In which Sam rants and raves about five of the worst and five of the best film adaptations of YA/NA novels, including (1) a quick synopsis, (2) whether the book is worth the read, and (3) whether the movie is worth the watch!
Without further ado, we here at Mad But Magic are very excited to share our Top Ten Tuesday list of Best & Worst Movie Adaptations – original feature, as always, courtesy of The Broke and Bookish :)
TOP 5 BEST MOVIE ADAPTATIONS
#5 S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders
and the 1983 film adaptation, The
Outsiders
Synopsis: Young
men on the edge – of sanity, of society, of adulthood – stalk the night streets
in leather jackets and linger on in your heart.
Is the book worth the
read? YES! One hundred times, yes. The
Outsiders was written by a woman who wandered the streets getting to know
young men just like her protagonists – who, by the way, have some of the best
names you’ll ever encounter in fiction – Ponyboy and Sodapop are my favorites.
True to publishing industry fashion when it comes to female authors like J.K.
Rowling, S.E. Hinton is really Susan Eloise Hinton – and she wrote the book
while still in high school!
Is the movie worth
the watch? Absolutely – it’s old but it’s fun, and it’s a bit of a
tearjerker, too. Also, it’s a delight to look for today’s well-known stars in
some early roles, like Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze,
Ralph Maccio, Rob Lowe, and Tom Cruise!
In sum: Do it forJohnny.
