Books to Movies

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Here are some that didn't:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/lost-in-translation-20-good-books-made-into-notsog,2079/

Here are some that did:
http://www.ivillage.com/best-books-made-movies/1-b-331880#496745

Now this is interesting, a list of good books that should make good movies:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/if-you-film-it-21-good-books-that-need-to-be-great,2080/
Especially interesting because the list is from 2007 and several of them have since been made -- and mostly they didn't work out.

And this is just a long list, a slushpile if you will:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/books-made-into-movies

Finally, this post would not be complete without a dishonorable mention of the worst rip-off of all: notStarship notTroopers.  Hm, wish somebody'd actually make a movie of the book Starship Troopers someday.