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re: Movies that are better than the book it's based on?
Posted on 6/19/13 at 10:30 am to beaverfever
Posted on 6/19/13 at 10:30 am to beaverfever
quote:Was my description wrong or did you stop reading after Narnia?
GTFO
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Posted on 6/19/13 at 10:31 am to LSUBoo
quote:Yes. The book sucked.
Forrest Gump is the obvious answer here.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 10:31 am to SG_Geaux
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Starship Troopers
I love the movie, but can't agree.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 10:32 am to Clark W Griswold
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Umm, if you really enjoy a book more than a movie you are probably a very boring person. That's why we have movies. So you don't need to read.
0/10
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:10 am to Josh Fenderman
shawshank redemption
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:16 am to Mr Gardoki
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shawshank redemption
Hmmm. Not so sure about this one. I thought the novella was fantastic, and I wasn't happy about some of the minor plot changes, but I agree that the movie expanded on the story and gave it more drama which made the movie so very enjoyable.
I think both were awesome.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:18 am to The_Joker
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he Lord of the Rings *gasp*
Yeah the books are some of the most influential ever and were pioneering for the genre but they are murder to get through. Do we really need 5 pages of Legolas singing every 3 chapters?
I agree with this, Tom Bombadil is perhaps my least favorite literary character ever
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:18 am to Josh Fenderman
quote:
Movies that are better than the book it's based on?
Forrest Gump
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:19 am to Jimbeaux
Goodfellas
I read "Wise Guys". Fantastic book, but the job they did with the movie is once in a generation IMO.
I read "Wise Guys". Fantastic book, but the job they did with the movie is once in a generation IMO.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:19 am to WikiTiger
The Shining.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:22 am to WikiTiger
Jaws
The movie has a 40' mechanical shark and explosions while the book has...pages.
Fwiw--John William's score (just two notes actually) put this movie over the top.
The movie has a 40' mechanical shark and explosions while the book has...pages.
Fwiw--John William's score (just two notes actually) put this movie over the top.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:24 am to Tiger1242
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Tom Bombadil is perhaps my least favorite literary character ever
No love for Tom Bombadil?
I think he's uniquely powerful and also extremely simple. He's like a male version of mother nature. He was a bit ill defined, but I always took that as being mysterious.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:26 am to Tiger1242
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I agree with this, Tom Bombadil is perhaps my least favorite literary character ever
What's your address? I'm coming to fight you.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:34 am to Jimbeaux
quote:
No love for Tom Bombadil?
I think he's uniquely powerful and also extremely simple. He's like a male version of mother nature. He was a bit ill defined, but I always took that as being mysterious.
He's just boring
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:50 am to Tiger1242
"Stand By Me" was better than "The Body" novella.
I just read "Silver Linings Playbook" and I liked the movie better. That could be becasue I want to bone J-Law until my penis falls off though.....
I just read "Silver Linings Playbook" and I liked the movie better. That could be becasue I want to bone J-Law until my penis falls off though.....
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:54 am to Josh Fenderman
American Psycho
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:55 am to Tiger1242
quote:
He's just boring
The fact that the ring has NO effect on him makes him extremely interesting to me.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:56 am to Clark W Griswold
quote:lol you can't read
Umm, if you really enjoy a book more than a movie you are probably a very boring person. That's why we have movies. So you don't need to read.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:57 am to TygerTyger
Misery.
Goodfellas.
No Country for Old Men.
The Silence of The Lambs.
All pretty good books, but great films, imho.
Goodfellas.
No Country for Old Men.
The Silence of The Lambs.
All pretty good books, but great films, imho.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:59 am to boom roasted
Yeah Fellowship was a great book. It didn't start getting a little longwinded until the second book IMO. Frodo doesn't even make an appearance until like page 275.
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