This is why you shouldn't ever read the book.

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2007)

I loved this movie. And there is one reason why I am more often than not satisfied with a movie that was turned from a book into a movie. The answer is.....I don't read books. I'm a movie lover, not a book lover. So when I watch a movie that was a book first, and hear everyone saying "It wasn't as good as the book." (as they always do) I am the only one not disappointed. Morons who read a book, and expect the movie to be as good, are going to ALWAYS be disappointed. It is rare that a movie is ever as good as the book. I will say though, that if this movie didn't have the exact ending that it did, than I probably wouldn't have liked it as much. I would have still liked it, but just not as much. That ending scene is one of my biggest goosebumps experiences i have ever had during a movie. Sorry if that sounds gay. :-) I think Ron Howard did a great job with turning such a HUGELY popular book, into a movie. The expectations were so big, so i understand how some were let down. Anytime you have such huge expectations for a movie, it's never as good as you want it to be. Just some advice to those who have read the book, but haven't seen the movie yet.....Treat it like a movie, not a book.