Movie better than the book.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:55 pm

Jaws.

r.palace · Post by **r.palace** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:56 pm

Favorite movie EVAR!!!!!!1

No, really.

kfalk · Post by **kfalk** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:58 pm

Debbie Does Dallas

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:59 pm

Top 10 for me-might be the movie I've seen the most. Book paled in comparison IMO. I did see the movie long before the book though so it could be the "Goodfellas" vs. "Casino" theory in action.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:07 pm

r.palace wrote:Favorite movie EVAR!!!!!!1

No, really.

Watching it right now

kfalk wrote:Debbie Does Dallas

Crap-this thread could be a disaster-I didn't consider that category

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:07 pm

Jurassic Park.

Book was fantastic but the movie was fatasticer just by a little IMO.

aikiman44 · Post by **aikiman44** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:20 pm

moishlashen wrote:Top 10 for me-might be the movie I've seen the most. Book paled in comparison IMO. I did see the movie long before the book though so it could be the "Goodfellas" vs. "Casino" theory in action.

Goodfellas was from the book 'Wiseguys'. They had to change the name because of a tv show with the same name.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:32 pm

aikiman44 wrote:
moishlashen wrote:Top 10 for me-might be the movie I've seen the most. Book paled in comparison IMO. I did see the movie long before the book though so it could be the "Goodfellas" vs. "Casino" theory in action.
Goodfellas was from the book 'Wiseguys'. They had to change the name because of a tv show with the same name.

Yes-good point.

The theory is since the movies are so similar right down to their casts-whichever one you see first is your preference of the 2. You can like both-I do-but most people like whichever one they saw first the best.

Grahamcombat · Post by **Grahamcombat** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:33 pm

The Martian, or at least just as good. Great book, great movie.

gwells · Post by **gwells** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:38 pm

Agreed Martian was just as good. Main differences were the extra details in the book. The story line followed about as close as possible. And the casting was phenomenal.

cdnwatchguy · Post by **cdnwatchguy** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:41 pm

In my experience very few movies are better than the book. Can't think of any at the moment except maybe as mentioned Jaws.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:41 pm

Martian was such a great book-have yet to see movie.

kfalk · Post by **kfalk** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:43 pm

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest though a bit different, was as good as book.

cdnwatchguy · Post by **cdnwatchguy** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:49 pm

kfalk wrote:One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest though a bit different, was as good as book.

Oooh. Good one. The book was a bit of a tough read being written from the point of view of someone with mental illness but ya a great book and movie.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:56 pm

kfalk wrote:One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest though a bit different, was as good as book.

I need to read that

Nomadz · Post by **Nomadz** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:03 pm

The Godfather

And from the same genre.

The Bible

Terpits · Post by **Terpits** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:16 pm

Fight Club

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:25 pm

Terpits wrote:Fight Club

Didn't even know that was a book

aikiman44 · Post by **aikiman44** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:30 pm

You have to read some Chuck Palahniuk. Fight Club is an absolute must.

Heuerville · Post by **Heuerville** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:26 pm

r.palace wrote:Favorite movie EVAR!!!!!!1

No, really.

Agreed..

Derrrrr de...

gwells · Post by **gwells** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:54 pm

a clockwork orange.

the book was a tough read the first time through. watched the movie, read the book again and it was a lot easier.

Post by **BSears** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 8:19 pm

aikiman44 wrote:You have to read some Chuck Palahniuk. Fight Club is an absolute must.

I worked in a book store for a year before law school and saw several of Palahniuk's books. Completely forgot "Fight Club" was one of them. I mainly remember "Choke."

Captdave · Post by **Captdave** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:46 pm

One book I'd love to see made into a movies is "a confederacy of dunces".

Jaws and one flew over the cuckoos nest are of course two classics that out did the book.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 4:14 am

gwells wrote:a clockwork orange.

the book was a tough read the first time through. watched the movie, read the book again and it was a lot easier.

That book must have been horrible!

JBZ · Post by **JBZ** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:42 am

Jaws and The Godfather already mentioned, and I agree with both (and both are on my top ten list). Never read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but the movie is outstanding. Never read A Clockwork Orange, but didn't really like the movie.

Read and saw Fight Club. Hated both. Really hated.

I'd add The Silence of the Lambs. I'm not sure the movie was better than the book, but it was at least as good.

On edit: Mystic River and Out of Sight.

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