Do you think books are always better then the movies that come after them?

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   tomsumposted 13 years ago

   Do you think books are always better then the movies that come after them?
   
   A lot of the big name movies use IP's from already written books. Which is better? For me personally, I think the Harry Potter books are better, but I enjoy the Lord of the Rings movies more then the books.

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   mfwalden004posted 13 years ago

   I would have to say yes, books are generally better than the movies that follow.  I think this is true because the books set a standard and a level of expectation that the movies rarely ever meet up to.
   
   If the movie came out first, would it be better than the book?

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   To Start Againposted 13 years ago

   Oooh...that's a toughie. Sometimes, yes, the books are better but sometimes the movies do a pretty good job. The movie Great Expectations, for example, was a terrible depiction of the book. The film Ordinary People, however, was an excellent adaptation. I think it depends a lot on how well the directors/screen writers follow the storyline in the book. Its ok to tweek but changing too much can be catastrophic. I might have to make a hub out of this one...good question

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   MickSposted 13 years ago

   Generally, yes, although I much preferred the film Dune to the book, which for me was unreadable, even after several attempts, I couldn't get past the first page.
   Can't agree with you for the HP films, books much better.  Maybe, maybe not for Tolkien.

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   Sarah Massonposted 13 years ago

   I think that most books are better than the movie but I tried to read A Walk To Remember and The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and didn't get far in either of them but I adored both of the movies

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   M. T. Dremerposted 13 years ago

   It's rare for the movie version to be better but it does happen. I would say that interview with the vampire was pretty equal with the book and even though I hate Twilight in all its forms, the movie was better than the book because parts the author glossed over were shown on the screen.

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   lilibeesposted 13 years ago

   From the movies I have seen that have come after the book, the book has always been way better!

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   sonia05posted 13 years ago

   anytime....books are much much better than movies! Books are elaborate and one weaves ones own imagination to perceive things whereas a movie is the directors imagination!

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   philirodjeposted 13 years ago

   It depends, some movies are better than the books before them and sometimes the books are better than the movies that come after them.

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    LeeWallsposted 13 years ago

    Books are more detailed whereas movies leave a lot of things out that you read in the book. I always try to read the book first and then I do my comparison but if I like the book, I'll like the movie, it all depends.

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    Peter Allisonposted 13 years ago

    I like the book medium MUCH better, but there are so many movies adapted from books - in fact a lot of great movies adapted from so-so books - I mean, wasn't Raging Bull based upon a biography of Jake La Motta? If that movie isn't as good as the book, I gotta read that book. That said, my favorite books - On The Road, Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy (which includes All The Pretty Horses), and yes, Tolkien's novels are all better than their movie adaptations in my opinion. As rich as Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies were, they can't compare to the hold the books held over me as a youngster - a memory I feel strongly even today.

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