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Post by mortsahlfan on May 21, 2020 20:30:59 GMT
I know most say the book is better than the book, but I only read non-fiction, and most of that are biographies..
And the one fictional book I read will never be made into a movie (Catcher in the Rye)
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Post by Prime etc. on May 21, 2020 20:32:19 GMT
The Godfather
Jaws
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (much much better)
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Post by Raimo47 on May 21, 2020 20:36:57 GMT
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula (1958)
The Lord of the Rings
Jaws
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Post by wmcclain on May 21, 2020 21:25:32 GMT
These books are tough sledding:
Ben Hur
Last of the Mohicans
Wizard of Oz
Agree about The Godfather, but I am loyal to Tolkien's text.
An alternative thread: why don't they just film the book as is?
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Post by sdrew13163 on May 21, 2020 21:28:09 GMT
I'll second The Last of the Mohicans. What a slog that book was.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 21, 2020 22:19:30 GMT
Not a movie but a mini series i think Wives and Daughters (1999) is better than the book Wives and Daughters written by Elizabeth Gaskell who died before she finished the book, Frederick Greenwood wrote the last section of the book.
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Post by millar70 on May 21, 2020 22:35:35 GMT
Jaws is a definite answer.
The Godfather is a tougher one, the book is very good but the movie is great. Tough call.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest could be a possibility, the book is fantastic, but the acting in the movie is sooooo good.
Depending on how you view things, The Natural is a good answer. The movie is great, the book is a much different story. If you love Hollywood type endings, the movie is better. If you like more realism, then the book is better.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on May 21, 2020 22:42:04 GMT
The Godfather was an good novel, bu the movie wisely cut a couple unnecessary subplots that weren't needed
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Post by lowtacks86 on May 21, 2020 22:55:50 GMT
Jurassic Park: The Lost World
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Post by theravenking on May 21, 2020 23:12:00 GMT
Angel Heart
The Prestige
Buffalo Soldiers
True Grit
Coraline
Vertigo
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Post by moviebuffbrad on May 21, 2020 23:13:04 GMT
Fight Club
The Shining
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Post by Captain Spencer on May 22, 2020 0:14:37 GMT
The Godfather
Also thought the movie Shawshank Redemption is better than the novella.
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Post by marianne48 on May 22, 2020 0:39:03 GMT
The Graduate
My Life as a Dog
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Post by Prime etc. on May 22, 2020 0:51:19 GMT
The Devil Rides Out
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Post by maxwellperfect on May 22, 2020 0:53:47 GMT
Blade Runner
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Fight Club
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 1:23:42 GMT
Jaws, but the novel is actually pretty good, the movie is a masterpiece.
The Godfather is a mediocre novel
To Kill a Mockingbird is a very good novel but the movie is better
2001:a space odyssey, consistently makes lists for best SF novels ever but I think it is an average novel, the movie is fantastic
The Shining, I think Kubrick topped King
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Post by alpha128 on May 22, 2020 1:24:07 GMT
"Soylent Green" is much better than its source novel, "Make Room, Make Room".
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Post by twothousandonemark on May 22, 2020 2:18:27 GMT
Stand By Me
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on May 22, 2020 6:18:52 GMT
The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003)
The Shining (1980)
Cujo (1983)
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