Forrest Gump. The movie is fabulously made, historical, funny and insightful. I read the book after seeing the movie (emphasis mine)

For me, it really depends on which happens first. ie. If I've read the book first, the movie is sometimes disappointing - mainly because the script writers / movie producers have to condense the books so much to fit into timeframe. If I've seen the movie first, I can find the book laborious (unless it is brilliant).

eg. I read Bridget Jones's Diary before seeing the movie. Loved both (related to it a little too closely I suspect) but found myself noticing through the movie which bits were missing.

Anyone else relate?

Hev