Films that are better than the books they are made from?

WezV

My wife and I can never agree on Scott Pilgrim.   She prefers the film, I prefer the books

Lixarto

octatonic said: You don't strike me as a fan of post-modernism though.

Indeed - it's all downhill from Virginia Woolf.

ICBM said: there's no way the book can be better than the film.

I'll give you just one - the book doesn't have Nicholson chewing the scenery

EricTheWeary

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bertie said:

Debbie Does Dallas







You obviously didn't have the pop-up version.

Feckit, I was just about to post that!
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ICBM

Lixarto said:

I'll give you just one - the book doesn't have Nicholson chewing the scenery

Actually apart from Kubrick, I normally like Nicholson too so that may be the other way round . I think he's pretty good in it. He's been worse…

The ending is miles better than what the plot synopsis says about the book, which (ironically) is just like a bad Hollywood ending.

axisus said:

(Logan's Run)

Good call! I loved that film as a teen (jenny agutter!).

Sadly I just missed getting hold of a copy on DVD at a charity sale recently. A woman beat me to it and got it before I could. Maybe she liked Michael York as much as I liked Jenny Agutter .