Movie vs. Book?

[Bazinga!]

If Hollywood makes a movie based on a book, do you read the book first or watch the movie first? Why? Do you end up doing both?

 

[Guardian]

If I watch a movie, I usually never read the book. If I read the books first, then I will watch the movie.

 

[Zahreah]

Strictly a movie person myself so i'd only watch the movie no matter what.

 

[Toxique]

If I watch a movie, I usually never read the book. If I read the books first, then I will watch the movie.

I am the same way. If I read the book first I will go see how the movie is compared to the book, but if I see the movie first I usually won't bother reading the book because I will already know the storyline (I don't like to read books for a second time also)

 

[lamanlupa]

As far as stories go, the possibilities with the book is limitless, so is your imagination, but when it comes to me personally, most of the time, I wait (especially if the book was good) for that particular story to be made into a film. I know it might lose some of its aesthetics or charm there but, moving pictures will always be the books' final or intended destination. It will reach much, much more people via movies than print or book form. do like film interpretation every now and then, especially, it the story was not embellished too much.

 

[Corzhens]

I had read the book Bicentennial Man because the author Isaac Asimov is my husband's favorite science fiction writer. In the book, the details were vivid and more interesting maybe because it is very long compared to the movie version which is compressed. But in fairness to the movie, it is more entertaining especially so that the cast is good and popular as well. Robin Williams as the robot who is 200 years old portrayed the role perfectly. And given the choice between the book and the movie, I will just toss a coin.

 

[Chinatown88]

If I read the book, I judge the movie a lot more harshly. If I don't read the book I tend to be more positive about the movie. I don't go oh they left this part out and so on. It's just too hard to cramp some of these books into two hours or less.