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Originally Posted by Quoth
OTOH the Hobbit Movie has way too much stuff not even hinted at in the book.
A Prince Caspian Movie appeared to be an excerpt from a Peter Jackson film with a screenplay invented by someone that decided to ignore the book.
There are some films as good or better than the books, maybe The Princess Bride, but mostly books are better. There are oddly even some post film novelizations that are better than the film.
Some books are written in a cinematic style and transfer well. Some take a rather poorly written book and make a good film, but IMO, many of the best films are largely screenplays (or even plays) not originally books.
It's a different complementary medium. Also now with a 42" or larger screen being about the price of a basic 1950s radio, you don't actually need the cinema. Pull the curtains. Have an uplighter to the side of the screen. Add a decent hi-fi and don't sit too far away. Have TV at eye level, not on the typical low stands. If using a wall bracket it's best to have one that angles out rather than flat on the wall.
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I was speaking specifically of the Harry Potter movies, not books and movies in general.