10 Children's book-to-film adaptations (10 titles)

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

I used to like it a lot, but now that i'm older, i recognise the terrible acting from the young stars

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• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on DVD (2001)
  Starring: Alan Rickman,  Zoe Wanamaker,  Daniel Radcliffe
  Director: Chris Columbus
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  Harry Potter has learned to live with his bullying Uncle Vernon, his callous Aunt Petunia and the constant whining of his greedy, spoiled cousin Dudley. He's even learned to live with sleeping in the cupboard under the stairs. Harry's relatives have just as reluctantly learned to live with the ..read more »
  
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Much better than the first, especially in terms of acting, this is, in my opinion, one of the better films of the series

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• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on DVD (2002)
  Starring: Alan Rickman,  Jason Isaacs,  Daniel Radcliffe
  Director: Chris Columbus
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  Harry Potter has not had a good summer. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley and their dread of his magical abilities, but also it seems as if Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger have forgotten him, as they haven't replied to a ..read more »
  
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

My overall least favourite of the series, totally lacking in magic, and with a much darker mood

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• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on DVD (2004)
  Starring: Alan Rickman,  Pam Ferris,  Daniel Radcliffe
  Director: Alfonso Cuaron
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  Thirteen year-old Harry Potter has reluctantly spent yet another summer with the Dursleys, his dismal relatives, "behaving himself" and not practicing any magic. That is, until Uncle Vernon's bullying sister, Aunt Marge, comes to visit. Aunt Marge has always been particularly horrible to Harry and ..read more »
  
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

My favourite of the series, this film encompassed a lot of the magic from the books, whilst also creating a sort of horror that didn't ruin it. Voldemort was suitably chilling, and the actors are a bit better.

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• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on DVD (2005)
  Starring: Michael G,  Clemence Po,  Daniel Radcliffe
  Director: Mike Newell
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  Directed by Mike Newell, the fourth installment of the hugely popular 'Harry Potter' series sees Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) board the train to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical education. Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, Ron (..read more »
  
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The fight scenes at the end were brilliant, and i thought that the edits from the huge book were appropriate, but a lot of the scenes were still too cheesy. Overall, in my mind this one earns a close second place in the series

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• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on DVD (2007)
  Starring: Brendan Gleeson,  Richard Griffiths,  Robbie Coltrane
  Director: David Yates
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  With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
  
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Obviously this one is still being made, due for release this Winter

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• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on DVD (2008)
  Starring: Daniel Radcliffe,  Emma Watson,  Rupert Grint
  Director: David Yates
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  The sixth in the sequence of films based on the phenomenally successful books by J.K Rowling. As Lord Voldemort exerts his power over both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts no longer provides the safe haven it once did. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), suspecting that new dangers lie within the ..read more »
  
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The Golden Compass

This is actually one of my favourite films. I love the book and the whole concept of daemons. The CGI was perfect, and i also thought that the acting was very good. The film is very loyal to the story, capturing moments that, realisticly, i assumed would be left out. My only quarm with the movie is with the ending, which, like with so many other films of the genre, was painfully cheesy and really brought the film down in my eyes. The book's ending really was better. all in all, though, i found this film very refreshing and one of the best of the genre so far

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• The Golden Compass on DVD (2007)
  Starring: Dakota Blue Richards,  Nicole Kidman,  Daniel Craig
  Director: Chris Weitz
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  In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.
  
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Eragon

2/5. I really like the book, despite its blatant lack of originality, but this film was notably poor, in my opinion. The acting was fairly poor, and the script was stupidly cheesy, as often comes with the genre. the only major positive for me was the CGI, which showed the dragon looking amazing

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• Eragon on DVD (2006)
  Starring: Gary Lewis,  Edward Speleers,  Jeremy Irons
  Director: Stefen Fangmeier
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  Fantasy adventure based on the best-selling novel by Christopher Paolini. Orphaned farm boy Eragon (Edward Speleers) destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. But when the stone turns out to be an egg from which a baby dragon is hatched, Eragon realises he has ..read more »
  
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Stormbreaker

This particular adaption was very poor, with terrible acting and that customary cheesiness that totally ridiculous. An example is "He's not a boy, he's a leathal weapon." Despite this, there is news of a sequel being made

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• Stormbreaker on DVD (2006)
  Starring: Mickey Rourke,  Alicia Silverstone,  Ewan McGregor
  Director: Geoffrey Sax
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  Alex Rider is a 14-year-old orphan who has been unwittingly trained all his life by his uncle with the skills to become a secret agent -- scuba diving, mountaineering, martial arts and so on. When his guardian, an MI6 agent, is killed, Rider learns the truth and finds himself forced against his ..read more »
  
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The Spiderwick Chronicles

I haven't actually seen this one yet, so for now i can't review it

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• The Spiderwick Chronicles on DVD (2007)
  Starring: Sarah Bolger,  Freddie Highmore,  Seth Rogen
  Director: Mark Waters
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  Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
  
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