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ActonofMAM t1_iu6ozql wrote

Sometimes, rarely, you find movies that are better than the book they're based on. I can think of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Hunt for Red October" and then I run out.

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CallynDS t1_iu7ijd4 wrote

Jaws and The Godfather are generally regarded this way.

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CliffExcellent123 t1_iu8m9vp wrote

IIRC Jaws has a whole weird subplot about the Mafia, and also something about the protagonist's wife having an affair, which were cut from the movie because they didn't really add anything anyway

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ActonofMAM t1_iu9n26f wrote

I've read the Godfather, and I agree. Haven't read Jaws.

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