The 10 Greatest Books Adapted Into Movies

1. brayden
   October 9th, 2009 at 10:03 am

   This post gets a hueg FAIL for not mentioning A Clockwork Orange, one of the best books/movies ever.

2. Cluck
   October 9th, 2009 at 10:05 am

   The link provided sent off warnings from my security software that the site is a known location of serious mal software.

   All be very careful when visiting.

3. Dr.Gonzo
   October 9th, 2009 at 10:11 am

   ... What about Fear and loathing in Las Vegas!!!!

   Hunter is... Gone in SPACE.

   Why, O! Why.

4. OddNumber
   October 9th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   I hate to admit it, but Jurassic Park is the only book I have read from the list. The book was definitely better.

5. Dr.Gonzo
   October 9th, 2009 at 10:19 am

   @ OddNumber,

   Sadly yes and so is Michael Christon (SP)?

   He is Dust in the Wind but least not in SPACE...

6. swss
   October 9th, 2009 at 10:50 am

   I can't recommend the link - it tried to download some sort of software when I got there. Lame.

7. Johnny Cat
   October 9th, 2009 at 11:17 am

   Yup, I just spent 45 minutes soothing my machine's security drones. Super Tremendous has done something like that before as well.

8. Jen Hunter
   October 9th, 2009 at 11:50 am

   I was sad not to see The Princess Bride. It's one of my favorite movies, and it was quite true to the book (as true as it could be, given the time constraints).

9. Hoople
   October 9th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

   cluck and swss are correct, I got some malware alerts too. Don't recommend going to link.

10. Geoduck
    October 9th, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    "To Kill A Mockingbird" was overlooked as well. I would have tossed "Wiseguy" and/or "Jurassic Park"

11. Dr Tremendous
    October 9th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    Hey Guys,

    We really apologize for those ads and we've spent the last month personally combing through our ad codes trying to remove them and now they're back. I can assure you that there is no malware or virus and the ads are simply an awful re-direct ad campaign gimmick that is trying to get people to download some ridiculous anti-virus software.

    Not that it makes it any better and it sucks when ad networks turn a blind eye to the ads they serve on your site and damage the brand you work hard to build. We are terminating all of our current ad networks and signing on with a new network next week that personally monitors all ads served on your site so that none of those ridiculous ads are served on Super Tremendous ever again.

    Thanks for bearing with us and you're right... A Clockwork Orange should've made the list.

    Nathan

12. Skipweasel
    October 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    I've noticed that adapatations of children's books lately haven't been very successful. The Narnia series appears to have shrivvled up. Inkheart doesn't look like it's going to have the sequels made, likewise Northern Lights/Golden Compass.

    I suspect that the kids who love the books find the films rather hollow and those who haven't read the books can't understand what's going on.

13. Jim Brown
    October 9th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    I advise the opposite, watching the movie then the book. I've found that both are enjoyable this way. It's like the book is some super extended special edition of the movie. When I read the book first, the movie then seems chopped, you get disappointed that such and such scene isn't in there and why is that actor playing that character and on and on and the whole experience is diminished.

14. mad hatter girl
    October 9th, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    Night at the Museum was a good storybook adaption..... I also enjoyed Phantom of the Opera

15. jabberjaw
    October 9th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Hey, can someone post the list in the comments so I don't have to visit the malware site and then I criticize it along with the rest of you? Thx

16. blahblahblah
    October 9th, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    i second A Clockwork Orange (despite the missing final chapter).

    and i second Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

    two of my all time favorite books and movies. the latter being as good of an adaptation as i have ever seen. like watching the visions of my mind while reading the book projected on screen.

    also, a note on Cuckoo's Nest. i read the book after having seen the movie and i was just dumbfounded when i realized the book was told from the chief's perspective and not R.P.'s. that aspect i think really helped in the differentiating of the two works and strengthened them both.

17. Jill
    October 9th, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    Question: Why does Neatorama include a site with malware warnings/problems.....Please don't do this.

18. Merinda
    October 9th, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    I just read "The Road" in anticipation of the movie coming out. Great book, though since I'd already seen the trailer I kept picturing Viggo Mortnesen as the Man, not totally a bad thing.

19. Ant Dude
    October 10th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supertremen dous.com%2FContent%2Fthe-10-greatest-books-adapted-into-movies.html&x= 0&y=0 says OK?

20. omsfriend
    October 10th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    Have they heard of Stanley Kubrick...?

21. Lloyd
    October 10th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is the rare case when the movie is better than the book.

22. Sydney
    October 12th, 2009 at 1:08 am

    My husbands computer is now inoperable because of clicking on that link.. beware!!!! I have a computer tech working on it right now and we cant trace the virus. This sucks!!!

23. Scooter
    October 12th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    What about Fight club... great book made into a great movie. I second Princess Bride also.

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