Better than the book?

[Action Avenue]

BLASPHEMY! Ah, ok, the Jaws book was very, very good, but the film itself is in my top three of all time, so it edges it. But only just. The book itself had that great little side-story including 'the affair', and definitely had a lot more life and edge to it. But the film... the film... genius.

Loerwyn - agreed. When I knew the True Grit film was being remade I downloaded the book to my phone... and wasn't overly impressed.

Solaar
and Bruce

That's what makes the world go around, different strokes for different folks, so to speak. The subplot of the affair in the book, Jaws, is one of the things I did not like. Found it to be an unnecessary distraction. We can agree to disagree.

[roozmarry871]

Lord of the Rings.

What?

Lord of the Ring is a movie, and its very nice and good movie i really like it..

[DailyRich]

I have to agree with Action Avenue, the novel Jaws is pretty weak sauce. There's just no build to it. Hooper's affair with Brody's wife is laughable, as is the subplot of the mayor wanting to keep the beaches open because he needs the money to pay his mob debts. And in the end, the shark just sinks because they finally injured it enough. Really unsatisfying.

[Action Avenue]

I have to agree with Action Avenue, the novel Jaws is pretty weak sauce. There's just no build to it. Hooper's affair with Brody's wife is laughable, as is the subplot of the mayor wanting to keep the beaches open because he needs the money to pay his mob debts. And in the end, the shark just sinks because they finally injured it enough. Really unsatisfying.

Yes, indeed. The movie was so much more intense and gratifying. In my haste to make the original post, I forgot to mention all other story elements that seemed to weaken the whole story....but I am happy to see you made these other points. Thanks for backing me up!

[Solaar]

We can agree to disagree.

Agreed!

I think...

Yeah, forgot to mention the hideous ending to the book. So, I stand by my original claim that the film is better.

And on frickin Blu Ray, don't cha know?

Solaar
you can really see the wires

[WinstonL]

Although most people have seen the Disney movie Bambi, just out of curiosity I went back to read the original Bambi by Felix Salten, it's author. The book is very good, but to my surprise it has a lot of death in the book (of the animals) for a children's book. The ending has a very strong twist though, which is actually represented by the fire in the Disney film, and it actually works quite well. Both the book and the film are very well done.

The screenplay for the book the Last Unicorn is also excellent and that's because the author who wrote the screenplay for the animated film also wrote the book: Peter Benchley.

I read Ian Fleming's James Bond novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service after I saw the movie. I liked both book and the movie and both are very much almost the same. It is an excellent adaption by director Peter Hunt, and the movie goes into my top 5 list of James Bond movies.

Looking at the graphic Novel: I thought Zack Snyder's adaption of the Watchmen was very intriguing for me. There were times that I wasn't sure about the film in its showy beginnings, but halfway through the movie I really became hooked on it. In the end I thought it was a really good adaption, and thought that it's angry author, Alan Moore, probably should've checked it out anyway.

[Loerwyn]

The screenplay for the book the Last Unicorn is also excellent and that's because the author who wrote the screenplay for the animated film also wrote the book: Peter Benchley.

Do you not mean Peter S. Beagle?

Looking at the graphic Novel: I thought Zack Snyder's adaption of the Watchmen was very intriguing for me. There were times that I wasn't sure about the film in its showy beginnings, but halfway through the movie I really became hooked on it. In the end I thought it was a really good adaption, and thought that it's angry author, Alan Moore, probably should've checked it out anyway.

Gods no, Alan Moore should not have watched Watchmen. It was a fairly good adaptation but it did change a few things and there were a few scenes that weren't necessary (Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II having a bit of fun, as an example). But when you look into the situation of who owns the rights, you can understand (to some degree) why Moore is so against watching Watchmen and other adaptations. That and he is a bit of an arse, IMHO.

[WinstonL]

Do you not mean Peter S. Beagle?


Gods no, Alan Moore should not have watched Watchmen. It was a fairly good adaptation but it did change a few things and there were a few scenes that weren't necessary (Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II having a bit of fun, as an example). But when you look into the situation of who owns the rights, you can understand (to some degree) why Moore is so against watching Watchmen and other adaptations. That and he is a bit of an arse, IMHO.

And I feel like a bit of an ass for the mix up with Peter S. Beagle's name (the Last Unicorn) with Peter Benchley (Jaws). I've long known both of their works separately for a long time (obviously not for long in the aging synapses of this brain) .