I prefer reading the book first, and then watching the movie. It really helps in situations like Eragon. Epic book, bad movie.
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, Sep 01 2009 01:20 PM
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Posted 26 June 2010 - 05:05 AM
In general, I prefer to read the book. I can knock out a 300 page book in a day, so if it's not too long I'll always pick the book. Alas, I usually don't have time. So while I prefer to read the book, I usually end up seeing the movie.
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Posted 21 July 2010 - 05:57 PM
I don't like reading, so if I can I would be watching the movie.
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 04:51 AM
As some have said, I prefer the book over the movie but don't usually have the time. The book just gives you so much more of the story, and it has more time to allow events to unfold.The few times I have seen a movie based on a book I've already read, I'm generally disappointed. The one exception is the Harry Potter series, due to better action scenes in the movies.
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 06:00 AM
If the movie was adapted from the book I would read the book after watching the movie..If the book was a result of the movie being popular I wouldnt read the book cos It would not contain more details than the movie in most cases..A lot of times though I would have already read the books and thus looking forward to watching the movie as well.. Though a times I am disappointed as to the movie as it does not live up to the awesomeness of the book itself..
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 07:26 AM
Definitely would rather read the book, the movies ALWAYS leave a lot of things out
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 08:30 AM
I prefer reading because if i visualize enough it's like they made a movie, only you don't have to worry about horrible acting, voicing, camera, lighting, etc, etc.
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 01:31 PM
definately reading. no comparison for me.Every time I have read a book and then watch the film, I am always somewhat disapointed
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 05:58 PM
I like reading. But I watch more TV than I read
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Posted 24 July 2010 - 07:17 AM
watching a movie cause im lazy
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Posted 27 July 2010 - 04:06 AM
I usually prefer watching the movie (like for instance Lord of the Rings series and Stardust), but sometimes if the movie is terrible (like Ella Enchanted), I would honestly prefer reading the booking. So I guess it depends.
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 01:38 PM
I prefer reading over watching. There's so much your imagination can give you that a movie often doesn't quite grasp a hold of. There's also the fact that so many small details and nuances get lost when translating a novel length book into 1.5-2 hours of film.
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 02:34 PM
I love both, I think depend of your situation. but if two things equal i would prefer watching as it more relaxingguys which do you prefer watching the movie or reading it on the book.. ?
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 05:08 PM
I'd prefer watching the movie because reading the book would be way too long and boring.
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 08:49 PM
I'd pick TV. I like books but I like TV more.
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Posted 01 August 2010 - 08:05 PM
Well since I'm not much of a reader I think I'd rather watch the movie. Though thinking about it now I'm pretty sure I'm going to go back to more reading because I want to get as much intelligence/education as I can.
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Posted 26 August 2010 - 12:55 AM
If its a good movie I'd read the book first
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Posted 26 August 2010 - 01:00 AM
I think they both have pros and cons!Watching the movie keeps you watching for a few hours. Once watched it gets boring for another year. Watching a film beats a book because you can do it at any time.Reading the book keeps you reading for much long and gives you much more fun. The only thing is... sometimes its hard to picture what you're reading.I would pick book, i dislike tv!
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Posted 26 August 2010 - 01:56 AM
i like to watch then to read.
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Posted 27 October 2010 - 10:10 AM
The book versions are usually better than the film versions. Films don't really have enough time to explore characters with depth and usually just focus on the basic plot. There are only a very few exceptions where the film has been better than the book - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is probably the only one I can think of right now.
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Posted 27 October 2010 - 04:03 PM
Unfortunately in most cases, I've already read the books of any movies. However, I've yet to read a Harry Potter novel and I've seen all the films. I may delve into the books, since the Fantasy genre is already a forte.Reading before usually makes the movies a giant let down. I wasn't as disappointed as some were with Peter Jackson's LoTR take.
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Posted 28 October 2010 - 01:46 AM
gotta go with reading. movies are always edited too much, usually leaving out lotsa good details. books let you really get into the story, finding out everything that you need to know
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Posted 28 October 2010 - 07:54 AM
Well the book is usually better than the movie but watching the movie is still fun especially with other people. So i would go with watching.
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Posted 10 November 2010 - 01:53 PM
i prefer reading first then watch if i had the opportunitybecause i like to imagine the story first and play it on my headanyway i like to read manga
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Posted 10 November 2010 - 04:56 PM
definiately reading the book is way better than the movie. I have never watched a movie that is actually better than the book. However, on the other hand, I have watch movies that ruined the book for me. For example, I went to went "The Vampire's Assistant" because I really enjoyed reading the book. But the movie protrayed and changed soo much of the book, I hated it!! 
