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Read the book won’t see the film.

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

Do you ever read a book and enjoy it so much you won’t go to see the film because it might spoil your enjoyment of the book? If so what was the book film.

Also what film was better than the book? (thats if you do both)

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

I'll not be anywhere near the upcoming "Dark Tower" films, and "Blade Runner" beat "Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep?" into a cocked hat.

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

The Langoliers. When I read it i thought they'd never make it into a film. Someone did. It was truly awful. Staying with Stephen King I wasn't mad about the film of Needful Things either

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Delia Smith does Barbecues.....

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


"The Langoliers. When I read it i thought they'd never make it into a film. Someone did. It was truly awful. Staying with Stephen King I wasn't mad about the film of Needful Things either"

+1 at both of those, Stephen King doesn't seem to translate well to film

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

Just reading Peter and Jane join Fab, is there a movie ?

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

Jeff Long's book The Descent fantastic reading. The films based on it were nothing like it and so disappointed.... Not worth seeing.

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


"The Langoliers. "

Didn't know they'd made this into a film, but its a cracking short story by Stephen king.

I decided not to watch lord of the rings until I'd read it. Have now read it but still not seen the films.

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By *ittlemorespiceCouple
over a year ago

North Cornwall


"The Langoliers. When I read it i thought they'd never make it into a film. Someone did. It was truly awful. Staying with Stephen King I wasn't mad about the film of Needful Things either

+1 at both of those, Stephen King doesn't seem to translate well to film"

Agreed. His books are so cleverly woven that films only tend to take on a tiny part of the story often losing so much of the back story it completely changes it. I still cant resist watching them but as I have usually already read the book they are always a disappointment.

Cant think of a single film that was better than the book but one of those which was good was the green mile. Maybe because I watched the film first. I tend to do that when I can.

Mistress x

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"Do you ever read a book and enjoy it so much you won’t go to see the film because it might spoil your enjoyment of the book? If so what was the book film.

Also what film was better than the book? (thats if you do both)

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Always, there are very few films i have ever watched after reading the book. Jane Eyre is my favourite book and i have never seen an adaptation of it. Started watching one a few weeks ago then switched it off. I made the mistake with de vinci code read the book decided i was going to see the film and stopped watching after less than ten minutes

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By *athnBobCouple
over a year ago

sandwell

I avoided seeing "I, Robot" for years. I just could not see how they could make a film of it work.

It was on tv recently and I thought what the hell and watched it. The story isn't I Robot. In fact it is VERY loosely based on another of Asimovs books "Caves of Steel". As a stand alone film it isn't too bad. As an adaptation it is utter shite.

Bicentennial Man. That was a surprisingly good adaptation

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

Read 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. That was hard enough- the film was even harder without the tiny glimpse of hope the book had.

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By *heekychezzaWoman
over a year ago

warrington

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


"Cant think of a single film that was better than the book but one of those which was good was the green mile. Maybe because I watched the film first. I tend to do that when I can.

Mistress x"

I had read the Green Mile (and waited for the bookshop to open to get each installment) before I saw the film, and sat in tears all the way through it. The bit at the end with Mr Jingles had me sobbing. Powerful stuff.

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


"Read 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. That was hard enough- the film was even harder without the tiny glimpse of hope the book had. "

That's another really bleak one, but probably about right for such a scenario. The faint hope at the end of the book was very necessary, though.

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By *carletRomanceCouple
over a year ago

glasgow

Not really. Films and books are two different things and each can be enjoyed for what they're good at. Despite having read the Harry Potter books I'm stil going to enjoy watching the final movie.

Wait, I just admited I read... I won't be getting any for quite a while, will I?

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By *heekychezzaWoman
over a year ago

warrington

I don't think I have ever enjoyed a film more than the book and yes, there are many films I have avoided because I enjoyed the book so much....

Papillion - Henri Charriere

The Godfather - Mario Puzo

The "Jason Bourne" books - Robert Ludlum

The Davinci Code - Dan Brown ...to name a few.

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However there have been some very good adaptations of books into screenplay, (Brideshead Revisited (Jeremy Irons version), Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth version), Schindler's List, The Green Mile and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy was good although not completely true to the book. I do find it very irritating when they alter the original story.

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

Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth, I know it wasn't a film but a tv series but I wouldn't watch it..

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"Just reading Peter and Jane join Fab, is there a movie ? "

There will be, I'm hoping for the part of the secret bull.

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By *carletRomanceCouple
over a year ago

glasgow


"the Lord of the Rings Trilogy was good although not completely true to the book. I do find it very irritating when they alter the original story."

I kinda feel bad for screenwriters who have massive tasks like that. They get so much hate! As long as the film stays true to the heart of the source then it works.

I've seen adapations which are so 'true' it's painful. Take the novel 'Heart of Darkness' - the Tim Roth adapation was true, but dull as hell while Apocalypse Now is a much better, far less true, adaptation.

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By *stwoforfun2Couple
over a year ago

South Suffolk Area


"I don't think I have ever enjoyed a film more than the book and yes, there are many films I have avoided because I enjoyed the book so much....

Papillion - Henri Charriere

The Godfather - Mario Puzo

The "Jason Bourne" books - Robert Ludlum

The Davinci Code - Dan Brown ...to name a few.

.

However there have been some very good adaptations of books into screenplay, (Brideshead Revisited (Jeremy Irons version), Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth version), Schindler's List, The Green Mile and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy was good although not completely true to the book. I do find it very irritating when they alter the original story."

Papillion, definately one of the best books I have ever read, good film too but not a patch on the book. Its one of those reads that draws one in with every word

First blood is a great book too, nothing like the film

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By *ornyHorwichCpl aka HHCCouple
over a year ago

horwich

The books never match up to our own imagination which is why we tend to think they fail.

Trainspotting was my first real disappointment. The baby scene was really creepy in my mind but I laughed when I saw the film.

I was watching Shawshank redemption and knew what happened next and couldn't think why. Only after picking a Stephen King book up in a shop that I realised.

I do think Lord of the Rings was done pretty well though

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

I did like the minority report but in general films never live up to the book.

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