This week's Top Ten from The Broke and the Bookish asks for the Top Ten Best Movie Adaptations. There are some awful ones out there, but these are all examples of adaptations that were well done.
1) Lord of the Rings
2) V for Vendetta
3) Pride and Prejudice (1995)
4) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
5) High Fidelity
6) To Kill a Mockingbird
7) The Hunger Games
8) The Help
9) The Princess Bride
10) Little Women (1994)
BONUS: Life of Pi, I saw this after making my list, but it was so excellent I just had to add it in.
Image from here.
