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Movies That Are Better Than The Books
Posted on 12/26/14 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 12/26/14 at 6:19 pm
It is rare (IMO) for a movie to equal or surpass the book upon which it is based. I will admit that I am a lover of books. What are some movies that IYO were better than their original books?
I submit:
The Godfather
I submit:
The Godfather
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Posted on 12/26/14 at 6:20 pm to LuckyTiger
mockingjay movie was much better than the book
Posted on 12/26/14 at 6:22 pm to LuckyTiger
Hunger Games so far
A Clockwork Orange IMO
Forrest Gump
A Clockwork Orange IMO
Forrest Gump
Posted on 12/26/14 at 6:28 pm to LuckyTiger
It's a short list.
Godfather
Forrest Gump
Fight Club
Godfather
Forrest Gump
Fight Club
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:05 pm to Finkle is Einhorn
Without having read the books, I submit:
Gone with the Wind
The Manchurian Candidate ( original)
Pinocchio
Gone with the Wind
The Manchurian Candidate ( original)
Pinocchio
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:12 pm to Michael T. Tiger
Can anyone comment on Shawshank Redemption? Haven't read it
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:19 pm to PillageUrVillage
quote::facepalm:
A Clockwork Orange IMO
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:23 pm to indytiger
It's actual title is "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". It's a novella in a collection titled Different Seasons. It's actual based on a story by Tolstoy titled God Sees the Truth, But Waits.
It is excellent if you want to read it. The movie is also outstanding which you all already know, but I can't say the movie is better than the story. Just as good? Absolutely
It is excellent if you want to read it. The movie is also outstanding which you all already know, but I can't say the movie is better than the story. Just as good? Absolutely
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:30 pm to CaptainPanic
quote:
:facepalm:
I knew that would cause a reaction. Let me clarify. I enjoyed the movie better than the book. I just think it was very well done and the acting was phenomenal. Stanley Kubrick knocked it out of the park.
This post was edited on 12/26/14 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:44 pm to PillageUrVillage
The film is phenomenal. Kubrick is phenomenal. But my main reason for preferring the book is because it has the full story, whereas the movie is based off of the American version.
The book was more exciting for me because you had to adapt to their language and culture to understand what's going on.
Both are some of my favorites in each type of literature though
The book was more exciting for me because you had to adapt to their language and culture to understand what's going on.
Both are some of my favorites in each type of literature though
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:50 pm to Finkle is Einhorn
It was written by Steven king and the movie is a lot more detailed than the book...short story
Andy is a small mousy man in the book with hidden fortitude...
It is the only movie I liked better than the book
Andy is a small mousy man in the book with hidden fortitude...
It is the only movie I liked better than the book
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:51 pm to LuckyTiger
The Outsiders..
The book is great but the movie was just a little better to me.. The cast was incredible
The book is great but the movie was just a little better to me.. The cast was incredible
Posted on 12/26/14 at 7:53 pm to LuckyTiger
The Princess Bride
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
Posted on 12/26/14 at 8:00 pm to LuckyTiger
The Mist. Or at the very least the ending of The Mist.
Posted on 12/26/14 at 8:05 pm to LuckyTiger
Gone Girl
Posted on 12/26/14 at 8:08 pm to LuckyTiger
Well this is a TV series, but Game of Thrones
Posted on 12/26/14 at 9:41 pm to BlackleafBaller
Game of thrones TV isn't even in the same ballpark as the book
Posted on 12/26/14 at 10:03 pm to Pettifogger
quote:
Gone Girl
No way
Posted on 12/26/14 at 10:03 pm to bbap
quote:
Game of thrones TV isn't even in the same ballpark as the book
And this
Posted on 12/26/14 at 10:07 pm to LuckyTiger
Forest Gump
maybe The Green Mile
maybe The Green Mile
This post was edited on 12/26/14 at 10:09 pm
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