Book Or Film, Book Or Film?

[chrissa1]

I've got a book upstairs by an author I enjoy thjat I've yet to read. I saw the film of the book was on last night so I recorded it.

Should I read the book first then watch the film or the other way round?

What would you Abers do?

[boxtops]

Book, definitely, then you can imagine it for yourself. If you watch the film first, you will know what's going to happen when you are reading - and scriptwriters do sometimes take licence with the original story from the book.

[sara3]

if I watched the film, I wouldn't bother with the book because I'm a lazy cow!

read the book, it'll be better than the film anyway. what is it?

[Jan1957]

Same for me. I prefer to read the book first as the film makers always change things.

[jackthehat]

I like to read the book (after all that's the version that the Author has imagined in the first place) before I see how the film studio have (usually) mangled it to fit a certain running time, or for a particular audience.

[chrissa1]

It's Along Came A Spider by James Patterson.

[sara3]

I watched it last night.. it's a good film, but read the book first :o)

I think Kiss The Girls is on next week.. not quite the sequel, but kind of!

[chrissa1]

Oh wow sara. I'll have to get ready and quick. Thank goodness for Sky+.

[chrissa1]

^reading^

[ummmm]

I watched it last night. If I had the book I would definitely read it first...

[chrissa1]

Thanks guys. Book it is then.

[zzxxee]

i would read the book films edit and cut the story.
The author is the only one who paints the picture word for word .

[fairycakes69]

I'd watch the film first, as I've always found if I've read the book first , as I watch the film I get annoyed at all the parts they miss out or change, I know they change it but sometimes its a huge difference.

[daftgrandad]

Read "The Day Of The Jackal" and could,nt wait to see the film,to see how
the story had been put across.
Very good really.

[starone]

They do this with tv series too. The Dexter books are different altogether from the tv series. So different that I have stopped watching the series and now just read the books.

[chrissa1]

Will do pixie.

[crapper55]

i agree with pixi i have read most of the books about alex cross and they are great

[chrissa1]

Yep, I've just found him and have enjoyed all his books so far.