Forget The Book, Watch The Film (PHOTOS + VIDEO)

Some of us are under the delusion that the Universe (aka the movie studio) that optioned the book is speaking to us directly when movies are made of our favorite books. We think they get it when we our favorite characters' lives flickering to life in front of us on a 50 foot screen. When we finally head to our neighborhood googleplex we leave disappointed, angry and, sometimes, tormented.

Today, we're gonna hip you to some movies that were actually better than the book. Books like "The Lincoln Lawyer" (trailer below) or Steven King's "The Body" aka "Stand By Me." 

Keep on reading these here words to find out what did or didn't let the air out of your souffle.