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re: Movies that r better than the book?
Posted on 10/26/18 at 9:22 pm to prplhze2000
Posted on 10/26/18 at 9:22 pm to prplhze2000
Fight Club
The Road
Not a movie but Justified was much better than the Books it's based upon.
The Road
Not a movie but Justified was much better than the Books it's based upon.
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Posted on 10/26/18 at 9:23 pm to The Dude Abides
I have a hard time saying anything by Cormac Mccarthy just because the books are so damn good.
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:01 pm to LSUBoo
quote:Agreed, i enjoyed the book but the movie did such a good job of bringing the world to life.
I have a hard time saying anything by Cormac Mccarthy just because the books are so damn good.
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:03 pm to prplhze2000
Election
Book’s not bad, just much more somber. Movie is dark comic gold.
Book’s not bad, just much more somber. Movie is dark comic gold.
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:08 pm to prplhze2000
Jurassic Park
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:10 pm to Huey Lewis
Jurassic Park the movie was great, but the book was phenomenal. Just so much more depth to the whole story.
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:16 pm to Huey Lewis
Lol Jurassic park belongs nowhere near this list. The book was phenomenal.
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:24 pm to 632627
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Lol Jurassic park belongs nowhere near this list.
Same with Silence of the Lambs and that's saying something because the movie won Best Picture.
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:25 pm to Huey Lewis
American Psycho
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:48 pm to Carson123987
quote:
No Country
Meh... the movie almost follows the book exactly.
Posted on 10/26/18 at 10:52 pm to prplhze2000
Clicked on this thread to downvote any LOTR comments. 
But my answer is Gone Girl. Book is good (I read it after watching the movie), but they made some great changes to the script, and Gillian Flynn's writing is choppy as hell in the book. It's clear that someone helped her smooth things over for the movie. Gillian Flynn is really bad about explaining details in a distracting way.
But my answer is Gone Girl. Book is good (I read it after watching the movie), but they made some great changes to the script, and Gillian Flynn's writing is choppy as hell in the book. It's clear that someone helped her smooth things over for the movie. Gillian Flynn is really bad about explaining details in a distracting way.
Posted on 10/26/18 at 11:12 pm to prplhze2000
me earl and the dying girl
Posted on 10/26/18 at 11:50 pm to prplhze2000
Godfather
Cape Fear (original version)
Cape Fear (original version)
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:07 am to prplhze2000
Forrest Gump as far as movie clearly better than the book.
Fight Club is one where it’s really hard to pick for me. Both are fantastic
Fight Club is one where it’s really hard to pick for me. Both are fantastic
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:57 am to rondo
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Meh... the movie almost follows the book exactly
Correct. If you have only read the book, go ahead and watch the movie, it adds visuals to what you have already read.
If you have already seen the movie, don't bother reading the book. You won't gain any new insights to the story.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 8:09 am to GetCocky11
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Passion of the Christ
Downvoted
Posted on 10/27/18 at 8:25 am to The Dude Abides
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Cormac Mccarthy just because the books are so damn good.
I read about 20 pages of The Road and put it down. The style with no dialogue and the characters having no names was too much to enjoy.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 9:13 am to Tigertown in ATL
The Road is one of my favorite books. I read it about two months after my first child was born so it had a little more impact on me than most.
The only thing I can say about the movie is I think the casting of Viggo was spot on and I like the music by Nick Cave.
The only thing I can say about the movie is I think the casting of Viggo was spot on and I like the music by Nick Cave.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 11:16 am to prplhze2000
Rollerball
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