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30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books I feel like the Princess Bride was better as a movie.

Quiverjones , 20th Century Fox Report

Final score:

54points

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ucp 3 months ago

I love both. Goldman obviously has chops as a screenwriter, because it’s a classic film with funny dialogue, fabulous set pieces, good characters, and a plot that keeps moving. But his book allowed for more detail, and slightly more bite in the humour.

25points

amerkanische_Frosch , Paramount Pictures Report

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Godfather.

The book was obviously a best seller but it had some really - REALLY — cringe side plots (involving huge d***s and huge vags; Puzo seems to have had a fetish about outsized sex organs) which Coppola wisely dropped in the film.

Final score:

48points

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Christopher Crockett 3 months ago

I love seeing Vito playing with the young cat. He's this ruthless mob boss yet he can enjoy the antics of an innocent creature. I also love that the cat just wandered in and Brando picked it up and started playing with it. The cat wasn't in the script!

9points

excaligirltoo , Paramount Pictures Report

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Forrest Gump. The book was … something.

Final score:

48points

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Manic Mama 3 months ago

100% agree. The book was incredibly incredibly awful. And a complete waste of time.

19points

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Shawshank Redemption is a great movie. Book is good, as well.

fonebone819 , Columbia Pictures Report

Final score:

48points

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Somebodys grandmother 3 months ago

No way! In the book the main carakter is cold distant and introvert... Tim Robbins is not that in the mowie. But I LOVE both! The book and the film give very different impressions...

8points

annieknowsall , Universal Pictures Report

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Jaws, in my opinion. The book is not bad, don’t get me wrong, but the characters in it are extremely unlikeable. I think Spielberg was right to eliminate some of the subplots and to buff the characters up to be more likable/relatable. Also, the end of the book kinda sucked. I won’t spoil it, but compared to the movie it’s extremely anti-climatic.

I still like both, the book is still a very good read and I understand why it was such a phenomenon, but I’ll always say the movie was better.

Final score:

45points

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Mad Dragon 3 months ago

You're going to need a bigger boat.

9points

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Silence of the Lambs. Of course it followed the book almost exactly.

TMQ73 , Strong Heart Productions Report

Final score:

44points

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Bronwyn 3 months ago

This for me was the first time I couldn't tell which I liked more. The book offered intimate details the movie couldn't exactly portray, but the movie did an excellent job of portraying all the details visually. I decided it was a tie. First time in my life.

28points

CatMom1201 , DreamWorks Animation Report

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books How to train your dragon franchise.

Final score:

43points

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Pan Narrans 3 months ago

Yup. I tried the books after the movies and that was an enormous letdown.

9points

Yakb0 , Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Report

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Who Framed(Censored) Roger Rabbit.

The books plot is very different, and the characters are all unlikeable. Eddie isn't a tragic character who's dealing with his brothers death by drinking his life away and alienating all the toons he used to befriend. He's a hard bitten, hard drinking a*****e just because. Roger is dead, and the character who k*lled him doesn't really make any sense. The producers of the movie took the idea of a world with toons and humans and threw away the plot. They made the right choice; the movie turned out amazing.

Final score:

42points

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Michael Largey 3 months ago

The plot for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" is based on an unused script for a second "Chinatown" sequel.

3points

#10

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Stand By Me (based on Stephen King’s “The Body”)… I loved the book too! But the movie is a classic to me, just perfect rendition.

anon , Columbia Pictures Report

Final score:

42points

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Seonag Udell 3 months ago

Same principle as Shawshank it's a novella and in the same collection too. Different seasons

11points

#11

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Goodfellas (based on the novel Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi). Wiseguy is actually pretty interesting, it’s basically Henry Hill telling his own story. But Goodfellas is a masterpiece.

Flurb4 , Warner Bros. Pictures Report

Final score:

37points

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PSimms 3 months ago

Just FYI, the book Wiseguy is not a novel, it's not fiction.

4points

#12

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books American Psycho.

