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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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With books being made into films or series ('s?)
Which way round do you prefer? Or has something you've read made you want to see the film or vice versa?
I read the Da Vinci Code then saw it in the cinema
I saw the Maze Runner trilogy but I'd like to read it now |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
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"I always try to read the book first ever since watching Shutter Island, I love Dennis Lehane's books but watching the film first spoilt the book for me."
That was a terrible adaptation. Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone are very good movies but I don't think they come close to the books |
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Honestly depends on the book/film and how you're wired.
Books can be far more detailed and nuanced. However, a film can be a more accessible gateway into complex stories.
With things like Lord of the Rings & Game of Thrones. I think it's less important about which one you do first, but it is well worth doing both.
That said, stuff like Total Recall, Do Androids Dream of a Electric Sheep are okay short stories which inspired amazing movies.
If there is one series that I think is definitely worth reading before checking out the movie/show are the Jack Reacher novels. |
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"I don't like watching the film of the book and I get really fidgety watching historical films because they invariably mess with facts for dramatic effect"
I avoid historical fiction for this very reason  |
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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago
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"I always try to read the book first ever since watching Shutter Island, I love Dennis Lehane's books but watching the film first spoilt the book for me.
That was a terrible adaptation. Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone are very good movies but I don't think they come close to the books"
Totally agree, I couldn't get my head round Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins roles in Mystic River just thought Tim Robbins was more suited to Sean and Kevin Bacon the Dave role for some reason, Sean Penn was spot on for Jimmy tho. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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To be honest I like to watch the film first as normal the film is nothing like the book and it saves me going that is not in the book or look forward to a scene in the book and it's not in the film. Xx |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
Try and read first.That said there are things you can do literally that you can't visually or with the spoken word and vice versa,good example,the Terry Pratchett novels and their film adaptations.There is humour for example that can't be portrayed in either.Terry used to attend amateur dramatic performances of his books to see what the written word couldn't portray with the same effect as the visual. |
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Jaws by Peter Benchley is different from the film so you can enjoy both book or film first.
Or Bonfire of the Vanities, terrible film great book so don’t bother with the film.
Sol Yurik wrote the Warriors one of the few times the film is much better than the book.
Rambo book for a better ending and overall story and a lot more violent. He’s not so much of a nice guy in the book.
Judge Dredd, two films one great, one bad mainly because of the stars ego, but the good one is very reminiscent to the comics.
So it all depends on the book or film for me  |
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Watch first. Read never.
I know, I know, there's more in the book.
I'm there for the overall story, not the minutiae of p54, 3rd paragraph, "He put the fountain pen down. It rolled slightly on the vellum writing pad, depositing a small ink stain on the fresh pad. "Bother", he thought to himself, wondering if this little accident was a foreshadowing of his journey tomorrow. Three years it had taken to plan tomorrow's adventure, and one false slip would spell certain doom."
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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Generally movie then read. If possible.
Less disappointed by watching the movie then reading the book. The "surprises" are usually better based upon changes made.
I have a better visual of characters in my head.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"With books being made into films or series ('s?)
Which way round do you prefer? Or has something you've read made you want to see the film or vice versa?
I read the Da Vinci Code then saw it in the cinema
I saw the Maze Runner trilogy but I'd like to read it now"
I'm definitely more of a 'book person' than a 'film person'
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