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Failures Of Cinema: 10 Books That Were Better Off on Paper
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It's happened to all of us We read a novel that blows us away and a few years later its
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    • John Goodwin John Goodwin
      17 months ago


      I quite enjoyed V for Vendetta (though not as good as the book), Minority Report (not read the book) and Starship Troopers (not read the book).
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      • Patrik Johansson Patrik Johansson
        17 months ago


        I agree, don't think the movies were that bad. But I haven't read the books either, so I should to that and than watch the movies again.
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    • Thomas Whitelock Thomas Whitelock
      17 months ago


      Starship Troopers was a great book, clever and ironic.
      The movie did not do it justice and if not for using Blur's Song #2 in the trailers I doubt I would have even gone and seen it.
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    • frank smith frank smith
      17 months ago


      Oh John!! other than being glorification of war (can't blame Heinlein) Starship Troopers is a fantastic book, with little connect to the movie.

      For a really great book, that is the greatest satire send up of the military, try Harry Harrison's Bil the Galactic Hero. So funny!
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    • frank smith frank smith
      17 months ago


      Big Failure in movies is The Postman. David Brin's book is SO much better than the movie!!
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      • gasweetie gasweetie
        4 months ago


        I have read the book and was dissppointed in the ending. I lthought the rest of the book was top-notch. . I think the move is a real classic and watch it again every time it come on the TV. Yes it is different from the book, but that is OK with me. And I have loved all of the otehr David Brin books that I have read.
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    • Thomas Whitelock Thomas Whitelock
      17 months ago


      Costner = snooze as a rule..IMO.
      I was watching a rerun of The Red Green Show the other day and Graham Greene was on it, his line "the native guy should have got the Oscar" has always rang true..
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