First Blood is best known as the first Rambo movie. As a major launching point in Sylvester Stallone’s career. But before all that, First Blood was a novel by David Morrell. We look at both side-by-side, and tell you: “What’s the Difference?”
The Walking Dead’s mid-season premiere is coming up soon, and to celebrate, we’re taking look back. All the way back to the comics that inspired the show. We’ll look at the first volumes of Robert Kirkman’s comic, side-by-side with the first season of the AMC show, and tell you: “What’s the Difference”?
Excited for Jurassic World? Of course you are! Jurassic Park was a #1 box office smash, and the book by Michael Crichton was a #1 New York Times Best Seller. We’ll take a look at the book and the movie side-by-side, and tell you: “What’s the Difference?”
With Kingsman The Secret Service out, it’s the perfect time to revisit Kick-Ass, the first brainchild of Matthew Vaughn and Mark Millar. They’re clearly a brilliant team-up, but Kick-Ass went through some changes from page to screen. Today, we’ll show you: What’s the Difference?
Before it was the original summer blockbuster, Jaws was a novel by Peter Benchley that sold like gangbusters. You guys have been asking for it, so here we are: Jaws - What’s the Difference?
What film led the way for the second wave of anime fandom outside of Japan and is a major influence on live-action films? We teamed up with Tom Pinchuk from AnimeVice.com to tackle. : Akira - What’s the Difference?
Before Brad Pitt barked out the First Rule of Fight Club, people were talking about Fight Club: The novel by Chuck Palahniuk won a some awards, but the film adaptation in 1999 is what put the story on the map.
We’ve returned from our mid-season break, so we’ve decided to re-visit the show that’s pretty much synonymous with midseason beaks for us: The Walking Dead. This time, we’re taking a look at the show, and the comics, and What’s the Difference between the source material and the show for Season 2!
What’s the Difference comes at you this week with one of the most popular viewer suggestions: The Shining. And we can see why - it’s a book by Stephen King, a film by Stanley Kubrick, and the source of some truly iconic imagery. HEEEREEE’s JOHNNY!!
Watchmen was one of the most influential comics series in history. Yet it took several decades for Alan Moore’s dark story about a team of masked heroes to make it from page to screen. Zack Snyder’s 2009 adaptation was pretty faithful to the source, but there were some key differences - and we’ll give you a tour of them all!
Before the first strains of Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra" echoed in movie theaters (and the public consciousness for decades to come), 2001: A Space Odyssey was a novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Stanley Kubrick made a lot of adjustments in his adaptation, and we’ll give you the full tour!
Last time on What’s the difference, we took you from the echoing strains of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" to our lonely astronauts on the Discovery One. Today, we’ll take you the rest of the way through the Stargate, to further explore the differences between film and page.
X-Men: Days of Future past hit theaters last year with the force of a dropping baseball stadium! It had everyone: Magneto! Professor X! And lots and lots of Wolverine! But in the original Marvel Comics story arc, things were a bit different, to say the least!
Where the Wild Things Are is one of the most beloved children’s books in American history. Maurice Sendak’s illustrations and story was brought to the silver screen in 2009, under the direction of “ Spike Jonze. So, how did the director of “Adaptation” pull of this adaptation?
Alice in Wonderland is a classic of children’s literature and one of Walt Disney’s great animated successes. It’s well known for its surreal and nonsensical plot twists, so it’s going to be quite the trip down the rabbit hole to cover all the differences between book and film.
Psycho was a novel inspired by the horrific acts of Ed Gein, and the film is known as one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best films. So it’s time for us to take a stab at uncovering all the differences between the book and film.
V for Vendetta is Alan Moore’s graphic novel about anarchist V combating the fascist government in a dystopian UK. The film adaptation was the same... but different! So it’s time for us to take a stab at uncovering all the differences between the graphic novel and film.
The Walking Dead has returned to television for the sixth season and a spin-off, so it’s time for another deep dive into all the deviations between the comics and the show! Season 3 of the show covered a large swath of the comics, but liberally deviated from the story. Fortunately, we’re here to tell you: What’s the Difference?
Casino Royale is Ian Flemmings first novel in the James Bond series dealing with gambling, spying, and Britain’s place in the world, and the 2006 film was both a critical and box office success. So it’s time for us to see if we can spy all the differences between the novel and film.
The Princess Bride is a book within a book that was adapted into a book within a movie that garnered most of its success on home video. Now it’s time for us to read between the lines to find the differences between the book and the film.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the film that expertly mixed cartoons with live action, is loosely based on the Gary Wolf book Who Censored Roger Rabbit. Now it’s time for us to read between the lines to find the differences between the book and the film.
The Martian has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay, and it’s a surprisingly close adaption of the novel it’s based on. Now it’s time for us to read between the lines to find the differences between the book and the film.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World is 2010’s critically acclaimed film about emotional turmoil when dealing with love in your 20s, which is also the theme of the comic series it’s based on. Now it’s time for us to read between the lines to find the differences between the book and the film.
