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I guess in theory they can be good but all the onesI have read sucked random thoughts Send a noteboard - 27/05/2010 05:43:55 PM
It could be because really good writers won't take the job or it could be that turning a book into a movie is typically a subtractive process but going the other direction just tends to add fluff.

I did read a decent book that came from the picture Death Dealer
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Film to book adaptations. Rebekah - 27/05/2010 11:48:53 AM 1019 Views
I think it is a similar rule snoopcester - 27/05/2010 12:15:07 PM 761 Views
Re: I think it is a similar rule Camilla - 27/05/2010 12:29:30 PM 804 Views
Re: I think it is a similar rule snoopcester - 27/05/2010 12:59:40 PM 706 Views
Re: I think it is a similar rule ironclad - 27/05/2010 02:58:29 PM 774 Views
Re: I think it is a similar rule Camilla - 27/05/2010 05:47:43 PM 790 Views
I hate to bring it up, but Camilla - 27/05/2010 12:15:12 PM 828 Views
Oh, but I am glad you did. Cockatiel of Doom - 02/06/2010 06:00:16 PM 730 Views
I'm not sure I've read *any* examples, good or bad. Legolas - 27/05/2010 12:54:13 PM 738 Views
The Phantom Menace imlad - 27/05/2010 01:04:14 PM 763 Views
Huh. I didn't see this before I replied. *NM* Gher - 27/05/2010 09:23:21 PM 316 Views
I guess in theory they can be good but all the onesI have read sucked random thoughts - 27/05/2010 05:43:55 PM 703 Views
I kind of feel like a film to book adaption is not....really a book? Spriteling - 27/05/2010 09:16:25 PM 1098 Views
I see your point, and to a large extent I agree, but... Cockatiel of Doom - 01/06/2010 12:35:53 AM 736 Views
I read The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks. Gher - 27/05/2010 09:22:30 PM 723 Views
Same here. Darth_Katie - 28/05/2010 12:53:28 AM 792 Views
Ask a ten year old how he likes the film *NM* ironclad - 28/05/2010 08:25:22 AM 351 Views
Exactly. I loved the film so much I freaked out when I saw the book in a Motel giftstore. Gher - 29/05/2010 03:22:45 AM 796 Views
I loved it when I was ten. Darth_Katie - 30/05/2010 04:32:24 AM 759 Views
Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover was pretty good. *NM* Craig - 28/05/2010 10:32:56 PM 347 Views
well, I've read both good and bad fistofpainx - 27/05/2010 09:24:16 PM 734 Views
That makes me think about "book to film to book" adaptations ursidae - 27/05/2010 09:58:29 PM 722 Views
I think Ladyhawke by Joan D. Vinge is one. Haven't read it yet. *NM* Aeryn - 27/05/2010 11:18:43 PM 365 Views
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere was originally a TV mini-series Larry - 28/05/2010 05:20:19 AM 718 Views
Yes Camilla - 28/05/2010 08:35:30 AM 728 Views
I would count 2001 since it was not written from the book *NM* random thoughts - 29/05/2010 02:50:11 AM 340 Views
In answer to your question, the genre will never succeed. Tom - 30/05/2010 02:41:43 PM 796 Views
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