Read Book AND See Movie TOO?

[Kim]

Yeah, i KNOW the movie is rarely as good as the book its based on but if i KNOW  a book IS or WILL BE turned into a movie, i usually just skip the book and see the movie. There are SO many books i want to read but even if i live 50 more years, i wont get to them ALL so i save time and watch the movie. If the movie is phenomenol, i WILL read the book. 

DO you read book AND see movie TOO or one or the other?

[officerripley]

I go back & forth; sometimes won't read the book if I hear a movie is coming out that I'll want to see; sometimes refuse to see a movie if I've already read the book & afraid the movie won't be nearly as good; sometimes none of the above, I'll cheerfully both read the book and see the movie, never know how I'll react, depends on the book I guess, lol.

[rapa]

Seldom "do" movies unless they are exceptional.   Much prefer my stack of books for my stories. Guess I like putting faces on the characters myself! 

[tnbopeep]

I do both as well and I'm kind of with Lynn, sometimes you get something from one form & not the other. Sometimes they're so different I wonder that they share the same title!

[Carci]

I love to see a movie after I have read the book to see how they interpret it. But if a see a movie first it spoils the book for me.  Part of enjoying a book for me is not knowing the plot beforehand.

 

[Mandy Muffin]

Last week I finished "Silver Linings Playbook" and saw the movie the next day.  I spent the entire time noticing differences in the plot and omitted background in the movie. You can just do so much in two hours on the screen therefore much of the Philadelphia Eagles up and down season was not related to the bi-polar disease the main character and his father were experiencing.  It actually spoiled my enjoyment of the movie as I wanted the audience to be better informed. I must admit that Jennifer Lawrence's performance did keep me interested.  She deserves the Academy Award for her role. 

[Slopok]

Rarely is the movie as good as the book, on par maybe, never better. Years ago the mini series Shogun, was as good as the book IMHO.

[Mandy Muffin]

Getting a book into a 2 hour movie is difficult as it takes time to do the character development and background.  Mostly the movies leave it out and allows the audience figure out why the characters are acting they way they are.  In the case of a mini series like Shogun, there is a lot of time to develop the the story line.  In the case of Silver Linings, they took a complex subject like bi-polar disease and turned into a semi-comedy love story.  There were all kinds of nuances to the subject that were completely ignored due to time constraints.  But it made for a great Hollywood product that could win the Academy Awards. 

[Eaglewoman]

They say never judge a book by its movie/