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No mention of Lord of the Rings? I like the movies better because the books are a bit longwinded and I found all the 'x son of y' nonsense tedious.
I love the Starship Troopers movie. Never read the book. Might see if it's on Kindle and read it next.
The Running Man by Stephen King is a favourite book of mine. The movie is a fairly dated '80s movie with Arnie and a lot of over-the-top violence. The book it is based on is one of my all-time favourites - a short, action-packed sci-fi thriller. It's hard to believe a story so compact was written by Stephen King (though he initially published it under a pseudonym).
I also just read Children of Men. The book was a little bit dry compared to the excellent movie. That is a perfect example of how to translate a book into film (as is Lord of the Rings).
For horror fans there is Hellraiser based on Clive Barker's Hellbound Heart. He wrote the novella specifically to be made into a movie and wrote and directed the movie himself. The book and film are both incredible.
The Wizard of Oz is an interesting one. Most of what people know about that story is from the movie not the book (ruby slippers, green witch).
The Harry Potter movies are also great examples of how to make great movies from books by being faithful but aware of film's differences.
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