Apr 12
Kristen S asked:
Generally speaking I believe that the book is always better. The only movie/book combo that I’ve found that even comes close is Gone with the Wind. Are there any movies based on books that you think the movie is just as good if not better than the book?
10 Responses to “Movies based on books that are just as good as the book?”
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April 14th, 2009 at 12:04 am
Barely any
April 15th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The Maltese Falcon. To Have and Have Not.
Old movies – when they actually knew how to make movies. Pax-C
April 18th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Great expectations
April 21st, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Yes… I do…. Harry Potter Series is just like the movie, and it adds a little more to the suspension…….
April 21st, 2009 at 2:53 pm
i believe the ORIGINAL is always better. so like in lord of the rings the movie is better than the books and in harry potter the books are better than the movies….:)
April 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Interview With A Vampire
Fight Club
Trainspotting
April 27th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
The English Patient
Age of Innocence
April 28th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I nominate Scent of a Woman. It was adapted by Bo Goldman. It was adapted from the novel ‘Il buio e il miele ‘ by Giovanni Arpino. Rarely does a screen adaptation retain the juice from a print. Goldman also does it with his personal touch. He has this finesse that is almost impossible to miss or not relish in his screenplays. I have said it before and may I say it here again, Bravo, Mr Goldman.
May 4th, 2009 at 11:35 am
About the only thing I can come up with is The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock. Scary as hell but good
May 6th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Some books turned movies that I’ve liked just as much or more then the books have been:
Carrie
Stardust
Girl, Interrupted
The Secret Garden
The Princess Bride
The Chronicles of Narnia