Princess Bride, right?
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No, the movie is a pale shadow of the novel. Also, if you're going to read the book, make sure you track down Morganstern's original, not Goldman's hacked up abridgment. It still pisses me off that he cut all the social commentary.
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Wasn't Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove also based on a inconsequential book?
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Not sure if the Third Man counts, because same guy wrote both and iirc he wrote the book as prep to write the screenplay, but still, the Third Man.
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That occurred to me, with the same caveat. Different ending. Greene thought movie ending wouldn't work. Instead, it's unforgettably harsh and rings absolutely true. Kind Hearts and Coronets. Anti-semitism removed, much tighter, shorter.
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I admittedly haven't read the original French novel, but I have to imagine that Vertigo takes the cake here.
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I’d add “There will be blood” is better than the book it’s based on.
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Bridges of Madison County, reputedly (I never saw it or read the book). There are many movies (including tv shows) as good, if not better. A lot of kids' books, e.g., Canadian Anne of Green Gables. Miyazaki's Heidi and Marco in Search of Mother (loosely based on de Amicis).
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Barry Lyndon is exquisite, and by far and away Kubrick's best film. The highly stylized discourse of the 18th century suited his proclivities exactly.
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Between that and Paths of Glory for me, I think.
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