There have been good movie versions made, but it's a whole other thing to read the book for yourself. For instance, there's nothing like reading the gospels in the Bible, but that's not saying some good Jesus movies haven't been made.

Anyway, do you feel the book versions are better in many cases, or is the opposite true? What have you experienced?

I think the book version is better at least 99% of the time.

Now, my husband doesn't do a whole lot of reading, however, I can usually get him to go see the movie with me (most of the time). So, my husband would probably tell you that the movie is better.

Depends on the book, in my opinion. Some of them don't translate well to the big screen or within a condensed time frame. For example, Battlefield Earth. It turned out poorly, despite having a lot of big names on the cast roster. It just didn't translate well in the telling of the story.

11 hours ago, Daedalus said:

Depends on the book, in my opinion. Some of them don't translate well to the big screen or within a condensed time frame. For example, Battlefield Earth. It turned out poorly, despite having a lot of big names on the cast roster. It just didn't translate well in the telling of the story.

I think there are some books/series that would do better as a tv show rather than a movie. You can do more stuff with a tv show than you can fit into a movie.

2 hours ago, JennyorAlice said:

I think there are some books/series that would do better as a tv show rather than a movie. You can do more stuff with a tv show than you can fit into a movie.

Yes, hence why Game of Thrones did so well.

Just depends on how well things are done, though it's extremely rare that a book is out done by its media counterpart.

Some Stephen King adaptations seem cheesy, like Pet Cemetary, so I'd say the book might be better. I mean; to check out the book wouldn't hurt nothing.

Anyway, who can list specific cheesy movie adaptations?

Edited February 9Feb 9 by Jason