Adapting Books into Movies

Can you think of a movie adaptation that was better than the book? Is the movie version of Fahrenheit 451 better than the book? Give specific examples to support your opinion.

I actually have never seen a movie that was any better than the original book itself, and Fahrenheit 451 is definitely not an exception. Although movies usually are capable of giving more imagery and visual messages to the audience, the movie Fahrenheit 451 couldn't quite pull this off. After a while, the movie wasn't so appealing anymore. The movie was acceptable until later on when many parts of the original story were changed, for example, when Clarisse fled from the firemen and actually stayed alive. In my opinion, the book was much more interesting as Bradbury portrayed the story in a corrupt and dark setting, something that the movie could not do. :)