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Are movie novelizations still a thing? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Planisher@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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I remember reading them back in the early 90s (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Far and Away, Back to the Future). They don't seem to be a thing anymore (or am I just not noticing them).

As an aside I remember liking them but I was a preteen at the time so maybe they were terrible and I just liked the movies.

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[–] mcnetworks@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

When I was a kid I loved the novelizations. They often had additional "scenes" that would add to the story. As an adult, I'm not sure if I would enjoy a novelization or see it as a complete cash grab. Probably depends on the quality of the novelizations, and my general cynicism at the time.

[–] Sand_Angelo4129@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I remember the Back to the Future 2 novelization had a small exchange between Marty and the server at Cafe 80s about why he wants to use physical money, instead of just swiping his thumb.

I don't know if that was from a deleted scene from the movie, but I felt it added some more setup to the part where Doc tries to save Jennifer and tells her to hold her thumb to the pad by the door.

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