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Originally Posted by Sculpt

Does the film Ben do any better job at capturing Ratman's Notebooks?

No, Ben is a completely original story that takes place after the events in Willard/Ratman's Notebooks.

The original book had a satirical component that both movies ignore. Willard discovers a large rat mask in the attic and starts making raids wearing it accompanied by his army of rats. The city is in terror of "Ratman." They even start selling Ratman insurance.