Children of Men, despite me never reading the book, and it apparently not being totally true to it. I loved that movie much more than any women.(Okay, well, maybe not...) Amazing piece of underrated cinema right there.
Other movies, A Clockwork Orange, Guildernstern and Rosencrantz are Dead, The Princess Bride, Fight Club, and The Fox and the Hound.
"I know they tell ya, you never hit a man with a closed fist, but it is, on occasion, hilarious."
Gone With the Wind! It is the only movie that I liked BETTER than the book upon which it was based.
"Timshel"
V for Vendetta!
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Stardust. It's one of the very few movies made from a book I've read that I didn't hate.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
Harry Potter (of course)
Count of Monte Cristo - despite a complete change of plot
Pride and Prejudice - the BBC production with Colin Firth (although that is a series not a movie...)
The Three Musketeers (with Kiefer Sutherland) was also pretty good
The Devil wears Prada
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I would have to say i didn't like harry potter movies at all, it was very poorly makedOriginally Posted by Jazz_
I liked Pride and Prejudice, and the Count of Monte Cristo, loved Fight Club
My fav would have to be Perfume, I fell in love with it, even though the book is much much better
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I hope death is joyful, and I hope I'll never return -Frida Khalo
If I seem insensitive to what you are going through, understand it's the way I am- Mr. Spock
Personally, I think that the unique and supreme delight lies in the certainty of doing 'evil'–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. - Baudelaire
Since you mentioned Shakespeare, I'll nominate Lawrence Olivier's Hamlet. It is of a different style than Branagh's and certainly not something we're seeing now, but the man had the guts of a burglar.
The Godfather, although they leave out so much but coppola did a briliant job with the story he presented on film.
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon.
The film starred Michael Douglas and a wonderfully chosen cast, as well as some great music.
Loved The Last of the Mohicans much more than the book, even though I know they changed huge parts.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not.
bigben,Sorry to disagree with you but I liked Kenneth Branagh's version eons better. It has more scope to the character in my opinion and it's the full-length play. Why why did Olivier chose to condense his production? I don't even think Fortinbras was ever mentioned. I didn't see this film until a few years ago; I had high expectations and found myself somewhat disappointed. I was never disappointed in the full-length versions; two I would highly recommend are these:
BBC production of Hamlet starring a (young) Derek Jacobi as Hamlet.
Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet starring Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winstlett and many other noteworthy actors/actresses.
I feel, that to understand Hamlet, the man, and the kingdom and the political tensions creating an important backdrop and atmosphere, one needs the full text, with all the characters included. This is why I recommend these two.
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
To Kill a Mockingbird....
"I do not intend to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death"-anon
When it comes to Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare's, my favourite is Henry V Starring keneth Branagh and Emma Thompson
But my all-time favourite book-movie combo is the 1994 version of Little Women
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