[dabomb1227]

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To me the best example is Field of Dreams, which I found to be a much better movie then Shoeless Joe (the book by W.P. Kinsella)

Wow, I didn't have that reaction at all. I think Field of Dreams is good, but I think Shoeless Joe is really, really good.
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To each his own.

I think one thing that distorts this discussion is the order in which you read the book/see the movie.  If you read it first, then you have a perception of what everything looks like and may be disappointed with the adaptation.  If you see the movie first then your impression is that of the director and then when you read the book you see the movie when envisioning the scenes (which you may have seen differently).

One of my favorite books (The Giver) is about to come out as a movie.  I will probably see it though the trailer makes me think I will not like it nearly as much as the book.

[dabomb1227]

[quote author=dabomb1227 link=topic=10346.msg94175#msg94175 date=1407871253]
To me the best example is Field of Dreams, which I found to be a much better movie then Shoeless Joe (the book by W.P. Kinsella)

Wow, I didn't have that reaction at all. I think Field of Dreams is good, but I think Shoeless Joe is really, really good.
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To each his own.

I think one thing that distorts this discussion is the order in which you read the book/see the movie.  If you read it first, then you have a perception of what everything looks like and may be disappointed with the adaptation.  If you see the movie first then your impression is that of the director and then when you read the book you see the movie when envisioning the scenes (which you may have seen differently).

One of my favorite books (The Giver) is about to come out as a movie.  I will probably see it though the trailer makes me think I will not like it nearly as much as the book.