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02-08-2005, 03:57 AM
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Books that really are Better than the movie
Oyur relatively new member "the relic"'s name reminded me of the book and the movie. now, i saw the movie long before i ever read the book, and i enjoyed it. The swat guy getting chopped in half while coming out of the skylight, and the other onbe gettinghis head scissored off right in front of the camera were awesome.
But then i read the book, and although it is LONG, especially for horror, it was way better. In fact, the best character from the book never even made it into the movie (the FBI agent). Lind Hunt's chatacter in the movie was a caring older woman (as are pretty much all the women she plays), but in the book, she was a mean old bitch who i was hoping qould get her brain eaten. There are plenty of other ones. Jurrassic Park was a Great book (decent enough movie, i love dinosaurs), but the sequal was bullshit. The Lost World Book was fantastic. Sarah Harding was my favorite character, even though Ian Malcom was my favorite from the first. What they did to her character in thwe movie infuriated me. Not only was the movie retarded (fun, but retarded), but Sarah went from a strong, intelligent, capable woman to a skinny, screechy, airheaded whatever the fuck she was. She was NOT a damsel in distress in the book... Then, they took the white gitrl and black boy from the book, turned them into a black girl, and (Yay for the pc folk. dickheads) made her Ian's kid. The politically correctness in that movie made me want to puke.
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Isnīt it rare that the movie is better than the book?
Anyway i would like to say "IT" from beginning to end. The end in the book was mindblowing, with the universe and the giant turtle and all. The ending in the movie sucked and ruined a lot of what was good in it (The first half). I know that people who hasnīt read the book are thinking "Universe?...Turtle??... WHAT THE FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT!!????". To those people i can only say: Read the book! ;) Itīs one of the best. :cool:
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Movies that are better than the book are exceedingly rare, but they do exist. I loved Bladerunner the movie, but found the book boring as hell.
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02-08-2005, 04:27 AM
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books are always better than the film, you get more involved in the story, descriptions of horror is always better read, makes your mind work overtime.
I agree with Angra, IT by Mr. King is the best book i've ever read by a long way, and i was so disappointed when the mini series was bought out, it was ok but not a patch on the book. Other book to films i've read and are way better include :- the shining jaws running man (wicked story - nothin like the film - in the batchman books (stephen king)) pet cemetray children of the corn misery
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02-08-2005, 05:10 AM
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i liked the shinig movie better then the book
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02-08-2005, 05:24 AM
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this is sometimes true, I read the book Patriot Games by Tom Clancy, then saw the movie. The movie didnt follow the book at all! and the movie sucked!
They made a remake of The Shining that followed the book more acurratly, but I'd have to say I liked the origanal better:D
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The Queen of the Damned.
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The last offer I got for them was 860 bucks for the set.
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