[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Part 2 on DVD this November +LotR

[Michelle Tague]

I’m the same… I don’t read the books AGAIN right before the movies comes out
because I was finding myself more and more annoyed about stuff they did or
didn’t include… and I have to say it was after GOF that I decided to leave
them as two separate entities.



*Michelle *





*From:* HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com [mailto:HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com] *On
Behalf Of *Steve
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:07 PM
*To:* HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com
*Subject:* [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Part 2 on DVD this November +LotR







--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff" <geoffbannister123 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn@> wrote:
>
> Steve:
> > I make a point of NOT reading the books before a movie comes out. ...But
I try to NOT read it near the time of the movie as it just creates too much
emotional conflict.
>
> Steve:
> First, may I congratulate you on that very thoughtful and insightful post.
>
> ...., if you had said to me then "Oh, by the way, Book 7 will
> come out in 2007 but the film will not premiere until mid-2011
> so you can't read any further until then", you would have
> got a rather dusty answer.
> :-)
>

Steve:
I think most of you got it, but I'll make a clarification anyway. I was
speaker of reading the books with respect to seeing the movies, not reading
the books in general. By the time any movie comes out, I have read the books
several times, but when the movie is come near to release, I make a point of
NOT reading the books around that time.

I also make a point of not watching any trailers or anything else that might
give away small pieces of the movie before I see it. Trust me, that is not
easy, the temptation and the opportunities are overwhelming, but I try to
avoid them none the less.

I want to go into a movie fresh and clean, and accept the story for what it
is and how it plays out. I usually find the movie more satisfying if I do it
that way.

On a side note, there is one series of books that I absolutely could not get
into until I saw the movie - "Lord of the Rings". I tried to read those
books, but they are so slow and long winded I simply could not stick with
it. But once I saw the movies and had the overall story in my head, it
became easier to read the books.

If the story bogged down or became long winded, I knew what was coming up
ahead, and kept reading knowing a better part was coming. I actually enjoyed
reading them, though the thought of re-reading them doesn't seem that
appealing.

Getting back on point, I just wanted to make sure people understood that I
wasn't saying don't read the book until you see the movie, but rather don't
read the book around the time when you will see the movie. Let the two
entities stay as separate as possible.

Steve/bboyminn




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