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Movie Better than the Book?

Started by Voros, October 19, 2017, 04:04:52 PM

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ArrozConLeche

#15
October 20, 2017, 12:54:21 PM
Quote from: Koltar;1002300No, in the movie it is later said in dialogue how Paulie did that. Its near the end of the movie and I am sure is one of Michael's speeches.

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I don't see it in the script. I'll have to rewatch. Sonny does mention the phone company connection and that Carlo made calls from a payphone, but that's it as far as I can remember.

Schwartzwald

#16
October 20, 2017, 01:24:20 PM
I must admit I have yet to see a movie based on a book that was better than the book but I have seen novelizations of movies that were just ghawdawful and obviously written by a hack in a couple weeks.

Dumarest

#17
October 20, 2017, 03:04:48 PM
Quote from: Schwartzwald;1002319...I have seen novelizations of movies that were just ghawdawful and obviously written by a hack in a couple weeks.

And there are some that are pretty good, like Flash Gordon, Saturday Night Fever, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. I was surprised at the effort made on some that are pretty much just junk tie-ins most of the time.

jeff37923

#18
October 20, 2017, 03:20:50 PM
I found that the movie The Andromeda Strain was far better than the book of the same name, same with the original Planet of the Apes movie and its source. I'd say the same of the Dragonslayer movie and novel, but I don't know if the movie was taken from the novel or if the novel was just written as a tie-in.
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TrippyHippy

#19
October 20, 2017, 08:28:12 PM
The Godfather for sure - the book isn't that great at all to read.

I personally think that A Clockwork Orange is actually better than the book, although I know lots that disagree, and also Kubrik's The Shining is better than Stephen King's novel (which is probably why he hated it).

Believe it or not, The Graduate was based upon a book, but who has ever heard of the book?
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Dumarest

#20
October 20, 2017, 08:36:43 PM
There are a number of movies and TV series I later learned were based on books. An awful lot of them. One would almost think Hollywood is hard up for ideas. :p

I didn't realize MASH was a whole series of books  until I happened upon the first one on a shelf somewhere and took a peek. There's an example of one where I think the TV series was better than the movie was better than the book.

Dumarest

#21
October 20, 2017, 08:38:18 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;1002351I found that the movie The Andromeda Strain was far better than the book of the same name, same with the original Planet of the Apes movie and its source. I'd say the same of the Dragonslayer movie and novel, but I don't know if the movie was taken from the novel or if the novel was just written as a tie-in.

Yeah, Andromeda Strain I totally forgot about. The book seemed really short and wasn't especially compelling to me. The movie was pretty cool.

Never seen Dragonslayer but I think I once had the Marvel Comics adaptation.

Schwartzwald

#22
October 20, 2017, 10:26:39 PM
Quote from: TrippyHippy;1002420The Godfather for sure - the book isn't that great at all to read.

I personally think that A Clockwork Orange is actually better than the book, although I know lots that disagree, and also Kubrik's The Shining is better than Stephen King's novel (which is probably why he hated it).

Believe it or not, The Graduate was based upon a book, but who has ever heard of the book?

You know I have read ACO and yes maybe the movie was better now that you remind me of it.

Voros

#23
October 20, 2017, 10:32:15 PM
I prefer the book of ACO to the film by a fair bit myself.

A fair number of classic noirs are based on books, I'd say that I prefer the film version of MILDRED PIERCE and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE to the books. And Truffaut's excellent SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER.

kosmos1214

#24
October 20, 2017, 11:30:45 PM
I'm surprised no one has brought up The Princess Bride the movie is pretty good and is well remembered and at times still quoted to day.The book on the other hand not so much.
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#25
October 20, 2017, 11:57:20 PM
Quote from: kosmos1214;1002459I'm surprised no one has brought up The Princess Bride the movie is pretty good and is well remembered and at times still quoted to day.The book on the other hand not so much.

I enjoyed the book, but I do think the movie is better. The book for the Neverending Story wasn't bad either.

Just Another Snake Cult

#26
October 23, 2017, 04:45:08 PM
Jaws, The Exorcist, and Planet of the Apes.  

Jaws is one of the best adaptations of all time in that it spins a story that was a pulp throwaway potboiler as a novel into into a genuine classic of cinema.
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#27
October 23, 2017, 08:35:37 PM
Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;1002993Jaws, The Exorcist, and Planet of the Apes.  

Jaws is one of the best adaptations of all time in that it spins a story that was a pulp throwaway potboiler as a novel into into a genuine classic of cinema.

Oh, yeah, totally forgot about Jaws...the movie is so much better than the novel. They're barely even the same thing! The novel has stupid subplots like the dead cat and the Richard Dreyfus character's affair with the cop's wife. Haven't read the other two so can't comment on their relative merits vis-a-vis the book versions.

JeremyR

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October 24, 2017, 12:54:18 AM Last Edit: October 24, 2017, 12:56:20 AM by JeremyR
Quote from: kosmos1214;1002459I'm surprised no one has brought up The Princess Bride the movie is pretty good and is well remembered and at times still quoted to day.The book on the other hand not so much.

Really? I like the movie, but it essentially cuts out all the funny parts from the book. The movie is sweet and cute, but the book is absolutely hilarious.


The funny thing about the Dragonslayer novel, is that although it was a novelization of the movie, there was a later printing that made no mention of the movie, save in the copyright info. It has a typical fantasy novel cover, not stills from the movie.

Warboss Squee

#29
October 24, 2017, 06:03:48 AM
Rambo comes to mind.  Along with anything by Dan Brown. The movies derived from his novels are shit, but the books are worse.
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