Sometimes the Movie is Just as Good: #MFRWAuthor Blog Challenge, Week 20
Good Movies made from Good Books
My taste in books-to-movies goes to historical adventure, so in short order here are some of my favorites:
The Sharpe series
with the amazing Sean Bean. This is not, technically a movie, but a miniseries based on the books of the wonderfully prolific, Bernard Cornwell. May he live another 50 years and keep writing books! I confess I haven’t got my hands on all the Sharpe videos or books yet.
Master and Commander
I loved this movie, based on the books of the late Patrick O’Brian, books which I have not yet read, but fully intend to get to.
The Last of the Mohicans
This movie totally outshines the book. Honestly, I read the book at some point in my life, and I don’t remember a love story–was there one? This is one of Daniel Day-Lewis’s best movies and the love scenes with Madeleine Stowe are intensely emotional. Love this movie!
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne is a character created by Robert Ludlum, though I’ve never read the book (or books).
It seems that every time we scroll through the Directv channels we’ll find one of the Bourne movies playing, and I LOVE them! This is my kind of movie, with lots of chase and fight scenes, and bad guys who get their comeuppance. The Jeremy Renner/Rachel Weisz edition has one of my favorite scenes, where the rocket blows up the Alaskan cabin. I’d love to know how they filmed that!
So now that you know about my weird taste in movies, hop along with my fellow MFRW authors to see what movies-from-books they recommend.
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I completely forgot about Master and Commander! It was a really good adaptation, I thought. Thanks for the reminder
You’re welcome, Sherry!
I love the Bourne series! Like you, I’ve never read a single book, but I’ve seen all the movies, countless times. Anytime I’m channel surfing and it’s on, I’ll stop to watch it.
Those Bourne movies are so well done.
Love the way everyone has a different title. Now I need to go back and look up Master and Commander.
You’ll love it!
I didn’t realize some of these movies were books. Cool! I’ll have to check them out.
I have to read some of the books, especially the Patrick O’Brian series.
It’s the same with my cable company and Bourne movies. In fact, it was my son who got me hooked on them because he watches them all the time. I haven’t seen all of Master and Commander and haven’t read the book. Looking forward to seeing it.
You like the same movies my husband does.
I forgot about Sharpe and Master and Commander. Both movies/TV series were good. Loved Sean Bean as Sharpe.
I totally agree about the movie version of The Last of the Mohicans outshining the book. It has been a while since I’ve read the book, but seem to remember there was a love story between one of the sisters and the British major, plus the thing between the other sister and Uncas. Hawkeye was not involved in any romance.