Is the movie ever really BETTER than the book, comic book, musical, play, folk story, or true life story?These 3 Are:
The Godfather, definitely! I went back and tried to reread the novel not that long ago, and it has none of the elegance of the movie. It's just kinda pulpy and gory, with a little sex thrown in there now and again. But the movie aspires to, and achieves, so much more.
The Natural. Malamud's book may not be worse than the movie, but it's certainly different (and darker), and the movie is very dear to me.
Breakfast at Tiffany's. Capote's novella is not a romance, and Holly Golightly is more obviously a hooker on the page than onscreen. As with The Natural, I can't give up the Hollywood happy ending, no matter what the author originally envisioned.
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Ah-ha! I was wondering when someone would list The Godfather! I never read the book but have heard that it isn't worth the time since the movie did it so much better.
ReplyDeleteThree great movies there (haven't read the books, although kind of glad I haven't since they'd no doubt come off second best to the film).
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