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 Jun 28 2007, 10:41 PM
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I like the Harry Potter movies too.
Narnia was good too. 
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Aug 7 2007, 12:23 AM
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 An original Harry Potter fan Group: Official Member Posts: 1,469 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 552,023 |
QUOTE(revoltaire @ Jun 4 2007, 01:23 AM)  HOLES! yes :) & LOTR. HP movies are absolutely horrible... as was A Series of Unfortunate Events. Well I disagree with your feelings on Harry Potter but I agree with everything els you have said. QUOTE(SayBloodyMary @ Jun 4 2007, 10:37 AM) Fight Club! Seriously, awesome movie... And to be honest, I do like the HP movies. They're fun, and that's pretty much what I want out of them... Never seen Fight club nor have I read the book but I totally agree with you on the whole Harry Potter thing. QUOTE(x_pinaystyle_x @ Jun 8 2007, 10:29 PM) eragon harry potter a walk to remember the lord of the rings chronicles of narnia a series of unfortunate events argh!! sooo many!! hahaha!! i love them all!!!!! X] Wow same with me! except Harry Potter would be First. QUOTE(Maestro @ Jun 4 2007, 01:29 AM) I really like the Chronicles of Narnia too. Yeah Chronicles of Narnia was good too but Yeah as you can tell I am a huge Harry Potter fan be it the books or the movies I LOVE them both. and now may I add on Bridge to Tarabithea was another awesome Movie. |
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Aug 7 2007, 12:27 AM
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The Devil Wears Prada book was made into a pretty decent movie. :)
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Aug 7 2007, 07:08 PM
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 mon cheri amour x Group: Member Posts: 2,349 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 168,530 |
Likes:
 - Harry Potter series - The Notebook (I actually thought the movie was better than the book) - Lord of the Rings - Tuesdays with Morrie - Pride and Prejudice - Emma (at least the Gwyneth Paltrow version) - Bridge to Terabithia - Holes - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Matilda - How The Grinch Stole Christmas  - The Pursuit of Happyness - What Dreams May Come - The Odyssey - The Iliad (movie name: Troy) - The Outsiders Dislikes:  - Nancy Drew (i didn`t even see the movie. it`s not even worth it. they ruined the books. why the hell would you pick Emma Roberts out of all the actresses in Hollywood to play Nancy Drew?!?! ugh. i get angry just talking about it.) - A Walk to Remember (too many changes) - The Devil Wears Prada (don`t get me wrong. meryl streep was amazing as Miranda Priestly, but i didn`t like Anne Hathaway as much. plus, there were a lot of changes done in the movie. i hated the fact that they changed the ending completely.) - (The) Children of Men (just too slow) - The Da Vinci Code (i didn`t think Tom Hanks was the right person to play Robert Langdon) Upcoming Ones That I'm Rooting For: - Angels & Demons - The Nanny Diaries - P.S. I Love You |
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Aug 7 2007, 07:15 PM
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ROOTS, To Kill A Mocking Bird
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Aug 20 2007, 08:27 PM
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The Notebook...
I am excited about The Nannie Diaries! That was such a good book and I know Scarlett will rock the role! |
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Aug 20 2007, 08:30 PM
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In my opinon, The Notebook movie was better than the book
 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory were both good movie adaptions of the book. Holes was deffinately cute; I read that book so many times in gradeschool. Oh and after reading monxcheri's post... How the Grinch Stole Christmas is good too. I'm surprised they were able to make a full-length movie out of a short book, lol. |
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Jan 21 2008, 12:31 AM
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White Oleander
Memoirs of a Geisha Speak although both movies didnt do the books justice. |
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Jan 26 2008, 01:17 AM
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J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
Stephen King's The Mist Stephen King's Cujo I thought the film, The Mist, was certified GENIUS. I loved how the 'monsters' weren't even the focus, and this only emphasized how savage the people really were. I'd continue rambling about it, but this topic really isn't the place. And I'm tired. |
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Jan 26 2008, 06:40 PM
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a clockwork orange was pretty good, but they left out a chapter
i liked the hitchhikers guide to the universe, but i never read the book, but from what i heard it's good too. |
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Jan 27 2008, 10:53 AM
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 Ms. Granger Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 735 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 165,238 |
Matilda, Clockwork Orange, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Full Metal Jacket, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (not the new one).
