Book or film preferred?

If you have read the book and seen the film from that book, which ones are they? And which did you prefer, the book or the film?

Cujo.... book more detailed. Film better for suspense.

I like Steven Kings books and films but the books are way better. I always prefer the book. But then I love reading. I always think it's a pity to cut stuff out. lol. If i had my way films would be hours long so they could include everything hahaha.

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lol misty i prefer to watch films than read a book because reading takes to long and i dont know all the words in a book

book every time ..u get a picture in your head of all the characters ..then the film comes along and its never the same

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in some cases i prefer the books, they are alot more detailed to the movies !!

The films are never the same as the way you imagine them in your own head lol. Mind you my imagination is not normal hahahahaha.

[QUOTE=Misty;44544]The films are never the same as the way you imagine them in your own head lol. Mind you my imagination is not normal hahahahaha.
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Mine imagination is not normal either. I like the books since I can use my imagination for the characters and then I like to watch the movie to see if I got it right. Did the character in the writers mind match mine? It's interesting for the similarities and the differences.

I always love the bookish version. Its all about my personal preference.

Having just done a modual on theis subject at uni i feel informed to express to you why some books are changed to film most of the time it is the directors view they may take a story and change it to the piont that it donst resemable anything like you imagieanded and or they take most of the story and leave things out or if they choose to be evry close to the book then we has readers of the said tend to find fault as always everyones imagainatation is diffenert and so each person has their own view how a chacter sholud look like when a director leaves things out he is chossing to transform the oringal format to his choosing to express many things not just recreating the story

Geoffrey Wagner suggests there are 3 types of dramatation from book to film

Transpostion from a book to film will little change
commentary from book to film which is purposely altered
analogy from book to film where the so much has changed that to the avergae viewer it like watching a new story like that of (alcospele now film is based on heart of darkness book )
i loved reading atonement but also loved the film
being dislexic i perfer watching films then i read the book

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