Heath Ledger is found dead in US

[daviejones]

Can anyone name a 'good' film that did not start off as a 'good' book?

Given that Jackson’s film The Two Towers is a poor relation to Tolkien’s original book- Is there anyone prepared to argue that by only seeing the film version their understanding of the trilogy is enhanced?

Shawshank redemption?

[tay]

Starship Troopers

[hugebrain]

Can anyone name a 'good' film that did not start off as a 'good' book?

Knights Tale. Excellent Film. Poorly spelled, incomprehensible Chaucer story.

R.I.P.

[tay]

Shawshank redemption?

That was a book by King

[daviejones]

That was a book by King

Ok...cool, will have to read it as it was a good film.

[Troll]

Starship Troopers

I think the clue is in 'good' film

[The Lone Gunman]

Nope... really a remake of a film based on Walter Lords... A Night to Remember

I think I may need to qualify with fictional films rather than those based on Historical facts - which effectively have written the storyline anyway

U571. Even when the history is a given Hollywood can mess with it.
Just think if kids only watched films what their vision of history would be.

[moorfield]

Oh come people - what about Jaws ??

I didn't think the Pullman books were very readable at all, but The Golden Compass is visually pretty good.

[The Lone Gunman]

Starship Troopers

Such a good book turned into trivia and body count fest on film.

[daviejones]

Debbie does Dallas? I bet that would make a lousy book.....