Pretty Close to the Book
594354
Well done movie that follows closely to the book.  Not everything is included as it's hard to portray thoughts. Somewhat dark story. Can be difficult to watch children dying. Book was easier in this regard, at least for me.
2605786
I have read the book and it get's five stars.  The movie falls way short of the book.  The characters are changed somewhat ( to the point of changing the race of two people ) and portions of the story line are different.  However, the ending does leave you at about the same place as the book
1970470
Because the movie was so iconic, it was difficult to separate the movie from the book. All the characters took on the faces of the movie cast for me, which is not necessarily a bad thing. The movie actually followed the book pretty closely. The book did provide extra scenes, involving Inigo and Fezzik's back stories, more involved scenes about the Zoo of Death, which had been condensed into the Pit of Dispair in the movie.  I did not like the Buttercup character in the book.  Compared to the movie version, much was done to emphasize her beauty in the book, and she came off somewhat shallow and not very smart.

The book actually takes a while to get going, first talking about the fictitious process of abridging S. Morgenstern's book.  This went on for so long, for a while I thought I had purchased the wrong book!  While humorous and interesting, I could have done without it. That may be a matter of opinion.
3535514
Just want you to know this is a treasure if it is anything like the real book.  Sorry haven't checked it yet, or don't remember doing so.  Will try to add more info later!
3116299
Great show!  It was pretty darn close to the greatness of the books.  Looking forward to seeing the other films again soon.
4140903
Wanted to see how the movie compared to the book.  The movie followed the book pretty well except for a few sub plots. The book was definitely worth reading!!
1445332
As yet, I have not read the book.  I will let you know, it looks really good like the two.before .. Thank you
2261519
Before I start I'm going to say that the movie and the book are a bit different.  So if you're the reader that likes the two to be the exact same then you're in for a surprise.  If you prefer the two to be the same I would suggest buying the movie-tie-in version.

The book itself is great.  The premise is easy to follow and the characters support the story nicely.  The author seemed to be very detailed in some scenes while glazing over others in as few words as possible.  There is some recurring lines and scenes throughout the novel, but that's to be expected from the situation that the story takes place in. It's not the characters that make the book great but the plot and the inevitable ending you know is coming (which is way better than the movie).  There are a lot of hugs and kisses and hand holding but that's the extent of the romance.  The majority of the book is a lead in to the climactic battle at the end of the novel.

Overall the book was very good and I enjoyed reading it.  I felt like maybe a bit more character development could have been done, but what was there satisfied the story.  I have a feeling that the next book will be better because everything changes (environment, locations, number of characters, etc.) as the story progresses.
1055318
I have never read the book until now, I had only seen different versions made into movies.  The books are generally better than the movies and I wanted to see for myself.  The movies are close to the book but cannot include every detail of the book.  This is a classic good read.
1963911
Cons: Half-way through Book Two (location 4812), there is about a page worth of content missing. I haven't read to the end yet, so I don't know if this is isolated or not. Incidentally, this exact same book is also available for free from Apple iBooks, and the pages aren't missing there. I just looked up the missing pages on my iPad and then went back to reading on my Kindle. Also, as other people have pointed out, it's hard to find where the actual book starts because there's a really long introduction and no index. This is easily addressed, however, by looking at the location numbers in the review.

Pros: If you simply want to read straight though this classic and like free books, this version works great. The translation is actually quite good, in my opinion. A few of the word choices are archaic, but it's very readible and even poetic.
3646235
This is a very cute movie. I was surprised it deviated so much from the book, though. I was hoping it was closer to the book. The book is great and I was hoping to get the movie so I could watch it with my grandkids. The values taught in the book are much clearer. This movie is more of a love story.
1779943
This movie was great. For the most part it is a close interpretation of the book. The movie was very entertaining and kept my interest for the whole movie.
1243109
The dialogue, plot, motivations and characters really bear little resemblance to the book.  The scenery is gorgeous and the settings do give you a real sense of place and time that is in keeping with the novel.
2441603
I loved the series  when it first came out,  it's fairly close to the book. King  is one of my favorite authors,  now I can watch it when ever I want
3007350
I know that they can't put the whole book into the movie, but I really wish they could. As far as movies go it was good and the plot was goo. The problem was that I read the book before seeing the movie.  My friends who have not read the book loved the movie, but I was missing some of the elements that I thought were important from the book. Overall a good film, but don't get your hopes too high.
4214096
I had to read The Fellowship of the Ring for my sophomore English class, and once I finished it, I was so hyped up on LOTR that I decided to read The Two Towers just for fun.  It's a pretty good book--a nice continuation of the Fellowship's story.  If you survived the endless pages and detail of the first book, you can survive this one too.  It's long, but it's good.  And don't forget to see the movie--it provides a nice visual image to all the action.
856165
This book is a novelization of the popular movie of the same name. If you've seen the movie, the novelization is a good companion to read. If not, the book is still a good introduction to the basic plot. There are some dialogue differences between the book and the movie, but this is very minor. However, the book does explain many items which, in the movie, were never explained, such as why there are five canopic jars instead of the traditional four.
This book is a light, fun read. If you haven't seen The movie, then I recommend that you do. The book provides more of a background, but the movie provides all of the visual action.