Day 12: Name ten absolutely great film adaptations of books.

Hanna: (Ditto with 10 Things I Hate About You, Scott Pilgrim, Wonderboys, and Atonement)

  • The Virgin Suicides directed by Sofia Coppola | based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
  • High Fidelity directed by Stephen Frears | based on the novel by Nick Hornby
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban directed by Alfonso Cuaron | based on the series created by J.K. Rowling
  • Fight Club directed by David Fincher | based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk
  • The Graduate directed by Mike Nichols | based on the novel by Charles Webb
  • Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling | based on Emma by Jane Austen
  • The Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola | based on the novel by Mario Puzo
  • Silence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan Demme | based on the novel by Thomas Harris
  • James and the Giant Peach directed by Henry Selick | based on the novel by Roald Dahl
  • Matilda directed by Danny DeVito | based on the novel by Roald Dahl

Kubi: (Ditto with The Virgin Suicides and High Fidelity)

  • Ten Things I Hate About You (directed by Gil Junger, based on the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare)
  • Watchmen (directed by Zack Snyder, based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore)
  • Pride and Prejudice (directed by Joe Wright, based on the novel by Jane Austen)
  • Scott Pilgrim vs The World (directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley)
  • The Fellowship of the Ring (directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel by JRR Tolkien)
  • The Princess Bride (directed by Rob Reiner, based on the novel by William Goldman)
  • Memoirs of a Geisha (directed by Rob Marshall, based on the novel by Arthur Golden)
  • Wonder Boys (directed by Curtis Hanson, based on the novel by Michael Chabon)
  • Cheri (directed by Stephen Frears, based on the novel by Colette)
  • Atonement (directed by Joe Wright, based on the novel by Ian McEwan)
  • And if TV shows were allowed on here: Kitchen Confidential (starred Bradley Cooper, based on the book by Anthony Bourdain)
 
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  2. triciuhhh said: In my opinion, Zack Snyder failed in adapting Watchmen. I read a LOT of bad reviews! But, I loved the graphic novel :)
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