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Originally Posted by BuyMore
Sometimes it's the other way round for me; I watch the movie first, then decide not to read the book. Mostly it's because 1) the movie is quite good on its own, and 2) the book is too long. 
Cases in point: The Hunger Games and The Lord of the Rings. |
Hunger Games - unless you want the extended version with behind the scenes information, save yourself reading it. The movies (1 and 2 so far) are exactly like the books. There is some small details in the movies that don't get explained unless you read the books, but there is nothing major being left out. Great books though if you got the time - much more detail than was possible to squeeze in movie lenght.
LotR - while I don't regret having read it, I don't wholeheartedly recommend the book either. It is at times a bit boring, but what I personally dislike even more is the strong focus on christian religion or concepts thereof. Definitely not a light read.
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I've read The Divergent Trilogy, but I haven't watched the movie yet (still waiting for it on the cable network). The trailer looks promising, so I hope the movie is good, too. 
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I haven't seen the movie either yet. This is one of those I might skip. Yes the trailer looks promising - except the end of the last book is a bit weird. Almost like somesone said: hey too many pages, end it now.