Subscribe by email:I’ve recently seen some pictures on Facebook and Tumblr that state “The book was better than the movie” or “Never judge a book by its movie.”
There have been some exceptions when I thought the movie was better than the book. For example, I loved The Princess Bride when it first came out but I couldn’t finish the book. The writing style just didn’t appeal to me.
I also might add Gone with the Wind in the category of “the movie was better.” However, this was another case of seeing the movie before I read the book. I don’t know if that influences my decision. It also could be because reading a 1,036 page book while in middle school was a challenge. I should read the book again and see if my opinion has changed.
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The Lord of the Rings movies were all better than the books. I found the books to be tedious reading and I would forget some of the characters by the end of the books (same with Dune, not sure if the movie was any better since it’s been many years since I read/watched).
The Potter films were probably better than the books because I felt most of them could have been edited down a 100 pages or more.
The Davinci Code was much better in book form and I enjoyed the Bourne books and films.
I read all of these books before the movies.
Heck yeah – The Hunt For Red October. Definitely did read the book before the movie – but never touched the book again. However, now I know the Russian national anthem by heart, even though I haven’t a clue what I’m saying.
But I doubt it has anything to do with Sean Connery being in the movie… nah.
Lois
I loved the How to Train Your Dragon movie and immediately bought the book. I didn’t care that it was a children’s book.
The book was nothing like the movie. NOTHING! I didn’t like any of the characters or the story. I didn’t finish it.
I tend to find the books so much better than the movies. If I have seen a movie, I do not generally go out and get the book… I did for Twilight though… as soon as I saw the first movie in the series… I did not want to wait so long to see what happens so I read all of the books.
This is hard…mostly I am disapointed by the movie and much prefer the book.
I think for a movie I would have to say that I enjoyed the movie much more than the book THE DESCENDANTS. The book could not hold my attention for very long….I enjoyed the movie quite a bit.
I don’t usually read the book if I go to the movie.
I am one who prefers the book to the movie…and that includes Gone With the Wind. I think the movie adaptation that comes closest to the book is To Kill a Mockingbird. Great book and great movie. Gregory Peck is so wonderful as Atticus.
No, I haven’t.
I can’t think of any. I usually love the book more than the movie, except for The Princess Bride which was a great book and movie.
I love Neil Gaiman’s writing. I made the mistake of watching the movie CORALINE before reading the book. The movie made the book seem wanting. In the movie the visuals & the music were sublime.
Normally I do like the books better. The only movie I can think of would be the 5th Harry Potter movie – The Order of the Phoenix.
I liked the movie adaptation of “Lace II” better than the book. I saw the movie first, then read the book. When I went to read the book, it was like the two were not related!
‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and
‘Jurassic Park’