the book or the movie

I suggest that you read the book first. So you will know the whole story. The movie itself is not that detailed compared to the book. Goodluck!

I'd go for the book first. It has complete details and since the movie was taken from the book, you will understand the movie better. You will even have a point of comparison between the two. They're both good as well. I don't like long readings but Da Vinci Code was one book I read for hours. Enjoy.

..Yep, they are right. Read the book first because it's very, very detailed compared to the movie (obviously). The main advantage of the movie is that the movie fleshed out the characters and that these characters portrayed their book characters very well.

I have always found that these days it is very disappointing to read a good book the see the movie. They change the movies so much from the books that I have decided to see the movie then read the book. Then I won't be looking for the changes or missing parts.

I did both, but I read the book first. I strongly recommend you read the book. And don't waste time watching the movie! LOL! just kiding. The book really is far better than the movie. But if you just want to see the difference(and get dissappointed) you can watch the movie too.

i think read the book better than looking the movie, in the movie many thing is lose..

personally i suggest you watch the movie first because like always the book has much more detail and when you read the book it will be very detailed for you. i personally read the book first then watched the movie and throughout the movie i was thinking where is this and that and was ultimately unsatisfied with the movie although it was well done. hope this helped:)

I usually don't read much books. so i prefer watching movies.
i haven't read any of the harry potter books but watched all the harry potter movies.
For me movies take less time to understand the story and i am able to get the whole idea.

Hey, moose8. Have you already read the book. I hope that is what you did first cuz watching the movie will just deny you the enjoyment of the better experience - reading the book. BTW, the book is not really that good. Its hard to believe but its fiction after all. The plot is very exciting though.

I'm such a purist when it comes to this. I always prefer reading the book first. The first impression lasts and I guess you better get the better impression first which for me is always done by the book. Although sometimes this makes the movie fall short of your expectations. Just remember that they are very different mediums that way you won't be disappointed.