ITT we chit chat about "The Books" vs. "The Movies"

[summer_gphib]

I loved the Hunger Games book series, but seriously didn't like the movie. The character of Peeta did nothing but stand around with his mouth open. I really think they should have did a voice over and it would have helped tremendously.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by summer_gphib

I loved the Hunger Games book series, but seriously didn't like the movie. The character of Peeta did nothing but stand around with his mouth open. I really think they should have did a voice over and it would have helped tremendously.

I thought it was a fairly good adaption, but thry did have the POV issue to address which they did mostly well I think.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

I thought it was a fairly good adaption, but thry did have the POV issue to address which they did mostly well I think.

I thought it was a very good adaptation, too, as did son, who typically hates what happens to books when they're adapted to movies. Don't get him, or me, started on how badly adapted Percy Jackson-The Lightening Thief or Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows were.

Then there's the movie of Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, where about the only thing the two stories have in common is the flying car.

I guess that when I think of really good adaptations, To Kill a Mockingbird is the first movie to come to mind.