What book or story do you wish they would make a movie?
By bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
Holiday, Florida
May 18, 2017 3:02pm CST
In light of all the posts about movies and series lately I am interested in hearing about my friends preference. Many have already steered me toward some great shows here. I recently discovered on Netflix they have started a great series called Anne with an E, which is based on Ann of Green Gables. I watched the whole first season last night, unable to stop since indigestion was killing me anyway. Lol.
Then there is Tale of the handmaid on Hulu, very good and much like the book. these days they seem to be making shows more like the books if not better!
I wish they would base a series on Angelique. here in USA in English language so I could enjoy that. They already have movies in France of the books.
Back in the 70's there was several books I read of the series. I devoured every one as soon as I could get it. It was translated to easy to read english here.
what one would you like made from a book?
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
18 May 17
I would like to see some of my dear friends books into a movie.
@DWDavis here on myLot.
He writes a good book.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 May 17
i never read any yet but hope you do some day soon see a movie made of his/her ? book
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 May 17
have you watched the new show/series. it's quite good. have you ever watched Little house on the Prairie? its similar in many ways
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
23 May 17
@bunnybon7 no I worded that wrong as I want it set in the time era it was written
in I just meant if theres an older meson I would love to see one made now
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
23 May 17
@Hatley there is a series made. but can't remember what channel it was on. maybe do a search or see if someone can get it at the library to play on your pc. since you don't have a television.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
23 May 17
you mean that story in modern times? would be quite interesting
@FourWalls (62063)
• United States
18 May 17
Truthfully....none. I don't think it's possible for Hollywood to be faithful to a novel anymore. What makes the money? Action. Blow this up, bell that up, loud music, and a few more explosions between the credits.
Someone posted a discussion earlier today, stating that friends find The Godfather a boring snooze-a-thon. People my age, who see the brilliance of that film, aren't the ones that Hollywood makes movies for anymore. The video game generation is the one making money for Hollywood, and they don't want anything that's not more or less a duplication of a video game. What book provides that?
Signed, a cynical middle-aged fart. 
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 May 17
very funny. both i mentioned are not that way. Anne with an E certainly is not and very much like the book, Ann of Green Gables it was made from
@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
19 May 17
I would love to see a movie from any of Ted Dekker's books or books by Joel Rosenberg. All very suspenseful!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 May 17
cool. have you searched to see if there are any made? i am usually quite surprised in searches for movies from certain authors books
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@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
20 May 17
@bunnybon7 You know, I think someone did make a movie of my favorite book, Three by Ted Dekker, but it wasn't nearly as good as the book.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 May 17
@1creekgirl often they are not as good as the book but some really turn out as good if not better as you can see more of what it is really like. these days as specially they show a lot of what history things were really like where books don't describe at times the whole situation.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 May 17
I like books better, want to see Ann of green gables series though...I devoured the whole lot right up to Rolls of ingleside.
I would like to watch Frederick Forsythe's books made into movies
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 May 17
i just looked him up and several books of his have been made into movies i have watched
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
20 May 17
@bunnybon7 I have to see them, Thanks for the information.
Have you seen Red.and it's sequel with Helen Mirren ?
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@celticeagle (158876)
• Boise, Idaho
18 May 17
So many remakes. I wish people would spend more time watching the old originals.
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@celticeagle (158876)
• Boise, Idaho
19 May 17
@bunnybon7 .......That's true. I am loyal to the originals and am usually not into the newer remakes.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 May 17
well see thats the thing. not all good books have been made to movies yet and many should be. there is a lot of good material out there instead of some of the crazy stuff sometimes made these days that is hard to understand.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
19 May 17
@bunnybon7 i will have to agree to that too. In fact the 13 reasons series is a good one. Both the series and the book are good. It is just that I recently watched the movie ''Girl on a Train'' but was a bit disappointed. You are right. We cannot generalise
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 May 17
Are you talking about Angelique by Sergeanne Golon? Angelique and the King, etc. I loved that series and yes I always though it would make a great movie with Catherine Deneuve as Angelique at the time.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
26 May 17
absolutely. thats the one. these days i would like to see Jennifer Lawrence do it.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
17 Jul 17
I would love to see a series based on Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Jul 17
that sounds like a good series. i should check it out
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
18 Jul 17
@bunnybon7 It's historical fiction, deeply researched and well-written. The characters come alive.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
18 May 17
I would really love for the series Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez to be made into a movie or tv show.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 May 17
that sounds cool. i hope they do
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@skydream (1446)
• Agate, Colorado
18 May 17
I want The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks to be made into a movie. It's possible since most his books do but this one particular because it has the romance like normal but also is more creepy and like a thriller. It's sad, happy, scary and funny it'd be a good one
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 May 17
sounds like my kind of movie. also i think i may have read that years ago. unless its new. there are so very many many books i have read since i was about 10 yrs old been reading till now at 69 yrs. for a couple yrs now though i haven't read as many as i used to. eyes not so good now and i used to read a couple a week!!
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 May 17
i looked him up. seems he has several made into movies i have seen. very good.
@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
19 May 17
Finders Keeper by Stephen King would make a good movie. Plus, I've read plenty of good stories from indie authors that I feel would be a good fit for the bigscreen.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 May 17
yes fortunately most of King's have been made into movies. would be nice to see more
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 May 17
that was wonderful. isn't there one by that author called, "mysterious beasts and where to find them?" anyway, it would be good to have more but Harry is grown, so it would have to be his son or something. i wish they would write more on Hunger games with more movies. too
@waflay (2737)
• Nairobi, Kenya
18 May 17
I wonder if there are movies based on Covert One (1) series by Robert Ludlum and other authors. The story revolves around a special elite unit headed by the president himself a few people who so good in their work. The team works around the clock to beat terrorists who happen to be seemingly smart people who are just within reach-- a game of wits. It also touches the CIA operations around the world.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 May 17
don't know maybe search? thats what i do. hope you find it
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
18 May 17
So many recent books have a!ready been made into movies that its hard for me to pick. I would like to see more James Patterson books made into movies as the few that were done were really good (if you like suspense/thrillers!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 May 17
yes they have made a lot of great movies from Stephen King also. i just think there are some more classics they could go with instead of making over ones that have already been made
