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Top ten films that are better than the book

The usual verdict on a film adaption is almost universally that the book was better. But is that always the case?
22 Nov 2012 12:00
Jake Davies
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The verdict on a film adaption is usually delivered with a gravitas that would oversell indisputable proof of Creationism: ‘Yes, I’ve seen [film]. The book was better’.

 

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Jake Davies
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Jake Davies is a Melbourne writer who occasionally works in communications.

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