10 of the best and worst movie adaptations

Top 10 Tuesday. Hosted by the Broke and the Bookish.

I love movies almost as much as I love books, and sometimes more. Such as in the case of Mary Poppins, which, as a kid, I watched so often that I wore out the tape. So, here are my picks for Top Ten Tuesday’s best and worst movie adaptations.

The best

Chocolat movie poster The Fellowship of the Ring movie poster
True Blood season 1 poster One for the Money movie poster
  • True Blood
    I loved the books, but the TV series is so very different and a lot more fun (at least up to season 3).
  • One for the Money
    When I heard Katherine Heigl was playing Stephanie Plum, I almost joined the revolt, but she turned out to be very good.

Easy A movie poster

The worst

Elektra movie poster Eragon movie poster
  • Elektra
    I love Elektra in the comic books (particularly The Elektra Saga), and this was very disappointing.
  • Eragon
    The bit where Saphira flies into the clouds small-dog-sized and after a few thunderclaps comes out dragon-sized, is the worst. Find the book here.
Practical Magic movie poster Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief movie poster

Breaking Dawn part 2 movie poster

1 thought on “10 of the best and worst movie adaptations”

  1. What? No Kevin Sullivan-produced Anne of Green Gables/Anne of Avonlea? πŸ˜‰

    Sure, they mashed a few of the books together to fit into 8 hours, but still – major plot points, and many minor, were well-represented. The scenery couldn’t have been more authentic since it was filmed on Prince Edward Island. And I have never seen a movie adaptation with a more perfect cast. The characters actually lived through those people.
    However, I prefer to pretend that the Anne movies which followed the original two were never actually made.

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