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Books Into Movies: Which Is Better? - Page 11

Our maverick English Teacher and movie buff looks at a whole bunch of books AND the movies that were based on them. In some cases the books are famous and the movies are obscure; in others, the reverse is true. In a few cases both are quite well known, and occasionally neither the book nor the movie are remembered. And, most interestingly, it is remarkable how often the book is NOT better than the movie.
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The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
401
War of the Worlds (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005)
402
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
403
Alan Moore
Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen (2009)
404
Where Eagles Dare (MacLean)
Where Eagles Dare
405
MacLean
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
406
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
407
Wilkie Collins
The Woman in White (1948)
The Woman in White (1948)
408
Women in Love (D. H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
409
D. H. Lawrence
Women in Love (1969)
Women in Love (1969)
410
Zorba the Greek (Kazantzakis)
Zorba the Greek
411
Kazantzakis
Zorba the Greek (1964)
Zorba the Greek (1964)
412
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
413
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
414
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
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J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (2002)
The Two Towers (2002)
416
The Return of the King (Tolkien, J.R.R.)
The Return of the King
417
Tolkien, J.R.R.
The Return of the King (2003)
The Return of the King (2003)
418
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