Books into movies

[biography]

So many books have made the transformation onto the silver screen. Do you guys like the idea? Which ones worked? Which ones didn't?

[crimelibrary]

I really like the book The Kite Runner, but i totally didn't come out good when it got transferred to film. For the most part I prefer books over their movie counterparts.

I'm a complete sucker for those murder mystery/crime investigation movies and books. I read a book a few years ago that was incredible. It was about how this one cop that spent twenty years tracking down The Green River Killer, and finally helped catch him with the help of Ted Bundy.

I'm trying to get excited about it coming out as a movie, but I'm just hoping that it doesn't totally get hacked up like the rest of them.

[LuAnna99]

Originally Posted by crimelibrary

I'm a complete sucker for those murder mystery/crime investigation movies and books. I read a book a few years ago that was incredible. It was about how this one cop that spent twenty years tracking down The Green River Killer, and finally helped catch him with the help of Ted Bundy.

I've never read the Green River Killer (is that what the book is called). Is it any good?I usually like to read the books before I seem them as a movie, but I think this is a different instance because its something that happened in real life. I think i'll check it out. I mean what else really am I doing at 8pm on a Sunday night beside dreading going back to work?

[SaraSidle]

Originally Posted by crimelibrary

I really like the book The Kite Runner, but i totally didn't come out good when it got transferred to film. For the most part I prefer books over their movie counterparts.

I'm a complete sucker for those murder mystery/crime investigation movies and books. I read a book a few years ago that was incredible. It was about how this one cop that spent twenty years tracking down The Green River Killer, and finally helped catch him with the help of Ted Bundy.

I'm trying to get excited about it coming out as a movie, but I'm just hoping that it doesn't totally get hacked up like the rest of them.

Oh my goodness. I read that book and it was wonderful. I have not seen the movie and do not want to. I am talking Kite Runner. I am looking forward to the new Green River Killer.

[SaraSidle]

Originally Posted by LuAnna99

I've never read the Green River Killer (is that what the book is called). Is it any good?I usually like to read the books before I seem them as a movie, but I think this is a different instance because its something that happened in real life. I think i'll check it out. I mean what else really am I doing at 8pm on a Sunday night beside dreading going back to work?

LuAnna I think this movie on Sunday is not the same is the book. I am hoping it will be good.

[LindaA]

The book is always, always better!!!

[forensicfolly]

I normally agree that the book is always better.

The book that it is based on is Catching the Devil (i'm pretty sure) and it was written by the sheriff who caught the GRK. Maybe they'll explain more tonight during the second half of the miniseries air at 8pm. I'm liking it so far.

[karshkale]

Ok...so I missed the first night of The Green River Killer miniseries....but someone told me that it was really good, so I watched both parts last night. They were so right. I really liked it. Enough to watch for like 4 hours. Did anyone else catch it because I have a few questions about things I didn‘t catch.