[Phogg]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

If I read a book which cost me 10 hours, I'm willing to watch the movie, or at least some episodes of the series, to see what they did with it. If I first see the movie and know the general plot and ending, I'm not really inclined to spend 10 hours reading the book to see if it is better.

It's a question of time: I'm willing to spend an uncertain 1,5-2 hours on a movie, but not 10 hours on a book if I know most of it already, and don't know if it's better than the movie.

Other than "The Princess Bride," and "To Have And Have Not" how many times is the book not better?