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Another good adaptation was The Dead Zone. It was true to the book, probably one of the best of the Steven King adaptations.
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How about Stephen King's 'The Green Mile'? I loved the movie as much as I loved the book. They both made me cry. ;)
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I didnt read the book, but I really liked the movie.
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Well, that's a great question and while there are a few great adaptations out there, my vote would have to be To Kill A Mockingbird. I first came upon the movie on tv just by chance. Though I only saw a small bit of it (the last 1/4 of it), I learned it was based on the book and so ran out and bought Ms Lee's masterpiece. It's one of the very few books I reread every year.
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I don't know about the best adaptation of a book to a movie but I can tell you that when I first saw Twilight, I was not impressed in the least. I hadn't yet read the book and I hated the movie so I decided not to buy the book. However, a friend told me to read the book(s) first and then see the movie(s). She said it would be a whole different experience. I was a little skeptical but followed her advice anyway. She was right! After that, I loved reading the books as they came out as well as seeing the movies!
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I liked the adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2. It was like I was watching what I had in mind when I was reading the books!
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Krystie wrote:I liked the adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2. It was like I was watching what I had in mind when I was reading the books!
I totally agree!! I wasn't even thinking of this series, which is odd because my daughters and I are always re-reading the books and watching the movies. I would have to say this is definitely the best adaptation! :)
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Oh I love Harry Potter books and movies! I'm glad they divided the last book into 2 movies because there was no way they could show everything in one movie and make it look great.
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I agree about Ben-Hur. I didnt like the book at all but the movie was great.
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The movie "Fight Club" was literally almost word for word from the novel. As far as I can remember.

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I've read tons of books and seen tons of movie adaptations and I'm kind of drawing a blank, haha!

For some reason the first thing that came to mind was Ian McEwan's "Atonement." I really thought that was so wonderfully done and I don't recall anything major being taken away.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but I love John Huston's adaption of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
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Another good adaptation was Your Cheating Heart a biopic about Hank Williams with George Hamilton. It was based on a book by Audrey Williams.
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