Practical Magic is horrible, stupid, disappointing book. The movies owns it so hard.
I've heard the Fight Club movie is better than the book, but I haven't gotten around to reading the book yet. I guess it's a matter of opinion.
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Practical Magic is horrible, stupid, disappointing book. The movies owns it so hard.
I've heard the Fight Club movie is better than the book, but I haven't gotten around to reading the book yet. I guess it's a matter of opinion.
Timeline is the most horrible movie I have regret to say I have ever wasted time on. I liked the book immensely. Jurassic Park was also a good book, but I might have to say that the movie was better.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Summoner of Leviathan
Meh, if it is anything like Timeline then I'd say the movies are better. That being said, Timeline made a far better movie than it ever did a novel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoBMy friends used to go on about the book all the time, saying it's way better than the movie. I kept meaning to read it but never got around to it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
whichever movie inspired the book.
Jackie Brown was based on a short story (not that it was a faithful one) and I thought the movie was infinitely times better than the short story.
"The Phantom of the Opera" made a much better musical/movie then a novel. I did not like the writing style of the book, nor the pace.
I'm a damaged individual with no imagination. When I read a book, I just see words, no pretty pictures and characters and places. The only exceptions I can think of are Carrie and Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Therefore, the movie is always better for me.
If TV shows count then "Cristy" was way better as a show then the book. "Pride & Prejudice" was a better movie then a book, so was "The Scarlet Pimpernel."
But then you won't enjoy the book as much because you'll know what happens. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪
The shining. I read the book first, and didn't see why everyone claims it's such as brilliant film. [The woman who plays Wendy for example, was naff]
Well Stanley Kubrick did supposedly at one point put Shelley Duvall through 100 takes. I'm not surprised she might have given up eventually. She's not as bad as all that anyway, it's just her role calls upon her to do little but snivel and scream.Quote:
Originally Posted by NecronBut then you won't enjoy the book as much because you'll know what happens. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪
The shining. I read the book first, and didn't see why everyone claims it's such as brilliant film. [The woman who plays Wendy for example, was naff]
The Shining is a tricky one as the book and film are so different.
Nice to see someone bring up Fight Club in this topic! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Spuuky
Personally, I enjoyed the movie far, FAR more than the novel. The novel is fun, but it contains a number of redundancies and pacing issues. There are reasons I've never read the novel more than once, but have watched the film some odd twelve times. They're different, but in my opinion the film gets it right. It trims the novel's fat, becoming a much faster-paced experience, and makes several improvements, such as the new ending that I vastly preferred.
The film version of A Clockwork Orange doesn't hold a candle to the book for me. As violent and appalling to some people as it was, the film was noticeably toned down in darker content. Having read the book first, I was probably biased going into it, but when I anticipated certain scenes and they completely changed them for content, I was disappointed. Not to mention the vast difference in the amount of Nadsat each used. Obviously the book is allowed to use it much more freely simply because it is of the written medium, but come on. Still a great movie, but not even close to the book in my mind.
I think the Harry Potter books are much better than the movies, they seem to be improving though. :)
Starship Troopers. Way better than the book.
I'm currently reading Pride & Prejudice because I've seen the tv Drama over 100 times. I'll see which is better when I finish. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Professor Plum