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Six Films Better Than the Books They’re Based On (www.theatlantic.com)
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We asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What’s a film adaptation that’s better than the book?

The article explains why they consider the movies Jurassic Park, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Devil Wears Prada, The Social Network, and Clear and Present Danger each to be better than their source material.

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[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Tinker Tailor is not better than the book. The Alec Guinness version comes close but the book really stands above.

[–] memfree@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think my view of the English came from a cross between Monty Python and the Alec Guiness in both Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Bridge Over the River Kwai -- maybe with an unrelated bit of The Man Who Would Be King thrown in for good measure. Anyway, I only have the best things to say about the TV version, and I'm only now realizing that nere in the U.S., we missed 25 minutes of it to editing.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Really? Got both series on DVD at a thrift store and not sure which I have