New Posts For Thread: Films better than the book?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-bookIt is often said that the film is not as good as the book, and I'd normally be of this opinion myself, but having just read The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum a glaring exception to the rule has been found.I don't even consider the film to be thatLost money after reading Jaws. In the book, one of them dies. Scheider and Dreyfuss paddling off together at the end cost me a tenner betting with mates that they both don't survive.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505877#539505877Lost money after reading Jaws. In the book, one of them dies. Scheider and Dreyfuss paddling off together at the end cost me a tenner betting with mates that they both don't survive.Thu, 22 May 2014 06:08:54 -0500"and 'To Kill A Mockingbird' - a better film than a book!?"tis wrong indeed to say 'better'. But then its hard to condense classics into time restraint of a movie. Still think that was a job well done & a great movie, which I enjoyed more than the bohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505459#539505459"and 'To Kill A Mockingbird' - a better film than a book!?"tis wrong indeed to say 'better'. But then its hard to condense classics into time restraint of a movie. Still think that was a job well done & a great movie, which I enjoyed more than the boThu, 22 May 2014 05:15:33 -0500... and 'To Kill A Mockingbird' - a better film than a book!?What?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505269#539505269... and 'To Kill A Mockingbird' - a better film than a book!?What?Thu, 22 May 2014 04:47:17 -0500Have to agree 'The Godfather' is a stunning novelhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505247#539505247Have to agree 'The Godfather' is a stunning novelThu, 22 May 2014 04:44:47 -0500The Picture of Dorian Gray. The 1945 film's great - looks the same as it did on release, but the 1890 book hasn’t aged at all well.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505237#539505237The Picture of Dorian Gray. The 1945 film's great - looks the same as it did on release, but the 1890 book hasn’t aged at all well.Thu, 22 May 2014 04:42:36 -0500tobermory22 May 14 00:09Joined:01 Mar 08| Topic/replies: 36,458 | Blogger: tobermory's blogThe Godfather & Jaws are the 2 most striking examplesAbsolute nonsense re; The Godfather.There were many underlying factors in the book not shown in the film.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505235#539505235tobermory22 May 14 00:09Joined:01 Mar 08| Topic/replies: 36,458 | Blogger: tobermory's blogThe Godfather & Jaws are the 2 most striking examplesAbsolute nonsense re; The Godfather.There were many underlying factors in the book not shown in the film.Thu, 22 May 2014 04:42:35 -0500The Muppet's Christmas Carol has to be up there too.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505197#539505197The Muppet's Christmas Carol has to be up there too.Thu, 22 May 2014 04:37:07 -0500Patrahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505183#539505183PatraThu, 22 May 2014 04:35:45 -0500The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Not everyone's cup of tea, but film far better than book.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505105#539505105The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Not everyone's cup of tea, but film far better than book.Thu, 22 May 2014 04:20:45 -0500Mystic River, To Kill A Mocking Bird, Forest Gump, Devil Wears Prada, Godfather, Psycho, No Country For Old Men, Breakfast At Tiffanys....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270087/films-better-than-the-book?post_id=539505065#539505065Mystic River, To Kill A Mocking Bird, Forest Gump, Devil Wears Prada, Godfather, Psycho, No Country For Old Men, Breakfast At Tiffanys....Thu, 22 May 2014 04:13:05 -0500