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Feb 12, 2019
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Supercoug
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Besides The Bourne Identity, name a movie that was better than the book.
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Besides The Bourne Identity, name a movie that was better than the book.
Supercoug
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2/12/19 12:32pm
Jaws
Future_Tacos
2/12/19 12:32pm
^^^^ winner. Book didn’t create nearly the fear and
hitechcpa
2/12/19 1:49pm
Harry Potter 5
Future_Tacos
2/12/19 12:33pm
I believe that. It couldn't be worse. The book was terrible. I still haven't
NoOneOfConsequence
2/12/19 12:36pm
Half-Blood Prince is really good.
SandYFan
2/12/19 12:40pm
I very nearly gave up on the series after book 5. I'm glad I didn't, 6 is good
Dissenter
2/13/19 5:39am
Same boat. Only finished first 1/3rd. Between Harry whining and Umbridge
BYU-Texas
2/16/19 12:12pm
No doubt about it. HP 5 (book) was garbage to read.
Benfica1
2/12/19 1:49pm
Shawshank Redemption
Future_Tacos
2/12/19 12:33pm
The Princess Bride
Dread Pirate Westley
2/12/19 12:33pm
The book and movie are very similar, but I give a nod to the book.
Supercoug
2/12/19 12:39pm
You are literally the first person I've ever heard of that like the book better.
Dread Pirate Westley
2/12/19 12:42pm
but I am all that matters.
Supercoug
2/12/19 12:43pm
RE: but I am all that matters.
Dread Pirate Westley
2/12/19 12:47pm
Count me as the second. Book is hillarious. Movie is great too
Bert609
2/12/19 12:53pm
I used to think you were the smartest poster on cougarboard. 🙂
Dread Pirate Westley
2/12/19 12:55pm
I'd say that alone proves your opinions are somewhat suspect
Bert609
2/12/19 12:59pm
Just finished it and I'll third it.
game.blouses
2/12/19 2:10pm
Contact
Dread Pirate Westley
2/12/19 12:33pm
Jurassic Park
Gustav
2/12/19 12:33pm
No way. The book is way better.
NoOneOfConsequence
2/12/19 12:34pm
I think both are great for what they are.
Cougarrr
2/12/19 12:38pm
I do love the movie as well.
NoOneOfConsequence
2/12/19 12:47pm
Red October was as good as the book
Future_Tacos
2/12/19 12:34pm
Every movie without subtitles ever made based on a book.
foofcoug
2/12/19 12:34pm
The Martian - about on the same level. Great movie and book.
Adwight
2/12/19 12:34pm
Great movie and book. Book is still better. Possibly my favorite first line of any book.
Pete
2/12/19 12:36pm
I like the movie, but the book is much better imo.
BengalCougar
2/12/19 1:05pm
Whaaaat? In what world was the Bourne Identity movie better than the book?
LeftOfNormal
2/12/19 12:35pm
The book was not very good. I couldn't even finish it
Baron
2/12/19 12:41pm
I see the words you've written, but I can't wrap my brain around the thought they form. The book(s) is/are fantastic,
CalGTR
2/12/19 12:44pm
I'm going to guess you saw the move first?
CalGTR
2/12/19 12:45pm
I did but it has nothing to do with it. It has more to the fact it was dated and boring.
Baron
2/12/19 12:54pm
Yes, very dated.
Sea Chicken
2/12/19 1:01pm
This is what stuck out to me. Some of the narration seemed a little cheesy too.
Great38
2/12/19 1:22pm
Did you read the book first or see the movie first?
Napoli
2/12/19 1:16pm
Did you read my post first or did you just post?
Baron
2/12/19 1:21pm
I read both of your posts and neither tells me if you read the book first.
Napoli
2/12/19 2:32pm
Read the post I replied to and my first two words.
Baron
2/12/19 2:36pm
Agreed. The book is great. The movie was fine, but doesn't compare to the book.
Faceman
2/12/19 12:57pm
The Godfather is the canonical example.
joelvandyne
2/12/19 12:35pm
Man I really liked the Godfather, the book. Movie is tough to compete against, though.
Supercoug
2/12/19 12:48pm
Too much unnecessary digression about plastic surgery.
joelvandyne
2/12/19 12:51pm
That was the weakness, yes.
Supercoug
2/12/19 12:52pm
I love the book ... except for that story line.
game.blouses
2/12/19 2:08pm
Godfather, Princess Bride, Die Hard, Psycho, Shawshank, The Prestige are some
BYUheaven
2/12/19 12:36pm
Die Hard is a book?
prcoug
2/12/19 12:37pm
Nothing Lasts Forever
BYUheaven
2/12/19 12:39pm
Fight Club
DapperDan
2/12/19 12:37pm
Correct. I can't stand Palahniuk, but that movie is great
spinner
2/12/19 1:13pm
Carrie
Y-Zag
2/12/19 12:38pm
Forrest Gump - book was super weird.
