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12754568 No.12754568 [Reply] [Original]

Books that were better than the movie

>> No.12754955

>>12754568
So, are you a troll? Cuz then meh, you could do better.
Or you are serious? In that case please elaborate, because that book had some outstandingly ridiculous crap in it.

>> No.12754960

>>12754955
I am not op, and also not a troll.
Explain what was so outstandingly ridiculous?

>> No.12755249
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>>12754955
>>12754568
that book was as good as the first movie.

the second book was WAAAAY better than the second movie. i was surprised at how much changed. at least the first book the changes from book to movie were understandable.

i'm actually reading "lost world" by arthur conan doyle (sherlock holmes guy). it's an obvious inspiration for jurassic park and totally worthwhile. i'm at the last few pages and it's been fun. maybe like a 7.5/10. short easy read.

It...loved both the old tv miniseries and the recent movie but the book is awesome.

almost want to say lord of the rings but love both the books and movies equally.

>> No.12755929

>>12754568
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was definitely better than Blade Runner, thematically. Ridley Scott reduced the complex themes about empathy and what makes us human to the simplistic message that slavery is bad and androids are indistinguishable from humans, which was not the case with PKD's emotionless and jealous androids in the book.

>> No.12757329
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Book has shitkid versions of the children.

>Radios come back on
>"Thank god we are sa-"
>Kids start fighting for radio
>"NO I WANNA CALL MOMMY" "NO I!"
>Radio falls and breaks on the floor
>UH OOOOOOOOOOOHHHH

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Amazing how Verhoven missed the mark.

>> No.12757663

>>12754955
The book is a cynical satire on capitalism that explores chaos theory more in-depth than the movie.
The movie tries to make Hammond a sympathetic Walt Disney type character, horribly miscasts Malcolm, and is a dumbed down story about dinosaurs killing people.
Michael Crichton disagrees with the notion that science should be used primarily for entertainment, while Spielberg agrees with that notion.

>> No.12757682

>>12754568

Dune.

>>12754955
Read the book faggot.

>> No.12757694
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Terrible movie. Great book.

>> No.12757750
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I wish the movie kept the river scene