the first real novels that I ever read, so I guess I'll always have a soft spot for it :)

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  10. Anne Macachor11 July 2013 at 00:25

    Awesome list! I agree with the HARRY POTTER bit. Indeed book three was amazing. It's my favorite too. Cheers to Potterheads! The Chronicles of Narnia was great as well. I love this post!

    Anne of -Anne's Scribbles and Doodles

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    1. Unknown11 July 2013 at 15:08

      Woo hoo for Potterheads!!! Potter fans are the most awesome of people :D

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  11. Still Life Oil Painting11 July 2013 at 17:40

    the Harry Potter is the first in my list.
    i must to read it again in summer,also the movies
    but now it is over ,i can't accept it.

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    1. Unknown11 July 2013 at 20:24

      I know, I miss having a new book or movie coming out each year lol :)

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  12. Primrose Harper15 July 2013 at 13:59

    I'm a bit late in catching up with my comments and such this week. I didn't like the film for POA. It's actually my least favourite of the movies. I think it's because I hated how they made werewolf-Lupin look. That ain't a werewolf, that's an alien. Or maybe a goblin. In any case it reminded my of that creature in the Lord of the Rings films that hisses when it speaks. My favourite HP movie is actually HBP. Goblet of Fire is my favourite of all the books though.
    I used to love the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie, but I was seriously disappointed after I actually read the book and saw how wonderful Roald Dahl's world was. I like the newer one - it's so much more like the book.

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    1. Unknown15 July 2013 at 14:25

      Haha - I do agree with you about the werewolf thing - he did look kinda weird and alien like :) I guess what I loved about this book/movie was Sirius Black, I was so devastated when he died.

      I guess because I read Charlie & The Chocolate Factory before any of the movies I had this image in my head of how it should look, and I just didn't get that from the first movie sadly, although I know a lot of people loved it.

      Thanks for stopping by Chantelle :)

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