Do you read books & watch the movie? For me, it's usually one or the other, but there are a few exceptions I'm looking forward to this year.
10 Must See Book To Movie Adaptations in 2012
The Hunger Games
Based on: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Summary: Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Links: Movie Trailer on IMDb | Book reviews on Goodreads | Amazon
The book is excellent, and I thought the movie was pretty good - but the book is way better than the movie.
Snow White and The Huntsman
Based on: Classic Snow White fairytale
Summary: In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Release Date: June 1st, 2012
Links: Movie Trailer on IMDb
Finally, Snow White as a bad-ass ... I might not go to the movies to see this, but lucky for me, I have a $3 movie theater near me that gets movies a little later than the regular box office.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Based on: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Summary: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
Release Date: June 22nd, 2012
Links: Movie Trailer on IMDb | Book reviews on Goodreads | Amazon
Waiting on the DVD for this one, but I plan on reading the book soon.
The Bourne Legacy
Based On: The Bourne series by Robert LudlumSummary: There as never just one. A story centered on a new CIA operative in the universe based on Robert Ludlum's novels.
Release Date: Aug 3, 2012
Links: Movie Trailer on IMDb | Book reviews on Goodreads | Amazon
My dad is the person who is responsible for me loving reading, and one of the authors he introduced me to is Robert Ludlum and I have read almost everything by him, including The Bourne Trilogy, which I loved. The movies were fantastic too so naturally, I'm going to watch this on opening night.
Odd Thomas
Based on: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Summary: In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
Release Date: Oct 3, 2012
Links: Book reviews on Goodreads | Amazon
I loved this book, and think it will translate nicely to the big screen. I'll probably re-read this and more in the series before I watch the movie - maybe opening weekend.
Alex Cross
Based on: I, Alex Cross by James Patterson
Summary: After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.
Release Date: Oct 23, 2012
Links: Book reviews on Goodreads | Amazon
Morgan Freeman was hella good as Alex Cross in the first 2 movies, Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, and I CANNOT picture Tyler Perry in this role... so this is one I have to see - opening weekend.
Cloud Atlas
Based on: Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
Summary: An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Release Date: Oct 26, 2012
Links: Movie Trailer on IMDb | Book reviews on Goodreads | Amazon
I have seen rave reviews of the book, so I'm excited to both read it, and see the movie when it comes out.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)
Based on: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Summary: After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Release Date: 16th November 2012
Links: Movie Trailer on IMDb | Book reviews on Goodreads| Amazon
To be honest, I haven't read the books and still debating whether I should or not. And I'll probably wait until this movie is free on the tele.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Based on: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Summary: A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug.
Release Date: Dec 14, 2012
Links: Movie Trailer on IMDb | Goodreads | Amazon
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy was so GOOD that I MUST read this book & watch the movie - opening night!
Life of Pi
Based On:
Summary: The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Release Date: Dec 21, 2012
Links: Book reviews on Goodreads | Amazon
I might wait for this one to come out on DVD, but it's a book I definitely want to read.
I'm most looking forward to seeing The Bourne Legacy, Odd Thomas & The Hobbit. Which book-based movie are you most looking forward to this year.
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I'm really looking forward to The Hobbit and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter! I will definitely see both in theater :)
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