Two Movies FOR YOU CONTEST!!!

Silk. Love in the Time of Cholera.

they are both love stories. and they are both books i LOVE. and they were both made into movies. and they were both sent to me this week by the wonderful folks at Alliance Films. with the husband at hockey, i will be crawling into bed tonight to watch them both.

To watch Michael Pitt and Keira Knightley bring the lovely words of Alessandro Baricco to life on the big screen. To watch the simple silkworm smuggler travel to Japan and meet a woman he could never have.

To watch Javier Bardem and Giovanna Mezzegiorno bring this love story to life. To watch him wait almost a lifetime to get her to fall in love with him.

tonight, while i'm watching these movies...i have copies to give away to all of you. once again, i will require audience participation. i want you to tell me your favorite movie that was adapted from a book. Most people say that movies don't really do justice to the book versions. but sometimes, they get it right. so, i want to know your favorites. i will randomly pick two of you to win the two-movie prize pack.

Comments

[Patricia]

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is my top fave. And they did a great job of sticking to the book as much as possible.

Second is The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

Others:
The Color Purple
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride & Prejudice (both versions)

[Elizabeth]

The Prince of Tides! Not my favourite movie, not my favourite book, but the best adaptation of book into movie.

[KLMusic]

No question, it has to be Brokeback Mountain.

[Michelle]

I love the Harry Potter movies\books and The Notebook. My most favorite!!!!

[Maryann]

Mine isn't a movie, it's a television show - yeah, yeah, that probably makes my entry null and void for the contest... Blood Ties. Which is based on a series of books by Tanya Huff, the Blood Books (or Victory Nelson series). I know it's not a movie, but the show is filmed and based in Canada, and instead of playing willy nilly they were SCARILY accurate with everything - right down to the place names and street signs.

[celticbuffy]

"Emma" and "Pride & Prejudice" (both the Colin Firth & the Keira Knightly versions). I would be embarrassed to say how many times I've read the books and seen the movies.

The Harry Potter movies have been as good as you could get for staying with the books also.

[amy]

Chocolat. Johnny Depp and Juliett Binoche equals delicious. Great book and great movie.

[Bronnie]

ooh I haven't read either of those!! I must get organised!

my fave books to movies would have to be:
The Notebook - amazingly well done!
Atonement
Pride & Prejudice
Angela's Ashes
& of course the Harry Potter's.

[Cleo]

The Kite Runner one of the best movies from a book ever!

[B2G]

Gotta go with Memoirs of Geisha. But the Princess Bride is amazing too, obvs.

[Everyday Superhero]

You are so right that generally movies don't do a book justice. But. But my favourite adaptation has to be Stardust. The book was good. The movie was better. How often can you say that?

With that said, the worst adaptations I have been subjected to (not that you asked) are Watership Down (creepiest. movie. ever.) and Clan of the Cavebear. Both awesome books that I have read more than once, but the movies are poke your eyes out awful.

[adina]

the notebook!

[Tera]

Indian in the Cupboard...perfect family adventure!

[Janna]

Shawshank Redemption
The Bridges of Madison County
Primal Fear

** Not my fave but surprised no one mentioned Lord of the Rings

[Jennie]

The Namesake
and
High Fidelity

loved the books and the movies, even when they weren't the same.

[Sarah]

To Kill A Mockingbird - Favoritwe book and great movie

[mamatulip]

Hmm. House of Sand and Fog came to mind first.

[LAVENDULA]

well i have 2 choices for this one like water for chocolate love love love!!!!!! and of course wuthering heights i would be embarrassed to say how many times i have read both these books and how many times i have watched the movies ....

[Cristan]

I think Gone With the Wind is my top pick. Sure, it's really long, and they cut out quite a bit, but the movie is just sumptuous.

How Green was my Valley is also a good rendition, brilliant cinematography in black & white.

[Steph]

Sense and Sensibility!

[M&Co.]

To Kill A Mockingbird.

Generally, I think they mess them up when the go from Book to Movie, but they got that one right.

[monstergirlee]

uh, I already posted I thought.
Shawshank Redemption. Good read, excellent movie.

[monstergirlee]

Hands Down - Shawshank Redemption. Excellent book, excellent movie. Suprisingly from Steven King.

[melly]

The Last of the Mohicans! Daniel Day Lewis made me swoon and the scenery was to die for! Although The Notebook was very, very good. :)

[Teri]

To Kill a Mockingbird. Love both. Love. And Gregory Peck rocks that movie.