The book really goes deep into Patrick's obsession with fashion and dining culture. It gets a little tedious.

eviltedfurgeson , lionsgate Report

Final score:

37points

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rorschach-penguin 3 months ago

The book is not meant to be an easy read like Harry Potter. A lot is being said in Patrick's various obsessive tirades. It puts you a lot deeper into his chilling view of himself and humanity.

8points

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#13

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books MASH. it was a mediocre novel, but one heck of a movie and a very good TV series.

Final score:

35points

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Michael Largey 3 months ago

Even the author of the novel M*A*S*H said the movie was much better.

8points

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#14

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books The Martian.

The book was excellent, but after a while Mark Watney started to feel like Wile E Coyote with things constantly falling on him. The movie kept just the right amount of adversity to keep the story moving along and never got too bogged down in the details the way the book sometimes did.

Final score:

35points

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rullyman 3 months ago

I disagree too... the book was gripping. If it had been adapted 1:1, it wouldn't have made a good film, but it works as a book where you read it bit by bit. I liked that he had problem after problem

18points

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#15

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Jurassic Park is a good book, but an all-time great movie.

Final score:

34points

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Smilodon, a Bad Cat 3 months ago

That's not a scene from Jurassic Park.

50points

DrunkestJesus , Universal Pictures Report

#16

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books The Children of Men. Book was good. Movie is top 20 all time.

Final score:

34points

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The lion tamer 3 months ago

The first time I found a book inferior than its movie adaptation.

3points

whatevernamedontcare , Sony Pictures Releasing Report

#17

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Matilda. Danny DeVito k*lled it.

Final score:

32points

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rullyman 3 months ago

Disagree. Maybe this is a cultural thing. I'm from the UK and Roald Dahl is a national treasure here... his work feels very British. I hated the American adaptation when I was a child. It didn't feel right at all. As an adult I can appreciate the cast and the work that went into it, but culturally it still doesn't feel like Dahl's books felt to me.

31points

#18

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books No Country For Old Men is the best literal film representation of any book I’ve ever read. Both are masterpieces.

Scevs , Miramax Films Report

Final score:

31points

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Pandarosa 3 months ago

Couldn't agree more, Javier Bardem was terrifying

15points

#19

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books I am an avid Stephen King fan, but I have to admit, the movie version of **The Shining** was very good, and better IMO than the book. However, in most cases SK's books are much better than the movies / shows / miniseries.

BigBearSD , Warner Bros. Report

Final score:

30points

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Cat Chat 3 months ago

I liked the book better. But there was a lot changed for the Kubrick movie it's hard to compare. This tv miniseries with Rebecca De Monay was closer to the book and not bad.

18points

#20

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books The Devil Wears Prada.

oakcrisssy , 20th Century Fox Report

Final score:

28points

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Bernd Herbert 3 months ago

Meryl Streep's performance was iconic!

19points

#21

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Shrek.

johneradicated , dreamworks Report

Final score:

27points

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CatFist 3 months ago

I didn't even know it was a book...

41points

#22

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books The top answer should be "Paddington."

That movie had no business being as good as it is. The sequel too. Brings that bear to life like no book could.

BestThingGoing , StudioCanal UK Report

Final score:

25points

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Ace 3 months ago

TBH the movies bear (haha) little or no resemblance to the books, or the 1970s children's TV shows made out of them. Yes, I liked the films, but to say they're "better" is kinda missing the point of the orignal books.

8points

#23

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Casino Royale - the improved Felix Leiter character makes it infinitely more interesting, buttressed by an amazing performance from Jeffrey Wright.

First Blood - the book is just violence p*rn.

LOTR - ok I know this one is going to p**s a lot of people off. Tolkien never intended to write a story in the way we think of a novel/movie. I get that. He did what he was going for very well. But I find the movies more enjoyable. Sue me. That said, The Hobbit movies are garbage. Peter Jackson reached George Lucasian heights in making a prequel trilogy that’s so bad it diminishes the quality of the original. If you don’t have time to read the book and want to see it on screen, watch the Rankin Bass cartoon from the 70s.

asoiahats , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Report

Final score:

24points

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Lew k 3 months ago

I'm in the lotr camp too. I read the books far too many times and honestly can't get through them anymore. There is just a ton of dead space on the books. Innovative and good still but the movies were amazing.

