From Cinelinx:
Just about every movie buff has heard this phrase uttered (if they didn’t say it themselves) by someone, “The movie was good...but the book was better.” Since books have significantly more time to cover character development and a deeper story, there are many people who think this is always the case. Because of that, I’ve come up with a list of the 6 movies that were actually better than the books...Just so you have something to come back with in these kinds of discussions.
Crime Scene Berlin-Nightlife Killer Review: This documentary series really drops the ball with its storytelling.
Files Of The Unexplained Review: This docuseries features both chilling and some unnecessary stories that go on for too long.
The Tearsmith Review: This is one of those movies that we love to hate and comes out of nowhere and goes nowhere.
i'd say Children Of Men.
the book is more about the government trying to control the populace rather than humanity trying to come to terms with the knowledge of it's impending extinction.
and the lead character of Theo really isn't very likeable in the book, he only seems to agree to help the pregnant girl because he has an attraction to her.
whereas the character in the film seems a little more altruistic, not an out and out hero, he's still got his own reasons, but they're less creepy.
and Clive Owen puts in a fantastic performance in the role.
makes me kinda sad we'll probably never get to see what he could have done with the role of James Bond.
oh and Michael Caine is fantastic as an ageing hippy.
the way the film captures the hopelessness of the situation is just brilliant.
i definitely enjoyed the film more than the book.
Requiem for a Dream
As soon as I saw the title "congo" the article lost any credibility it may have had. Comparing congo to the original book is like comparing one piece of feces to another. Even if one is browner than the other, in the end they are both still pieces of excrement. that exact same comparison could be said for twilight. And as for a clockwork orange and fight club... look if the intentions of the writer were to drive up controversy and have people complain and disagree with him, he may very well succeed.
Most of these are kind of totally obvious while the others are just not true at all.