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I used to read the books before the films and like what has been mentioned you conjure up your own images, voices and so on, then when seeing the film I tend to be a bit dissapointed, not because the book was better, but because the images you thought of are different to what's on screen.
I started to read Lord of the Rings a couple of months back and was realy enjoying it, then I decide I did not want to know what was going to happen so put it down and haven't touched it since. Now I'm just waiting for the movie and because I realy don't know much about it I will enjoy it much more. It's a bit like watching previews, they show you all the good bits and theres nothing decent left to watch, sometimes you can work out a whole storyline including the ending just by watching previews.
There's one good thing about books, if you don't understand something you can always go back and re-read until you do, you can't do that in the cinema.
Now for those who cannot make up their mind wether to read the book or see the film first, how about this, take the book to the cinema and read it the same time it is on, That way you will enjoy reading it and have the sound effects and music to go along with the book. Or is that too daft?
Cheers.
Colin
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