16points

just-a-scratch- , 20th Century Fox Report

#24

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The original text is a depressing short story of a guy dreaming of being greater than his actual tedious life. I love that movie even though it isn't terribly popular.

Final score:

23points

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Helena 3 months ago

I actually love this movie

10points

AurelianoTampa , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Report

#25

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books The Mist. The book is better for most of it, but the ending in the movie knocks the socks off the book ending.

Final score:

22points

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Cat Chat 3 months ago

Steven King said the way he wrote the ending, the main character (the dad) suggested the movie's ending is something he might potentially do. Pay attention in the book and it's there. I also have The Mist as a Stereo Sound Dramatization. It's awesome. It sounds like you are in the middle of all the action and, if you use headphones or stereo speakers, you only hear certain sounds only one or the other side. It's one of my favorite King short stories.

4points

#26

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Fight Club.

BCF13 , 20th Century Fox Report

Final score:

21points

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rullyman 3 months ago

Nope, because the book has some WONDERFUL scenes that didn't make it into the film, including a very good epilogue. "Don't worry Mr Durden. We'll get you out of here"

8points

theniwokesoftly , Paramount Pictures Report

#27

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Stardust

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

Final score:

20points

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HTakeover 3 months ago

Stardust was an incredible movie!

12points

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#28

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Coraline. The book was all right, but the movie was iconic.

Final score:

17points

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rullyman 3 months ago

While Laika studios does amazing animation, the tone of the film was so different to the book. I much preferred the book. It felt creepier, and Coraline was all alone, except for the cat, who was impossible to rely on. In the film they added that random boy, who was totally unnecessary, and they ramped up the action, which changed the tone a lot.

19points

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#29

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Both Fight Club and LA Confidential are much better movies than books.

Sometimes taking a second pass through the narrative to tighten it up for a two hour movie can tighten up the mistakes.

Idolitor , Warner Bros. Report

Final score:

15points

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xolitaire 3 months ago

Yeah, but most books are not written in a "tightened up" style with a 2 hours movie in mind?

3points

Exact_Roll_4048 , Sony Pictures Releasing Report

#30

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books I feel like a lot of it depends on the order one reads/watches initially. That said...

I prefer the film *Memoirs of a Geisha* to the book.

And *Howl's Moving Castle*. I didn't like the books at all.

Final score:

13points

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Ace 3 months ago

Memoirs of a Geisha is a brilliant book. Like so many of these I've read it but never felt inclined to watch the movie - didn't even know there was one TBH.

8points

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Warms my heart to see so many people listing The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and the Jason Bourne series.

King_Ralph1 Report

Final score:

10points

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Christopher Crockett 3 months ago

I respectfully disagree with the Jason Bourne series. The movies are very good romps of action and conspiracy, but Robert Ludlum just nailed the sense of paranoia and desperation that Bourne experiences, and the transformation from amnesia-ridden victim into vengeance-fueled killer. The movies updated the technology, but put yourself in the recent historical mindset and the books are amazing. The Day of the Jackal is another where the movie and book are both great political thrillers, if you're interested.

1point

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#32

The Last of the Mohicans.

Final score:

9points

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Shelby Moonheart 3 months ago

The book was really good.

1point

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#33

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Really enjoyed the book but didn’t love the ending

The movie goes much bigger and weirder for the finale. The results are unforgettable.

KungFuKennyStills , Netflix Report

Final score:

9points

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zims 3 months ago

I liked the book better, it actually had a plot, the movie was just a surrealist nightmare. It seemed to be more about the visual spectacle and shock value than caring about its characters.

1point

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#34

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books Starship troopers hands down. The movie heavily satirizes the original book. If you like the movie you'll probably find the book deeply distasteful.

