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Movies that are better than the books they are based on Most of the time the book is usually better than the movie but once in awhile the movie can be better than the book. Are there any movies out there that you think are better than the books they are...
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Re: Movies that are better than the books they are based on All the Twilight films: Movies....
Anne for the story.
Re: Movies that are better than the books they are based on Only 4 movies come to my mind.
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Lots of movies nowadays are either remakes or based on SOMETHING. Which is fine... some are good! But some really disappoint me... like it's a disgrace to the original, or just an in general bad movie. The ones I didn't like were The Last Airbender, Dragonball...
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I love it to....
D: I liked the Sisterhood one book.
And nothing else comes into my head for movies.
Lots of movies based on (old) cartoons are alriight.
XD (I couldn't think of any other movies)
And uhm...
Suck at all.
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Sorry if this thread has been made, but i didnt see one and Stephen King is the greatest writer of alltime in my eyes although I dont read much but judging from the many great movies based off his books, he has to be!! Anyway here is my top 5 movies based...
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With the sole exception
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With the sole exception: : I won't bother making a top 5, I liked most movies based on King's work.
I won't bother making a top 5, I liked most movies based on King's work.
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What movies were influenced/based off of novels?
Obviously, "The Hunger Games" is one, as well as the corny Twilight & Harry Potter series.
Embarrassingly enough, I only recently found out that the 2007 movie "I Am Legend" is based off of a 1950's novel...
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Re: What movies were influenced/based off of novels?
No Country For Old Men Re: What movies were influenced/based off of novels?
It would be easier to make a list of great movies that weren't based on a novel....
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Hi all!
I'm looking for a (better if web-based; i.e., something I can install in my home server on my LAN) software to keep track of my books/DVDs/etc.
I already know of Readerware offerings, which I find quite interesting, but I'd like something that...
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There are many (web-based) ways you can do this
For your basic requirements, it sounds like you have:
Web-based Pre-existing site for specific use
manage your information on a website specifically made for this purpose see e.g., http://www....
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Let's talk Westerns based in the late western era 1880- 1930. I've been watching a lot of westerns recently and am interested in movies along the lines of the "The Wild Bunch" or "The Professionals"
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In order to open this up, feel free to mention retro-westerns based.
Don't know if it fits the era, but Appaloosa is a fucking great recent, etc are what I'm looking for .
The book now Turd, thanks.
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So I was on teh interwebs looking for SkyFall (third Daniel Craig James Bond) trailers and i got a great idea for a Riff and i think im going to name it after the Daniel Craig Bond Movies. so like Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and by the time i finish...
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Https://www.facebook.com/cageuk Both Star is about The Empire Strikes....
Metallica One is based on Dalton Trumbo's 1939 novel Johnny got his Gun, th film version of the book Graves (Red Seas Fire) based on the works of Nicholas Cage.
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Hi everybody,
What do you think about creating a list with the best movies based on great books? Share your favorite one and opinion on which was better: book or movie?
I'll start with Lord of the Rings, although I believe reading books touches you way...
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Another one: Harry Potter: book & movie (honestly I've neither read the book nor watched the movie if I have read the book...but my friend said she saw Shutter Island and fell asleep during the showing!! I was intrigued....
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I was trying to think of books that would make good movies that haven't been done yet but I couldn't come up with any. Maybe you guys can think of some.
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I just finished Zodiac and while I didn't like the book all that much, it wouldprepare fo this thread being filled....
I loved the book which should be movies.
Good luck with that.
Make for a good series of movies, or TV series.
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Originally Posted by kris-one Anyone can recommend some good Western movies? Blazing Saddles!
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At least the Emo copped a beating...is a on/off rainy day
Its from 1967 and directed by Sydney Lumet...based on a novel by John Le Carre , I really shouldn't watch sad ....
movies like this passed me by around a quarter of a century ago.
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