Books into movies... which did you like better?


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LonelyStarState is offline LonelyStarState Post #1  September 26,2008, 1:43pm

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I love books and I love movies however when Hollywood decides to turn a book intoa movie, I tend to be disappointed with the out comemore often then not.


What are some of your favorite books that were better then the movie version andwhat are some of your favorite movies that was better then the book?


Some of mine include:


The Last of The Mohicans(the movie was better then the book)


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The Cider House Rules (the book was definitely much better then the movie)
 
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LonelyStarState, wrote :

I love books and I love movies however when Hollywood decides to turn a book intoa movie, I tend to be disappointed with the out comemore often then not.


What are some of your favorite books that were better then the movie version andwhat are some of your favorite movies that was better then the book?


Some of mine include:


The Last of The Mohicans(the movie was better then the book)


and


The Cider House Rules (the book was definitely much better then the movie)

I love to read and watch movies as well. I always try to read the book before going to the movie. Personal history has shown me that I enjoyed the book much better. It gives you the chance to use your imagination. Hollywood uses what they feel is good for box office dollars.....





The one book and movie that I was impressed with the clarity of the both:


The Notebook.


I agree on the The Last of The Mohicans movie was much better.
 
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My issue with books into movies is that Hollywood seems to think that people can only sit in a movie for a certain period of time, usually 1:30 to 2:15 or so. So, to my eye, they butcher movies by leaving out key parts or people places and things entirely!! I resent that so there are very few movies that I felt did the book justice. HOWEVER, that said, there have been some great movies based on books if you watch them purely for their movie value rather than expecting them to be a retelling of the book.


For example, the LotR series. They were great movies on their own and I do think they tried to keep with the spirit of the writing of Tolkein. BUT I would have sat in the theater and paid whatever to watch 6 hour movies -- alas I fear that is not where the money is. ALSO where the hell was Tom Bombadil? I'm still peevish about that and giving the speeches of some characters to different characters (the scene at the river with Frodo and Arwen).


I tend to try and separate the movie from the book after spending too many hours with my nose out of joint being upset at missing pieces.


I agree, Last of the Mohicans was spectacular. The Harry Potter movies were all serviceable adaptations. Sophie's Choice, Julia, I'm sure there are more.


As an aside - I get quite huffy when Hollywood takes license with autobiographies and biographical movies and they completely go away from the actual facts of the person's life. Are we so stupid as to think the person's life is not as interesting as what they think? That just chaps my arse. I want the truth - not the version.
 
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LIT, last night I found that "The sound of music" movie children's real names were not "lizel, brigitte, louise, kurt fredrick, grettel".... I'm am like..so bummed now
 
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It is rare when a movie is actually better than the book on which it is based. Examples of each situation that stand out for me are:


-- Movie better than the book - Dr. Zhivago (Pasternak)


-- Book better than the movie (although I think the movie was made for a "pay" channel) - Dune (Frank Herbert)
 
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Come to think of it, Robert Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" was a very very good book.


Unfortunately, the movie (and all it's sequels)sucked due to the director's bias against Heinlein's "facist" view of the future.
 
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ok.. I'll say it... definitely a "chick" flick kind of thing, but I have read "the notebook" and seen the movie and addicted to both....
 
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My only issue with books turned into movies is the disrespect shown to the writers. Hollywood butchers the book. I would love to see a book I like madeingo a movie without it being completely changed. I obviously liked the book in the first place.


Two books: Frank Peretti's Hangman's Curse-horrible, horrible movie, almost nothing like the book, ended completely differently


Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest-BBC did an amazing job with this. The movie is literally word for word like the script, the American version is not so good.
 
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Lostintranslation,273312 wrote :

For example, the LotR series. They were great movies on their own and I do think they tried to keep with the spirit of the writing of Tolkein. BUT I would have sat in the theater and paid whatever to watch 6 hour movies -- alas I fear that is not where the money is. ALSO where the hell was Tom Bombadil? I'm still peevish about that and giving the speeches of some characters to different characters (the scene at the river with Frodo and Arwen).
I thought LotR was better in written form than movie form, but the movies were fantastic. However, I gotta disagree a little about Tom Bombadil. I just don't see how they could've worked a singing Goldberry and a highly eccentric Bombadil into the movie without seeming a bit...weird.


I was a bit peeved that they left out the scourging of the shire at the very end, though.
 
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LonelyStarState,275964 wrote :

Come to think of it, Robert Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" was a very very good book.


Unfortunately, the movie (and all it's sequels)sucked due to the director's bias against Heinlein's "facist" view of the future.
Man, you got that right. Starship Troopers was a great book, but the director just couldn't help but take a leak in Heinlein's great literary work.
 
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