EDIT: IDK if some of y'all saw the movie first and read the satire and undermining tone of that and applied it to the book, but the book is NOT great.

It's openly pro-fascist and the movie is so good because of how effectively it lampoons the book. If you read the book as satire more power to you (death of the author and all) but do know that others are aware of the author's intention and interpret praise of the book as praise of the ideology it was produced to support.

Final score:

8points

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Smilodon, a Bad Cat 3 months ago

OP missed the entire point of the book. I am 64 yoa, and read that book before you were born. The entire book was a lampoon of media driven fascism. Whatever school you attended, they failed you miserably. The movie doesn't "lampoon the book". Missed the point entirely.

26points

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#35

Not a movie but The Boys is SIGNIFICANTLY better than the comic. Garth Ennis has some neat ideas but he's kind of a hack.

Wokeupcoveredingoo Report

Final score:

8points

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zims 3 months ago

I wish I hadn't been so turned off by the comics, I skimmed through them and now I can't stand anything to do with them. But the concept is interesting. The ~GrItTy rEaLiSm~ swung too far the other way, hopefully the show dragged it back.

1point

#36

Big fish.

TheswayzeTrain Report

Final score:

8points

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#37

Misery. Definitely not one of Stephen King's better books, but what a great movie!

Lexiluv2 Report

Final score:

8points

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rullyman 3 months ago

I really liked the book 🤷‍♀️ don't think I could stomach the film.

5points

Sarcastic and Proud 3 months ago

Kathy Bates is a legend!

4points

Mike 3 months ago

The book was so much better! She actually chopped off his leg in the book, but in the movie, she only broke it.

2points

Lara Verne 3 months ago

I think that book was better.

1point

Ace 3 months ago

Never read it, but I was dragged to the movie by a friend. I did think about leaving part way in when I was finding it deeply unpleasant, then the ankle scene happened and I truly, really, wished that I had done. Horrible, horrible, why would anyone want to see that?

0points

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#38

The green mile.

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Final score:

8points

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Cuppa tea? 3 months ago

Book is better, some - for me crucial - scenes were cut from movie. Still awesome movie.

1point

#39

The Prestige. The author said Nolan’s twist was better.

mag0802 Report

Final score:

8points

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#40

Dexter the TV series is *much* better than the book series.

Final score:

7points

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T'Mar of Vulcan 3 months ago

Except for the last season. Got bored three episodes in and never bothered with the rest. Also got bored with the sequel series after like two episodes. Meh.

-1point

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#41

The Rules of Attraction. The book was fine, but the movie had stunning visuals that took it much further. While the script lifted some lines directly from the book, I think the script had better character development and a tighter story.

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Final score:

7points

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#42

A little princess. Cuaron’s work was magical.

Urrelentlessyupset Report

Final score:

6points

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Min 3 months ago

I loved this book far too much as a child for any of the movie versions to match it.

0points

#43

Blade Runner.

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Final score:

6points

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Rinso The Red 3 months ago

This one's almost not fair. Blade Runner is so far from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep that's it hard to even say it's based on that book.

3points

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#44

No country for old men.

Final score:

6points

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#45

30 Surprising Film Adaptations That Outdid Their Books * The Prestige
* 2001 A Space Odyssey.

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Final score:

5points

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Lew k 3 months ago

Hot take here but 2001 is near unwatchable garbage. I never got the appeal.

1point

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#46

The Bourne Identity.

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Final score:

5points

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- Children of Men

- Cloud Atlas.

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Final score:

5points

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#48

Gone Girl. The book was made to be a movie and the movie does not disappoint.

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Final score:

4points

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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months ago

I was literally disappointed with this movie. I thought the ending was a let down.

6points

#49

The Notebook.

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3points

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Nova Cat 3 months ago

I strongly disagree with this one, they turned Noah from a sweet poet into a drunk asshat. The book always leaves me in tears. The movie just pissed me off.

1point

#50

Mean girls.

