The only film I can think of that was better than the book (Day of the Jackel comes very close imo)is The Duellists - one of the finest films ever made imo.

birdy , and music by gabriel is also one of my favorite soundtrack

All the Bond 007 films are better than the books IMO.

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Originally posted by acad tsunami:
Gianluigi,

I thought Miss Smilla's feeling for snow was very well written but the ending was crap. I liked the film but only because I fancy Julia Ormond more than Monica Bellucci!

Absolutely!

The first half was a contemplative and interesting piece of writing. The second half was like a poor Bond film.

M

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Originally posted by munch:
All the Bond 007 films are better than the books IMO.

Mmmmmmm.

I really like the Bond films that had Saltzman as a co-producer, they have an edge; as does the recent Bond.

The books, for me, had that edge. From memory Fleming often 'killed' Bond at the end of a book. I think I would want to do it on a case by case by case basis, for instance I much preferred the book of 'The Man with the Golden Gun' to the film, even though the film had Christopher Lee.

M

I did not like the ones with Roger M in that much. They got a bit to silly for me.
Munch

You're both right.
That time i bought the book because it was somehow taking me back to a certain danish atmosphere i was missing.
Reading "The history of Danish dreams" and "Borderliners" you have the sensation that Smilla's novel comes from another person.

Trainspotting. Although they bear little resemblance to each other

jcs have you seen Trainspotting Green?
Its worth a look if you have not.
Munch

The Bourne series with Matt Damon. I always found Ludlum's prose ponderous and a bit clunky.