Comments on: Saturday Read: The Movies Are Better Than The Books!

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Fri, 20 May 2011 20:01:09 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:14:11 +0000

I find it funny how people say the LOTR movies are better than the books when they have admitted that they haven't actually read the books, only tried. Ask anyone who's seen them and actually read them (all of them, all the way through) and 99% of the time you will hear that the books are better than the movies.

By: Karissa

Karissa — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:23:43 +0000

Alex, I just started reading your blog and I love it! I am obsessed with reading and love reading reviews and having books recommended. I completely agree with Lord of the Rings. I LOVE the movies and have watched them countless times. I thought, well if I love the movies so much, I should like the books. Wrong. I am still trying to get through The Fellowship of the Ring. I am just bored. But I will finish it sometime. But the movies are definitely better in my opinion.

By: R

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:12:31 +0000

I agree with A.C. It is kind of dumb to say a movie is better than a book, esp since it wouldn't even exist without the book. Books give so much more background information and you can get inside of the characters' minds.

By: avo

avo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:47:46 +0000

Complete agreement with A.C. Granted, I was only in middle school when I first read the trilogy and FotR came out within the next couple of years, I knew adults who had been waiting for such an adaptation for decades. The recent explosion resulted from the generations of fans and devoted readers. The completeness of the world exists because Tolkien created an entire history from the beginning of the world, not because of the movie sets or technology. Props to Peter Jackson, for sure. Fantastic films, but they can't be compared to the books [and their companions].

By: Erinn

Erinn — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:21:04 +0000

I think The Prestige would fit on this list; the movie was amazing, but the book was just boring and terrible.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:56:43 +0000

A.C. , you just phrased my argument about the LotR trilogy perfectly.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:47:44 +0000

I could not agree more!!! I am an avid reader, but sometimes the adaptation surpasses the original. You could add a couple of titles to your list, such as Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and The Devil Wears Prada.

On the other hand, when I finished reading Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason, I thought "they should totally make this into a movie!!". And then I remembered that they already had, and the results were… fleh.

By: Ness - Sheridan

Ness - Sheridan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:20:51 +0000

Alex, you seriously have the best taste in books ever.

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:10:54 +0000

The film adaptation of Girl, Interrupted is an insult to anyone who has ever been in a psych hospital.