tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053203213413698017.post1111844265034469356..comments2022-12-11T15:18:29.137+00:00Comments on The Finer Things Club | UK Lifestyle Blog: Submarine, Blade Runner and Fantastic Mr Fox | Book vs. Film AdaptationsThe Finer Things Club | UK Lifestyle Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602071638408903048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053203213413698017.post-58821831394336617602014-03-25T22:10:46.965+00:002014-03-25T22:10:46.965+00:00I think it's all too easy for film directors t...I think it's all too easy for film directors to get a book adaptation wrong which makes it even more suprising when you find one that's been really well adapted! I think one of the best adaptations I've ever seen was 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' - such an amazing story and the film was just beautifully done. I'd read the book a few years earlier and knew the ending but it was still both mesmerising and horrifying how they brought it to life - in the cinema at the end of the film the whole audience just sat there in shocked silence! xduck in a dresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08471749818455756871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053203213413698017.post-16126292399766742642014-03-19T15:54:30.554+00:002014-03-19T15:54:30.554+00:00I like it when films add something extra to the st...I like it when films add something extra to the story, so they don't have to be a copy of the book to be successful, if that makes sense. Like the virgin suicides, the film leaves out a lot of stuff that's in the book but the hazy cinematography and soundtrack captured the spirit of the book. High fidelity lost a lot of its charm because the film switched the setting to America, but john cusack as Rob was perfect casting so I enjoyed it as a film on its own terms rather than as just a book adaptation. Love this post, it would be cool to see it as a regular feature :)HANNAH Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370256806658522830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053203213413698017.post-11547525464782698402014-03-17T23:39:49.847+00:002014-03-17T23:39:49.847+00:00Great post, for me it would have to be World War Z...Great post, for me it would have to be World War Z by Max Brookes. The book is fantastic, a documentary style collection of stories telling the tales of various people during the outbreak of World War Z. The only thing the film has in common with the book is the title, I drafted an entire blog post about how awful the film was compared to the book. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053203213413698017.post-14874596390284537862014-03-17T08:13:21.137+00:002014-03-17T08:13:21.137+00:00I just want to say that Blade Runner is not an ada...I just want to say that Blade Runner is not an adaptation of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Yes, they have common elements because the film is kinda based on it. I love them both too.<br />Andreea | <a href="http://catsfika.blogspot.ro/" rel="nofollow">http://catsfika.blogspot.ro/</a><br />Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781959248553850723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053203213413698017.post-3800525773761780142014-03-16T20:50:42.768+00:002014-03-16T20:50:42.768+00:00I loved loved loved Submarine as a book but the fi...I loved loved loved Submarine as a book but the film didn't really do it for me. I enjoyed watching it, but have to agree the book is most definitely better. I really need to see Fantastic Mr Fox, I used to love the book yet I've just never got round to the film. It's on my list.Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353845725670210705noreply@blogger.com