Movies that were better than their books
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The Roger Corman/Vincent Price series of movies called the "Poe Cycle" take some of Poe's most well known works and use them as a basis for movies. Although there were several, I want to highlight two of the ones I feel expand the Poe works they are based on very well.
"The Raven" uses the poem as a basis for a comedic story of wizard rivalry and spells gone awry. "The Masque of Red Death" is a gorgeous period piece that expands the depravity of the prince and his court that also utilizes symbolic costuming for the Red Death to eerie effect.


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I also agree with the individual who said they preferred the Hunger Games movies to the books. I appreciated the ending of the movie more than the book, but I prefer all my endings to be happy.
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I could not believe how bad the Forrest Gump book was. Hats off to the producer who saw its potential and made it inot the wonderful work of fiction we know today.
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A few good things can be said about the book!Kenn_Baker wrote: ↑10 Jan 2012, 08:41NOOOOOOOO!!! I'm warning you, don't read jaws. I'm not one for the destruction of books, but every copy should be burned it is so bad.Jacob wrote:Yes, The Godfather was a brilliant movie. Especially it's sequels.Jackosaurus wrote:I would have to say The Godfather.
Jaws was a book? I'll have to get reading, but I agree with you that for it's time. The effects were outstanding.
And all those good things are the parts about the shark. Peter Benchley had a LOT going on in the story with the humans, but the interactions with the shark itself were all chilling and gorgeous. I tore through the book just to read those moments.
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People gonna hate all over me on this probably.