Our teacher in sixth grade forced us against our will to read The Outsiders, Bridge to Terabithia, and Tuck Everlasting; and part of our "project" with reading those we had to watch the movie (we also had to read Romeo and Juliet but lets not talk about that). Personally I enjoyed the movies over the books.

But, one thing is for sure that Bridge to Terabithia's movie was ten times, could be even a hundred times, better than the book. I wanted to burn that book. :stare:

@lena: I havent read either of the books but I have seen the movie a walk to remember.

I can say that i really loved the movie ^^

every now and again, you find the rare occasion where the movie is better than the book.
but for the most part, the book is always better. so in order to fully appriciate the movie, i separate it in my mind. because really, the movie isn't about the book... its based on the book.
big difference.
but yeah, i know that was alittle off topic but thats what i started thinking about when i saw this thread...

I loved watching Secret Window. So I went out and bought the collection Stephen King put the original story (Secret Window, Secret Garden) in.

Most of it was the same (as in WORD FOR WORD) but I LOVED the ending to the film. As did most people. You felt for Mort in both versions and of course his ultimate fate in the book seemed a bit.. sad. His fate in the movie? You feel a bit bad at yourself for rooting for who you thought you should be rooting for. But it was much more satisfying.

I very rarely dislike the movie renditions, mostly because I know that the movies and books are related, but separate. There SHOULD be new scenes in the movie if appropriate, and some liberties taken because there are things that can be done in a movie that cannot be done in a book (like there are things that can be done in a book but not a movie).

Off the top of my head, I remember believing the Twilight Movie was better than the book, though I liked neither. There was a more condensed plot.

Just because the book was so many pages, does not mean everything in it was appropriate for a good storyline, nor should it be put over into a movie.

I generally liked the Harry Potter books better. I wish they had make it into a TV series too. SO MUCH could have been visited with a TV series.

It is very rare that that happens, and I cannot tihnk of an instance is my experience where that has happened. It's usually the other way round.
For example Eragon was a diabolical film yet a brilliant book.

Originally Posted by stilettolover

It is. Most of the first book is really, really slow. It sets up little things that come into play later on. They cut all those extra parts out of the movie.


I can't think of any movie that's better than the book it was based on. Uhh.. Uh.... *Wanders off*

They cut the best part! I was so waiting what would Tom Bombadil look like AND HE WASNT IN THE MOVIE!

It's really weird to say this..... but i think i have one! Stardust by Neil Gaiman. C'mon, the ending was a lot happier and the flying pirates got a bigger role and the dead brothers were nice and aaah. oh yes and Robert De Niro in a dress hahaha