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It’s usually the other way around. Most books are so much better than the movies. But Can anyone think of a movie based off a book that was better? The Shawshank Redemption? Maybe.
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Lord of the Rings.
I've tried the books 2-3 time, never could make it through. Movies are some of the greatest.
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The Shining
Yes, the book was good but Jack Nicholsons portrayals really made it easy to visualize what was going on. That scene where you watch "Jack" staring out the window watching "Wendy" and "Danny" play outside was absolutely fantastic. Just that whole movie of watching "Jack" go from sane to insane was great.
And don't forget the supporting cast in "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest". The struggle of wills between "Nurse Ratchet" and "McMurphy" was great and how truly evil "Nurse Ratchet" was by the end of the movie.
The Chrinicles Of Narnia
To see your childhood heroes come to life is really cool and the movies, in my opinion, outshine the books. They just need to finish out the series.
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The first Jaws movie, the cast was perfect, action riveting and gross.
In the book, the sheriffs' wife and Matt Hooper 'shark expert' had an affair, which ruined it for me.
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Silence of the Lambs comes close to the book if not equaling it.
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