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Top 11 Femme Fatales.


Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Marilyn Monroe as Rose Loomis in Niagara (1953)*
Jane Greer as Kathie Moffat in Out of the Past (1947)
Rita Hayworth as Gilda Farrell in Gilda (1946)
Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge in The Big Sleep (1946)
Joan Bennett as Kitty March in Scarlet Street (1945)
Catherine Zeta Jones as Velma Kelly in Chicago (2002)
Linda Fiorentino as Bridget Gregory in The Last Seduction (1994)
Annette Bening as Myra Langtry in The Grifters (1990)
Ellen Barkin as Helen Cruger in Sea of Love (1989)
Kathleen Turner as Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)


List in no particular order.

I did consider Kate Winslet in The Dressmaker (2015) but thought it not a conventional femme fatale portrayal.
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My thanks to those who contributed a list of their favourite femme fatales.

As today is Children's Book Day, I thought it would be interesting to look at the film adaptations of books which are predominantly aimed at children and for you to consider your ten favourites.

FILMS BASED ON CHILDREN'S BOOKS

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I'm out of this weeks subject as the only films based on childrens books i rate are Babe and the two Paddington films.

So many i haven't bothered to watch and the ones i have seen i've thought to be merely okay such as the Harry Potter or The Hunger Games series, as it's just not my thing.

Not seen Dumbo, Dr. Dolittle sucked, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory adaptations don't come close to the brilliance of the book.

What happened to cult themed top tens?
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An alternative topic for this week.

HORROR FILMS FROM 1973

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I'm out of this weeks subject as the only films based on childrens books i rate are Babe and the two Paddington films.

So many i haven't bothered to watch and the ones i have seen i've thought to be merely okay such as the Harry Potter or The Hunger Games series, as it's just not my thing.

Not seen Dumbo, Dr. Dolittle sucked, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory adaptations don't come close to the brilliance of the book.

What happened to cult themed top tens?
I had a quick browse online and quickly made a long list of films based on children's books which didn't include any of the Harry Potter or Hunger Games films, the latter of which I really like.
  • Paddington
  • Mary Poppins
  • Jabberwocky
  • Pinocchio
  • Ben-Hur
  • The BFG
  • Biggles: Adventures in Time
  • The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
  • Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  • Coraline
  • Shrek
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Hugo
  • James and the Giant Peach
  • Arrietty
  • Dumbo (1941)
  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Bridge to Terabithia
  • Freaky Friday (2003)
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Jumanji
  • The Jungle Book (1942)
  • Sleepy Hollow
  • Mrs Doubtfire
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Matilda
  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
  • Nanny McPhee
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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I had a quick browse online and quickly made a long list of films based on children's books which didn't include any of the Harry Potter or Hunger Games films, the latter of which I really like.
  • Paddington
  • Mary Poppins
  • Jabberwocky
  • Pinocchio
  • Ben-Hur
  • The BFG
  • Biggles: Adventures in Time
  • The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
  • Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  • Coraline
  • Shrek
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Hugo
  • James and the Giant Peach
  • Arrietty
  • Dumbo (1941)
  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Bridge to Terabithia
  • Freaky Friday (2003)
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Jumanji
  • The Jungle Book (1942)
  • Sleepy Hollow
  • Mrs Doubtfire
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Matilda
  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
  • Nanny McPhee
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The ones in yellow i've seen. The ones in blue i've really liked and are worthy of a top ten placing. The rest are meh.

Are you sure Ben Hur is a childrens book? A Christian book yes, but aimed at children? Nothing in it's Wiki page suggests it was written for children.
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Are you sure Ben Hur is a childrens book? A Christian book yes, but aimed at children? Nothing in it's Wiki page suggests it was written for children.
I haven't read the book; all I know is it is on the Wikipedia page of children's books made into feature films.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._feature_films
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I haven't read the book; all I know is it is on the Wikipedia page of children's books made into feature films.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._feature_films
Pretty sure someone's made a mistake there. I've just read it's full Wiki entry and at no point does it suggest it was written for children.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hu..._of_the_Christ

For one thing it has no children in it which is very unusual for a children's story.
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Pretty sure someone's made a mistake there. I've just read it's full Wiki entry and at no point does it suggest it was written for children.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hu..._of_the_Christ

For one thing it has no children in it which is very unusual for a children's story.
I had a look at that page when you mentioned it earlier and didn't think it sounded like a 'typical' children's book, but maybe it's something which was used as a book for introducing children to religious and political themes.

There aren't any children in the Biggles books, Shrek!, or The Hobbit, and they are all classed as children's books. That said, they are in the minority.
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FILMS BASED ON CHILDREN'S BOOKS

A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Danny: The Champion of The World
Guliver's Travels
Heidi
Matilda
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Polar Express
The Railway Children
The Secret Garden
The Witches
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