Top Ten Tuesdays

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

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

I didn't know The Polar Express was based on a book and i totally forgot about The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe which is a pretty good film.

Maybe when everyone's done their top ten i'll be able to do one myself.

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I didn't know The Polar Express was based on a book and i totally forgot about The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe which is a pretty good film.

Maybe when everyone's done their top ten i'll be able to do one myself.

The book was out when i was still at high school

[nosferatu42]

Films based on a children's book.

The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh (1977)

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Paddington
Jungle Book (1967)

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The Witches
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
Alice (Svankmajer)

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Charlottes Web (1973 cartoon)
Wizard Of Oz

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Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1979 cartoon)
The Iron Giant

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Others that nearly made it

Hugo
The Grinch
Secret of Nimh
Black Cauldron
Cat in the hat
Shrek
James And The Giant Peach
Where The Wild Things Are
Coraline
Matilda
The Last Unicorn

[nosferatu42]

So how about fairy stories seeing as Snow white etc are based on these?

So for instance Company of wolves or La belle et la bete?



Or kids films that are not necessarily kids books?



Why is everything so confusing.

Well i've done my list so i'm not too worried, just thinking aloud.

[Demoncrat]

Don't Look In The Basement
A Virgin Among The Living Dead
Messiah Of Evil
The Exorcist
Seven Deaths In The Cats Eye
Frankenstein &The Monster From Hell
Theatre Of Blood
Legend Of Hell House
Requiem For A Vampire
Return Of The Evil Dead

[nosferatu42]

Top Ten Horror films from 1973.

Psychomania

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The Wicker Man
The Baby

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Return Of The Blind Dead
Don’t Look Now
Messiah Of Evil

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Torso
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark

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The Bell From Hell
House In Nightmare Park

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Nearly there.

Horror Hospital
Legend Of Blood Castle
Devil's Wedding Night

[keirarts]

Films based on children's books.

(managed to sneak a fulci film on there! )

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[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by nosferatu42

So how about fairy stories seeing as Snow white etc are based on these?

So for instance Company of wolves or La belle et la bete?



Or kids films that are not necessarily kids books?



Why is everything so confusing.

Well i've done my list so i'm not too worried, just thinking aloud.

I would consider fairy stories to be books for children, as that's how they are in contemporary society. They are stories based on archetypes and with a fantastical mythical element, generally with a happy ending.

Many people consider to be important for children because they have a sense of wonder and morality – Albert Einstein apparently said “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairytales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairytales."

As such, anything based on a fairy story, especially if it is one where you can identify the source material for that film (Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid or Beaumont's Beauty and the Beast, for example), could be included in a list for this week's topic. Because The Bloody Chamber is a book for adults and is not child friendly, I wouldn't include The Company of Wolves in this category.

[nosferatu42]

Yes but surely the film Company of wolves stems from a fairytale at least in the final section and the main protagonist with the red shawl and her grandmother meeting the wolf.
Red riding hood is a fairytale that was written down by The Brothers Grimm among other versions and is definitely the root of the film.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by nosferatu42

Yes but surely the film Company of wolves stems from a fairytale at least in the final section and the main protagonist with the red shawl and her grandmother meeting the wolf.
Red riding hood is a fairytale that was written down by The Brothers Grimm among other versions and is definitely the root of the film.

Maybe so, but the film is an adaptation of a short story of the same name in a book which was not written for children!