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In honor of HHGTTG: Best book/film adaptations?

In honor of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what's your list of the best book to film adaptations? Not necessarily the most accurate, but best overall? (OK Hitchhiker's was a terrible adaptation, which movies could the producers learn from?)
The obvious:
Gone With The Wind
The Wizzard Of Oz
The Shawshank Redemption
All The President's Men
The Not-So-Obvious:
Blade Runner (Excellent interpretation, the book itself was almost unfilmable)
The Shining (Diverged signifgantly from the book, but kept it's creepiness intact)
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby rules)
Fail Safe (The original 60's version, an almost verbatim version of the book)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Not perfect, but the best attempt at a turning an HST book into a film yet. Gilliam rules.
The Hunt for Red October - Some brilliant editing here, whittled a huge book down to a managable, enjoyable movie.
The whole Harry Potter series - As above, amazing editing down into a tight, focused, entertaining package.
Special Mention:
Adaptation - A movie about turning an unfilmable book into a movie. Genius.

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Topic - In honor of HHGTTG: Best book/film adaptations? - jbmcb 09:08:03 05/04/05 (11)

There are tons, now that I think of it. - Harmonia 00:04:11 05/05/05 (0)

Brideshead Revisited . . . nearly page for page. * - mr grits 13:15:56 05/04/05 (1)

Absolutely brilliant!! (nt) - Beethoven 15:57:30 05/08/05 (0)

Re: Agree - rico 12:06:59 05/04/05 (4)

Someone else has seen The Claim? - Harmonia 17:16:06 05/04/05 (3)

Re: Someone else has seen The Claim? - rico 09:13:55 05/05/05 (2)

I like director Michael WInterbottom. - Harmonia 10:18:02 05/05/05 (1)

Re: I like director Michael WInterbottom. - jackrandom 09:45:20 05/06/05 (0)

Re: No Lord of the Rings? - Jeff Starrs 09:21:26 05/04/05 (2)

Abandoned the books into vol 1; did not care for the movies... - EBerlin 14:22:58 05/05/05 (0)

Almost forgot :) - jbmcb 21:30:18 05/04/05 (0)

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