i've heard the same. =/ but i either read or watch the film, so i can't compare. =/

kooky unnie Wrote:

xbabxtongx Wrote:yea...books are better because it's more for the imagination and it goes into the thoughts of the characters. but for some movies, just the way that the actors portray the characters are just so moving =]

yeah thats true..liek in harry potter i think they found a really good ronald weasley to play the part harry was ok..but i figured somebody somewhat taller lol

if only cho chang was played by boa like what the rumours suggest.. XD

totally....
with the exception of LOTR.....
man, d movies kicked ass !!!!!!!

I think so -- it's usually more descriptive too. After all,t he director does need to cut out a lot to make a 200 page book into a 2 hour movie.

no way! for harry potter, the books are definitely better!

first of all, Dumbledore (the one from third movie on) is totally balistic (as seen in the 4th movie) and completely does not fit the description in the book. he's my fav character and his image was so bad on screen.

second, they always leave stuff out in the movie and still make it 3+ hours long. just make two parts for one book if you have to!

sisterhood of the travelling pants - book better

bridge to terabithia - movie is completely different than book, so dunno how to compare them

eragon - I heard the movie was so much worse than the book

lord of the rings - haven't seen or read. sry. plan on doing so soon, I hope

ella enchanted - movie was okay, but the book was great! book held more deep meaning and good, solid themes

In my lifetime, in the case of books-turned-movies, the books are usually better. I'm not saying that all movies are worse than books, but if there's a lot of inaccuracy, it tends to bug me and that happens a lot.

yeah, books are better. I even heard that some authors were a bit disappointed when their books were made into movies coz the movie would be how the director understood the story and sometimes that's not what the author intended.

I think the books not only allow you to use your imagination, but you spend more time becoming involved with the story and characters than in a movie. Since most movies come along as adaptations of books, they don't always live up to your expectations. I'm not saying I don't enjoy movies that are adapter from books or that they aren't good movies, just that you are more involved in the book than a movie and the movie has the hard job of living up to your expectations.

I feel judging a movie based on the original book is like having two sprinters race, first one holds world's record while the second has a toe stabbed by wood chip.
A novel is usually written by a single author. Basically, the author is like a god in the story. "Let there be light..." and there's light. "Have Robin Hood shoot the second arrow, piercing the first at the bull's eye..." and there it sounds so easy. Many problems arise with movies. The crew has so many things to worry about. Practicalities, about the carryout of actors/actresses, about what director wants to portray, music accompaniment, how background/special effects/graphics/cameraman/editing/etc... all tie in and have to go in sync to bring a realistic comparison to the book. The book starts out with a brand new adventure to go along with the reader's imagination. Yet the movie starts out with anticipated plots for the audience to relate to the book, with critiques to come.
All I'm saying is that good novel might be difficult to write. But a movie takes alot more effort to make. This gives the book a lot of advantage to be the better.
I guess I'm a bit bitter about this. lolol. I often hear my brother, a regular movie-goer, complain about movies to books alot, so...
One thing I'm certain of, is that the movie has the potential to be better than the book. Because visual effect impacts much more. However, it's just too hard.

I do like books a lot more then I do with the movies but I actually like the Harry Potter movies more then I do with the books. Well the first book was better then the 1st movie but after that the books just got tedious, but I still read them.

I think it depends for example I like the movie harry potter than the book...i found it too long to read lol i don't have any patient waiting for the ending...but the movie tell you the ending in arouns 2 hrs time...