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Originally Posted by Bob Gray
Look, I'm not saying that I don't like the movie, I can't understand liking it better than the book. Writers are always more critical of their own work than anyone else. Brian DePalma is a great director but I have never watched a movie that was better than the book, excluding The Shawshank Redemption and that is only because it added to what the novella was and didn't take anything away from it.
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I actually liked The Shawshank Redemption novella better then the movie. There are plenty of movies i like better then the book. It's all about who does it better and how it comes across. Sometimes the visual stimulation helps, other times the written word and the imagination creates a better picture. For the most part, i prefer the book versions but every now and then i like the movie better. Carrie just felt lacking and i didnt like the back and forth newspaper style it had going on.
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Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ
The films of The Shining, Carrie, Misery and Christine are all better than the books.
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I agree with you except for Misery. The book gave a lot more information and added a lot more depth and sorrow then the movie because it had more time to do it. I also didnt like the inclusion of the cop storyline. It just seemed pointless. Also even though Kathy Bates's performance was incredible, Annie Wilkes is in my opinion one of King's best villains and therefore it was hard to measure up.
To add to your list though, i'll say Pet Semetary and Thinner which i'm sure i've mentioned many times before when talking about which of his movies are better then the books.