Book first or movie first?

Ashley07 · Post by **Ashley07** » 08 Feb 2014, 10:26

I find it easier to read a book. If I watch the movie first I find I never go back to read the book. I know what happens and now the people are picked for me. For me that takes the fun out of reading

GabrielleAlcime · Post by **GabrielleAlcime** » 10 Feb 2014, 15:52

Movie first

catcothern · Post by **catcothern** » 10 Feb 2014, 15:57

Book first, 100%. I am more emotionally involved with books. Depending on how well the movie is done, I do not always get as emotionally invested.

Oregongirl08 · Post by **Oregongirl08** » 11 Feb 2014, 10:01

Movie, book, movie... I love reading, but if I read the book first, I'm always disappointed in the movie. Also, my husband loves movies, so I've learned to enjoy the movie. Then read the book ( it always fills in little details and makes the story so much richer). Then, ill watch the movie again, if I'm so inclined.

I learned I enjoy this process with the Twilight series. I have a daughter who wanted to read the books and watch the movies (8 billion times). I read the books first (to make sure they were appropriate because I wasn't familiar with them at all because I'm not 12yo, lol). But then I was super disappointed in the movies.

So for me, it's movie, book, and then maybe movie.

Ash Roarke · Post by **Ash Roarke** » 11 Feb 2014, 12:24

TimeKeeperApprentice wrote:I would read the book first. I would get the book because you get to see the entire original story. When you see the movie after you get{and read} the book the director sometimes rewrite the some of the story. Either way is okay but I would prefer to read the book so your imagination could take off =D

I couldn't agree more!

haines_drew · Post by **haines_drew** » 11 Feb 2014, 17:34

I always prefer to read the book first. I know that sometimes it makes the movie disapointing but if there is a movie out It usually means the book is worth reading and it fills the gap from the trailers to the actual release date of the movie.

KLyons1 · Post by **KLyons1** » 12 Feb 2014, 09:26

Usually movie first. Then I'll read the book to see what was left out or changed. I find that if I read the book first then I'm likely to have too many opinions about how the movie 'should' be done and so will not really enjoy it. Going into the movie first lets me enjoy that, and then see as I read the book how I feel about the choices that were made for the movie.

There are some books that I have sufficiently strong opinions about that I will not see film versions of them because I can tell just from the trailer that the film does not match my mental vision of the book, and I refuse to suffer through that. On the other hand, there are many books that do not attract my reading interest at all - but when the movie is made I am ready and willing to watch.

GliddenBooks · Post by **GliddenBooks** » 12 Feb 2014, 09:30

I am torn on this, as I often find that the movies lack the substance able to come across in a book and most books are viciously made in a typically mainstream fashion that molest the writers initial intention and creativity. However, I admittedly view nearly every movie that comes out as representative of a book that I have read, and if I find a movie mildly interesting, I am likely to review that book that spawned the initial idea.

LadyErynn10 · Post by **LadyErynn10** » 12 Feb 2014, 11:44

I would prefer to read the book first, but there have been times where I'd see the movie before I got to the book. For instance, I never read Harry Potter until Deathly Hallows came out. I had seen the movies and loved them, but I had never read the whole story.

When the release date for Deathly Hallows was announced (I can't remember if it was part 1 or part 2),I decided it was time to get the whole story. So I bought the entire collection and read all seven books in five months.

Watching the movies were so much better after that!

Books first.

Kiki7138 · Post by **Kiki7138** » 12 Feb 2014, 18:44

Definitely book first. There's been a lot of movies that I feel like I wouldn't have understood fully what was going on without reading the book first. I feel like they have to leave a lot out in movies.

Coco50Nitty · Post by **Coco50Nitty** » 12 Feb 2014, 22:24

Reading the book first is always better, because your imagination is sometimes more exciting than the movie... The Harry Potter movies we're just as good as the books, but one of my favorite Stephen King books, "Desperation" was awsome, but the movie didn't get my attention as much... The book was a lot better.

MatthewWeinrich · Post by **MatthewWeinrich** » 13 Feb 2014, 15:15

Books first except with the new Hobbit because its a train wreck if you read the book before it.

Lilly4 · Post by **Lilly4** » 13 Feb 2014, 17:01

I always read the book first. Movies often miss large portions of the book which make it harder to really appreciate the characters.

sweetie545 · Post by **sweetie545** » 13 Feb 2014, 17:03

Book for sure! This way you can see the characters and hear their voices as your mind describes it, not an actor

BetzyCrypt · Post by **BetzyCrypt** » 15 Feb 2014, 16:43

ALWAYS READ THE BOOK FIRST! Most often the cinema loves to butcher the storylines of books when they create the so called script. Perfect example The Cirque Du Freak series By Darren Shan. The storyline is amazingly put together! All twelve books intertwines like a masterpiece. The movie destroyed it and smashed it into one film while adding and deleting main characters. It was a disgrace.