What is your choice.... the book or the movie?

Due to my busy schedule, I prefer to watch movie if I want to catch up with any latest book titles. Since, it will instill in my memory... Afterwards, I will read the book about that movie, in that way, i will read faster and will expand my views. For me, it is easier for me to do that, so it will improve my vocabulary in english.

Well my choice is book, i agree with you that some written words that needs explanation are not all visualize in the movie. It's better to read the abook first before you watched the movie.

It depend on interest, reading the book is something like gaining knowledge and it is treated as a habit and movies are basically seen for entertainment purpose.

if i see the movie before i read the book it is a good movie but if i have read the book than the move is not good because it leaves out so much that the book covers

In my opinion, I think it depends on what we read or watch the first. If we read the book and then turn to the movie, we usually find that the movie is disapointed. In contrast, if we watch the movie first and then read the book, we often find the book is not as wondeful as the movie.

It's difficult to tell whether liking reading or movie. you know, some book is more wonderful than movie,but some is in opposition. Sensitive movie or book is better than ones that be done by stunt in computer only. Those arouse our sympathizes is reflected from real life which ,maybe,we can come across. Reading a good book or movie are all set my heart at rest.

id rather read a book than the movie..your right, in movies we miss the true meaning of the whole story, sometimes they even add something to spice up the movie but when we read the the story with a book we see the real meaning of the story and what it gives to inspire us rreaders.

i prefer reading the book and then watching the movie. just recently, i got a chance to re-read the Jack Higgins book 'the eagle has landed'. after that, i inciedently got the same movie and i must tell you that it was a total disapointment. somehow, the characters in my mind were totally different and the fact that much editing had gone to the movie made it very unsatisfactory. a book for me anyday!

I like reading the book but I guess I can relate more to the movie.I know that someone visualizes the story events but for me,I cant visualize much.Im having a hard time understanding some words and Im lazy to check it out in the dictionary,or in the net. As of now I prefer movies,I also like reading but movies can make me understand well.Maybe I should widen my vocabulary.

I prefer to read the book first. The reason I prefer this is because I'd rather read the book and get a picture in my mind before actually being "shown" the story. I like to use my imagination and create the characters and setting in my mind. My imagination always comes up with something better than the movie! haha And then I'm often disappointed in the movie.

I prefer the book, myself. The book tells you more than the movie does. When you read the book before seeing the movie, you know more about what's going on in the movie. It makes the movie more enjoyable, too, I think. There have been times when I saw the movie before I read the book. That was because I didn't get a chance to read the book for one reason or another. I really do like to read, too. I used to own a bookstore, as a matter of fact. Kathy.

i prefer the book, as i love reading too. for me the book give's more in depth of the story than that of the movie because in the movie, it's like fast paced, because it should only take 1.5 to 2+ hours from beginning to ending. while in the book, the author can really express everything that he/she wants with her story. and when i am reading, i visualize everything what i am reading. i have seen some movies that are adapted from a book, and quite honestly i was not impressed by it compared to what i have read from the book.

I prefer to books too.When read the books,all the words apear in front of me,there is the moving pictures like a moive in my mind.The moive was direct by myself ,no super star,no super director.It is my moive.

For me I would like to read the book first, because you can imagine about the storyline, the place, character (like face) and many more after that I watch the movie. Some time the storyline in the book is better than storyline in the movie. Just like Eragorn, in fact I just like the story in the book better than in the movie. Well... this is just my opinion.

In most cases, I like the movie far better than the book. Because in the movie it is all put together, it doesn't last forever, and it's just a much easier format. But in some cases, such as that of Brave New World I just felt that the movie wasn't really all that good. Same thing with 1984, not a good movie. And in the case of Bridge to Terabithia, which is one of my favorite books, I was really afraid I wasn't going to like that movie. But I can say I liked the book and movie equally well. And it turns out when I read the book on audio later, that the movie was very close to the both since the author's son worked on it. It was truly a masterpiece.

I read the book first though it is long when you read the story its amazing also because i can experience and visualize what the author wanted to tell the reader. In the movie sometimes the highlights in the book was not the one you expect it to be.

i like reading books and also like looking movies, in my opinion, this is no conflict,if this book is more interest, i am very like to see the movies, if the movies is vivid and i like the author very much, i will see the book according when the chance coming. good movies and best books are all attacted for me.

i love movies and reading but i prefer movies. it makes ur eyes and ur heart beats faster!! more excitement because of the visuals!!

People that say "I like the book better then the movie" have acctually never seen/read movies/books that this would apply to. "A Movie is based on a book" true "But a book is in practice never based on a movie". There are these books but as I see it the people reading these book are BIG fans of the Movie in coustion and I will bet my bottom dollar that these people would think the Movie is better... I can only base this on ONE book and ONE movie i have read/seen... And then my "true" answer to this is the Movie...

For Accuracy's Sake, I'd choose the book over the movie..though sometimes, I choose the movie for the theatrics. :)