I do a quizz on a USA site often and one answer today was Slumdog millionaire. What a cra3 film-totally missed the depth of the book.
I also disliked the adaptation of the Shining-more rubbish that did not reflect Stephen King.
Having said that I thought the adaptation of The Body(again Stephen King) into the movie Stand by me was brilliant.
Iām a Stephen King fan.
Recently I bought 2 DVDās - āThe Shiningā and āThe Fire catcherā I didnāt rate either of them.
Think Iāll stick to the books in futureā¦
Thought the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy was pretty poor as a film though the TV series was OK.
pretty poor? it was rubbish.
I didn`t like it either but then who cares about me? Marvin
Very few screen adaptations of Stephen Kingās books seem to work. I thought āNeedful Thingsā was good on screen and I did like the TV adaptation of The Stand. I agree that āStand By Meā was a brilliant adaptation. I also liked āDreamcatcherā but wasnāt keen on the dumbed down āalienā ending.
Going back to Slumdog, I never read the book but totally enjoyed the film.
Never been a SK fan so canāt comment on his books or films.
Slum dog is a bit like watching Black Beauty-it is hinted at in films but the books show a darker side
and I did like the TV adaptation of The Stand.
