Reply #18: My imagination is far better than any old director's!

[JuniperLea]

I have never, ever in my life thought a movie was anywhere near as good as the book from whence it came. My imagination is whack! There is no special effects wizard who can keep up. And as for telling a story, a book can give you the thoughts of a character so much easier than a movie. Whenever I see a movie trying to do this, it ruins the whole deal for me. It's like when you become aware that an actor is acting.

One example would be Lord of the Rings... loved the films! Love love loved them! But as for telling the story, nothing beats the books. And Gollum is nowhere near as scary in the movies... they really ruined him, imho. Far too Muppets-esque for me!