Re: Books into Movies

oconnort@nyu.edu
Tue, 08 Jul 1997 20:44:55 -0400 (EDT)

 
>      Can ANYONE name a film adaptation of a book (that you had read at the 
>      time of seeing the movie) that was satisfying?

The Accidental Tourist is one.  Chilly Scenes of Winter is another.  I
liked the first very much; I am mad about the latter (which was also
released under the title "Head Over Heels").

The Big Sleep also comes to mind; in spite of the weird cuts required in
1945 Hollywood, it does justice to the Chandler novel.

Oh, and To Kill a Mockingbird.  I can't resist either the movie or the
book.

I had read all of these before seeing the movies made from them.

--tim o'connor