Results: Incredibly Books That Have Not Been Turned Into Movies
Published on 05/29/2015
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You read a book, and imagine the casting of the movie. Within a short time, it has hit the big screen. So, why do some amazing and classic books never get turned into movies or even TV series? Perhaps it's deemed "unfilmable" or the author won't release the rights...whatever the reasons are, how many of these do you feel should be made into a movie?
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft -- Guillermo del Toro has written a screenplay but so far it is still deemed 'unfilmable'
6%
87 votes
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace -- perhaps too complex and long
2%
36 votes
Drood by Dan Simmons -- a more recent offering, but it practically screams box office gold
3%
42 votes
Nostromo by Joseph Conrad -- Years ago, it was in the works, but then the director David Lean died
3%
48 votes
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -- the author's reluctance to film it-- but with his death, this could now change things
15%
238 votes
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- another author reluctant to give up the rights to film
4%
64 votes
Ubik by Philip K Dick -- the only book by author still left to be filmed--where is it??
2%
34 votes
A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole --several attempts have been made, but film seems to have been
3%
44 votes
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski--unconventional written book may not be easily translated into movie and author is also refusing rights
2%
36 votes
None of them
29%
454 votes
Don't know any of them
46%
729 votes
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There are some books that should not have been made into movies, according to several experts. How many of these movie adaptions do you agree should NOT have been made into films?
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
8%
132 votes
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
8%
125 votes
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
4%
69 votes
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
7%
110 votes
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
11%
166 votes
Watchmen by Alan Moore
5%
78 votes
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace
4%
59 votes
Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
6%
92 votes
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
7%
114 votes
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
6%
87 votes
Hey I thought all of them were good movies!
14%
227 votes
Don't know any of these
46%
718 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
84 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.92% | 19 | |
| na | 0.29% | 6 |
| n/a | 0.29% | 6 |
| not sure | 0.19% | 4 |
| don't care | 0.19% | 4 |
| i don't know | 0.10% | 2 |
| none | 0.10% | 2 |
| i don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| know some of them and they weren't that bad and they could always try again | 0.05% | 1 |
| dune | 0.05% | 1 |
| only know how the grinch stole christmas | 0.05% | 1 |
| ones i know i like as movies | 0.05% | 1 |
| maybe not made the way they were | 0.05% | 1 |
| only know half of them | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't seen any of them | 0.05% | 1 |
| inkspell | 0.05% | 1 |
| some of these werre good movies, others i don't know the book | 0.05% | 1 |
| the only one i've seen was the scarlet letter | 0.05% | 1 |
| some are good | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't seen them all, but enjoyed the movies i did see. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't care about this | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| only seen some and thought the ones i saw were good | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't have a strong opinion about the books being turned into movies | 0.05% | 1 |
| only know 2 of these. | 0.05% | 1 |
| haven't heard of some of than | 0.05% | 1 |
| most were fine | 0.05% | 1 |
| the ones i recognize were good | 0.05% | 1 |
| the movies i knew i thought a should have.... | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of them | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't watch movies | 0.05% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.05% | 1 |
| some were ok | 0.05% | 1 |
| doesn't matter | 0.05% | 1 |
| some i have seen , others not | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know most of these movies and liked the ones i do know | 0.05% | 1 |
| still waiting for dragonriders of pern...and the other two by christopher paolini | 0.05% | 1 |
| they are all good | 0.05% | 1 |
| only seen a few and they were ok | 0.05% | 1 |
| some should, some shouldn't | 0.05% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| my left foot | 0.05% | 1 |
| of the ones that i saw, i thought they were good | 0.05% | 1 |
| their choice | 0.05% | 1 |
| i enjoyed some others i have not seen | 0.05% | 1 |
| ? | 0.05% | 1 |
| they're all okay | 0.05% | 1 |
| missing something in answer. have not seen all of these. cannot answer honestly | 0.05% | 1 |
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On the other hand, these film adaptions of novels were deemed the most successful in the history of movie making. How many do you agree with?
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
18%
276 votes
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
35%
550 votes
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
8%
128 votes
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler'
7%
109 votes
The Fallen Idol by Graham Greene
3%
49 votes
Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boule
29%
461 votes
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver'
3%
55 votes
Adaptation by Charlie Kaufman
4%
60 votes
The Conformist by Alberto Moravia
2%
27 votes
Love all of them
4%
63 votes
None of them
12%
186 votes
Don't know any of them
30%
475 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
26 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.37% | 9 | |
| na | 0.08% | 2 |
| on these last two questions some were good and some were not that good, not good questions | 0.04% | 1 |
| some were o k! | 0.04% | 1 |
| gone with the wind | 0.04% | 1 |
| if i saw the movie, i didn't read the book so i'm not a good judge. | 0.04% | 1 |
| does it matter? | 0.04% | 1 |
| i've only read one of the books listed, but have seen several movies, so can't say whether it was a good adaptation. | 0.04% | 1 |
| iunno | 0.04% | 1 |
| to kill a mockingbird.... hello? | 0.04% | 1 |
| haven't seen them | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have not seen all of them | 0.04% | 1 |
| jaws | 0.04% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.04% | 1 |
| liked some | 0.04% | 1 |
| some | 0.04% | 1 |
| never saw the movies | 0.04% | 1 |
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