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Final score:

2points

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rullyman 3 months ago

Isn't the book Mean Girls is based on (Queen Bees and Wannabes?) non fiction anyway? It's not a story

3points

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Ace 3 months ago

I think in the majority of cases it really depends on your first exposure. If you're a fan of books then it's very unusual that a film will improve upon it - as a film buff who later reads the book you're nearly always going to be disappointed. And of course a lot of "books of the film" were written later, so have ne real integrity or value.

10points

Moosy Girl 3 months ago

I rarely have this, unless the adaptation is offensively terrible. The recent The Watch tv series is an example (for me) of something that is already just bad becoming insultingly bad knowing what it’s ‘inspired by’. But usually I’m pretty good at letting books and movies just be their own thing and liking both. Sometimes I wonder if it’s because I have no imagination of my own that I can accept adaptations pretty easily.

2points

xolitaire 3 months ago

12 monkeys. The movie is great, but the book portrays the absurdity of the situation and the stress the main character is under much better.

6points

Marnie 3 months ago

Oooh. Never knew this was based on a book. It's one of the few actual Sci Fi movies out there. (So much so-called Sci Fi is not Sci Fi.) I'll have to read that one.

2points

Chan Sue Lynn 3 months ago (edited)

Legally Blonde. I love the main character in the movie. The novel....not so much.

3points

JayWantsACat 3 months ago

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

2points

Julie S 3 months ago

Bridget Jones films are so much better. Mrs Doubtfire.

2points

Guess Undheit 3 months ago

"In The Heat Of The Night". Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger's relationship is much more believable than the book. (Why would a deputy work with an out of town cop, not the sheriff?) And the intensity of their performances made it an all time great. Plus, the plot of the murder is much more believable than the second tier novel it's based on.

2points

Kate 3 months ago

Holes and Stardust Both are on my all-time favourites list. (But after I read the Stardust book I was like... what's this piece of...?)

2points

rullyman 3 months ago

Really? I enjoyed the book. It's not a bad work at all.

2points

Kurt Ramsey 3 months ago

Last of the Mohicans. The movie is a classic, I've seen it dozens of time. The farthest I've every made it into the book is page 18 and that was with three seperate attempts.

1point

Nikole 3 months ago

Mark Twain does a hilarious imitation of James Fenimore Cooper’s writing style.

0points

Robert Beveridge 3 months ago

How does no one ever remember the single greatest quality gap between book and movie of all time in these lists? The painfully obvious choice is Psycho.

1point

Id row 3 months ago

I think True Blood and Dexter should have been on that list. The books for each were just ok, but the series were sooooo good (aside from the last season of Dexter).

1point

Dame Cherry 3 months ago

How in hell is Lord of The Rings not on here??? The films are so much better than the books

1point

PFD 3 months ago

It is on here.

0points

roddy 3 months ago

The Exorcist and The Da Vinci code. Both very badly written. Movies not amazing either, but certainly better.

1point

Nikole 3 months ago

Hard disagree on The Exorcist. I found the book to be far superior.

1point

ggus44 3 months ago

Maze Runner. First book is good, 2nd and 3rd are just awful. For these 2, the movies were so much better.

1point

Clover 3 months ago

I'd like to add " The Notebook " to this list. I liked the movie better because it seemed to have many more details than the book had. The book seemed to me like a mere outline for the movie.

0points

Giles McArdell 3 months ago

A bit old hat but I tried reading the classic "20,000 leagues under the sea", seems like about 70% of it is just describing all the different undersea flora and fauna, deadly boring!

0points

Sophia Athene 3 months ago

I never read a book before watching the movie (unless I've read the book before a movie was made). The reason why is that I enjoy the movie and then turn to the book for more of that world and the characters, to experience and love so much more of it. If I read the book first, I go into the movie with more expectations and usually come away mad b/c it did the book a disservice. Has worked every time but once since I started this rule for myself. Return of the King is my best example. Hadn't read the books before and was so into the film trilogy I couldn't wait a year to know how the story played out. Instead of getting lost in the story and visuals, I'm critiquing the movie as I go. I said I would walk out if 2 things didn't happen and I was anxiously waiting on them: Eowyn and the Witch King and the Eagles returning. Instead of Eowyn surprising the sh!t out of me and me losing my mind over my 2nd fave part in the trilogy, I'm sitting there thinking, "You damn right that's in there."

