"But the book was better!"

One of my favorite movies as a kid was Jurassic Park, and continues to be to this day. Recently, I've started to read the book by Michael Crichton, as I've always heard that it was better than the film. While I am enjoying what I've been reading so far, I've realized that If I had read the book first, I wouldn't have initially liked the film as much as I do, as I would have been too hung up on what was different. It would have taken a few viewings before I could have appreciated the film for what it was, and how it maintained the central theme of the book in spite of altering and moving plot points around to make it better fit a 2 hour experience. 

Furthermore, I've realized that I probably haven't always gone into the theater with the best mindset when it comes to film adaptations, as I am usually ready to keep count of all the changes they made to the source material. For example, when it comes to the Harry Potter movies, I used to say the best ones where the first two, as they were closest to the books. But now I think I owe the others, as well as some other film adaptations, another unbiased viewing. 

Except this one. Only one viewing was required to see how terrible this movie was.