| Book vs Movie [message #65439] |
Tue, 28 December 2010 22:36  |
GoodVibrations
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Registered: November 2010
Location: TX
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It's a little difficult for me to read a book first and then enjoy the movie as much as I did the book. Has anyone found a movie that was as great as the book, or better? I would like to know if there are any exceptions to the book vs. movie rule, whereby the movie actually does the book justice.
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| Re: Book vs Movie [message #65449 is a reply to message #65439] |
Wed, 29 December 2010 18:20  |
GuitarStrings
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Registered: December 2010
Location: Ohio
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That's a really good question. For me though, I don't try to compare the movie with the book, just because in all cases, the production companies do not have the time to add every little thing from a novel. They have to cut out scenes and people just for the purpose of trying to fit an entire story into 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours of film. Normally if it's any longer, people won't be all that interested, and even the best novels have their slow moments.
In fact, if I watch the movie first, it makes me want to read the original text to see and take note of all the changes that have been made. Does that make it a bad movie though? I don't think so.
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| Re: Book vs Movie [message #65452 is a reply to message #65439] |
Wed, 29 December 2010 18:56 |
Adveser
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Location: USA
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I am the kind of person that likes a clear picture of what is going in a book rather than having to draw those pictures myself, So I go the other way around. I hate when I start placing people's faces on characters, myself. I like a book that has a visual counterpart.
Scarface had a particularly outstanding novel made that was based on the much more thorough script. Half the story was only included in the movie.
I don't really have a preference for which is better. They are two completely different things.
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| Re: Book vs Movie [message #65719 is a reply to message #65439] |
Sun, 16 January 2011 15:02 |
Rap14
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Registered: November 2010
Location: Georgia
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To be honest there is not 1 movie that I can think of that I thought was better than the book. I love to read so I always read the books before I watch the movies. I feel that most movies always leave something out (that was in the book). I understand that movies are only so many minutes, but come on!
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| Re: Book vs Movie [message #66388 is a reply to message #65439] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 08:50 |
miss zoey
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Registered: February 2011
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Personally I like reading books after watching the movie. Since it's already given that the book is much better, I like giving the movie a chance to let me enjoy it. Every time I read the book before watching the movie, I get disappointed and feel like I've wasted my money.
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| Re: Book vs Movie [message #68246 is a reply to message #68231] |
Sat, 18 June 2011 20:00 |
falloutgirl
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Registered: February 2011
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| DJ Dave wrote on Sat, 18 June 2011 15:54 | Yeah, if a movie is good, you have to know that the book is better.
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This is always the case which is why I get a bit annoyed when I find out they are making a movie out of my favorite book because I know it's going to be bad but my love for the book overpowers that annoyance. Haha.
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