Movies vs. Books

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Name as many movies off the top of your head that are better than the book they're based on.

Sorry if this has been asked already, but I can't find it in the search.

― Charlie Rose (Moss Feaster), Wednesday, 27 August 2003 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Haunting of Hill House" (or was it just "The Haunting")

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 27 August 2003 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

This topic was on ILE. FWIW, Thin Red Line the book was fairly bad.

― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 27 August 2003 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Jaws, The Godfather, and Psycho are often mentioned when this topic comes up. I also like the recent adaptation of The Quiet American better than the book. They fleshed out the characters more, made them more than caricatures.

― Anthony (Anthony F), Thursday, 28 August 2003 03:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Jules and Jim
Silence of the Lambs
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Shawshank Redemption

― Girolamo Savonarola, Thursday, 28 August 2003 05:37 (twenty-two years ago)

To Live and Die In L.A. (coming out on DVD on 12/2, incidentally)
Fight Club
Bullitt (the novel Mute Witness)
Jaws of course

― ham on rye (ham on rye), Thursday, 28 August 2003 05:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Blade Runner, perhaps?

― Anthony (Anthony F), Thursday, 28 August 2003 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

The Shining.

― David Steans, Thursday, 28 August 2003 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

2001
clockwork orange

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 00:41 (twenty-two years ago)

As per other thread, Jackie Brown.

― Pete Scholtes, Thursday, 11 September 2003 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Has anybody here ever read McCabe by Edmund Naughton (which spawned McCabe & Mrs. Miller)? I've never seen a copy (did a search: it's out of print), but I imagine it would have to be REALLY great to beat the movie.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Thursday, 11 September 2003 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Animal Farm! Hey, happy ending! :)

― Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 13 September 2003 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

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