The first and second Harry Potter movies are the only ones true to the book. The more they go on, the more they leave out. The fifth one was so rushed and so much was left out that I think people who didn't read the books would be confused when seeing the sixth one. |
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Jan 29 2008, 01:06 AM
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QUOTE(ersatz @ Jan 27 2008, 07:53 AM) The first and second Harry Potter movies are the only ones true to the book. The more they go on, the more they leave out. The fifth one was so rushed and so much was left out that I think people who didn't read the books would be confused when seeing the sixth one.  SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH ME. 
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Feb 1 2008, 05:43 PM
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Lord of the Rings. I think they stayed true to the story, but at the same time omitted parts that the audience really didn't need to know.
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Feb 1 2008, 07:26 PM
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the perez family.
i didnt knwo tehre was a movie out until i finished the darn thing! |
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Feb 1 2008, 07:29 PM
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LORD OF THE RINGS!!!!
One of my favorite book series ever and the movies were wonderful! all 3 hours of it. So I was at the movie theater watching the 3rd one and had to pee about 40 minutes into it and held it so i didn't miss a thing now they need to make the hobbit  |
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Feb 1 2008, 08:14 PM
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I don't get why Lord of the Rings is that ineresting. I could never finish the movie. I watched only 5 minutes of it, got bored, and left the room. =/.
I'd have to pick The Notebook and The Outsiders. Outsiders was actually more interesting in book than movie. It had more intensity and feel when I was reading it (it was for English class....) but the movie was pretty good as well. It actually kept most of its points and didn't change it (like how most movies would). I've never read the Memoirs of a Geisha, but I definitely plan to after watching the movie. The movie definitely kept me interested. |
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Feb 1 2008, 09:29 PM
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^agreed
i think the movies coming out lately are just sad (not the emotion). i mean, they're either remakes of older versions sequels based on books or form a tv show nothing is that original anymore. could this world really have run out of ideas? O.o well, anyway, The Kite Runner. the book was by khaled hosseini and Persepolis. a book i didnt know was made into a movie until recently. note, i heard it only came out in france. whats up with that? O.o |
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Feb 24 2008, 05:50 PM
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Oh! I agree! The Kite Runner was a good adaptation : ). But I thought The Crucible was good too, even when they changed the ending.
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Feb 24 2008, 06:53 PM
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QUOTE(asphyxiated @ Feb 24 2008, 02:50 PM) Oh! I agree! The Kite Runner was a good adaptation : ). srsly. |
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Feb 24 2008, 11:46 PM
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Funnily enough, all of the nominees for best Screenplay were adaptations. Kind of ironic.
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Feb 25 2008, 01:42 AM
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this may seem a bit juvenile, but i loved alfonso cuaron's version of a little princess. i like the original story, but his version seemed cleaner, with less filler, and way more creative --aesthetically(compared to the original black and white movie with sherly temple) and story-line wise (compared to the book).
come to think of it, i also favor cuaron's version of prisoner of azkaban over the book. |
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Feb 25 2008, 05:24 AM
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QUOTE(ersatz @ Feb 24 2008, 10:46 PM) Funnily enough, all of the nominees for best Screenplay were adaptations. Kind of ironic. No. All the nominees for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published or Produced were adaptations. All the nominees for Best Original Screenplay were not adapted. Wink wink. |
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Feb 25 2008, 04:52 PM
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Ms. Granger Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 735 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 165,238 |
Hah, alright. I was reading during it. I just heard "Best Screenplay" and was like, "...All of them are adaptations? Hm." But, I guess it would make sense...
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Feb 26 2008, 10:33 PM
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LOTR is definately very good.
I disliked Eragon though, the book is way better. |
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Feb 27 2008, 12:05 PM
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LOTR were the only movies that translated well onto the screen.
Damn, I hope Dragonlance gets made into a film trilogy. |
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