Back with another Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week is a page to screen freebie topic, so I chose movies/mini-series that didn’t ruin the book for me! It goes without saying that movies can’t do a novel justice. You simply can’t squeeze in hundreds of pages of story, characterisation, nuanced storytelling, and subtext into a couple of hours. That said, here are ten movies/mini-series that did well telling the story and developing the characters in the limited time they had that I enjoyed for what they were and with the proviso mentioned, didn’t ruin my prior enjoyment of the novels they represented!
I’d love you to share some movies that haven’t ruined the book for you, too!
May 14, 2019 at 9:27 pm
I included the Colin Firth P&P too, but chose the Ciaran Hinds Persuasion. I really liked the movies The Help and Hidden Figures. I have not read those books. Good post. Thanks for sharing!
May 15, 2019 at 12:43 am
I enjoyed Hidden Figures and The Help but I never read the books!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/top-ten-tuesday-211/
May 15, 2019 at 10:32 pm
Jo » They are well worth reading, Jo. Thanks for stopping by!
May 15, 2019 at 12:55 am
Hidden Figures was fabulous. Nice choice there.
My TTT.
May 15, 2019 at 10:35 pm
Lydia » Thank you!
May 15, 2019 at 1:15 am
Loved Hidden Figures! I really need to read it now.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
May 15, 2019 at 10:37 pm
Cholla » Thanks for sharing your list, Cholla. Agree with your on The Hunger Games movies 🙂
May 15, 2019 at 7:00 am
Hidden Figures was so good! I liked North and South and Lord of the Rings too. Great take on this week’s topic!
May 15, 2019 at 10:31 pm
Brooke Lorren » Thanks 🙂 North and South is my favourite!! Because Richard 😉
May 15, 2019 at 7:12 am
The Help was spot on!
May 15, 2019 at 10:29 pm
TI Lowe » I loved it. Saw the movie before I read the book, so it will have a special place in my heart 🙂
May 15, 2019 at 7:43 am
I actually HAVE watched some of these! I’d love to read all the books though. Wasn’t this topic fun?! My TTT is a date night wishlist!
May 15, 2019 at 10:31 pm
Beth Erin » Loved your take on the topic!
May 15, 2019 at 6:51 pm
Hey Rel. I can think of a few for me:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005 version)
A Christmas Carol (1984 version with George C. Scott)
Love Comes Softly (2003 Hallmark movie)
A Vow to Cherish (1999)
The last two made some changes I wondered about, but they were still good movies of equally good books. Great topic, Rel.
May 15, 2019 at 10:28 pm
Aaron McCarver » Nice list, Aaron 🙂
May 16, 2019 at 12:07 am
These are great selections! I especially loved The Lord of the Rings production! The Help was great! I saw The Help here in Mississippi and the audience gave it a standing ovation at the end. It was very special.
May 17, 2019 at 5:19 pm
Janet Ferguson » I’m sure that would have been a great experience, Janet!
May 16, 2019 at 12:38 am
The Outsiders really was an excellent adaption! And that cast!!!
May 17, 2019 at 5:18 pm
Carolyn Astfalk » Yes!!!! I had a major crush on a couple of those boys back in my teen years 😉
May 16, 2019 at 1:07 am
What a great list! I have to add The Princess Bride to the list. The book and movie are a bit different so the movie didn’t spoil the book at all. In fact – I might have to say the movie was better! At least way more quotable. LOL
May 17, 2019 at 5:19 pm
Susan P » Love The Princess Bride – my daughter has read the book, but I haven’t yet.
May 16, 2019 at 6:38 am
OH yes! There are only a couple up there that I haven’t seen… but the others I so agree. I would also say that if felt the Hunger Games Trilogy was actually (so rare, and don’t hate me!) better on screen. 😉
May 17, 2019 at 5:18 pm
Jennifer Rodewald » Glad you loved many of them, too!