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Anyone else have have issues watching a movie after reading the book?
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:22 am
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:22 am
Wonder if I'm alone in this...
Anytime I read a book and a movie is later made about it, I can't enjoy the movie.
It just feels like I'm watching a badly acted play from a badly written screenplay.
I don't read as much as I should, but I used to read a lot of Grisham and Chrichton. Never read Jurassic Park thank goodness. But every movie made from the books were not good to me.
I bought the Ready Player One book a while back and then immediately learned they were making a movie, so I never even opened the book.
It would've completely made the movie unwatchable to me. Wasn't a great movie, but had some cool effects.
Anytime I read a book and a movie is later made about it, I can't enjoy the movie.
It just feels like I'm watching a badly acted play from a badly written screenplay.
I don't read as much as I should, but I used to read a lot of Grisham and Chrichton. Never read Jurassic Park thank goodness. But every movie made from the books were not good to me.
I bought the Ready Player One book a while back and then immediately learned they were making a movie, so I never even opened the book.
It would've completely made the movie unwatchable to me. Wasn't a great movie, but had some cool effects.
This post was edited on 9/25/20 at 10:25 am
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Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:29 am to i am dan
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Never read Jurassic Park thank goodness
TIL Jurassic Park is a book
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:31 am to i am dan
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Wonder if I'm alone in this...
If it's "anytime" you read a book, you're probably alone.
I have problems with some film adaptations, but there are certainly winners out there.
Even Dune, with the questionable acting and dialogue... I really enjoyed how they cast the film, and the special effects of the time.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:33 am to sweetwaterbilly
quote:Big difference between reading Jurassic Park and seeing it on the big screen. One is marveling at Crichton making it seem plausible, the other is seeing a real fricking dinosaur on screen for the first time.
TIL Jurassic Park is a book
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:34 am to i am dan
I don't have a problem with it, but I rarely find the movie better than the book. No Country For Old Men is maybe the only exception, but that book was written to be made into a movie, and really the cinematography is what made the difference for me.
I know it got terrible reviews, but I've had an itch to watch The Goldfinch. I enjoyed the book and am mostly just curious about how it plays out on film.
I know it got terrible reviews, but I've had an itch to watch The Goldfinch. I enjoyed the book and am mostly just curious about how it plays out on film.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:41 am to The Spleen
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I don't have a problem with it, but I rarely find the movie better than the book.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:43 am to i am dan
I can see where your coming from. Shutter Island is an all time favorite book of mine. Still haven't watched the movie and probably never will. But on the other hand The Friends of Eddie Coyle is an all a favorite of mine but I love the movie as well. Guess it goes both ways.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:43 am to i am dan
I might be alone here but I thought the Shining was a better movie than book.
Whats worst is reading a book, thinking what a cool movie it could become, only to have that movie come out and it is a giant ape turd! Yes I am looking at you, Congo!!
Whats worst is reading a book, thinking what a cool movie it could become, only to have that movie come out and it is a giant ape turd! Yes I am looking at you, Congo!!
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:46 am to i am dan
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Anyone else have have issues watching a movie after reading the book?
Wonder if I'm alone in this...
Generally speaking, the book is always better. It's virtually impossible to get everything that makes reading an entire story in a book into a movie.
My issue is not usually with what gets left out for time, but what gets shoehorned in despite already cutting a ton out.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:47 am to The Spleen
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No Country For Old Men is maybe the only exception,
Forest Gump stands out here for me. The book was a meandering bunch of crap for the most part. The movie was definitely more enjoyable, for me at least.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:48 am to sweetwaterbilly
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TIL Jurassic Park is a book
Not only that but I believe Spielberg was the one that really encouraged Crichton to write the The Lost World book that was later made into a movie as well.
ETA: Watching a movie of your favorite books isn't always bad.
The Harry Potter books were obviously better but the films were pretty solid for the most part and it was enjoyable seeing some of what I had imagined in my head "come to life."
Same goes for the Hobbit. Obviously there are all kind of problems with those movies but there were parts in there that was just how I imagined it and I really enjoyed it (Smaug scene, first 40 minutes of first film in Bilbo's house).
Ender's Game was a terrible movie.
This post was edited on 9/25/20 at 10:50 am
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:48 am to GeauxTigerTM
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Wonder if I'm alone in this...
In this issue folks have been talking about since the dawn of movies? No...you're not alone.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:49 am to GeauxTigerTM
The Natural may be the one book I’ve read that the movie was better.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:49 am to LSUPERMAN
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Whats worst is reading a book, thinking what a cool movie it could become, only to have that movie come out and it is a giant ape turd! Yes I am looking at you, Congo!!
You typed Congo but I think you meant to type Ender's Game.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:54 am to LSUPERMAN
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Yes I am looking at you, Congo!!
*cough* *cough* Timeline.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:54 am to i am dan
Read Davinchi Code prior to Watching the movie and was VERY disappointed. Also read Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Movie was really good but just not the same.
I think it just boils down to our imagination being way more expansive than anything that can be put on screen.
I think it just boils down to our imagination being way more expansive than anything that can be put on screen.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 11:07 am to sweetwaterbilly
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Never read Jurassic Park thank goodness
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TIL Jurassic Park is a book
It is an awesome book. It is responsible for me digging into chaos theory in my mid-20s.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 11:27 am to LSUPERMAN
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Whats worst is reading a book, thinking what a cool movie it could become, only to have that movie come out and it is a giant ape turd! Yes I am looking at you, Congo!!
My favorite example of the worst movie from a book is "The Firm" by Grisham.
This post was edited on 9/25/20 at 11:30 am
Posted on 9/25/20 at 11:43 am to GeauxTigerTM
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Generally speaking, the book is always better. It's virtually impossible to get everything that makes reading an entire story in a book into a movie.
I have heard people say that The Godfather movie is better, and the book did have some parts that could have been cut, but you also get a lot of insight that they can't give you in the movie. The scene of the big meeting of all the families in the book gives you so much more insight into how the Dons thought about each other and the mindset of these people.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 11:53 am to i am dan
Not typically, but Gone Girl was an exception. I still really enjoyed the movie, but it follows so closely to what happens in the novel that it definitely limited my enjoyment of the film.
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