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Layne asked this question about The Princess Bride:
I'm torn about reading this because I pretty much always like the book better than the movie. And in this case, I am such a huge fan of the movie I couldn't bear for the book to ruin it for me! Help?
Jon Cinema is such a different medium, that movies can live alongside the books their based on, and even sometimes even surpass them.

For anyone worried ab…moreCinema is such a different medium, that movies can live alongside the books their based on, and even sometimes even surpass them.

For anyone worried about the old adage of the film never living up to the book I would recommend watching and then reading: Jaws, The Godfather, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Fight Club, The Wizard of Oz, Jurassic Park, The Shawshank Redemption, Jumanji, It's A Wonderful Life, No Country For Old Men, and Shrek. (less)
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The Princess Bride
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