Originally posted by siriuswriter
Well I've read the books... so the movie lost all the "surprise!!" moments. Which, if they had been surprises, I'm sure it would have been a better movie.
True, that would dilute the effect somewhat. And mentally disagreeing with anything that may be 'off' or interpreted differently by the director.
I remember watching the film 'The Sphere' after reading the book (which is one of my favorites); the film was horrible and the loss of suspense only made it worse.