boadicea Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 boooks boooooooooks books please altho sometimes it's so hard to wait for a good read these days but then there aren't so good movies either lately where are those writers hiding? :sleepysmiley03: Quote Link to comment
bootiecallbabe Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 If it's just chick lit (say, Twilight, Confessions of a Shopaholic), I think I'm better off just watching the movie. Quote Link to comment
clam_eater Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) with regards to movies that are based on books, most of the time mas masarap pa rin basahin yung book version kesa panoorin ang movies. exceptions: bourne series, kasi yung movies did not follow the books anymore. another exception: the god father series...the book totally sucks Edited April 26, 2010 by clam_eater Quote Link to comment
sam spade Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 read a book, definitely a book Quote Link to comment
ForeverSummer Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Read, it's good for you. Books inspire thinking, dreaming, and imagining. And no work of Spielberg or Cameron can rival the beauty of your imagination. "Up until then, whenever anyone had mentioned the possibility of making a film adaptation, my answer had always been, ‘No, I’m not interested.’ I believe that each reader creates his own film inside his head, gives faces to the characters, constructs every scene, hears the voices, smells the smells. And that is why, whenever a reader goes to see a film based on a novel that he likes, he leaves feeling disappointed, saying: ‘the book is so much better than the film." - Paulo Coelho [The Zahir] Quote Link to comment
methos Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I read the book first, coz it lets your imagination run. Then probably watch the movie version to see if it stays true with the book. Quote Link to comment
Maesternam Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 books. disappointing pag ginawang movie ung galing sa libro e. Quote Link to comment
khilua23 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 For me, it's reading.. mas maganda yung naiimagine mo binabasa mo. although kung sobrang haba nung book, mas gusto ko panoorin nalang. hehe.. Quote Link to comment
friedkamote Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I prefer reading books then watching the movie version. There are more details of events written in books (it's also quite difficult to convey thoughts in movies). Still...i also watch the movie version, just to put faces on the characters. Quote Link to comment
Lord Superb Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) Both have their own merits, I think. With movie adaptations, the director and scriptwriters can expand the book's dimensions. They can, for instance, put a scene or dialogue which would connect the missing dots in the book, and they can even change the book's flavor a bit so it would fit into the current generation. Also, movie adaptations can make people curious enough to read the book. As a medium in itself, though, movies make for a good audio/visual experience. You can see the characters' facial reactions, their hand/body movements, the places they go through, and such. And of course, aside from the realistic sound effects which add mood and suspense, the soundtrack can make the movie memorable. Now the written word, though a slow medium in itself, actually makes you think as you read and decode each word. Not only does reading expands your vocabulary, it also gives you control. You are not bombarded with information. You can read and process the data at your own pace. And as one poster here said, it's much more difficult to portray abstract things, like thoughts and ideas, in movies. Just imagine how hard it's gonna be to make a movie adaptation of Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Edited June 1, 2010 by Lord Superb Quote Link to comment
deepdiverboy Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Books = para sa mga nag-iisip Movies = para sa mga indi kayang mag-isip **Personal observation ko sa mga movies na adapted from books lately. Last good one was the Lord of the Rings series. Even Harry Potter sucked onscreen. Layo ng entertainment value from books. Except of course kung tamad or wala kang pasensya sa pagbasa, or masyadong maikli ang attention span, or course books won't cut it for you. Quote Link to comment
ndn Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I'd rather read a good book than watch a boring movie and vice versa. Quote Link to comment
tequila5 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I love watching movies too. Pero iba kasi from the writer's point of view. Books will take you to places. Kadalasan, ramdam mo yung emosyon ng writer nung sinulat nya yun. So, books pa rin ako. Quote Link to comment
darken Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 both book and movies Quote Link to comment
star-belle-memphis Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 books kasi mas lumalawak ang immagination ko ..and i wont be disappointed with the special effects .. Quote Link to comment
johndoe2-1 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 books wins on every aspect.. Quote Link to comment
praetorian Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 book kapag may time, mostly movies dahil konti ang time Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I liked the movie TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY because of its atmosphere, Gary Oldman and scenes of London, but I love the book most definitely. It is one of my favorite thrillers and I have read it several times since college. Ang daming binago sa movie. The climactic shootout in the forests in Brno in the book wins hands down over the wimpy shootout in the movie, which was done in of all places a coffeebar in Budapest. That movie scene was so disorienting for someone who loved the book. Parang mali. Quote Link to comment
misschiefbear Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 BOOKS BABY! Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 both Quote Link to comment
ReDBaByBuRn Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 both... but id watch the movie first then move to the book... Quote Link to comment
muggle_magic Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 BooksIt is magical how books can be instruments of connecting the author's imagination, feelings and thoughts to his readers. Movies can burn ur time faster. i prefer books than movies though Quote Link to comment
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