I hate when people say: "The book was better" when it comes to movies.

I'd be surprised if Heart of Darkness was actually better...considering Apocalypse Now is more than just a film...it's a superfilm

"It's more an experience than a movie" according to Coppola...which is exaclty what I felt when I saw it.

Untouchable

Yes its annoying because its obvious, especially if you have an imagination like mine, when Im reading a book im there in the story visualising it.

Dunno if its the same for everyone but I for one always think the book is better. Take the Da-vinci code, the mive was broing compared to the book.

Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
I'd be surprised if Heart of Darkness was actually better...considering Apocalypse Now is more than just a film...it's a superfilm

"It's more an experience than a movie" according to Coppola...which is exaclty what I felt when I saw it.

Untouchable

Who said it was?

However, I would suggest you advise it, it's a very good book.

Rrr..

Originally posted by Bicnarok
Yes its annoying because its obvious, especially if you have an imagination like mine, when Im reading a book im there in the story visualising it.

Dunno if its the same for everyone but I for one always think the book is better. Take the Da-vinci code, the mive was broing compared to the book.

I did not care too much for the book or the movie.But I do argee that compare to the book the movie was just plain horrible.jm 🙂

The comparison of a film to a book is always flawed. Comparing two utterly completely different mediums, using different methods of storytelling and plot movements simply doesn't make sense. Like saying a radio program is better than a TV Show.

Originally posted by The Hawk
Can anybody compare The Davinci Code, Ive never read the book.

never seen the movie but i could tell the book was better

P.S.- dont get mad fist

i hate when ppl say the movie was better.... 😑

what a crap basis for a thread.

I enjoyed the Da Vinci Code movie more than the book.

Originally posted by Council#13
Well, Strangelove just spoke for me. ermm

Originally posted by MildPossession
I enjoyed the Da Vinci Code movie more than the book.

The movie was awful compare to the book.Anyway the reason most people like to read is becaue they can see the chactors themselves in there heads.
By watching the movie it spoils using your brain and seeing the chactors the way you want to see them!jm 🙂

Originally posted by MildPossession
I enjoyed the Da Vinci Code movie more than the book.

Its hard for me to imagine how, the book had much more depth and detail. Oh well each to his own. 💃

Originally posted by MildPossession
I enjoyed the Da Vinci Code movie more than the book.

but in a movie/book like Da Vinci Code, alot of the book is what is going on inside Robert Langdon's head, which in the movie, i guess they tried to portray by him staring at something for a minute, but in the book you can literally read his thoughts

it gets you way more connected with the character and you feel like you are a part of the story, instead of just watching it

and another great thing about books compared to movies is that with a book, you start one day, and finish over a period of time (depending on how fast you read) and you get to look forward to going home and reading it, with a movie, 2 hours, you get up and go home. its over.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
I'm an avid reader (mostly informative, nonfiction stuff though), I'm also a movie buff. And i under stand how the book may add more too the movie and depending on your imagination you can go as far asa you want, i guess, but when I tell someone about a movie then they go "The book was better, though" it makes me want to drop kick them in a car fire. lol

Well whatever. How about you go read the book version of Spiderman 3 or the new Transformers movie or any other non-boring movie, on book while i go watch it in theaters.

Like for example i read S.W. ep 3 and watched the movie in which mostly everyone i asked about told me was better than the movie. Sure the book had extras but i liked the movie way better..

Anyone feel this way or not.

It's the Truth...the book will always be better than the film. I'll give you two examples. Both are sci-fi...

Battlefield Earth and Dune. If you read the books BEFORE you see the films you couldn't possibly say that the film did a better job of illustrating the story. So much more open and details are in the book that the films completely missed.

Now, in the case of SW Episode III it's totally different. Because they're using the film to tell the story in the book. It's going fall flat on it's ass. WB did the same with Batman Begins and in both occasions they writing seem too simplistic and dull. The writers were taking scenes from the film and adding a bunch of empty paragraphs to tell the story.

Everytime you see a film that says "Based on the Book"....do that...read the book first!

When you see a book that says "Based on the film"...skip it...watch the film.

Originally posted by RedAlertv2
The movie isnt always necessarily worse than the book. But the problem is, in order to fit a 400 pg novel into a 2 hour screenplay, parts have to be left out, which is always a huge bummer if you've read the book.

i totally agree with you. i guess why people say they liked d book better is coz if you hav read d book u obviously know wat happens n since you enjoyed the book so much expectations soar higher than if u were completely oblivious to the storyline.
i guess both, the book and the movie hav their pros n cons.
i just think its easier to jus go watch the movie.