The novelization of Revenge of the Sith is actually really good. It came out before the movie did, and it explained things so much better/had better dialogue that I was genuinely disappointed when I saw the movie because it does so little of what the book does.
I actually really recommend it.
The Star Wars Episode III novelization is actually pretty good. The way it covers the Anakin/Obi-Wan/Dooku scene at the beginning really fleshes things out and makes it an infinitely better scene than the one in the movie itself.
Sometimes novelizations can actually elevate above the source movie material by adding background & depth to otherwise shallow characters.
I read this too. Actually, I read it before ever seeing the film. It was cool.I have one for 2001 a Space Oyssey. Pretty cool and it's a first edition apparently.
I have one for 2001 a Space Oyssey. Pretty cool and it's a first edition apparently.
That's not the same, there is no "spectacle " and fxs in books.What's the point of movie adaptation of books? Who watches them???
In Jurassic Park's case, wasn't the movie based on the book?They have Junior Novelizations. I think you are right about that aspect, but a lot of these books are squarely aimed at adults - just look at some of the subject matter.
I personally had the Junior Novelization of Jurassic Park, I was obsessed with that movie. But I also had the real book and read it at that time and even then I could tell the JN version was stupid.
Although I was always an avid reader from a young age and read beyond my peer level so maybe I'm an exception.
The Alan Dean Foster Alien film novels are excellent.
In Jurassic Park's case, wasn't the movie based on the book?
The novelization of Revenge of the Sith is actually really good. It came out before the movie did, and it explained things so much better/had better dialogue that I was genuinely disappointed when I saw the movie because it does so little of what the book does.
I actually really recommend it.
I believe it's actually a pretty traditional marketing tactic, a way of building anticipation before a film is even out, with the film effectively promising the novel being brought to life (even though the novel is, of course, not the source material). Even the original Star Wars also had a novelisation, published the November before the movie's release.
I'm really fascinated by some of these.
Because you want more of something you love?
As a kid I collected paperbacks of movies I loved and would re-read them all the time.
- Back to the Future 2 (and 3)
- Home Alone
- Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
- Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones
- Worlds of Power game books
I remember buying Ang Lee's Hulk book because I needed something to read.
I'll third(?) this.
I usually am not compelled to buy novelizations of films, but when I want more of the story than the films are able to give me, I find novelizations can often be very satisfying at addressing things that were disappointments in the films they're about.
But there's like a million Hulk comic books you could read...
The novelization of Revenge of the Sith is actually really good. It came out before the movie did, and it explained things so much better/had better dialogue that I was genuinely disappointed when I saw the movie because it does so little of what the book does.
I actually really recommend it.
"Teach him a lesson, Sea Bass!"
I am DYING at this rn
It's not a novelization. Kubrick and Clarke worked side-by-side on the story.I have one for 2001 a Space Oyssey. Pretty cool and it's a first edition apparently.
I'm pretty sure I had the T2: Judgement Day novelisation and I definitely have the OG Metal Gear one lying around somewhere
The novelization of Revenge of the Sith is actually really good. It came out before the movie did, and it explained things so much better/had better dialogue that I was genuinely disappointed when I saw the movie because it does so little of what the book does.
I actually really recommend it.
I assume this started before VHS market. Still, novelizations have some use cases, I imagine reading one aloud to a blind person is easier than reverse engineering screenplay based on footage.
Since there are millions of other things to read, why would you write anything (fictional)?
I have one for 2001 a Space Oyssey. Pretty cool and it's a first edition apparently.
I believe it's actually a pretty traditional marketing tactic, a way of building anticipation before a film is even out, with the film effectively promising the novel being brought to life (even though the novel is, of course, not the source material). Even the original Star Wars also had a novelisation, published the November before the movie's release.
The only one I've ever bothered to read was:
Because a book based on a film based on a short story was something I had to check out.
And Piers doesn't get a chance to get creepy iirc.