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TOP 10 BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATIONS BOOKS require readers to use their imaginations when picturing characters, places, events and moods, and more often than not when we watch a movie adaptation of a book it looks completely different as to how we pictured it in our heads. It’s never usually as good as the book, but these 10 however, are as good if not better. 1. The Shining Stanley Kubrick’s take on the Stephen King book is perhaps one of the most scary horror movies of all time and to a lot of readers actually surpasses the book’s brilliance. Jack Nicholson is perfect as the stir-crazed hotel caretaker Jack Torrance. 2. The Lord of the Rings An absolutely monumental task to undertake, but director Peter Jackson did an amazing job bringing JRR Tolkien’s vision to the big screen. Believable portrayals, stunning scenery, magnificent special effects and epic battles all do justice to the book’s ethereal fantasy world.
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US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is the man with the most career sniper kills in the military history of the United States. Serving from 1999 to 2009, Kyle supported his fellow soldiers in Iraq with deadly precision from rooftops and hidden positions in an occupation where stealth and accuracy are the names of the game.
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Nicknamed ‘the legend’ by US troops and ‘the devil’ by the enemy, Kyle - who was tragically killed in 2013 - writes about the pain of war, including the death of two friends and fellow SEALS. His wife Tanya also writes about the challenges families have to deal with when a loved one is fighting in a war. Kyle’s accounts of
6. The Godfather A film that is consistently voted the best movie ever made has to be better than the book it’s based on, and most would agree. Francis Ford Coppola’s award-winning movie is just too good in every respect to be outdone by the Mario Puzo book. 7. Schindler’s List Three hours of black-and-white World War II nastiness might not be to everyone’s taste, but the movie is compelling thanks to its realism and powerful performances. Based on Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Kenneally.
his battlefield experiences make for a memorable read.
8. Fight Club Author Chuck Palahniuk’s dark books can be hard to read at the best of times, and this David Fincher movie adaptation has become one of the most iconic movies of all time. Brad Pitt thanked Palahniuk for writing the best character he has ever played.
SUCCESSFUL FILMS: Lord of the Rings and The Godfather.
4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest An incredible movie adapted from a book that (to put it politely) is an acquired taste. Ken Kesey’s story of life on a US psychiatric ward was only the second film ever to win all five of the major Academy Awards.
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5. To Kill A Mockingbird It was always going to be difficult, if not near impossible, to surpass the brilliance of Harper Lee’s novel about life in the deep American south during the 30’s, but this Gregory Peck-starring 1962 classic comes as close as close can get.
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3. The Silence of the Lambs Director Jonathan Demme’s movie version of the Thomas Harris book wins hands down in every respect, and is definitely a rare case of the movie being better than the book. Brilliant performances from Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster seal the deal.
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9. The Shawshank Redemption Like The Godfather, this classic tale is up there among the movie greats when it comes to voting time. Based on a short story by Stephen King, Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins give the performances of their lives in Frank Darabont’s fantastic movie. 10. Trainspotting Based on the Irvine Welsh book, Danny Boyle’s fast-paced, gritty tale about a bunch of heroin addicts in Scotland captivated audiences upon its release in 1996 and still does today, thanks to brilliant performances and a wonderful soundtrack.
Sudoku Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Average: 23 Good: 30 Very good: 44 Excellent: 54
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4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION peony, irony, pinkie, pinker, poker, prone, prime, prier, apron, aerie, opine, opera, ermine, kimono, keying, moire, money, moiety, merino, minor, gripe, grape, groin, grope, grime, grimy, grief, eying, hiker, hymns, hinge, tying, shine, shiny, shire, shier, shyer, shying, singe