tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post7825070531799991222..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Books vs MoviesKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-30661947192174589252012-05-02T19:49:38.219-04:002012-05-02T19:49:38.219-04:00Amethyst, I definitely agree about DaVinci Code th...Amethyst, I definitely agree about DaVinci Code the movie, the book was much better. I was bored with the movie.<br /><br />I never cared for the Alex Cross series of books, and the one movie I watched, Kiss the Girls, was a snoozer IMO.<br /><br />A Time To Kill is one of the few movies I watched twice. More soggy tissues, like with The Green Mile.Lynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-9394660008208794852012-05-02T13:21:55.029-04:002012-05-02T13:21:55.029-04:00Like you, I enjoyed "Waiting to Exhale" ...Like you, I enjoyed "Waiting to Exhale" the book... the movie sucked in comparison.<br /><br />Another book to movie is "A time to Kill" by John Grisham. The movie was great. The book was extremely longwinded. The movie was definitely an improvement of the book.<br /><br />James Patterson's Alex Cross series, though the movies were excellent, I preferred the books. I just thought that Morgan Freeman, no matter how great an actor he is, was too old for the part of Alex Cross.<br /><br />Dan Brown's "DaVinci Code" and "Lost Symbol" were great movies, but I much prefer the books. The suspense built in the book is just better than that invoked by the movies.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-68937431162797647352012-05-02T06:47:43.481-04:002012-05-02T06:47:43.481-04:00I've only read two books connected to movies/m...I've only read two books connected to movies/mini-series that I can truly offer an opinion on.<br /><br />1} Lonesome Dove: saw the mini-series and I thought it was okay, but the book was a lot more exciting.<br /><br />2) Greased Lightening: This one was a bit strange, as apparently I read the novelization of the movie that featured Richard Pryor.<br /><br />The movie was okay, the novelization pretty much matched the movie, but after reading the biography about Wendall Scott, I realized that the movie and the novelization was pretty much a bad fictionalized account of Wendall Scott's early life in NASCAR racing.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-84543616984963650102012-05-01T22:18:12.365-04:002012-05-01T22:18:12.365-04:00Liane, about Waiting to Exhale; I was being kind. ...Liane, about Waiting to Exhale; I was being kind. I had the same reaction to the bad acting (I loved Whitney, but in that movie... Uh-uh. Bad.)<br /><br />Joanne, you came up with a good list. Interview with A Vampire was pretty good, not like the book. I haven't seen Chocolat. Bridget Jones' Diary was quite funny. Thanks for stopping by to weigh in!Lynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-35846867389774457652012-05-01T21:52:06.240-04:002012-05-01T21:52:06.240-04:00I agree with MrsTDJ about Disappearing Acts, my fa...I agree with MrsTDJ about Disappearing Acts, my favourite McMillan book. The performances weren't bad but the casting and as a result the chemistry never felt right to me I think, not like it did in the book. I guess that's what happens when you read and create an idea of the characters in your head. Re your list Lynn, I agree 100 percent about The Godfather (and the sequels) the first Godfather epic, the book epic... Roots and Lonesome Dove come to mind as well. Oh, and Bridget Jones' Diary, and Chocolat, Interview with the Vampire, The Prince of Tides, ...didn't prefer them to the book but enjoyed them just the same. Their Eyes were Watching God meanwhile is one of my fav books of all time, the movie was so-so by comparison but I actually think Halle was one of the stronger elements in it. That's all I can think of for now.Joannehttp://www.jhohadli.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-87246044794498883602012-05-01T21:45:39.509-04:002012-05-01T21:45:39.509-04:00Ditto on Waiting to Exhale. If I laughed at all it...Ditto on Waiting to Exhale. If I laughed at all it was on account of the awful acting. Havent seen Their Eyes Were Watching because I was afraid it wouldn't live up to the book which was wonderful.<br /><br />Books-to-movies that blew me away? The English Patient. Hands down winner. BETTER than the book, and that's saying a lot.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-75465462213213409772012-05-01T18:44:42.720-04:002012-05-01T18:44:42.720-04:00Thanks for commenting, MrsTDJ. Actually I didn'...Thanks for commenting, MrsTDJ. Actually I didn't think the Disappearing Acts movie was all that bad. The book was better though, I agree.Lynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-31191014934701231892012-05-01T14:11:21.255-04:002012-05-01T14:11:21.255-04:00I really like the movie that was made from the &qu...I really like the movie that was made from the "Joy Luck Club" book, and "Fried Green Tomatoes". I think those they both translated well to the big screen. I was very disappointed with "Disappearing Acts" as a movie because I had loved the book so much.MrsTDJhttp://mrstdj.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com