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Originally Posted by iansales  I picked Pride & Prejudice as an example of a book whic has had several adaptations, both film and television, and most of which are good. But Austen is by no means the only author who has had several versions of one of her novels adapted for film.
To be fair, Hollywood does seem overly fond of recycling, but the remakes are outnumbered by original films - at my local cinema, the following films are showing:
1408 - original adaptation of short story
2 Days in Paris - original French film
BRATZ - original film based on range of toys
Breach - original film, based on a true story
Death Sentence -original adaptation of book
Evan Almighty - original film
Hairspray - remake
Hallam Foe - original adaptation of book
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - original adaptation of book
Knocked Up - original film
No Reservations - original film
Run, Fatboy, Run - original film
Rush Hour 3 - sequel (to original film)
Shrek the Third - sequel (to original film)
Surf's Up - original film
The Bourne Ultimatum - sequel (to original adaptation of book)
The Simpsons Movie - original adaptation of TV series
Transformers - remake
Year of the Dog - original film
Only two remakes in the entire lot... |
ah, but originality? 13 of those films are sequels (four sequels, which are often just far weaker remakes), remakes, based on tv shows or based on books (note, evan almighty is the sequal to bruce almighty).
should also note, not one of those films is on my 'to watch' list.