WhirleyPop
2/12/19 12:39pm
A Walk to Remember
billyrust
2/12/19 12:41pm
No country for old men. i love mccarthy, but the movie was better.
riboflavin
2/12/19 12:41pm
delete your account
Supercoug
2/12/19 12:43pm
I feel like you miss his phenomenal writing in the movie. Javier Bardem made that movie great, but I don't know
Supercoug
2/12/19 12:45pm
Wasn't really a book. It reads almost like a screenplay treatment.
shimmy
2/12/19 12:44pm
Blade Runner / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
YSMACK
2/12/19 12:44pm
The Wonky Donkey
The Board Imbecile
2/12/19 12:44pm
Lots of the Rings
Cougar-Duck
2/12/19 12:44pm
No way. The movies left out so many great parts in the books. Of course, they had to; otherwise, you’d have a friggin
Texas Hammer
2/12/19 12:46pm
Wrong - movie is better because they left out Tom Bombadil.
Kelbob
2/12/19 12:53pm
exactly. and the chapters of elvish poetry
demon_llama
2/12/19 6:25pm
I was so disappointed by him
Dissenter
2/13/19 5:42am
My 9 year old couldn't put them down and sped through all 3. Interesting how people are pulled in differently to the
BlueBlood94
2/13/19 9:08am
LOTR the books and the movie were equal.
Adrielle
2/12/19 1:43pm
Ready Player One. The crappy movie wasn't as bad as a the awful book.
shimmy
2/12/19 12:45pm
Loved the book. Not the movie.
Uncle Bluto
2/12/19 1:40pm
A lot of Kubrick's films, except for Lolita. However, even Nabokov admitted...
UCLACoug
2/12/19 12:45pm
Ender's Game, by Gowans is probably another.
Supercoug
2/12/19 12:46pm
The movie with Harrison Ford? That thing was a dumpster fire.
Dread Pirate Westley
2/12/19 12:48pm
ah man, I mis-answered my own question in an effort to identify the author.
Supercoug
2/12/19 12:49pm
Ender's Game is a superior book.
Benfica1
2/12/19 1:57pm
Your premise is wrong
Kelbob
2/12/19 12:47pm
I dunno, I ride with the books over the films for all three........
BoiseBlue
2/12/19 1:08pm
50's Ben Hur. We tried reading the book long ago, it was really hard to get into
Bert609
2/12/19 12:54pm
I read Ben Hur and the movie is definitely better. The sea battles, the chariot
Troy McClure
2/12/19 1:07pm
Interesting. Its on my list of audiobooks.
Bert609
2/12/19 1:09pm
I'd still recommend reading or listening to it.
Troy McClure
2/12/19 1:27pm
Ready Player One was enjoyable enough.
Philosoraptor
2/12/19 12:55pm
The Natural.
Faceman
2/12/19 12:57pm
Shrek
SurreyDad
2/12/19 1:00pm
The Passion of the Christ
hxmCougar2000
2/12/19 1:07pm
I tried to read Last of the Mohicans by James Fennimore Cooper and just
BoiseBlue
2/12/19 1:09pm
Starship Troopers
spinner
2/12/19 1:15pm
The Green Mile. More mystery in the movie by not knowing the crimes of the other inmates. Also more sympathy for them.
BlueBlood94
2/12/19 1:16pm
I Am Legend
Kelbob
2/12/19 1:26pm
The movie looked cool and had cool parts, but the end of the story was superior.
Benfica1
2/12/19 1:50pm
Yeah the movie didn't really explain the whole point of the title
jcougars7
2/13/19 6:16pm
And the movie didn't follow much of the premise of the book — minus 'zombies'.
Benfica1
2/12/19 1:58pm
The Legend of Bagger Vance.
rockhound
2/12/19 1:48pm
Rocky 4
Y2k
2/12/19 1:50pm
Silence of the Lambs
IndianaCoug
2/12/19 1:57pm
The Count of Monte Cristo is WAY better than the unabridged book. Way better!!
Fallball
2/12/19 7:21pm
Okay. This is definitely the worst post of this thread. The movie does not do the revenge theme 1/10
Baron
2/12/19 7:54pm
Ouch! I felt that the fact that Fernand and Edmond were best friends made the
Fallball
2/12/19 11:21pm
man, watching paint dry is better than the unabridged version of that book
Dissenter
2/13/19 5:46am
New version of Casino Royale
BYU-Texas
2/16/19 12:11pm
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