The Godfather is the canonical example.

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Feb 12, 2019
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Besides The Bourne Identity, name a movie that was better than the book.

Supercoug [censored]

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

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