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more about #fahrenheit451 Golem100: I watched all three LotR movies (extended versions) back to back one Saturday. Started at Noon, finished around Midnight. I don't recommend it. more » Zidel333: No love for BBC's adaptation of Gormenghast? I thought it was excellent. The casting alone was superb: Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Zoë Wannamaker. ... more » myturn21: I just hate it when people consider Coppola's overwrought & badly (BADLY!!!) acted vers of Dracula a good movie! I think everyone's been hypnotized by... more » jk: I only saw "Fellowship" and I have to say that I didn't really care for it. I thought that it failed to capture an essential "Tolkien-ness" which pre... more » AdoraBelle: At the risk of being devoured alive, I must say that I fucking hated the LOTR movies. I'm a huge fan of the books and have been for as long as I can r... more » Tyrunn: I thought Burgess hated A Clockwork Orange? As great a film as it is, removing the final chapter and resolution drastically alters the tone and meani... more » Sunshineyness: *Cough* Richard Matheson's Somewhere in Time (originally titled "Bid Time Return"). There's some changes but it's still just as beautiful of a story o... more » RexMaximus: Going out on a limb here, but I HATE The Lord of the Rings books. I found them painfully slow and incredibly boring and I quit a quarter-way through T... more » Annalee Newitz: I still think Bram Stoker's Dracula is a great adaptation. It's the only movie ever made of the book that includes the American character - and the on... more » Mary Ratliff: They're fantasy, but Howls' Moving Castle and The Neverending Story are both movies that while they changed a lot of the plots, they stayed true to th... more » mondojohnson: I am going to go out on a limb here; I know this may incur some wrath. But I'm going to put in a good word for Richard Linklater's adaptation of "A S... more » TheTheTheTheWhat: Clockwork Orange? No no no no no no no no no. No. NO. It took the same plot, characters, and events and raped them with a giant plaster cock. The b... more » tamahome: I don't even know what some of these pictures are from. Does Sin City and Watchmen count? more » bookling: Blade Runner is without a doubt a fantastic movie, but I felt like it was pretty loosely based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. There's so muc... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Definitely LoTR. Left out a lot, even in the 11+ hours of the extended versions. What choice did he have? Still, it really captured all the major t... more » Mr.Gawn: i would have to disagree with Fahrenheit 451... Granted the book is awesome, the movie was kinda poorly made, even for the time.. for one.... The wif... more » Cory Gross: Interesting that you included my personal favorite movie of all time, The Lost World (I even has website! [silentmoviemonsters.tripod.com]). While I o... more » JennaW: I always thought "Something Wicked This Way Comes" was a very good adaptation of the novel, and the original PBS movie version of "Lathe of Heaven" (s... more » alixana: I'd add The Prestige to this list. Christopher Priest wrote a pretty damn good book, and Christopher Nolan made some changes that kept the plot mostly... more » MargaretMoony: I'm going to have to protest, Bram Stoker's Dracula and the Handmaid's Tale. I mean, Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of my favorite movies, but not bec... more » -
#top10
12 Movie Adaptations That Did The Books Justice
Whether or not you loved The Road, most people seemed to feel it captured Cormac McCarthy's novel. Sadly, most adaptations do violence to the original books, but not all. Here are 12 SF/fantasy adaptations that did right by the books. More » -
#coverart
A History of 16 Science Fiction Classics, Told In Book Covers
A single book can inspire a wide range of covers, and sometimes those covers can be works of art themselves. We look at some classic science fiction novels and the various covers they've worn throughout the years. More » -
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Are the Novel's Days Numbered?
In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury envisioned a future where society had abandoned literature in favor of watching their screens. According to writer Philip Roth, we're getting closer to that future, and in 25 years, hardly anyone will be reading novels. More » -
#fahrenheit451
Death Before No Farenheit 451 Movie, Says Director
The Mist director Frank Darabont is still trying to get his movie adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451 made, but its current status depends on one particular person... who shall, apparently, remain nameless for now. More » -
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#conceptart
Shiny, Badass Fire Fighting Machine for the Year 2025
Now this is a fire engine that kids from 5 to 105 would like to see under the Christmas tree next year. How sleek and shiny does this thing look? Instead of the boxy fire fighting vehicles of the past, this baby looks streamlined enough to win a race or two as well as do some good. More »
