The biggest problem with film versions of books is length.
Yes. Sometimes we have to postulate a series of movies, like with The Lord of the Rings. A cut-down version of Dunnett would be unthinkable.
I've never seen a really satisfactory film version of a book,
I have, but it's rare.
though if one has the elbow-room of a television series, it can be another matter - the (I think joint British/Australian) version of "The Day of the Triffids" is excellent.
I haven't seen that, but I've seen some good miniseries based on books. Jane Eyre is an example - it made several terrible movies, but at least one very good miniseries.
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Date: 2009-03-16 12:28 pm (UTC)Yes. Sometimes we have to postulate a series of movies, like with The Lord of the Rings. A cut-down version of Dunnett would be unthinkable.
I've never seen a really satisfactory film version of a book,
I have, but it's rare.
though if one has the elbow-room of a television series, it can be another matter - the (I think joint British/Australian) version of "The Day of the Triffids" is excellent.
I haven't seen that, but I've seen some good miniseries based on books. Jane Eyre is an example - it made several terrible movies, but at least one very good miniseries.