My opinion is that there are far too many brilliant film/TV adaptations of Stephen King books and novellas for the storytelling not to be superb, Shawshank, Green Mile, The Shining, Misery, Carrie, Stand By Me, Running Man, Dolores Clairborne, IT, Salem's Lot, No Smoking, Apt Pupil are all examples of highly regarded and well received productions that have sprung from King's imagination.
I'm not an avid King reader but do think he gets a bit of a raw deal given the quality and range that stems from his work.
The body, which is what the novella is called is absolutely stunning.The Shawshank Redemption and Stand by me.
Not that there was anything wrong with the book (well technically they're in the same book) but the films surpass them.
The particular comics that those films were based off varied in quality but some are legendary.I'm not sure if this counts, but my bet is the Nolan trilogy of Batman is better than the comics (which I've not read).
I really like the books. Very close to call. The films are fantastic obviously. Not quite sure how the same guy then went and made such a mess of the hobbit.The body, which is what the novella is called is absolutely stunning.
Oddly enough I think Kings books are generally badly adapted for TV, and I think that is because of the psychological nature of them.
For a film better than the book, Lord of the rings. The books get very boring in parts. They were written over a long period of time and Tolkien kept putting them aside. You can tell.
They do need some editing. The hobbit is a great book but I am not sure you can compare the book and film. Whilst they tell the same story the movies are more graphic and brutal and, as you say, we're a bit rubbish. Just watched all 6 movies a week ago. The hobbit doesn't get any better for rewatchingI really like the books. Very close to call. The films are fantastic obviously. Not quite sure how the same guy then went and made such a mess of the hobbit.
Agree the books could benefit from some editing mind. I've read them probably about 3 times. The trick is to skip the pages of elvish poetry.
Shows you how bad my memory is. Still one of my favourite films.Um. The book came out after the film; it had been written concurrently with the making of the film and some of the plot points are different. The real inspiration is a Clarke short story from the fifties called The Sentinel. Sorry, I'm a 2001 nerd!
My nom for a recent film would be The Martian. The book is incredibly technical.
I enjoyed the Shining film, very good.. though the book is another level..I tend to agree with that. There's a lot of self-indulgent digression in the books..
I don't agree about The Godfather; It's different, but there are somethings I preferred in the book.
Blade Runner is a good shout.
I found the film heavy going so I’ll be leaving the book well alone!Dune! Fantastic film but personally, I found the book heavy going.
Give over ! The books are a masterpiece - the films were dumbed down versions for easy watching ...... though I have to say they did the best job they possibly could of representing the books, which are essentially unfilmableI tend to agree with that. There's a lot of self-indulgent digression in the books