Book ----> Film

[Bouncy Castle]

I know that most books are way better than any movie that is made of them, but I've just finished reading a book that would make a lot more sense if it was actually a movie - The Haunting of James Hastings.

Mind you, this write-up doesn't seem to think so!

http://totalscifionline.com/reviews/523 ... s-hastings

Can any of you think of any books that would have been better as movies?

[michelanCello]

Well, not would-have-been, but is:
Forrest Gump! (I didn't like the book at all, but the movie is one of my favorites)

[BatrickPatrick]

I can't think of any would-have-been's either, but I think Twilight was a better movie than book (didn't make it a good movie though >.>)

I liked the movie of Fight Club more than I liked the book, though that could have been because the book doesn't have Helena Bonham Carter in it ;) and because I'd seen the movie first so there wasn't really any suspense.

I agree about Forest Gump, though I've only flicked through the book I don't think I'd like it as much as the movie.

I think the only other movies that I liked more than the book would be Cold Mountain, Trainspotting (read the book first) and Atonement.

[raisindot]

I can think of a few.

"The Godfather" was much, much, better than Mario Puzo's potboiler novel.

"Jaws" the movie was ten times better than the book, even if it looks incredibly dated today.

"The Silence of the Lambs" I would also say is better than the book (it's better than all three of the Hannibal Lecter books put together).

"Gone with the Wind" is a much better movie than the horribly dated book upon which it was based.

J-I-B

[Dotsie]

The Princess Bride. Read the book, which had some slightly confusing chapters that were much better done in the film, as the Grandfather/Grandson scenes.

[michelanCello]

"The Godfather" was much, much, better than Mario Puzo's potboiler novel.

Got to disagree here. I'm a huge Godfather fan, and I think they made a really good movie out of a really good book/story.

"Gone with the Wind" is a much better movie than the horribly dated book upon which it was based.

And not to mention the sequels... I didn't like it at all (neither the movie, nor the book)... a friend of mine admires Scarlett, but I think she's just a spoiled rich girl, who doesn't care about anyone but herself... She deserved to be left by the captain (although I don't understand how he could marry her...)

[Penfold]

I'm probably going to get jumped on for this but I always found the majority of movies based on Stephen King's novels more enjoyable than the books themselves ("It", being a notable exception).

[fords]

I'd agree with that actually Penfold. Carrie and The Shining in particular worked better as films I thought.

[Tonyblack]

I'd agree with that actually Penfold. Carrie and The Shining in particular worked better as films I thought.

And Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption.

[chris.ph]

cujo

[Sjoerd3000]

and the green mile

[Danny B]

I'd put forward The Warriors as an example of a film adaptation that's far superior to the novel, by Sol Yurick, it's based on.

I've also got my wife talking over my shoulder and saying the same thing about The Wanderers, but I disagree with her on that one since I think the novel, by Richard Price, is far better.

EDIT TO GET BACK ON TOPIC:- Having just read the first entry properly, I'd say that everything James Patterson has written would fall into the category of "Would make a better film, than a book." I enjoyed the two Alex Cross films (Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider), but I find his books to be very bland and lacking in tension.

[poohcarrot]

Because in the book Warriors they're all about 11 years old.

[Dotsie]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the LOTR trilogy was much better as films Yeah, Jan'll get me, but I just found the books a bit dry with too many wierd bits, and an ending that I thought would never happen. The second book in particular was improved.

I'm not saying that the books were bad. I just wouldn't be tempted to read them again.

[michelanCello]

I'd agree with that actually Penfold. Carrie and The Shining in particular worked better as films I thought.

And Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption.

Shawshank's my favorite...