It is better to read the book than to see the film version of the book?

When a book is succesful, hollywood put it's eyes on it. The adaptation is the hardest process. decide what can be cut and what have to be shown in just 120 minutes. These are the most hardest decision for the producer and writer. It can determinate the success or failure of the film.

Not all the best sellers that have been converted in movies are succesful. The cast and acting is important too.
If you have read the book and can't feel connected with the stars in the film it's a very negative aspect.

Read the book will always be better. Owing to the use of our imagination. It let us be creative and build the story and the caracters with the description that the author is giving to us. People who read are more clever and intelligent.

On the other side movies can show you the images. Nowadays with the gramatically increase of the technology the special efects cooperate to the construction of  beautifuls masterpieces.

The Diary of Briget Jones, Pride & Perjuice, Harry Potter, Twilight, The Lord of the Ring, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, are some of the movies that have swept in the cinemas, furthermore the experts have given excelent critics for these pieces.