01-08-2014, 11:13 AM
For the most part when someone makes a movie adaptation of a book I enjoyed I feel compelled to sit through it and usually wind up despising the entire cast and crew by the end of the movie.
There are some exceptions. Lord of the Rings as an adaptation handled superbly, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is another that was well done, but for the most part, movies cannot compare to the depth of our own imaginations.
Still, there is some value to the visualization of characters.
@LannisterHater introduced me to A Song of Ice and Fire and then years later HBO picked up the TV series based on the books. When I saw the first episodes I immediately fell in love with the show! What a great cast of characters. I have literally never been disappointed by the casting decisions made on that show. Then after Season One was over I went back to re-read the series and to my delight I discovered that when reading, my new TV friends were there with me 
Having seen Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Sean Bean as Lord Eddard Stark and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, I am even more endeared to the characters-- and consequentially, the actors.
Do you read the book first and then watch the movie or vice versa?
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Still, there is some value to the visualization of characters.
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Having seen Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Sean Bean as Lord Eddard Stark and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, I am even more endeared to the characters-- and consequentially, the actors.
Do you read the book first and then watch the movie or vice versa?