Movies That Were Better Than The Books

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by SadisticSnowman, Nov 11, 2014.

  1. We've all walked out of a sketchy theater thinking how the book was waaaaaaaay the frick better, how the plot got butchered, (Cough. Percy Jackson. Cough.) and how hot the actors were.
    Um. Anyway.
    Point is, it can't always be that way. There are a few movies that were actually superior. An example I think nobody can deny is How To Train Your Dragon.
    One of my personal ones that some people disagree with is The Hobbit. Both parts, and assumably the third one.
    That's all I can think of because I'm lazy. What other ones are out there?
     
  2. I haven't read the books, but, the hunger games.
     
  3. The great Gatsby (both)
     
  4. A little princess. As a book it's called Sara crewe. The movie is better.
     
  5. Every "adult" film ever made 
     
  6. I begged a differ... 50 shades of grey was a great read.
     
  7. The hunger games were butchered. Similar to the book, but character roles were taken out that were vital later on in the series :| divergent wasn't butchered as much, and is actually really close to the book. I am number 4 is the only movie I've ever seen follow almost exactly like the book did. They did take a couple things out, but what movie doesn't? That'd be like a 3-5 hour movie :lol: I don't think I've seen a movie that was superior to the book.
     
  8. I don't want to read or see that book in any way :|
     
  9. 2001 movie was better than the book. Also Stephen Kings Running Man was a better movie than book.
     
  10. No movies are better them books
     

  11. Correct answer is there isn't.. There's never been a movie based on a book that was better than said book.. I can promise you that
     
  12. I hated the percy jackson movies. Those people that made the movies are horrible people and should feel bad.
     
  13. The bible.
     
  14. In what world is the movie of the bible better than the bible? I'd rather read the book. :|
     
  15. I am legend was a better movie than book.
     
  16. I experienced physical pain while reading How To Train Your Dragon but the movie is one of my favorites.
     
  17. Snowman.. This is a great topic!!️

    Here's my example..

    The Mist IMO was way better in the movie form than the book..

    *especially the end!
     
  18. A Clockwork Orange
     
  19. Not a big Anne Rice fan and not a vampire nut but if you've ever read and seen the book and movie "Interview With A Vampire" you'll see that the movie script dialogue matches the text in the book literally WORD FOR WORD. This is the only movie interpretation of a book I've seen that does this. It was a really good movie (although not a fav) and I think it matches the mood of the book as close as any book/movie that I've read/seen, and the movie was produced very well ...better then book? IDK
     
  20. BTW, this is an EXCELLENT topic. No BS. Good job, OP 