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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 9, 2015 23:30:12 GMT -5
Another one I'll throw in is the original Star Wars. Lucas wrote the novel for ANH, and I'm assuming actual authors wrote the next two. Reading ANH was painful. Actually, while Lucas' name was on the cover, it was ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster.
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Post by bluemeii on Apr 9, 2015 23:35:25 GMT -5
Couple of not mentioned ones
Silence of the Lambs - While the book was good, the movie showed what actors at the top of their game can do to any story.
The Mist - Screw the happy cheerful ending of the book. That movie ending was a kick in the crotch, some didn't like it too much though. I thought it was perfect.
Misery - Changed it from a bit of a torture/gore story into a psychological thriller that Kathy Bates was awesome in.
Stand By Me/The Body - Think King even admitted the movie was better at one point.
(Starting to see a theme....wtf Steven King).
One from the wife cause I haven't read the book it's based on but Donnie Brasco is another.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 23:44:15 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2015 0:14:44 GMT -5
I take issue with anyone putting Blade Runner above Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Blade Runner lacks even a modicum of the depth that the book had: Deckard's existential crisis of whether he's even the good guy for deactivating replicants, whether he himself is a replicant, sparked by how a replicant can sing beautiful music and appreciate art. The brutal gauntlet that was his night of clobbering through a checklist of droids, a far more compelling romance story, just everything. I get that it's not easy to condense a full fledged novel to a film but that's the challenge of it and Blade Runner oversimplified the book in just about every aspect. It's a pretty movie, and remains prettier looking than even most modern movies, but it's got nothing on the book.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2015 1:21:58 GMT -5
Battle Royale Interview with a Vampire Horns
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Post by the2ndevil on Apr 10, 2015 1:37:04 GMT -5
I'm actually kind of surprised by the mention of The Shining as the book is stellar and the film was... well, I thought it was pretty bad. So bad that the low-budget made-for-tv-movie with the guy from Wings was much, much better. I've never read the book, but I much prefer the '97 made for TV movie to Kubrick's movie. Though Kubrick's movie is very well made technically speaking.
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Post by Psy on Apr 10, 2015 1:43:40 GMT -5
I enjoyed the made-for-tv movie as well. I do recommend the book, it's pretty good.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2015 1:44:33 GMT -5
Definately The Running Man - The novel is a complete downer with characters that seen to get worse (as in worse people) as they are introduced. The end was a let down too.
The movie was a great sci fi action story that always sticks to the point.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Apr 10, 2015 3:52:00 GMT -5
A Clockwork Orange and Blade Runner are the two obvious ones that come to mind.
I'd argue Trainspotting, as well.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Apr 10, 2015 4:12:29 GMT -5
I too will say The Godfather.
It's a good book, almost goes beat to beat with the movie (with a little bit of Godfather II).
But the movie does not feature a story arc with Sonny's mistress and her enormous vagina... Seriously.
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Post by mizerable on Apr 10, 2015 6:57:41 GMT -5
Forrest Gump
The Mist
I only flipped through Silence of the Lambs, but it seemed very hokey. Both De Palma and Demme took the source material and eliminated most of the theatrics and gave their movies a more realistic approach.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 10, 2015 7:01:14 GMT -5
Fight Club, and the author admits as much. I agree wholeheartedly with him, too, the book is decent and I see what it's going for but I really think the film streamlined it a lot better.
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Post by The Unconquered Sun on Apr 10, 2015 17:48:04 GMT -5
It hasn't been mentioned yet, but Shrek was based on a book, and turned out to be a great movie.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 10, 2015 17:53:06 GMT -5
It hasn't been mentioned yet, but Shrek was based on a book, and turned out to be a great movie. Mostly because they ignored the book and turned it into one long shot at Disney
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Post by Juice on Apr 10, 2015 20:48:05 GMT -5
I agree with the Godfather. It is a great book, that is pretty much all in the movie, but the film stuck so close to the source that it is enhanced by the presentation and acting. The sequels were written after the sequels of the movies I believe so I don't count them in this case.
Also Agree with Fight Club, Watchmen, and Jaws. Jaws is my all time favorite movie and I do enjoy the book and have read it multiple times I enjoy the book purely because of it's differences. They create such a different dynamic that it's similar but different. It's a good book, but amazing movie because of it's issues while filming Spielberg created something great. Also giving Quint a true reason to hate sharks instead of just being a blatant Mobey Dick rip off.
I'll contribute Jurassic Park and The Town. Two very good books, that are just outshined and outclassed by the visual mediums.
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Post by Dean-o on Apr 10, 2015 21:17:36 GMT -5
25th Hour Forrest Gump The Mist Shawshank Redemption Up In The Air Fight Club The Shining
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 10, 2015 21:18:01 GMT -5
Prince of Egypt
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Post by abjordans on Apr 11, 2015 14:07:27 GMT -5
I didn't read through the thread to see if it was mentioned, but definitely Forrest Gump.
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Post by Red Impact on Apr 11, 2015 14:20:05 GMT -5
WIth me, Lord of the Rings is just different. The movie definitely tells a more interesting story overall, but the arc of the book is fully complete, where it's not in the movie. The entire point of Tom Bombadil was to set us up on the arc where our heroes first would be so inept as to have to be saved by a demigod, to the point where they're fully heroes in their own right with the scouring of the Shire. I agree that Tolkien was a better world builder than story-teller, but I do think you miss some of the heroic arc with the movie adaptations. That said, I would watch teh movies again before reading the book, and I think the movi did a better job with Faramir.
The Last of the Mohicans was a much better movie than book. I'd also say Les Miserables benefits from cutting about 2/3 of the book's content
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Apr 11, 2015 16:34:52 GMT -5
I'm actually kind of surprised by the mention of The Shining as the book is stellar and the film was... well, I thought it was pretty bad. So bad that the low-budget made-for-tv-movie with the guy from Wings was much, much better. Paul McCartney is in The Shining?
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