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.

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Everything Is Illuminated

[otter-girl.livejournal.com]

I saw that film because of Eugene Hutz and then read the book :D The book was really quite different...I didn't get why they made Alex's Grandfather's story so different in the film. It had a good soundtrack though, which you don't get in books :)

Re: Everything Is Illuminated

[confuseddave.livejournal.com]

As I say, I don't remember how different it was mostly because my memory of the book has gone hazy, but I do remember it being really different.