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MOVIES: New Ideas Welcome!

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Movie > Book

Psycho
Jaws (Although I really enjoyed the book)
The Shining (Somewhat of a cheat since Kubrick completely re-wrote Jack)
Misery
Shawshank Redemption
Jurassic Park
Forrest Gump

I've heard many say the same about Dr. Strangelove, Fight Club and Die Hard but I have not read them.
 
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Slap Shot said:
Movie > Book

Psycho
Jaws (Although I really enjoyed the book)
The Shining (Somewhat of a cheat since Kubrick completely re-wrote Jack)
Misery
Shawshank Redemption
Jurassic Park
Forrest Gump

I've heard many say the same about Dr. Strangelove, Fight Club and Die Hard but I have not read them.
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I disagree on The Shining. The other ones sure.
 
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This is simple, the reason the book is usually better than the movie is because they don't make movies out of ****ty books.
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
This is simple, the reason the book is usually better than the movie is because they don't make movies out of ****ty books.
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What were those sparkly vampire/werewolf movies from a few years ago that were based upon books? Something tells me they're not such great books.
 
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unofan said:
Shawshank. The novella is good, the movie is a classic. I'd argue Stand By Me as well (both from the same King novella collection, btw).
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I've always wished they'd make a movie out of The Long Walk.
 
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The Jurassic Park novel and movie are equally solid. The rest of the film adaptations of Crichton novels are mediocre-to-horrendous - Tim Curry doing Boris Badenov in Congo, anyone? :D
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
The Jurassic Park novel and movie are equally solid. The rest of the film adaptations of Crichton novels are mediocre-to-horrendous - Tim Curry doing Boris Badenov in Congo, anyone? :D
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Until you mentioned Time Curry I had completely forgotten he was in that movie. The only thing I could remember about it were the gorillas and the American sidekick telling the Congolese boatman that his French name was odd for that part of the world, and then being told off for making the comment.
 
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Contact may be my favorite movie of all time, but 10 Things I Hate About You may be the most fun to watch.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Contact may be my favorite movie of all time, but 10 Things I Hate About You may be the most fun to watch.
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YES! (not the same movies, but the context is perfect)

Red Cliff is my favorite movie of all time as for quality, but I'll never tire of watching Bounty Killer.
 
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My favorite movie of all time that no one else seems to have seen is Murder in the First. Of those known to everyone probably Godfather or Shawshank. Most laugh inducing might be Caddyshack although Fletch has an even longer list of catch phrases and Airplane deserves considerable mention.
 
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