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Read The Help and saw the movie. Both were very good!!!!!!
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I always try to read the book first. Most generally that is not a problem as I usually have read the book before they make the movie. I find the books are better. Not always, but most of the time I feel this way.
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I understand what you mean about reading the book before the seeing the movie. I can't remember what John Grishim book I read, but in the book I pictured one of the characters to look and act like Peg Bundy in the TV sitcom "Married with Children." In the movie they cast Holly Hunter in the roll. What a difference it made. She just didn't fit the part and I really had a hard time watching the movie.
After that, I now read books AFTER I see the movie. That way I am not disappointed by the results. This works much better. |
The book was the topic book in our book club. It was not the type of book I usually read BUT it was just great! Have not seen the movie.
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I understand what you mean about your mind "seeing" the character. I have read all of the Evanovich books and in my mind Stephanie does not look like "Izzie" from Grays. BUT the actress is wonderful so I am sure she will do a great job in the first of the series.
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Originally Posted by traumaRN
Saw the movie the weekend it came out, reading the book now. Loved the movie and enjoying the book. I've come to the conclusion that I will always see the movie before reading the book because when I do it the other way I am always disappointed in the movie.
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Originally Posted by Patti Mahoney
Which was better, the book or the movie??
I read V. C. Andrews's Flowers in the Attic series back in the late 1970's and the book was soooo much more detailed and alot better than the movie. I don't usually read the books and watch the movies since then. I was really disappointed in the movie after reading the book first. I think I'm going to look online and buy the book now. Lets see if it's better or not. Interesting, I saw that movie years ago, very moving! I did not know that the movie was based on a series of books. I might have to check into the books. What do you all think??? |
My BFF and I saw the movie last weekend and we both loved it. I just bought the book and am glad I saw the movie first so I can put faces and voices with the characters in the book. She had already read the book and said the movie was very much the same.
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Just saw the movie "The Help" last night and it was very good. Followed the book. However, I would recommend that you read the book. The book has more events--they can't put the entire book into a movie--it would be hours long. Now if they would only make a movie or a tv series about Stephanie Plum from the series of books written by Janet Evenavich. I even have the actors picked out to make this a smash. Sandra Bullack as Stephanie, Antonio Banderas as Ranger, Sherry Sanderson as Lula. Hope I have the names spelled right. Haven't decided on who should play Joe yet. But I'm still dreaming.
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Originally Posted by Sharonsews
I understand what you mean about your mind "seeing" the character. I have read all of the Evanovich books and in my mind Stephanie does not look like "Izzie" from Grays. BUT the actress is wonderful so I am sure she will do a great job in the first of the series.
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