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Contact: the movie did away with a lot of the novel's sci-fi cruft (holograms, orbital hotels, the retarded fingernail painting machine), the secret code was much better (phase modulation is supposed to be a big uncrackable secret?), and fewer characters = better because it's not like the extra mission members in the novel were particularly useful or interesting. sad that the movie lost the detail where god is dead/absentee and some unexplainable astronomical phenomena are actually space engineers working to fix the laws of the universe to stave off heat death etc. the movie's Machine much more spectacular but a little too pedestrian, doesn't look alien at all The Night Flier: the short story's ending tries so hard to be grotesque it just ends up silly. much better ending in the movie, more satisfying. movie way more successful at arguing the tabloid journalist is a monster & a vampire himself christ I could make a whole post on stephen king. how could he massacre brilliant surreal horror story Trucks into whatever the gently caress Maximum Overdrive was
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hackbunny posted:christ I could make a whole post on stephen king. how could he massacre brilliant surreal horror story Trucks into whatever the gently caress Maximum Overdrive was I rushed in here to say "EVREY STEPHEN KING!", except for The Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption.
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The Lost World novel wasn't as good as the movie imo, despite the ending of the movie Sphere the movie wasn't as good as the book imo I can probably think of others, will get back to you op
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When I finish the list can we make it the definitive GBS opnions and make it probatable to disagree? We should have a strong, unified front... of sharkpinions
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May 12, 2015 10:24
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Fight Club and American Psycho are the two real stand outs to me of films that were better than the books. There's thousands of examples of books that were better, but I will just say Ender's Game so as not to poo poo up your thread.
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May 12, 2015 10:35
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Professor Shark posted:I rushed in here to say "EVREY STEPHEN KING!", except for The Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption. Maximum Overdrive is all on him. the goblin truck is fuckin rad though
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May 12, 2015 10:40
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"Maximum Overdrive (1986) - Trivia - IMDb posted:Stephen King, being a former cocaine addict, later admitted that he was "coked out of my mind" the entire time he was making this picture and often didn't know what he was doing. He remarked that he'd like to try directing again someday, this time sober. holy lol
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May 12, 2015 10:42
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I want to see a Dark Tower movie or some kind of big dick HBO show. That could possibly own
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May 12, 2015 10:49
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The movie of the mist is better than the book. Such a great film!
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May 12, 2015 10:52
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!Klams posted:The movie of the mist is better than the book. Such a great film! lol I actually facepalmed irl when I watched this. Northern Maine dialogue is okay to read, but when you hear "normal" actors trying to imitate it then it just sounds the worst Such a bad movie
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May 12, 2015 11:05
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RING 2 I'd say that the book was better but that wouldn't really be fair or even technically accurate, because the movie ring 2, based on ringu 2, is not based in any way on Spiral, the actual sequel to Ring. Dude I would inject myself with necrotic venom if Hollywood could be bothered to reboot Ring and actually base it on the books. Spiral is my favorite, weird curse embedded in DNA, Sadako getting all mixed up with small pox, the 'will' of viruses, and horrible gross resurrection and the begging of the end for the human race. Hot poo poo motherfucker. Loop takes the whole thing to another level, but spiral is my fav
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May 12, 2015 11:30
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The Ruins was a god awful movie but the book was okay.
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May 12, 2015 13:52
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since we're on stephen king stuff, apt pupil was far better as a novella than a movie, though the movie did have a couple cool scenes.
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May 12, 2015 14:13
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Michael Crichton's Sphere was a pretty cool book with a unique premise that they decided to completely ignore when making the film, basically.
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May 12, 2015 14:15
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i read apollo 13 the novelisation and enjoyed it but it did have the movie poster on the front so they were probably related
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May 12, 2015 14:18
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A Clockwork Orange was better than the book, not the least of which was not having to parse out that stupid dialect. It also had a better ending than the book.
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May 12, 2015 14:19
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I have no interest to ever read the Hunger Games novels but the films are very well developed and interesting, even without the "for YA" qualifier.
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May 12, 2015 14:22
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utterlycorrupt posted:since we're on stephen king stuff, apt pupil was far better as a novella than a movie, though the movie did have a couple cool scenes. Nazis and killing birds rocks
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May 12, 2015 14:23
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Children of men movie was way better than the book. Also I enjoyed the book "Jumper" when I was a teen.
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May 12, 2015 14:24
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First Blood was better than the book imo
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May 12, 2015 14:27
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High Fidelity was better as a film.
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May 12, 2015 14:31
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computer parts posted:I have no interest to ever read the Hunger Games novels but the films are very well developed and interesting, even without the "for YA" qualifier.
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May 12, 2015 14:32
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Lord of the rings movies cut out most of the wanky bullshit no one cares about. Also starship troopers is the best example.
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May 12, 2015 14:37
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Schwarbage posted:Also starship troopers is the best example. Agreed, but best example of which being better?
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May 12, 2015 14:39
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The American The Ring is better than the original Japanese novel
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May 12, 2015 14:40
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Field of Dreams is better than Shoeless Joe
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May 12, 2015 14:41
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A Boy and His Dog the movie is better than A Boy and His Dog the book.
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May 12, 2015 14:41
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Im reading No Country For Old Men and so far i think the movie is better or at least as good as the book. The Road was much better as a book though
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May 12, 2015 14:42
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The Magic Christian the movie is better than The Magic Christian the book.
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May 12, 2015 14:42
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Grate gastby!!!!
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May 12, 2015 15:07
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I haven't read the book that Terms of Endearment was based on but I doubt it could be much better than the movie if at all.
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monkey posted:Agreed, but best example of which being better? I don't think you can necessarily cast Starship Troopers as one being better than the other. They are completely different and entirely unrelated aside from names and some trivial plot points. The film is, however, the best example of how equality for women leads to boobies everywhere.
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May 12, 2015 15:20
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i don't think there's actually ever been a movie better than the book. well, maybe fight club.
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May 12, 2015 15:23
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Dyna Soar posted:i don't think there's actually ever been a movie better than the book. well, maybe fight club. well now that i think about it, there's some: donnie brasco the movie is better than the book the latter cape fear is better than the book the thing is probably better than the book blade runner is maybe a teeny weeny bit better than the book, altho the book is great too stand by me is better than the novella die hard is def better than the book one flew over the cuckoos nest is maybe better than the book no country for old man is one of my fav movies but honestly no movie adaptation can ever touch mccarthy. he's such a great writer.
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May 12, 2015 15:29
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sorry you tiny brain morons need books and movies to be entertained.
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May 12, 2015 15:32
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jarofpiss posted:sorry you tiny brain morons need books and movies to be entertained. what do u suggest
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May 12, 2015 15:35
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utterlycorrupt posted:apt pupil what is stephen king's deal with gay hobos btw
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Dyna Soar posted:what do u suggest Anime, duh.
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hackbunny posted:The Night Flier: the short story's ending tries so hard to be grotesque it just ends up silly. much better ending in the movie, more satisfying. movie way more successful at arguing the tabloid journalist is a monster & a vampire himself I liked The Night Flier movie just because Miguel Ferrer is awesome and he's really good at playing rear end in a top hat characters. Anybody remember The Lawnmower Man and how it had literally nothing to do with King's short story and he had to sue to get his name removed. lol
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one flew oevr the kookoos nest
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