re: Movies that are better than the book it's based on?

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I was wondering about this, I've never read the book though.

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The movie is almost a word for word reproduction of the book, right down to the dialogue. The only real difference is the ending, and even then, the book basically just has an extra scene that the movie doesn't.

I loved the book. I also loved the movie. The edition I have has an awesome foreword written by the author, long after the movie was released. Its worth reading by itself.