0points

Ursula S. 3 months ago

Field of Dreams.

0points

Slapdash1 3 months ago

Seems like at least half of the choices are on the list because the books are too long. Brainrot.

0points

Aidan Pite 3 months ago

Quest for Camelot. 'Based on' the book The King's Damosel by Vera Chapman. The movie has 100% less rape than the books, the guy doesn't choose death over love, and there's a wisecracking talking dragon thrown in just for funsies.

0points

Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 3 months ago (edited)

"The Ghost and Mrs Muir". The novel is well-written, but the movie has Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney and thats hard to compete with.

0points

Marnie 3 months ago

Not a movie, but a mini-series. The Queen's Gambit series is one of my favorite shows of all time. The book is just very dry. The series does follow the book quite closely. There were a couple of things I liked better about the book, but overall the series is really marvelous.

0points

SkippityBoppityBoo 3 months ago (edited)

I'm going to stick up for Stephen King, obviously! Cos I've loved his books from an early age! Some of the film adaptations of his books cannot fully show/depict what is in the book. Even if they're filmed as a series. They can't get all the tiny details that Stephen King gets into books. I've read 'Big Driver' in "Full Moon, No Stars" and it's graphic to an extent but I also have the DVD of it. It's about retribution... It's one I'd recommend but be warned as it deals with a pretty horrific assault, violence against a female. Its helped me a lot with dealing with my own stuff... He does deal with female DV and survivor things a lot. As in writes about them. Dolores Claiborne... Rose Madder... And they helped me.... I think a lot of his books are about being in a very bad situation, terrible, horrific but a lot of them are about Survival... And That You Will.

0points

Mariele Scherzinger 3 months ago

Once Were Warriors. A powerful film, based on a very mediocre book.

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Ace 3 months ago

10points

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2points

xolitaire 3 months ago

12 monkeys. The movie is great, but the book portrays the absurdity of the situation and the stress the main character is under much better.

6points

Marnie 3 months ago

Oooh. Never knew this was based on a book. It's one of the few actual Sci Fi movies out there. (So much so-called Sci Fi is not Sci Fi.) I'll have to read that one.

2points

Chan Sue Lynn 3 months ago (edited)

Legally Blonde. I love the main character in the movie. The novel....not so much.

3points

JayWantsACat 3 months ago

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

2points

Julie S 3 months ago

Bridget Jones films are so much better. Mrs Doubtfire.

2points

Guess Undheit 3 months ago

2points

Kate 3 months ago

Holes and Stardust Both are on my all-time favourites list. (But after I read the Stardust book I was like... what's this piece of...?)

2points

rullyman 3 months ago

Really? I enjoyed the book. It's not a bad work at all.

2points

Kurt Ramsey 3 months ago

Last of the Mohicans. The movie is a classic, I've seen it dozens of time. The farthest I've every made it into the book is page 18 and that was with three seperate attempts.

1point

Nikole 3 months ago

Mark Twain does a hilarious imitation of James Fenimore Cooper’s writing style.

0points

Robert Beveridge 3 months ago

How does no one ever remember the single greatest quality gap between book and movie of all time in these lists? The painfully obvious choice is Psycho.

1point

Id row 3 months ago

I think True Blood and Dexter should have been on that list. The books for each were just ok, but the series were sooooo good (aside from the last season of Dexter).

1point

Dame Cherry 3 months ago

How in hell is Lord of The Rings not on here??? The films are so much better than the books

1point

PFD 3 months ago

It is on here.

0points

roddy 3 months ago

The Exorcist and The Da Vinci code. Both very badly written. Movies not amazing either, but certainly better.

1point

Nikole 3 months ago

Hard disagree on The Exorcist. I found the book to be far superior.

1point