Hellraiser, the film that made audiences rethink their ideas of pleasure and pain, is based on the Clive Barker novella The Hellbound Heart. Now it’s time for us to read between the lines to find the differences between the book and the film.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the film that brought Captain America and his old pal Bucky back together in a not so happy reunion, is based on the comic of the same name. Now it’s time for us to read between the lines to find the differences between the comic book and the film.
Harry Potter is one of the most popular book and movie series of all time. Now it’s time for us to do some magic to find the differences between the first 3 books and films.
With Matt Damon returning as Jason Bourne next week, we wanted to take a look at his first go-round as the amnesiac spy. Based on the Robert Ludlum novel from 1980, the first film in the Bourne franchise is not short on differences from it's source material.
Warriors, come out and play! And now that you’re out to play, you might as well know that the 1979 cult classic film, The Warriors, was based on a novel! And that novel was based on an ancient Greek tale! It’s time to take a look at how and why the movie changed from it’s source material in this edition of What’s the Difference?!
Dive back into the wizarding world of adaptations with part 2 in our What’s the Difference Harry Potter-a-thon. Let’s take a look at the significant ways the movies veered away from the books. Wands at the ready….
Based on the comic book series by James O'Barr, the 1994 film took the liberty to tweak the structure and characters in what we like to call "Hollywoodification." Check out our special Halloween edition of What's the Difference?
And we're back! With 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' coming out this weekend, what better way to celebrate than with the final two HP books for another dose of WTD.
As Christmas approaches, why not celebrate one of the best holiday films ever? Ok, so Die Hard isn't your traditional Christmas family movie but bet you didn't know it was based on the book, "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorp. Here are the top differences between the novel and film.
Stanley Kubrick's film isn't as faithful to Anthony Burgess' novel as we first thought. Here are some of the major adaptation differences between the book and movie.
There are a ton of differences between the book and the classic 1994 film adaptation, directed by Frank Darabont, but those differences lie in the decision to expand the character arcs in the book into a full feature film length. In this episode of 'What's The Difference,' we break it all down.
CineFix begins a 3 part journey through Middle-earth with J.R.R. Tolkien's classics and Peter Jackson's epic adaptations. With no restraint on spoilers, it's time to ask, What's the Difference?!?
Welcome to part 2 of our 3-part trek across Middle-earth! The Fellowship splits into two parts but Peter Jackson's film tells them both very differently than JRR Tolkien's book. With no restraint on spoilers it's time to ask (in the common tongue of course) What's the Difference?
The third and final installment of our saga about Peter Jackson's saga based on JRR Tolkein's saga is here! Without further adieu and no restraint on spoilers, What's the Difference?!?!
Edge of Tomorrow is getting a sequel and boy does it have a dumb title... for now, anyway. It's time to take a look back at the often under appreciated sci fi action flick and it's source material, All You Need is Kill. SPOILER ALERT it's time to ask... What's the Difference?
Six seasons of TV based on five epic books makes for too many differences to keep track of, but not if you're ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE SEX! Which we are! So with no restraint on spoilers, here's our totally NSFW Game of Thrones sex talk! More like, What's the f#@%ing Difference, amirite?
One of the best movies of 2017 and an all time classic run from Mark Millar, Logan and Old Man Logan actually share very little. But of all the differences, which one actually matters most?
With the latest film version of IT in theaters, it's time to take a look back at the original Stephen King novel and the 1990 ABC miniseries. Does the adaptation fall short or does it float? Spoilers, of course it floats. They all float down here...
With Blade Runner 2049 hitting theaters, let's take a look back at the original movie and the book that inspired it, Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" With NO RESTRAINT ON SPOILERS, it's time to ask What's the Difference?
This Halloween we're visiting "America's Most Haunted House." Starting with the bestselling true story account of the Lutz family and their house possessed by demons, then moving to the 1979 film version of the events before stopping at the 2005 remake, it's an extra large, extra spooky, extra spoliery What's the Difference?!?
Tucking into a delicious Thanksgiving dinner? Don't forget your liver, fava beans and chianti! Jonathan Demme's masterpiece is a pretty faithful adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel but translates the page to the screen in some fascinating ways. With no restraint on spoilers, it's time to ask "What's the Difference?"
It made our list of favorite adaptations of all time so here's a deep dive into the bonkers story of a man locked away by for years, and his struggle to get revenge. Park Chan-wook's incredible 2003 film deviates from the original manga in just a few VERY meaningful ways, so here's your SPOILER WARNING! It's time to ask, What's the Difference?
The Running Man was peak Schwarzenegger action cheese mixed with some surprisingly heady science fiction. The novel from Stephen King's alter ego Richard Bachman goes a few layers deeper into the dystopia. Get ready to run because it's time to ask WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
It's time for some good ol' fashioned practical FX goopiness as we look back at John Carpenter's classic 'The Thing.' But John W. Campbell Jr.'s novella Who Goes There? inspire ALL of the 1982 film? With no restraint on SPOILERS it's time to ask, What's the Difference?
Stanley Kubrick's satirical masterpiece is over half a century old but it's as relevant and hilarious as ever. But the humor of Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb doesn't come from its source material, Peter George's Red Alert. So how did George C. Scott and three Peter Sellers characters wind up being so funny? It's time to ask What's the Difference?!
