I've been told by other people that Catch-22 the movie was good but since I loved the book I was pretty much bound to be disappointed by the movie which I was. The Chiorboys was another great book that I thought was made into a lousy movie.

I liked it too...but I didn't grow up on the book.
Things are different when you have memories attached to them

Torgo: I figured as much about that book.
They've also made sense and sensibility and seamonsters

and Jane Slayer....but I'm not sure if that's by the same guy.
and if I read any of them...it probably won't be that one.

Bronte.

I enjoy both the book and movie versions when they come out in theaters. I usually try to think of them as separate entities rather than the same story portrayed in different media. If I think the movie's going to be as good as the book was, I'm usually at least a little bit disappointed. There's just something about a great book that the silver screen can't capture fully. I think it's great that there have been some good comic book/book adaptations, but I'm always a little bit skeptical when I buy my ticket and go to the theater.

Ha ha, yeah I saw those books too.

I grew up on the book of Where The Wild Things Are and it still didn't effect my view of the movie. As long as an adaption isn't an insult to the book(The Running Man or Legend of the Seeker) I'm pretty open minded to adaptations.