Eight months ago, I began the "Better In Your Head?" review series to A) give me a break from writing about music and B) see how the cliche of "the book is always better" held up under fair scrutiny.
55 books turned into 58 movies. Eight movies turned out superior to their black-and-white source material--a 14.5% clip.
The Godfather (the best ever adaptation of a novel)
Jaws
The Wizard of Oz
Bang the Drum Slowly
Psycho
Casino Royale
Goldfinger
The Spy Who Loved Me
Four of those films are undisputed classics. Seven were box office hits. So what does that tell me? It is better in your head, and any exceptions must be truly exceptional.
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