Best
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The Hunger Games – SO good. Action packed, mostly true to the book and really well acted – I am really looking forward to the second film!
- The Harry Potter Movies – I really enjoyed the HP films. Although there were some differences from the books, I think the movies really stayed true to the heart of the books!
- The Hobbit – LOVED this adaptation! I thought the detail and the direction were perfect, and Martin Freeman just stole the show as Bilbo!
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Even though Emma Watson’s accent was slightly dodgy at some points, I thought this movie was such a great compliment to the book!
- Alice in Wonderland – my FAVOURITE film when I was a kid! I loved it (the Disney version) but I also really enjoyed Tim Burton’s take on the classic
Worst
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Eragon – I remember being so excited for this movie and it was such a let down. Not true to the book, and too much of a Harry Potter copy.
- The Golden Compass – see above. This adaptation could have being SO good, but in reality its a bit blah
- Prince Caspian – I also didn’t enjoy the changes in the second Narnia adaptation and the action felt slightly forced
- Stardust – I loved the book, but the movie felt a bit clumpy and long at times.
- The Lightening Thief (Percy Jackson) – I LOVE the Percy Jackson series, and although I thought the movie wasn’t awful, I again, didn’t like the changes they made to the original material! Hopefully The Sea of Monsters will be better!
Laura Noakes 
Need to read The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The movie was soooo good. my TTT
Wow, I totally forgot about Alice in Wonderland! I love the Disney film but the Tim Burton one is also good. 🙂
Yeah – I love the twist Tim Burton does!
Aw, I loved Stardust! It made my best list! Percy Jackson is understandably on nearly everybody’s worst list. I hope that Sea of Monsters turns out better. Great list! My TTT.
Vyki @ On The Shelf
Yes me too! The Sea of Monsters looks pretty good – fingers crossed!
Interesting, I have Stardust as one of my favourite adaptations! Also, I haven’t seen The Perks of Being a Wallflower yet…I loved the book so much that I guess I’m a bit nervous about seeing the film in case it doesn’t measure up! Here’s my TTT if you get a chance!
I was too – I LOVED the book! But the movie was really good!
LOL – we have a lot of the same movies on our lists, but in the opposite categories! How could I have forgot Eragon – gah! That movie was terrible. 🙂
Haha! And yes Eragon was so bad!!
Definitively agree with practically all of your list! I was soooo bummed about the Percy Jackson film but hopefully the second one will be better.
I’ve never read Stardust but I did enjoy the film quite a lot- should I give it a go then??
Ooh yes I loved the book. I think I didn’t enjoy the movie because they are quite different!
My favorite comment from an author about the film adaptation of his book is from Roald Dahl. He hated Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka so much that he mandated a sequel of “Charlie & The Chocolate Factory” *never* be made. And this is the best part. He said Wilder’s performance was “pretentious and bouncy.” I think that’s such a hilarious, perfect, insulting thing to say about someone!
But I did still love the movie 😉
Haha – Roald Dahl was such a legend! I love that movie too!
I totally agree on Prince Caspian! It wasn’t my favourite of the Narnia books, but it was still good and had great potential, but like you say, it was blah.
I like your choice of Alice in Wonderland. It wasn’t on my list, but it was very good!
Thank you!
Great top ten! I agree with all of them except The Hunger Games, I was disappointed by that movie. Probably because I had such high expectations after loving the book..
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Thank you!
I’m too late for TTT, but I’d definitely put The Hunger Games on my list! It’s one of the most faithful adaptations I’ve seen.
I loved it! I’m so excited for the second movie!!