Comments on: Books vs Movies

By: Tiffany Hernandez

Tiffany Hernandez — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:17:28 +0000

The Blind side the movie is great. Really heartwarming and lovable. The book is boring me to tears. How did this book become so popular? It is 30 percent football stats.

By: kimberly

kimberly — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:29:49 +0000

I like the movie of the Sisterhood of the Traveling pants better. I found the book utterly depressing, but the movie was lighthearted and sweet. It was still sad, but in a good way.

By: Mudhead

Mudhead — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:30:53 +0000

Even though it was one of the great cheesy movie spectacles of all time, the 1956 version of “The Ten Commandments” is vastly superior to the Old Testament. I mean, has anyone completely made it through Numbers and Deuteronomy??

By: a random John

a random John — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:58:27 +0000

And yes the movie is far superior.

By: a random John

a random John — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:57:58 +0000

The book version of The Princess Bride frequently detours into long digressions about the author’s divorce, other aspects of his midlife crisis, and how boring the supposed ancient book from which the story was taken is. While the story the movie depicts is in there, you really get something very different from what you’d expect after seeing the movie.

By: Clark

Clark — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:19:19 +0000

I think the novel of Slaughter House is vastly, vastly superior to the movie. The whole determinism vs. free will bit doesn’t come through in the movie. (IMO) I really didn’t like the movie.

By: Allen

Allen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:13:39 +0000

Been doing a bit of lurking here – always love the great commentary and thoughtful postings.

Has anyone considered Vonnegut’s “Slaughter House 5″ and an absolute great film adaption of the novel – both very good but I thought the film was even more accessible than the novel.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:38:45 +0000

Watership Down is a great book, but the animated movie is surprisingly very good as well. Great voice cast and music and a song by Art Garfunkel! I don’t know if it’s better than the book, but it’s probably just as good, which is saying a lot.

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:15:08 +0000

I loved the Princess Bride book and read it before seeing the movie. I recently re-read the book to our kids, though, and agree the movie is better.

By: Clark

Clark — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:46:41 +0000

Any Robin Cook. Not because the movies were great (although Cook is good with plot) but simply because Cook makes Grisom or Brown seem like they deserve Pulitzers for style.