Dickens is an abysmal read, but his books seem to make good movies...
the opposite is more common, great books made into lousy movies.



So true. The epitome of great books made into bad movies has to be
"Catch 22" One of my favorite books and one of the worst movies ever.

The movie tried to get the flow of the book, and IMHo ended
up a disjointed mess although it had it's moments. I like
Alan Arkin & Bob Newhart.


katysails wrote:
Gee, I lived for Dicken's books when I was in junior high...

You have better taste in Litterah-choor than I do. I thought
most of those Victorian novelists were dreary & long-winded.
The plots were great though.

How many movies have been made of 'Tom Sawyer'? Any good
ones, or even half-decent? I've seen at least eight or nine
& they all sucked.

DSK