killbill
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Films vs. Books
Posted: 09-30-08 15:01pm
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Talking only about movies that are made
from books...
Which do you like better and why?
When would you rather read a book and when
would you rather watch the movie?
Have you ever really thought about why you
prefer one over the other?
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Maddie34
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Posted: 09-30-08 18:28pm
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I'd rather read the book.
Sometimes I need to see the movie first to
help get me excited/motivated for the
book, like when I'm going to read
something that I know is really dry.
Otherwise if I'm with friends I'll watch
the movie, but on my own I'd rather read
the book.
It's probably because I can add in my own
imagination when I read. Sometimes I get
annoyed with movies because the characters
don't look anything like how I imagined
they would, or something like that. I'm a
little more involved that way when I read.
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Posted: 10-02-08 11:29am
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Usually I like the books better, they are
more in depth, but I really like to see it
on the big screen. What about you kb?
What are some good ones?
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callah
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Posted: 10-02-08 14:33pm
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I like both books and movies. I know some
books that are better than the movies and
there are some movies that are better than
the books. People who love to read are
often dissapointed when they see books on
film because the director of the film
create a movie based on what he thinks the
story ought be. When you read, you’re
creating your own movie in a sense, the
characters, what they look like, how they
speak, etc. This process of imagining the
movie is distinctly different from viewing
a film.
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Posted: 10-02-08 17:23pm
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I first read Harry Potter, and completely
picked apart the movie. If I read the
book, the movie usually doesn't have the
details I remember.
There is another movie coming out November
21 (Twilight, written by Stephanie Meyer))
that was sparked by a book. I've seen A
LOT of previews (trailers, making of,
etc.) and there are minor details that I'm
already picking apart.
Most books-to-movies I've never read, so I
really can't say about those. So I'd say
unless I'm really into the book, I'd
rather just watch the movie.
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Posted: 10-02-08 23:41pm
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Hey! A new poster! Welcome to ehealth
Callah!
Anyway, back to the topic.. I can’t
recall ever reading a book/ seeing the
movie, that the movie was better.
Everybody thought that ‘Dangerous
minds’ was a good movie and I thought it
was a bit of a slap in the face to the
teacher whom the movie was about. Same
with all the Stephen King movies.
The best example was ‘It’. In the end
of the book all the characters had to face
their own fears, and in the movie they
changed it to a spider the characters had
to fight. Lame.
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Posted: 10-18-08 18:59pm
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I usually like books better. I thought
The Shawshank Redemption and the Green
mile were both outstanding examples of a
good job done. I would love to see
Stephen King's "The Talisman" and The
Laurell K Hamilton series turned into
movies. Especially Laurell K Hamilton.
Her books are hot!
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Posted: 10-19-08 02:59am
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I love watching the movie versions but i
find that the books are far more detailed
and much better...i watched lord of the
rings and i must say, the director did a
GREAT job.however, i still found the book
to be better still...as i said,the book is
more detailed..sometimes you just cant fit
all those small details into the movie
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Posted: 10-19-08 12:59pm
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Personally, I hate Stephen King's writing.
If a movie based on a King novel is bad, I
feel I can rest assured the novel is even
worse. Blah.
If the movie is based on a book I would
likely read, I'd rather read the book. I
like the detail and the connection you
make with the characters when you read the
book. I tend to through myself headlong
into a story and become really attached
the characters. The book Middlesex had me all up in
a tizzy for months after I finished the
book!!!
But, like John Grisham novels...I'll never
read, so I'd just watch the movie with the
fiancé.
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Posted: 10-19-08 23:56pm
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john grisham and nicholas sparks  ...i dont
have much time to read anything other than
my school books for now but they are both
great authors and i'll settle for the
movies since for now i dont have the time
to read
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Posted: 10-20-08 10:40am
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I like reading a book and then watching
the movie, almost like putting faces to
peoples names.
Hmm, Harry potter would be a good one, the
LOTR, Star wars etc
Books always go indepth, in movies I
sometimes find they cut some of the good
scenes or scenes that have some relevance
or humour in them.
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killbill
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Posted: 10-20-08 11:22am
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What about classics like the Godfather or
Gone with the Wind, or films like
Apocalypse Now, The Shining, and No
Country for Old Men? What about films
made from 19th C novels by Jane Austen or
Henry James? I think those are all
films that are either as good as or better
than the book or that I am more likely to
enjoy.
What about Shakespeare? (Not novels, but
you're more likely to read them than see
them on stage in most cases.)
I am looking forward to seeing The Road
made into a film, that will be
interesting. I think Cormac Mc Carthy's
books lend themselves to film adaptations
because the conflict is largely
externalised but I love his books simply
for the vocabulary if nothing else.
I agree that reading the book and seeing
the movie is the best as long as both are
decent.
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