As a general rule...

[rich_jacko]

...I don't do memes. This is mainly to do with trying to stick to my New Year's Resolution of wasting less time on t'interwebs, and only partly to do with expecting no responses to the current craze other than soul_rider being envious of my GameCube.

So instead I'll ask something entirely different (Woo! Rebellious!): Is it really worth seeing film versions of books you've already read?

Vice-versa I can understand. The film can give you a taste for wanting to read the "proper" story. But to me, reading the book first and then watching the film is akin to enjoying a many-course meal at a fantastic restaurant and then going to McDonalds.

The upcoming film versions of His Dark Materials and The Time Traveller's Wife give me The Fear. I'm already avoiding the Harry Potter films and I'll probably do the same for these.

Comments

[silverixnay.livejournal.com]

The films really get better as they go so I would strongly encourage you to watch 3 + 4 which we own if you want to borrow, or maybe arrange a time to watch at ours?

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

So I've heard, but I didn't particularly like the first two. Thank you for the offer, but I think I'll have to decline. I have to fight hard enough to keep the films out of my head when I'm re-reading the books as it is. I have a bit of a problem keeping film and book versions separate.