The latest in our DVD guide is every bit the equal of the more celebrated Chinatown, says Kevin Maher There are two types of people on planet movie. Those who prefer Star Wars to Star Trek . Who prefer Connery to Moore (or indeed Craig to Brosnan). Who prefer Godfather II to Godfather I . And, crucially, those who prefer Chinatown to Farewell, My Lovely . Both of the latter films, you see, were released within a year of each other and share the same story terrain (neo-Noir private eye yarn), the same locations and setting (pre-War Los Angeles) and, hell, they even share the same cinematographer (John A. Alonzo -- a master of moody shadows). There's no single "correct" approach to adaptation; some of my favourite films and TV versions of great novels are almost page-by-page transcriptions, some are much looser, as much "inspired by" as "adapted from"