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haertig · 07-07-2018, 01:06 AM

I don't normally both read the book and watch the movie. I tend to do one or the other. No particular reason, that's just what I do.

A few that I have done both:

Jurassic Park: Movie was great, book was greater
The Lost World: I remember watching the movie and thinking it wasn't as good as the book, but I cannot remember much about the book. Hmmm...
The Princess Bride: Both book and movie were great, but the movie more so
The Clan of the Cave Bear: The book was long and tedious but decent, the movie was garbage
A Walk in the Woods: The book was great, the movie merely satisfactory
The Hunger Games: The book was very good, the movie a significant step down
Catching Fire: The book OK, the movie terrible
Mockingjay: Both the book and the movie stunk
Congo: Book and movie were OK
Sphere: The book beat the movie handily
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: The book was good, the movie terrible
The Martian: The movie was very good, the book excellent
Pet Semetary: The book really sucked you in, the movie just sucked

I'm sure I must have done a few more pairs of book/movie, but my mind has gone blank at this point. In general, books beat movies most of the time. And you get a lot more bang for your buck in a book. They're cheaper than movies (usually), they last a lot longer (for me at least), and you can read them anywhere.

p.s. - One book that I really loved but would be afraid to see as a movie (I think they'd ruin the vivid imagery the book painted in my brain) is "Wool" (the omnibus), by Hugh Howey. If that one ever comes out as a film I would really want to see it, but would probably restrain myself from doing so, just because I don't think they could come up with anything to match what my brain conjured up!

07-07-2018, 01:06 AM	#42
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,898 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	I don't normally both read the book and watch the movie. I tend to do one or the other. No particular reason, that's just what I do. A few that I have done both: Jurassic Park: Movie was great, book was greater The Lost World: I remember watching the movie and thinking it wasn't as good as the book, but I cannot remember much about the book. Hmmm... The Princess Bride: Both book and movie were great, but the movie more so The Clan of the Cave Bear: The book was long and tedious but decent, the movie was garbage A Walk in the Woods: The book was great, the movie merely satisfactory The Hunger Games: The book was very good, the movie a significant step down Catching Fire: The book OK, the movie terrible Mockingjay: Both the book and the movie stunk Congo: Book and movie were OK Sphere: The book beat the movie handily The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: The book was good, the movie terrible The Martian: The movie was very good, the book excellent Pet Semetary: The book really sucked you in, the movie just sucked I'm sure I must have done a few more pairs of book/movie, but my mind has gone blank at this point. In general, books beat movies most of the time. And you get a lot more bang for your buck in a book. They're cheaper than movies (usually), they last a lot longer (for me at least), and you can read them anywhere. p.s. - One book that I really loved but would be afraid to see as a movie (I think they'd ruin the vivid imagery the book painted in my brain) is "Wool" (the omnibus), by Hugh Howey. If that one ever comes out as a film I would really want to see it, but would probably restrain myself from doing so, just because I don't think they could come up with anything to match what my brain conjured up! Last edited by haertig; 07-07-2018 at 01:24 AM.