tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post1382894523527162742..comments2023-09-30T04:38:22.123-05:00Comments on Peter Von Brown: Spiderwick - The Tangled Web...Peter Von Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15042839698693906854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-28179805254431601822008-07-28T11:35:00.000-05:002008-07-28T11:35:00.000-05:00Oh I want it noted that I nearly always read the b...Oh I want it noted that I nearly always read the book first. It's just that your post made me think that sometimes it might be preferable to see the movie first. If the movie contains less than or is different than the book, for instance.<BR/>I usually like book first so that I can imagine what the characters look and sound like. When I watch a movie first, my imagination tends to go take a nap and I just see and hear the movie characters.Danielle Filashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559045917532735660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-9993896699346049472008-07-28T11:27:00.000-05:002008-07-28T11:27:00.000-05:00I generally read the books first, although in the ...I generally read the books first, although in the case of Harry Potter, I saw the first two before I picked up the series.<BR/><BR/>I usually go into the movie with the reluctant acceptance that it will be a watered down version of the book, especially if the book is complex. I look for amazing visuals, adherence to the basic story line, and true representations of the characters.<BR/><BR/>That being said, if the books are in a class of their own for me (like Tolkien or Lewis), my expectations for the movie are so much more. I'm a big "don't mess with the master" kind of girl so I want everything I love about the book to be on the screen.<BR/><BR/>Recent scorecard:<BR/><BR/>Prince Caspian - really enjoyed it but then, I enjoyed the first installment too. <BR/><BR/>Eragon - what a huge disappointment. (though I don't equate Eragon with the Chronicles, LOTR, or HP)<BR/><BR/>LOTR - perfect. <BR/><BR/>Order of the Phoenix - I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. A few things I wish they'd slowed down a bit and explored since it was so rich in the book itself, but overall, a solid installment.<BR/><BR/>=)C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-82738741944017519532008-07-25T23:30:00.000-05:002008-07-25T23:30:00.000-05:00I typically prefer to read the book first. Maybe ...I typically prefer to read the book first. Maybe it allows me to be nitpicky (there are times when people HATE seeing movies with me when I've read the book because I sometimes sit and start "arguing" with the movie), but I tend to prefer to be surprised by a book rather than reading a book that I already knows how it ends.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933349506129495734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-11442394395056803262008-07-25T19:16:00.000-05:002008-07-25T19:16:00.000-05:00Actually, sounds as though you experienced these i...Actually, sounds as though you experienced these in exactly the right order. You loved the movie, not knowing of its (according to you) deficiencies. The movie, in your eyes, stood on its own.<BR/>Then you read the books and enjoyed those immensely, discovering new avenues of the fantastic.<BR/>I would reframe your mild disgust to recommend to your Dear Readers that they see the movie, then read the books to enjoy the most bang for their proverbial buck. Yes?Danielle Filashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559045917532735660noreply@blogger.com