Book or Movie?

[Laxie]

I watched the film 'The Scarlet Letter' today for the first time and really enjoyed it.  I've never read the book, but did a bit of looking around on the web and it seems the movie doesn't tell half the tale.  I'm now forced to find the book so I can read the 'real' tale.  Not a problem because I love to read. 

I was given 'Gone With The Wind' many moons ago and loved reading it so much, I still have the book to this day.  When I watched the movie version, it just didn't do it for me.  It was grand, but for me, the book was far superior. 

Your favourites...book or movie version.  Which do ye prefer and why?

[DaveShoelace]

I personally prefer to watch the movie, then tell people it was ok but not as good as the book, occassionally throwing in a 'there was so much they left out of the movie!' and pretend to moan about it.

I do it for all the Harry Potters, none of which I have read.

[Graham C]

Go read HP, you're in for a right treat

Books generally are better but sometimes the films are cracking.   That said, I don't often read books for the films.  I've read the HP books and they are great but the films are equally good imo.  On the other hand Misery the book is awesome, the film is just meh, did it no justice whatsoever.

[FuglyBaz]

Go read HP, you're in for a right treat

Books generally are better but sometimes the films are cracking.   That said, I don't often read books for the films.  I've read the HP books and they are great but the films are equally good imo.  On the other hand Misery the book is awesome, the film is just meh, did it no justice whatsoever.

I thought Misery was good as a film, but then against havent read the book.

My favourite book/persons life to film is 'Wilde' which stars Stephen Fry and a very young duo of Orlando Bloom and Jude Law. Even if a tad biased it is a great film, with the perfect choice of actors to play the parts. The woman who played Constance looked so cute in the film too

[mondatoo]

I would never read a book after watching a film just i'm not willing to spend hours to read a book when i already know how it ends but i would watch a film after reading a good book since it's only 2 hours or so.

[bhoywonder]

Twas strange watching the da vinci code i thought,after reading the book.it followed the book to the letter,at least they could have changed the ending,just for a surprise.

[Robert HM]

Jesus Christ Superstar was a pretty good film, the book was a tad boring.

[Laxie]

I was going to mention Harry Potter in my first post, but left it out for some reason.  It's the only time I wasn't disappointed with the cinema version and yes...the books are well worth reading.

I don't go to the cinema to see how much they've changed something I loved reading.  I go to see how well they adapted it to the screen. 

Have to get 'Miserry' now too.  Sigh.  I'll be busy over the next week.   

[ShatnerPants]

I read books to destress and relax, so it's normally lighhearted, easy going stuff that I can read with half a brain.

I go to the cinema so I can fall asleep and embarass whoever I'm with ( hopefully the kids )

Worst book to film translations that I've seen are Catch 22 ( but that was always going to be impossible ) and The Spy who Loved Me ( Possibly the best - or at least 2nd best - Bond book ).

[PocketLady]

In general I prefer reading the book to watching the film of a particular story.  So much more detail, plus they always change something to make it more "viewer friendly" and often it's things that don't need to be changed, they just do it because they think it will fill the cinemas more.  Like The Da Vinci Code, they completely changed the ending of the film to-, well I don't quite know why they changed it, but I didn't like it.

[ShatnerPants]

In general I prefer reading the book to watching the film of a particular story.  So much more detail, plus they always change something to make it more "viewer friendly" and often it's things that don't need to be changed, they just do it because they think it will fill the cinemas more.  Like The Da Vinci Code, they completely changed the ending of the film to-, well I don't quite know why they changed it, but I didn't like it.

Hang on.  There's a wind up here

bhoywonder said :

Twas strange watching the da vinci code i thought,after reading the book.it followed the book to the letter,at least they could have changed the ending,just for a surprise.

I know I'm having one of my non comprendo days, but ........

[Claw75]

Jesus Christ Superstar was a pretty good film, the book was a tad boring.

just to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it - he dies at the end.

[Graham C]

Does he not come back just in time for come choccy though?

[Snatiramas]

PAPILLON

Brilliant descriptive book.............great film

Book wins every time as a persons imagination is perfect whereas a directors interpretation could never match that perfection

[Laxie]

Book wins every time as a persons imagination is perfect whereas a directors interpretation could never match that perfection

Thank you!  Exactly what I was thinking but unable to articulate.