With Jurassic World sequeling up our cineplexes this weekend, we decided to cover a sequel ourselves! How did Michael Crichton's follow up novel that inspired Steven Spielberg's follow up movie deal with the changes the first film made to the first book? Time to ask What's the Difference?
This 4th of July let's take a minute to reflect on how truly Psycho some Americans can be! Bret Easton Ellis' incredibly graphic novel and Mary Harron's just as bonkers adaptation of American Psycho are just as relevant now as when they were made. So with no restraint on spoilers (but some restraint on the gore) it's time to ask What's the Difference?!?
It's hard to find a better example of how hooked on nostalgia we are than Ernest Cline's Ready Player One. It may only be surpassed by the fact that Steven Spielberg directed the adaptation. So get your avatars fired up and head into the Oasis because it's time to ask What's the Difference?
20 years ago a new generation was introduced to the peak of Gonzo Journalism with Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Really great filmmakers have tried and failed to bring the savage journey into the American Dream, so what makes Terry Gilliam's version so successful? Time to get cracking and ask What's the Difference?!
'Tis the season for ghouls, goblins and Victorian literature! How did Francis Ford Coppola's lavish adaptation change Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror classic Dracula? Fangs at the ready, it's time to ask What's the Difference?!
Paul Verhoeven's sneaky brilliant satirical bloodbath is becoming more and more relevant by the day. So it's time to take a look at Robert Heinlein's landmark novel written 40 years prior to Casper Van Dien turning bugs into goop on screen. Time to join the fight and ask What's the Difference?
With Mary Poppins Return-ing to theaters, this time with Emily Blunt taking the lead (and with a little help from Lin-Manuel Miranda), it's time to look back at the original Disney classic starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, as well as PL Travers' iconic character and ask, what's the difference?
In the age of reboots, nothing is safe, even Hellboy. Before we get into the weeds of the differences between the two buff devil men, we're here to ask, "What's the difference between Mike Mignola's graphic novel and Guillermo Del Toro's Hellboy?"
The Fast Saga gets bigger and crazier with every entry, and with F9 in theaters, it's easy to lose track of the franchise's humble origins. Kenneth Li's 1998 article for Vibe Magazine, Racer X, follows the story of east coast street racing legend Rafael Estevez from illegal drag races through New York to the legit circuit. So how did a magazine feature turn into Vin Diesel as one of the worlds leading intelligence operatives leading his family pulling physics defying heists around the globe and Dwayne Johnson into his own spin off with Jason Statham?
Rashomon has spent seven decades as the high watermark of questioning the subjective nature of truth. Often imitated, even spawning the so-called Rashomon Effect, the film about conflicting accounts of the death of a samurai and assault of his wife illustrates that one version of events many times just isn’t enough. But Akira Kurosawa based his masterpiece on far more ambiguous source material, the short story In a Grove by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. So how did Kurosawa adapt ambiguity itself from page to screen?
The Adventures of Pinocchio is the MOST adapted children’s story of all time, with 3 screen adaptations in 2022 alone. Guillermo del Toro is the latest filmmaker to take on the tried and true coming of age story about a puppet who longs to be a real boy, but what is it about the 19th century folk tale that keeps creatives coming back for more? Looking at the original text, the 1940 Disney animated classic and GDT’s recent stop motion version for Netflix (where he literally brings a puppet to life), it’s time to ask, What’s the Difference?
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have made such a home in our collective pop culture consciousness that it’s nearly impossible to imagine teenagers, mutants, ninjas or turtles without thinking about the heroes in a half shell. It’s also wild to see just how different the colorful Saturday morning adaptation of the Turtles was from their black and white, Daredevil inspired comic book origins. So let’s figure out if we’re party dudes or if we do machines and how loud we’re willing to yell Cowabunga because it’s time to ask What’s the Difference, dude! Before the TMNT boys got super into pizza, they were a gritty pastiche of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird favorites like Daredevil, Frank Miller and some Mutant tales from Marvel. The 1990 film adaptation was the team’s first big screen adventure and has proven to be far from their last with Mutant Mayhem being the 8th feature length version. Here’s hoping we’re in for a few more decades of Pizza Wagon toys!
Before slashers properly took off with Michael Meyers, or the first xenomorph burst onto the scene or Jaws made it unsafe to go in the water, the 70s gave us a truly iconic horror film with The Exorcist. Written by William Peter Blatty, adapted from his own novel, and directed by William Friedkin, the film about a young girl possessed by a demon had audiences swooning and tossing up their pea soup. But the story of The Exorcist’s journey to the screen is one of a push and pull between Blatty and Friedkin. How happy could the ending have been? How subtle could the motives of the demon have been? And just how wildly different could the director’s cut be with only 11 additional minutes added? While we’re at it, the power of Christ compels us to also ask… What’s the Difference?
What’s the Difference is taking a mid-season break!
Hey guys! This is sadly not an episode of What's the Difference? Casey spent hours trying to get it all to work perfectly, but it just didn't ever quite work out for us tonight. We cross our hearts you'll have X-Men: Days of Future Past What's the Difference?