For me it's got to be the book first, because sometimes you have to wait years for the film to come out, e.g. 'Da Vinci Code', 'LOTR', 'Harry Potter' etc. Also, since I'm prone to a bit of writing, generally I find myself less disappointed with books. Having said that, I'm doing a screenplay of 'Kiss of the White Scorpion' now, so who knows? Maybe by next lifetime we'll see it at the pictures.
Always book first. And nine times out of ten the book is better! Also, I hate it when I read a book that screams to be made into a movie...but they have yet to make it a movie. I am still waiting for the film of Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone.
Definately a book first. I hate it when you see a movie first and then you read the book and all you can think about is the movie and its confusing because the story is always a bit different. That happened with The Beach, but I've read the book a few times now so the movies finally out of my head when i do read it.
I'd rather just read the book and not go the movie route at all. Many times, the movies made from books are very disappointing and don't do the book justice.
Always the book first. When you see the movie first it leads one to expect what is coming in the book. It also plants the image in your mind. If I was going to read the book I may imagine it much more different. I was over at a friends house and we were about to watch The 2nd harry potter movie. I wasn't and still am not a huge fan but the books are good. So I watched the movie without seeing the book and it kinda ruined it...
id say either or some books are definately worth reading others, i would much rather save time and watch the movie
I usually go for the movie first. Since the book is usually always better than the movie. If I read the book first, then I'm usually disappointed with the movie. Plus, I like reading parts of the book that were cut for the movie version after I see the movie.
the only problem with reading a book second is your imagination sees the film not what you would think if you read the book first.
I say book first as well. BUT, there are definately some books that I didn't like, and yet I liked the movie. For example: Girl, Interrupted. The book sucked in my opinion, but the movie was great. American Psycho is one of my favorite movies, but for some reason I can't seem to read a book by Brett Easton Ellis to save my life. It's like it's too stimulating or something. I do have to say that She's Come Undone is an amazing book. His other novel I Know This Much is True is even better (by far I think). But I don't know if they could ever make a movie that even comes close to capturing those characters. Some books are just better left alone. I do think that just about any book by Jodi Picoult would make a great movie.
i agree i learned this the hard way with fear and loathing in las vegas. i saw the movie before reading the book and while i dont mind visualizing that particular movie i would have enjoyed imagining ralph steadmans illustrations to life.
books take a much longer time to read, especially for those of us who are slow readers, and they usually aren't very interesting if you already know the general storyline.
books go into greater detail than movies...the movies tend to cut out alot to be able to fit in THEIR stuff
as a general rule, the book first, however there are some exceptions, star wars being one of them. You will notice that most of these exceptions are books that were made form movies and/ or not all that good anyway. This further proves the point that it is best to view the book before reading the movie. Plus, you don't have to watch the movie at all, but if you don't read the book, you have a nagging guilty feeling towards your book club for a few months. By the way Shtonsmom, very nice: Friend and Lover.
Book first, although some movies I've seen first, either out of lack of patience or desire to read the book. Also sometimes, I don't realize there is a book. But, yeah, the book is usually better.
Book first. The only exception being LOTR where I think the movie makes more sense than Tolkien if that is not sacrilegious to say so.
