Okay, so I know that we’re supposed to love ALL the Harry Potter movies, but I personally find the first two to be painful. That being said, these are collectively some of my favorite film adaptations ever! Maybe it’s because I saw the movies before I read the books (I wasn’t allowed as a child)… Either way, I love them! I love the casting (Luna, anyone?) and the way the films get progressively darker, just to name a couple reasons why. This is one book and movie series that I’ll re-read and re-watch over and over.
This version of Peter Pan will always be my absolute favorite (in fact, I reviewed it)! It’s a gorgeous movie in more ways than one and is touted as the closest adaptation to the source material. Every single time I turn this movie on I feel like a kid and can’t help but smile – it’s the magic! The casting director deserves a pat on the back for this movie. Peter, Wendy, Tink, and especially Hook are all incredible. I really can’t recommend this enough!
Here is yet another of my favorite movies that I had no idea was based on a book. The more you know, right? I loved this movie the first time I saw it and recently purchased it on blu ray so I could watch it again (and again). I honestly don’t even know what it was about this movie that made me fall in love with it. I loved the story and the animation style and I especially loved Dean. Now that I know it’s an adaptation of the book I’m going to have to find it and read it!
Who doesn’t want to see Robin Williams acting like a crazy person and trying to escape killer monkeys and poachers? Something about this movie always fascinated me. I mean, I love disaster movies, so maybe it was seeing the house slowly crumble. I always adored the scene where the living room becomes a rainforest, although the giant bugs freaked me out. I’m hesitantly excited for the new adaptation coming out this year, but either way this will always be a favorite!
