FlickSided Five: Top 5 Books In Movies
Everyone loves a Top 5 list. They’re concise, debatable and take half the time to read as a Top 10, which is convenient in this dog-eat-dog ADHD world. For the first installment of FlickSided Five, I’ll be talking about memorable books in movies. For those unfamiliar, books are rectangular objects constructed of numerous sheets of paper filled with words that are bound in either a hard or soft cover. They were popular in olden times but not so much anymore.
So, kick back and channel your favorite record store employee from High Fidelity and settle in for the Top 5 Books in Movies.
5. The Bible from The Book of Eli
It’s The Road Warrior meets The Road with religion and a hot Mila Kunis. Denzel plays a post-apocalyptic warrior transporting a coveted leather-bound Bible across the desert wasteland. Gary Oldman is the bad guy who wants the book for himself. Violence ensues.
4. The Neverending Story from The NeverEnding Story
Before director Wolfgang Peterson became a painfully average filmmaker, he made this whimsical fantasy about a boy named Bastian, who steals a book about the magical world of Fantasia which is under siege by a destructive force called “The Nothing.” It’s got a big bad wolf, a luckdragon and a Childlike Empress. I’ve seen it at least five times and still find it highly entertaining.
3. Tobin’s Spirit Guide from Ghostbusters
Egon Spengler’s and Ray Stantz’s go-to handbook for identifying spooks and spirits is legendary largely due to its wicked cool name. I have no idea who Tobin is or how he became such an authority on ghosts and goblins, but if I ever need to evict a poltergeist, I know who to consult for advice.
2. The Princess Bride from The Princess Bride
Never before has a grandfather reading a story to his sick grandson been so kick-ass. William Goldman wrote the book, then wrote the screenplay, which was made into a movie about the book come to life. There’s a Buttercup, a giant, a six-fingered swordsman and a Sicilian fond of the word “inconceivable.” Someone asked me recently to name a perfect movie. My answer was The Princess Bride.
1. The Necronomicon from Army of Darkness
Best. Book. Ever. Case closed.
