Movies That Did It Better Than The Books

Tanny 3 month s ago

Godfather book had so much more detail and depth. Like when Michael Corleone lit Enzo the bakers cigarette on the steps of the hospital because Enzo's fingers were trembling so bad but Michael noticed his were not. In the book it was clear Michael had an epiphany of sorts but someone who only watched the movie might have missed it.

Delphi 1 month ago

Tanny, Wow I use that same scene when talking about the book vs the movie! It's an example of the many things from the books which were in the movie, but were done subtly and quickly, because you simply can't put everything from a book into a movie. If you read the books first, you'd see a lot more of those subtle touches when watching the movie.

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Stu 3 month s ago

#14 Wrong! Yes, Danny Devito did a great job with that movie, but it was not better than the book.

Erasmus 3 month s ago

#12 It still disturbs to this day!

Noel 2 month s ago

#2 The book has a different feel than the movie. Much more mischief and some themes are more prevalent (the countdowns for instance, and the importance of Chloe) The way the characters meet is different and even the endings are way different. Despite that, both are great stories, and even author Chuck said he liked the movie better.

You like the movie? Read the book too!

...but I shouldn't be talking about it now, should I?

"Jaws, in my opinion. The book is not bad, don’t get me wrong, but the characters in it are extremely unlikeable. I think Spielberg was right to eliminate some of the subplots and to buff the characters up to be more likable/relatable. Also, the end of the book kinda sucked. I won’t spoil it, but compared to the movie it’s extremely anti-climatic.

I still like both, the book is still a very good read and I understand why it was such a phenomenon, but I’ll always say the movie was better."