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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

With books being made into films or series ('s?)

Which way round do you prefer? Or has something you've read made you want to see the film or vice versa?

I read the Da Vinci Code then saw it in the cinema

I saw the Maze Runner trilogy but I'd like to read it now

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By *ezebel100Woman
over a year ago

Birmingham

Read first definitely

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple
over a year ago

kent


"Read first definitely "

Agreed!

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

My laziness dictates that I just watch it.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Read. I'll probably skip the watching entirely

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By *KTim61Man
over a year ago

Tipton

Omly ever watched some Films but I can read & I do have an imagination

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

I can't think of a time when the film was better than the book. So book first and I'll compare the film to that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I tend to watch things first and enjoy reading it after. It helps me visualise it better because I lack creativity

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have to read first. Can’t concentrate on films

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

I always try to read the book first ever since watching Shutter Island, I love Dennis Lehane's books but watching the film first spoilt the book for me.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

I don't like watching the film of the book and I get really fidgety watching historical films because they invariably mess with facts for dramatic effect

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry


"I always try to read the book first ever since watching Shutter Island, I love Dennis Lehane's books but watching the film first spoilt the book for me."

That was a terrible adaptation. Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone are very good movies but I don't think they come close to the books

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By *arlequin_tearsMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

Honestly depends on the book/film and how you're wired.

Books can be far more detailed and nuanced. However, a film can be a more accessible gateway into complex stories.

With things like Lord of the Rings & Game of Thrones. I think it's less important about which one you do first, but it is well worth doing both.

That said, stuff like Total Recall, Do Androids Dream of a Electric Sheep are okay short stories which inspired amazing movies.

If there is one series that I think is definitely worth reading before checking out the movie/show are the Jack Reacher novels.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"I don't like watching the film of the book and I get really fidgety watching historical films because they invariably mess with facts for dramatic effect"

I avoid historical fiction for this very reason

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By *razzyhorseMan
over a year ago

cambridge

Read first! Very rarely is a film as good as the book.

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands


"I always try to read the book first ever since watching Shutter Island, I love Dennis Lehane's books but watching the film first spoilt the book for me.

That was a terrible adaptation. Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone are very good movies but I don't think they come close to the books"

Totally agree, I couldn't get my head round Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins roles in Mystic River just thought Tim Robbins was more suited to Sean and Kevin Bacon the Dave role for some reason, Sean Penn was spot on for Jimmy tho.

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By *uliette500Woman
over a year ago

Hull

I always read first but I am often disappointed by the films.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Read first, as the hype and general rubbish-ness of the movies always tends to leave me disappointed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To be honest I like to watch the film first as normal the film is nothing like the book and it saves me going that is not in the book or look forward to a scene in the book and it's not in the film. Xx

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Try and read first.That said there are things you can do literally that you can't visually or with the spoken word and vice versa,good example,the Terry Pratchett novels and their film adaptations.There is humour for example that can't be portrayed in either.Terry used to attend amateur dramatic performances of his books to see what the written word couldn't portray with the same effect as the visual.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Jaws by Peter Benchley is different from the film so you can enjoy both book or film first.

Or Bonfire of the Vanities, terrible film great book so don’t bother with the film.

Sol Yurik wrote the Warriors one of the few times the film is much better than the book.

Rambo book for a better ending and overall story and a lot more violent. He’s not so much of a nice guy in the book.

Judge Dredd, two films one great, one bad mainly because of the stars ego, but the good one is very reminiscent to the comics.

So it all depends on the book or film for me

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By *oubleswing2019Man
over a year ago

Colchester

Watch first. Read never.

I know, I know, there's more in the book.

I'm there for the overall story, not the minutiae of p54, 3rd paragraph, "He put the fountain pen down. It rolled slightly on the vellum writing pad, depositing a small ink stain on the fresh pad. "Bother", he thought to himself, wondering if this little accident was a foreshadowing of his journey tomorrow. Three years it had taken to plan tomorrow's adventure, and one false slip would spell certain doom."

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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago

London

Read.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Generally movie then read. If possible.

Less disappointed by watching the movie then reading the book. The "surprises" are usually better based upon changes made.

I have a better visual of characters in my head.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"With books being made into films or series ('s?)

Which way round do you prefer? Or has something you've read made you want to see the film or vice versa?

I read the Da Vinci Code then saw it in the cinema

I saw the Maze Runner trilogy but I'd like to read it now"

I'm definitely more of a 'book person' than a 'film person'

Mrs

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By *ee04Man
over a year ago

Essex

Always read first. The other way round you have someone’s else’s interpretation of the story.

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

I'm in the read first

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Read first for sure.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Its rare a film comes anywhere close to the book. So book... Mostly dont bother with the film.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

So we have a fair amount of literature lovers on here

Thanks for the posts

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