movies based on/adapted from books

I would love a film of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimans Good Omens. every time I read it, I find myself thinking what a brilliant film it would make.

There are so many books I've read that I don't know which books are good enough to be made a movie. I guess it really depends on how the producers view a book and the possibility of making a movie out of it. I've never read R.A. Salvatore's novels, but I do think that Hollywood made some adventure fantasy movies.

The dramatisation of R.R. Martin's book "A Game of Thrones" has been done and it currently being aired in the US and in the UK. Having read the books and currently watching the dramatisation, I can say that it's pretty good. It's obvious that Martin has had a lot of input into the screenplay and I think that's important in order to preserve as much as possible the integrity of the book story. Martin's work runs to five books with another in the pipeline and I think that the intention is probably going to be a separate series for each book - though I suppose that will depend on how well this first series does in the ratings. So far so good is what I can say.

Any Dean Koontz book. I love his work. He is my favorite author and I think that he is totally underrated. Everyone is so into Stephen King, but I've never thought that he was much of a writer. He just drags things out. Koontz is much more creative and his writing describes things wonderfully, without taking pages to tell you about an unimportant detail.

I think the best books to be turned into movies are children´s books and fairy tales as now with all the special effect, we can see awesome thins like the ghosts at Harry Potter´s movies. I read part of the HP books to have something to talk with my grandchildren and found they were a copy of many "school" books I read at that age, except for the magician part. But when I took them to see the movies, I was enchanted by the transparent flying ghosts and the like. We have to thank technology for that. As for a grown up book, probably best sellers can be turned into movies, but a more profound book is not easily turned into one.

movies that are adapted from the books are kinda not good because some part are cut and its kinda shorter..i prefer reading the book because it was so detailed that i can imagine clearly!..

It is really a good idea to make movies from the story published in novels or any books. This way anyone can get a glimpse of any novel in just 1-2 hours. I wish they make movies from all of Sidney's novels.

There are very few books that I have read that have been made into a good movie. All to often after the title the movie goes in a different direction and changes the whole meaning of the book.

Hi MrNuik!^^ You read Drizzt, too???? I've read most of the books! I've become a fan thanks to my friend who influenced me. It would be really amazing if they made a movie of it! I can already imagine the action and adventure! It would really be an awesome movie if done properly with enough budget! My friend said there was a plan before to make it into a movie. I just don't have any news about it. I wonder who's the best actor to play Drizzt... I don't like Orlando Bloom to play the part!

About the only books I read are autobiographies of actors and actresses. But I would love to see a big movie biopic based on any of the biographies written about Doris Day as she has had quite an amazing life, one which is vastly different to what most people would realise if they have only watched her movies.

I really can't think of any good books that can be adapted to movies. I'm sure that there are some that are escaping that could be a decent film adaptation when you really think about everything. At least it could be decent in theory, but transitioning a book into film can be quite the tricky little deal to reconcile. There are just so many things that do get lost in translation from a book into a movie, that are far too numerous. Then again, I think a lot of the movies based off books kind of would be better off if people do not read the book first. When they have read the book, they have preconceived notions of what to expect and if scenes change or characterization is a little bit off, that could mean problems. They are not really watching the movie, but rather nitpicking a lot of things about the movie that are not in the book. Of course it is a paradox to me. If I did not read the book, I might not even have my attention caught by the movie but if I read the book, there's a chance that I won't really like the movie.

I do not accept the idea of making a movie based on a book,a book is "holy" the plot is related better you can use your imagination and the biggest downside is that some movies cut out a lot of content and in some cases there are some interesting aspects.Not to be of topic on this post a movies I see "funny" to be made based on a book is Crime and Punishment,but I will not watch the movie because I respect the author therefor I respect the book.

I personally do not have any idea about the book that would be cool if made ??into a film. because almost all the books I have ever read has been made ??into a film. if any, which I hope made ??his film is a game Onimusha.

I think although many films don't live up to books, it is important that books are made into books. As an example, Harry Potter was popular before the films, obviously, but a lot of people I know were quite happy to read the first one and then stop...until the movies came out, at which point they felt they needed to read them all. Encouraging children to read can only be a good thing. I think I agree that perhaps children's books are the best to be made into movies since children are less concerned about how accurately the film reflects the book, whereas an adult will say "That didn't happen", "Why did they cut out.." and "They got that wrong" much more readily. On this basis, I think it would be good if any of the following kids books were made into films: "Poison Study" etcby Maria V Snyder The Artemis Fowl books, by Eoin Colfer, Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorson by Garth Nix And the Warrior Cats books by Erin Hunter - because my sister loves them and would kill me if I didn't mention them However, I think the following, more adult books, would also make good films: The Genghis Khan series by Conn Igguldon - fabulous books, the relationships keep you hooked, while the battles keep the plot moving The Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb The Belgariad by David Eddings The Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Though I admit that I'm a huge fan of last two and would hate it if the movies were bad - for example I know there is a Dragons of Autumn Twilight film which is meant to be terrible, so I've never seen it because I'd hate to spoil my perception of the books.

Hi there!! Terry Goodkind "Sword of Truth". Its been done for TV and I wish they hadnt. They describe the main character as blonde and muscular in the book. In the sequel on tv, he's short, skinny and has brown hair.......what a downer!! I wanted to watch it because the series is really good but I just couldnt get into it. It was a total mess. SO I would rather read a good book, imagine what the characters look like and not be deceived by the movie or the tv series!

I think it would be interesting to see "The five people you meet in heaven" as a movie. However, the movie has to really catch the essence of the book so that it will be a good one. I also like books by Paulo Coelho but I am not entirely sure if it will be good as a movie.

The book I am going to write next year about my life.

While it is true that most film adaptations of books fall short in accurately adapting the book, I agree that books should be made into films, especially those which can be really helpful and interesting to adults and children alike. Well for me, I would love to see film adaptations of Jostein Gaarder's "Sophie's World" and "Solitaire Mystery" which I find really informative, fast-paced, interesting, and great reads.

Movies are never as good as the book, however I was very impressed with the Harry Potter adaptions especially the first part of Deathly Hallows, the director did a really good job of fitting the book's setting descriptions.

For me, I've been dying to see keeping you a secret and annie on mind on theaters, but seems like it is just a dream, since annie on mind had been banned in US during its release in 1986.