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Great Movies From Terrible Books?

posted 6 years ago by BillHicksFan (10242)
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I hardly read fiction, and the latest one I have read (Catcher) won't be made into a movie.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

This isn't exactly an answer to your question, but Scarface (1983) is a remake of Scarface (1932) which was based on a book by Armitage Trail. I haven't read it but I hope to some day.

[–] BillHicksFan (10242) 6 years ago

I liked the original "Scarface" from the 1930s

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Believe it or not it was a book first. I didn't know either.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarface_(novel)

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I didn't know that either Moose.

[–] abigolcwock (517) 6 years ago

People usually don't adapt bad books. More examples of decent books made into awesome movies like Children of Men and Shawshank.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Time travelers wife is a shitty book...but a dam n decent flick👍

[–] sslssg (30257) 6 years ago

Oh, I really liked the book.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I'm sure lots of people did.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Die Hard and Jaws

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Jaws, the novel had a pretty interesting subplot about the Mafia. I wish that they'd kept that in the movie.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Did it? wow i didnt know that . and ive read it! cant tremember much about it though. Didnt Ellen have an affair with hooper?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Ellen did have an affair with Hooper. He was not nearly as likeable as in the film.

[–] HollyGoLightly2013 (331) 6 years ago

I love the movie Julie and Julia, but I was never able to finish the book. I personally found Julie Powell to be a heartless individual who cared about no one and treated her husband like crap. I can see why Julia Child never wanted to meet her. Amy Adams' portrayal of her in the film is more likable. In addition Meryl Streep is always outstanding.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (73589) 6 years ago

Jaws and The Godfather were not terrible books, just flawed but enjoyable enough

Both movies are iconic and deservedly so

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I was going to say The Godfather. The movie is a classic, but the book wasn't quite that good.

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

The Jurassic Park novel isn't really all that great, IMO.