When the Film was better than the Book

[itsmeagain]

Benjamin Button  After a superb film i was mad with strain to get off the leash and to the library..only to find it is a tiny book suitable as a child`s story only. Huh....

Edited July 25, 2013 by itsmeagain

[MrBookLover]

About A Boy ! I thought the book was a bit of a mess but the film made more sense to me

I agree. I love the movie and it is often my hangover movie. I read the book and was left disappointed

[Libor]

Definitely Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre. 

 

I saw the film first and completely fall in love with it. 

 

A book brought me a bit of disappointment. 

[BSchultz19]

Have to agree with what some others have said, The Notebook is much better as a movie than a book. The film doesn't follow the same plot as the book, but it's actually a much better plot in my opinion.

 

 

The problem with the ending in the film compared to the book is that there is a sequel(ish), The Wedding where Noah appears. In the movie, they both die.

 

Edited August 1, 2013 by Michelle
Spoiler tag added

[Athena]

You're kind of spoiling it there.. I've already seen it but perhaps you could edit your post to add [ spoiler ] tags?

[BSchultz19]

You're kind of spoiling it there.. I've already seen it but perhaps you could edit your post to add [ spoiler ] tags?

I'm sorry! I didn't even think about it. 

[nursenblack]

I agree that The Notebook is better a film than book.  Ryan Gosling wet in the rain sure doesn't hurt that argument.    Seriously, I don't connect with Nicholas Sparks at all.

[Raven]

21 movies that were better than the book.

 

Not sure everyone will agree with this list, but there are some films there that don't often get mentioned in this type of discussion.

 

Oh, and Die Hard was a book?!  This, I did not know.

[Karsa Orlong]

Oh, and Die Hard was a book?!  This, I did not know.

 

Yep, I read it many moons ago.  It wasn't bad.

[pontalba]

Yep, I read it many moons ago.  It wasn't bad.

Oh, yeah, goes on my list!

 

But, can you imagine Sinatra as.......no, I can't even type it!

[bobblybear]

I had no idea Die Hard was based on a book. I don't agree with The Hunger Games movie being better than the book. I whizzed through the book, but I found the movie a bit of a struggle.

[Athena]

I thought The Hunger Games book was better than the movie too.. the movie was allright but I felt the book did a better job of portraying certain emotions and thoughts of the characters.

[Pangolin]

I just finished reading The Devil Wears Prada.  I loved the film but the book didn't have the same effect at all.

[Signor Finzione]

I have to say I prefer Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy to Tolkien's books. Not because I don't like the books - I've read and re-read them many a time - but because the films are so brilliant at capturing that "epic" feel and scale. The soundtrack alone brings it to life in a way that Tolkien's occasionally dry and lengthy prose doesn't.

 

Plus, the films neglect to mention the existence of Tom Bombadil - this is definitely an improvement on the book.

The jury is still out on The Hobbit, though. 'An Unexpected Journey' was much better than, well, expected, but I'm a bit anxious to see what they're going to do with the next two . . .
 

[chesilbeach]

I just finished reading The Devil Wears Prada.  I loved the film but the book didn't have the same effect at all.

 

i read the book before I saw the film, and thought the book had a bit more of an edge to it, so I thought it was better, but I do love the film, and I thought Emily Blunt was fantastic in it.

[pontalba]

I just finished reading The Devil Wears Prada.  I loved the film but the book didn't have the same effect at all.

 

I liked the film ok, but couldn't even finish the book.  Too bloody irritating!

[pontalba]

I don't know if this counts as it's TV, but I liked the Morse series on TV with the late great John Thaw as Morse far more than the books.  I've only read a few, but I found them a bit dry(ish) after seeing Thaw as Morse.

Edited September 9, 2013 by pontalba

[poppyshake]

I don't know if this counts as it's TV, but I liked the Morse series on TV with the late great John Thaw as Morse far more than the books.  I've only read a few, but I found them a bit dry(ish) after seeing Thaw as Morse.

John Thaw was brilliant .. did you ever see him in Goodnight Mister Tom pont? .. such a total change from Morse or Jack Regan but equally marvellous.

[pontalba]

John Thaw was brilliant .. did you ever see him in Goodnight Mister Tom pont? .. such a total change from Morse or Jack Regan but equally marvellous.

No, but I've heard of it, and that it was marvelous.  I have seen, I think the name is, Into the Blue, and A Year in Provence.  Loved both.

[powelly20]

I always shoot people down when they say a film is better than a book, however I have found one book to be second place compared to it's film and this was the hunger games.

 

The book for me was average when compared to the film and despite the fact that usually a film misses out tonnes of important stuff the book for me would not have made me think i'd love to see that as a film!