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The Book Thief (2013)
The Book Thief (2013)
2013 | Drama, War
10
7.5 (13 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Still cried like a baby
I had read the book before I watched the film with my daughter, so I knew what was coming up, the film is quite similar to the book, but seeing it played out instead of using your imagination gives it a whole new dimension The acting was done with great sensitivity and respect to the nature of the film.
  
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
2011 | Action, Adventure
One of my favorite fun marvelfilms. Very represented as comic book and less as film hard to explain but extraordinary
  
It (2017)
It (2017)
2017 | Drama, Horror
7
7.9 (355 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Acting (1 more)
Atmosphere
Not scary (2 more)
Not even the jump scares
Some iffy CGI
I wanted to see this film after I read the book in October. And for a film adaptation, it wasn’t half bad. Sure there were things obviously different from the books and they have set it out differently to the book. But all things considered, I enjoyed watching it. I just felt that for a horror film, it wasn’t that scary- not even the jump scares and Pennywise- he is legit scary in the book. Also, I thought the film would have been better if they kept some elements from the book in the film too, like Maturin. On another plus side, the acting was done well.
  
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Claire (89 KP) rated Room (2015) in Movies

Oct 14, 2018  
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
2015 | Drama
A good adaptation of an amazing book
Read the book first! This is a great adaptation, but having some background understanding will allow you to enjoy the film more ?
  
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010)
2010 | Action, Drama, Family
It does drag, the book is quite slow too and to split it into two films drags it out even more, but the author would not let anyone edit the book down and wanted everything in the film. At least the film did mirror the book unlike other films where they edit it down so much it is so different from the book.
  
Ready Player One (2018)
Ready Player One (2018)
2018 | Sci-Fi
The CGI is good (0 more)
The acting is horrible (3 more)
The characters in this film are not very bright
More of an 80's circle jerk
Almost completely different to the book
Horrible Film
I loved the book of Ready, Player One. The book is amazing. However, the movie is one big pile of poop. The acting is abysmal. The characters seem to be really dumb in the film. It takes them forever to figure out something simple even though they've had years to figure it out. The casting is horrible too. The characters look nothing like how they are described in the book. The film changed the plot almost completely compared to the book.

My husband and I turned this off after watching the first 30 minutes. We both hated it. It was a waste of half an hour and a waste of money.
  
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Ben Reilly Cunningham (1 KP) created a post

Mar 30, 2018  
Ready Player One. Good enjoyable film. Plenty of action and a well placed cast. Nothing compared to the book, but at 2:19. For it to be like the book, you'd be sat for 5 hours
     
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
2017 | Drama, Romance
Not as good as the book
The book is quite a slow burner, but it works because of the level of depth and detail given to Elio as the main character. The film sadly doesn’t have the same impact and it actually comes across quite dull. Whilst some of the performances and scenes are in keeping with the book, the whole film just seems very slow and verging on boring. And the edgy scenes from the book (the peach one for instance) are a lot more shocking to see on film. It isn’t a terrible film, it’s just completely immemorable and I don’t think deserving of all of the accolades.
  
The Darkest Minds (2018)
The Darkest Minds (2018)
2018 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Ruby and Liam connection (1 more)
Stayed fairly true to book
Amanlda is fast becoming queen of Ya adaptations
I throughly enjoyed this film. For the most part the cast is relatively unknown but it been proven in Dystopic ya books to film adaptions this works well.

With the hate u give coming out the end of the year Amandla Stenberg is proving to be a force to be recoken with within the YA film genre. She is able to captive and keep the film moving.

It rare to find a film that keep true to a books premise and plot however this film did just that.
  
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
2001 | Action, Family, Sci-Fi
The first film is definitely one of the best book to screen adaptions that I have seen. It captured the magical atmosphere so well and brought the characters to life. The magic in this film makes me happy every time I watch it.