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What Movie was BETTER than the book?
Ella Enchanted. the movie wasn't better but it was different enough from the book in a good way that i could appreciate and love both equally great. does that make sense?
Yes! That makes sense(: I have the same thoughts with other movies and books.
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Bridge to Terabithia. The book is just okay, where as the movie is beautiful.
Hunger Games. The books are atrocious. The movie was a little more decent and actually gave us a hard visual of the world of Panem.
Katrina wrote: "Ella Enchanted. the movie wasn't better but it was different enough from the book in a good way that i could appreciate and love both equally great. does that make sense?"Yep. Totally.
Kim wrote: "Hunger Games. The books are atrocious. The movie was a little more decent and actually gave us a hard visual of the world of Panem."These books are a literary treasure. The movie doesn't explain a lot that's going on, but I love it and the books equally in different ways.
Bridge to Terabithia and Because of Winn-Dixie.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
Funny, they both have Annasophia Robb in them.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
Funny, they both have Annasophia Robb in them.
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Cloud With a Chance of Meatballs, the book was okay but the movie was just so much more different and had more of a back story than the book every did, and it was hilarious! So much more better than the book.
@Halle I'm pretty sure the Hunger Games do not fall under the "literary treasure" category. At least not in this world.
Life of Pi was really good. They changed it a bit from the book, but the book could become tedious explaining the minor details of living, where the movie just showed it in two seconds flat
Perks Of Being a Wallflower. I love the book and the movie and it might just be that I saw the movie first, but I liked it better. It gave a better insight on Charlie's friends and how they felt sorry for them rather than only being from Charlie's point of view. Then again, I liked how the book showed me more that Charlie obviously has autism or Asperger's syndrome. I wouldn't have gotten that from the movie.
3 Idiots - It's an Indian movie and the book was Five Point Someone written by Chetan Bhagat. The book was really bad, I really didn't like it but the movie on the other hand - was fabulous!
LOTR. At least, they're equal. The casting was just so perfect and everything was so amazing and the music....so beautiful! I haven't read all the books, but when I started I had trouble getting into them, even though the writing is amazing.
Kimmabella wrote: "twilight and because of winn-dixie"WHAT??? Are you actually saying that Twilight movie was better than the book.....!?!?!? You're the first person I've ever heard saying so...
Kim wrote: "@Halle I'm pretty sure the Hunger Games do not fall under the "literary treasure" category. At least not in this world."What are you talking about? Ok, so maybe they'll never be on the IP list, but they're beautiful.
I can only think if one movie that was better than the book. How to Train Your Dragon. I tried to read it a long time ago, and I couldn't even finish it. The movie wasn't as bad as the book.
I think Hunger Games wasn't different from the book.
The Lovely Bones, Beautiful Creatures, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, & Lawless
What about which tv shows are better than the books? I think The Vampire Diaries show is WAY better than the books. I couldn't even finish the book series because I got bored.
Kim wrote: "@Halle I'm pretty sure the Hunger Games do not fall under the "literary treasure" category. At least not in this world."Agreed. Also with how the Hunger Games movie was better than the book. The books weren't terrible, but they aren't very good. I thought the movie was fantastic though.
I have a feeling there's gonna be a lot of discussion of Books vs Movies :P.
How to Train Your Dragon. The book was altogether unreadable, but the movie was vaguely enjoyableBridge to Terabithia. I loved the book but he movie was even better.
Sad to say but the Princess Bride was better as a movie Buttercup and WIlliam Goldman annoyed me a lot less in the movie.
Where the Wild things are. But that's it, I haven't EVER seen a movie that's better than the book.
Warhorse. Don't get me wrong, I love the book, but the movie made it come alive for me.
The Princess Diaries ^.^. Also, I don't particularly like either, but the Twilight film was better than the book.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but the movie Howl's Moving Castle was better than the book. Of course I absolutely loved both! But I prefer the movie a bit more than the book because of the differences in the story.
Chococlate wrote: "Hmmmm I'd say a walk to remember"Oh! That movie was so good....!! But I'd day the book was better:)
Stardust. I watched the movie first and it was great! But the book didn't turn out to be as good as the movie.
Beautiful Creatures! I could not hardly get through the book, and while the movie wasn't incredible, it was much more doable!
Heather wrote: "Beautiful Creatures! I could not hardly get through the book, and while the movie wasn't incredible, it was much more doable!"I personally thought that the book was a lot better. The plot was a lot better and well described, in my opinion.
Iliana wrote: "Well no, bridge to terebithia was was a very good book but the movie was amazing and a bit better than the book so... I would say that."I saw the movie but havent read the book. :(
was a very sad true story about a Jewish girl and her family who were separated from each other until their deathes this story was so depressing I rate this book 5 stars.
Well Alice in wonderland I think and it's either I watch the book of something or read it so I can't compare I've watched The MOVIES of all those stories that you all mentioned
Enjoy even more discussions about books that were turned into movies in the group The Book was Better:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
NEVER!!! The movies will never be as good if the books came out first. They will butcher it and then people will start loving the movie and not knowing the book and it will be annoying. That is my experience with every book that is now a movie. Not devaluing anyone else's opinion, just stating mine.
I can't think of a film adaptation that I can honestly say is better than the book.
It May not be that the film is bad, just not the same as the book. :)
actually when we read, we imagine the charecters and places according to ourselves and we often like it when someone unlike our imagination is casted
moreover, film adaptions limit our imagination. for example when we read harry potter we see danial radcliff as harry potter
moreover, film adaptions limit our imagination. for example when we read harry potter we see danial radcliff as harry potter
Larkin wrote: "NEVER!!! The movies will never be as good if the books came out first. They will butcher it and then people will start loving the movie and not knowing the book and it will be annoying. That is my ..."I just saw Edge of Tomorrow, which is based off of the book All You Need is Kill, and I think the movie was way better. I loved the book, but I feel like the movie made it so much more and made a way better full story with an actual good ending.
I also like Pitch Perfect better in movie form!
I have also encountered some movies that are so different than the books that it's hard to judge them as the same thing so I tread them as two separate things. Exampled would be Ella Enchanted and I Am Legend.
I think The Hunger Games' movies (so far, anyway) are better than the books. I also think the movie of The Princess Bride is better than the book.
I enjoyed "Eugene Onegin" movie more than the book. And also "Anna Karenina", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The girl who leapt through time", "The Wind in the Willows" and "The last song" :)
Well if I can mention TV shows I think Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl tv shows are way more interesting than the books!
Movie i saw that i thought was better than the book was: Nim's Island.
The movie was great and the book was short with little detail.