A movie just as good as the book

Cadaverous Pallor · 11-13-2007, 01:57 PM

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the 60's version.

The Wizard of Oz

The Ten Commandments - Seriously.

All deviate greatly from the source material. For good reason. Books are not movies, they need to be rewritten as movies.

I'm blanking on more, anyone have any? Most of the time there's no comparison.

mousepod · 11-13-2007, 02:04 PM

The Shining (Kubrick's version, naturally.)

katiesue · 11-13-2007, 02:10 PM

Gone with the Wind

Ghoulish Delight · 11-13-2007, 02:15 PM

Jurassic Park.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 11-13-2007, 02:16 PM

A personal favorite - Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson (Published as "Bid Time Return"- also wrote I am Legend)

Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Gemini Cricket · 11-13-2007, 02:16 PM

The Godfather
Dances with Wolves
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Green Mile
Shawshank
HP: Prisoner of Azkaban
LOTR:FOTR
Maurice
Object of My Affection
&
that gay cowboy movie...

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 11-13-2007, 02:21 PM

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

To Kill a Mockingbird

Blade Runner (book titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and I think in this case I actually prefer the film, though the book is quite good)

Ferdinand the Bull (the Disney animation is every bit as delightful, maybe even more so, than the book on which its based)

Snowflake · 11-13-2007, 02:23 PM

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh comes to mind
and I am with Borneo on The Maltese Falcon
The Godfather

I need to think, think, think on this more

Alex · 11-13-2007, 02:38 PM

Tons and tons of movies are better than the books. They tend to be movies based on books that either weren't all that good or obscure.

As examples of this I'd mention Planet of the Apes, Bridge Over the River Kwai, Psycho, The Exorcist, Midnight Cowboy, Ordinary People.
As for good movies and good books I'd say that The Prestige was as good as the good and maybe better because it was willing to make changes for the medium. The Pillow Book is a great example of someting working in print and then being transformed to a visual medium.

wendybeth · 11-13-2007, 02:40 PM

The Cat in the Hat (animated version)
Carrie
The Hunt for Red October
The Godfather
From Here to Eternity
I, Claudius (actually a miniseries, but awesome)

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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	The Shining (Kubrick's version, naturally.) __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Jurassic Park. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	A personal favorite - Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson (Published as "Bid Time Return"- also wrote I am Legend) Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The Godfather Dances with Wolves Fried Green Tomatoes The Green Mile Shawshank HP: Prisoner of Azkaban LOTR:FOTR Maurice Object of My Affection & that gay cowboy movie...
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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest To Kill a Mockingbird Blade Runner (book titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and I think in this case I actually prefer the film, though the book is quite good) Ferdinand the Bull (the Disney animation is every bit as delightful, maybe even more so, than the book on which its based)
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh comes to mind and I am with Borneo on The Maltese Falcon The Godfather I need to think, think, think on this more __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Tons and tons of movies are better than the books. They tend to be movies based on books that either weren't all that good or obscure. As examples of this I'd mention Planet of the Apes, Bridge Over the River Kwai, Psycho, The Exorcist, Midnight Cowboy, Ordinary People. As for good movies and good books I'd say that The Prestige was as good as the good and maybe better because it was willing to make changes for the medium. The Pillow Book is a great example of someting working in print and then being transformed to a visual medium.
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	The Cat in the Hat (animated version) Carrie The Hunt for Red October The Godfather From Here to Eternity I, Claudius (actually a miniseries, but awesome) __________________
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