It is courtesy of Madeleine Maddocks over at Scribble and Edit.
Today I give you a list of novels or short stories I've read which were turned into movies, then tomorrow I'll tell you the ones I loved and hated, and Wednesday will be a wishlist of the novels I want to be movies.
This list is not in order of favs.
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Lord of Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Watchers-Dean Koontz
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Apt Pupil-Stephen King
Carrie-Stephen King
Cat's Eye-Stephen King
Christine-Stephen King
Cujo-Stephen King
Dolores Claiborne-Stephen King
Firestarter-Stephen King
The Green Mile-Stephen King
It-Stephen King
Lawnmower Man-Stephen King
Misery-Stephen King
The Mist-Stephen King
Needful Things-Stephen King
Pet Cemetery-Stephen King
The Running Man-Stephen King(as Richard Bachman)
Salem's Lot-Stephen King
Shawshank Redemption-Stephen King
The Shining-Stephen King
The Stand-Stephen King
Stand By Me-Stephen King
Thinner-Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
Harry Potter Series-J.K. Rowling
Flowers in the Attic-V.C. Andrews
There's more but now I'm tired and wondering if I am a little too obsessed with King? Can such a thing be possible?
What is your favorite novel turned movie?
Have you ever read anything by Stephen King? A lot of his stuff gets made into movies. :PPP
ReplyDeleteGood picks. Looking forward to the other posts. :)
I love your sarcasm badge. May just snag that for myself. ;)
ReplyDeleteHow could I forget The Outsiders??? one of my fave books as a teen. There have been so many I've remembered just by visiting others' posts.
Nice to meet you! :)
Noone can be too obsessed with Sir Steven. Although, if I were you, I'd make a point of staying off his front lawn for a few months. This list would go a long way in court.
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ReplyDeleteFab list, but I'd be forced to bin Stephen King's. I read one and hated it. Didn't like his writer voice/style and the plot seemed too contrived for gross impact! ;)
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You must stay obsessed with King because I don't want to be stalking him alone!
ReplyDeleteI actually think most of the King book made into movies turned out okay (not all, but most). Shawshank, of course, but also the Green Mile, Stand By Me, Carrie, Misery, The Mist, and Christine. HATED the movie version of IT. Hated. As well as the movie version of Pet Sematary. The movies totally cheesed up the stories.
And okay, at the risk of getting egged, I'm liking the Twilight movies a lot better than the books.
Cujo freaked me out. lol Great list. I've read very few King novels, but look forward to the Dark Tower movie.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if you're obsessed with Stephen King or not. ;) My favorite book adaptation is probably "The Princess Bride" movie. I'll have my full blogfest list up in a bit.
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Most impressive list. Thanks for taking part. I've seen some of these but not read many of yours. I like to read Dolores Claiborne. I've nbot heard of Flowers in the attic. :O)
ReplyDeleteMaybe they'll turn On Writing into a movie...
ReplyDeleteWell, Stephen King IS Stephen King. I think we're all a little bit obsessed. :) But I'd say my favorite is Lord of the Rings, simply because - while I still prefer the books - the movies did the story as must justice as a movie possibly could. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, quite a list! And a lot of Stephen King. I'm kind of a wuss (is that how you spell it?!) when it comes to horror of any kind, so there aren't nearly as many Stephen Kings on my list!
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