Oh, lord, the LOTR movies are way better than the books.
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Dana - Nov 01, 2009 8:34:47 am PST #4804 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Scrappy - Nov 01, 2009 8:48:02 am PST #4805 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Jumping on LOTR movies are better train.
erikaj - Nov 01, 2009 9:01:08 am PST #4806 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I think so, too. "Clockers" the movie is as good as "Clockers" the book, while "Freedomland" didn't translate to the screen at all.
-t - Nov 01, 2009 9:03:54 am PST #4807 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm now trying to search for and cannot find the 2001 book my father bought me which seemed to have been the novel and the making of story. There was a separate publication that was a novel only?
This was the cover of the one I read. It might have had behind the scenes of the movie pictures included, but I'm not sure. Must have been twenty years ago that I read it, and I don't think it was technically my book, probably borrowed it from my dad.
DavidS - Nov 01, 2009 9:32:26 am PST #4808 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This is an odd choice, but the book The Wolfen scared me more than just about any other book I've read (Totally a freezer book for me), and the movie just didn't do much for me.
I was roaming through the Horror section at Half-Price Books a few weeks back and noticed that Whitley Streiber wrote both The Hunger and Wolfen. I guess his alien abduction claims have overshadowed his other work but he was turning out the high quality pulp there at the turn of the eighties.
Gris - Nov 01, 2009 9:55:51 am PST #4809 of 30000
Hey. New board.
In the TV series land, both "Gossip Girl" and "True Blood" are better than their books.
"The Princess Diaries" movie was better in many ways than the first two books.
"Sin City" worked better for me as a movie than as comics.
"The Devil Wears Prada" is a jillion times better as a movie. HATED the book.
I also liked "High Fidelity" more than the book version, but that could be my Americanness preferring that setting. Also, Cusack.
ETA: Twilight improved on the book, in my opinion. Not that that was that hard.
beekaytee - Nov 01, 2009 10:19:11 am PST #4810 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
"The Devil Wears Prada" is a jillion times better as a movie. HATED the book.
Totally agree.
I haven't yet found a 'young woman paying her dues' book that I can enjoy. But the movie was fun.
le nubian - Nov 01, 2009 10:36:34 am PST #4811 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I thought the movie could have actually been better. I disliked the book and found it repetitive and it was a mystery why the assistant was staying at the job. I found that the movie didn't enlighten me further regarding this issue and with a bit more character work I think they could have explained this.
I also think they made Streep's character a bit too sympathetic, but I understand that was Streep's recommendation.
Cashmere - Nov 01, 2009 10:40:12 am PST #4812 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
In the TV series land, both "Gossip Girl" and "True Blood" are better than their books.
I love True Blood but I think the books are better than the series. Sookie is much smarter and less annoying in the books.
beekaytee - Nov 01, 2009 10:54:50 am PST #4813 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I love True Blood but I think the books are better than the series. Sookie is much smarter and less annoying in the books.
I've taken Charlaine Harris' advice and experience the books vs. movies as completely separate entities. I like the detail and supporting characters of the books. I like the sizzle and visuals of the show.