Should I Read The SERENITY Novelization Before I See The Movie?
POSTED BY: FilmCritic3000
UPDATED: Friday, September 9, 2005 19:37
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Having seen the film, I'd say... NO!!!!
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NOOOOOOO!!
Please. I beg you!
Don't. Read. The. Book. First.
Okay, I'm being a bit dramatic
, but I really recommed that you see the movie first. Unless you've been completely 'spoiled' already... But if you don't already know all the major plot points, the movie will be much more powerful, IMO.
Just my $0.02.
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Watch the movie first of course!!!
Besides, the novel is probably written by some 2-bit Hollywood hack! 
ow!
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Oh, hey KRAD! Didn't see ya there...
I was going to try my best to not read the book first, but after reading the excerpt (damn good, BTW)...I don't think I'll have enough willpower to hold out.
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depends on how spoiled you want to be
I have seen the film but was pretty spoiled
knowing did not lesson the SEEING
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
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unless it'll by chance have certain things that the movie doesn't have.
Er, every novelization has things that the movie doesn't have. That's inevitable -- a novel has considerably more storytelling space than a movie, so a novelizer has to add stuff, otherwise it won't be a novel, it'll be a pamphlet.
In the case of Serenity, there's lots of stuff that isn't in the movie.
Keith R.A. DeCandido
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I refer the honourable gentleman to Mr Terrence Dicks, master of the "He said ... and he replied..." novelisation.
Seriously, watch it as a movie first then go to the novel to fill in the extra details.
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I just picked KRAD's novelization up from Barnes & Noble. I'm trying my best not to read past the excerpts that have been posted, but I can feel willpower seeping away....
"Read me........Read me......Read me..."
I even tried putting the book in my locker, but the voice still comes.....
I haven't seen the movie yet, BTW.
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Please don't!
I absolutely promise you, you should watch the movie first.
There's a big difference between being spoiled and knowing every line and every moment in a movie in advance.
I can not imagine how this would not ruin the movie for you. The story and dialogue was designed for a film not for a book and it should be seen that way, in my opinion.
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complicated childhood
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Seems pretty much unanimous, doesn't it?!
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Ive seen the movie twice,and even tho I knew a few spoilers before I saw the movie--please DO NOT READ THE BOOK UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN THE FILM!!!
That being said,I started reading the novel yesterday---KRAD IS AWESOME!!!! You really capture the spirit and characters of the film.Kudos to you kind sir,KUDOS!
"Hamsters is nice."
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