Odd cases in which the movie is better than the book.
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[QUOTE=mark6789;29476675]forrest gump[/QUOTE]
I liked the book, but I also agree. I think that a lot of people have seen the movie multiple times before reading the book, and some things are so different you tend to prefer what you saw first. To me Forrest in the book at points seemed like a real jerk, while in the movie he was never angry or rude for no good reason. A lot of the plot lines were changed or removed in the transition to film as well, so it's like you are reading a completely different story than the one you watched.
[QUOTE=The Maestro;29477571]I thought Jurassic Park was better as a movie, but it's been a long time since I've read it.[/QUOTE]
Ah no, the book is better than the film, because it is basically the film but with more gruesome detail, more plot points, more characters and some great sequences that aren't in the film (getting divebombed by pteradactyls).
[editline]1st May 2011[/editline]
I don't think the T-Rex was swimming, it was standing on the bottom of the pool.
[QUOTE=Randdalf;29536728]Ah no, the book is better than the film, because it is basically the film but with more gruesome detail, more plot points, more characters and some great sequences that aren't in the film (getting divebombed by pteradactyls).
[editline]1st May 2011[/editline]
I don't think the T-Rex was swimming, it was standing on the bottom of the pool.[/QUOTE]
It could just be the fact that I saw the movie before reading the book, and am a huge fan of the film.
[QUOTE=wraithcat;29476923]I personally prefer a clockwork orange as a movie though.[/QUOTE]
A year ago I would've agreed with you, but recently I learned that the American version of A Clockwork Orange, which is what the movie was based off of, was missing the last chapter that wrapped everything up. Going back and re-reading it with the final chapter changed a lot of it for me.
[QUOTE=Publius;29524987]the lawyer was a badass in the book. He gets attacked by a raptor and just picks it up and throws it off.[/QUOTE]
It's to bad they combined him and that guide into one character who gets owned.
I... I didn't even know half the movies listed here started as books. :downs:
[QUOTE=DudeGuyKT;29465246]I was expecting this article:
[url]http://www.cracked.com/article_19156_6-deleted-scenes-that-prove-book-isnt-always-better.html[/url][/QUOTE]
I saw the thread title and came in to post this :)
[QUOTE=Doc Diddles;29465143]I imagine this will be a very short thread but post films that are better than their wordy counterpart. Allow me to get started.
[img_thumb]http://static.ulike.net/img/01_Fight_Club.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
hey i m just watching that right now
it's pretty awesome
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;29547816]I saw Fight Club this year for the first time. It was incredible. A hell of a lot deeper than I thought it would be.[/QUOTE]
:ssh:
[QUOTE=idiot;29476275][img_thumb]http://filmjournal.net/danielstephens/files/2006/08/clockwork_orange-poster1.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
The biggest problem however is that the movie does in no way explain title and it does not contain that 21st chapter the book had.
[QUOTE=Kagrs;29550691]The biggest problem however is that the movie does in no way explain title and it does not contain that 21st chapter the book had.[/QUOTE]
In a prefatory note to A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music, Burgess wrote that the title was a metaphor for "...an organic entity, full of juice and sweetness and agreeable odour, being turned into an automaton."
Harry Potter
I don't see why everyone thinks the book is writing made gold.
It was boring, I couldn't give a rats arse what happened to the characters and it lacked any sort of common sense.
"WE HAVE TO PLAY CHESS HARRY TO GET TO THE STONE!"
"Screw that"
*blows the chess pieces to ash with a spell*
"Well, that was impressive! one of us might have almost died!"
So technically, both were crap but the movie wasn't boring.
[QUOTE=Artyom;29542000]I... I didn't even know half the movies listed here started as books. :downs:[/QUOTE]
I bet you didn't even know Metro 2033 was a book either.
Odd cases ? Most movies based on books are better than the books.
This one.
[img]http://www.culturegreyhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/The-Shining.jpg[/img]
Waaay better then Stephen King's original book
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;29595787]Odd cases ? Most movies based on books are better than the books.[/QUOTE]
:raise:
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;29595787]Odd cases ? Most movies based on books are better than the books.[/QUOTE]
I... I'm not sure if you're being serious or not. :geno:
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[QUOTE=Randdalf;29536728]Ah no, the book is better than the film, because it is basically the film but with more gruesome detail, more plot points, more characters and some great sequences that aren't in the film (getting divebombed by pteradactyls).[/QUOTE]
Yeah.
Nedrys death was 10 times better in the book than in the movie.
Let The Right One In (The Swedish movie, not the American remake)
[img]http://www.movie-list.com/posters/big/zoom/lettherightonein.jpg[/img]
One of the best movies I've ever seen. The book was pretty mediocre.
A lot of horror movies are better than the original books. IMO
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
God damn I didn't realise how many movies were based off of books.
[QUOTE=sp00ks;29607341]Let The Right One In (The Swedish movie, not the American remake)
One of the best movies I've ever seen. The book was pretty mediocre.[/QUOTE]
Speaking of American remakes.
Why do the americans "steal" others movies?
[QUOTE=God dammit;29630118]Speaking of American remakes.
Why do the americans "steal" others movies?[/QUOTE]
So they appeal to the US audience more.
[QUOTE=God dammit;29630118]Speaking of American remakes.
Why do the americans "steal" others movies?[/QUOTE]
Because some people have problems with reading subtitles while watching movies.
[QUOTE=Alex_DeLarge;29627116][img_thumb]http://thewrittenwordreviews.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/american-psycho-cover1.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
God damn that is some awesome cover art.
[QUOTE=The Maestro;29632534]God damn that is some awesome cover art.[/QUOTE]
There's a reason why the versions with this cover sell for over 300 bucks on average.
A Boy and his Dog.
I trawled amazon and ebay for weeks to find the original book, in a collection of short stories, and it wasn't a patch on the excellent film.
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