Which do you prefer? Why?

[Mistress Vondella]

Which do you prefer; the Harry Potter books or the films? And why?

[harrys_other_broom]

I like the books better. there is so much left up to the imagination with them and they are my interputations instead of a directors. I can image what people or things look like or how the interactions take place. It adds so much more.

[deadly_muggle]

I love the books... thats really what makes me a fan. well, actually, I don't like the films becuz, they omit a lot and don't necessarily tell the truth

[Dudaz]

I like the books, but I never get to finish them.
So i see the movies!!!!so a like more!!!!!!i like a lot cinema!!!!!and the films are good!!!and the characters are fantastics!!!!!lol!!!LUNA!!!

[noirehart]

... although I have to say, I do really, really like the films as well. I think one of the reasons for liking both quite a lot is that I watched the first two films before I read the books - so, when I was reading the books, the characters in my head looked exactly like the ones in the film!

This meant that I always thought the books and films complemented one another quite well - I think maybe if I had read the books first and had a really strong idea in my head about what I thought the characters and locations looked like then - like with Lord of the Rings - I would have been a bit discomfited by the discrepancies between my imagination interpreting the books and the film interpretations.

But yea - digressing! I think the books are just wonderful - I only very recently finished the last one and cried on the bus on the way home from uni. Yes, marginally over-dramatic, but heck - I was emotional

[Rafaela a.k.a Kit]

The books are just better!!!
There's MUCH more details and they don't cut anything of the plot

[supercodi95]

the books are way more detailed

[trishums]

Books.

I've always been a fan of books rather than film... Theres just a feeling that film can't capture, not only in Harry Potter though..

[sidnandragin]

I enjoy the books more. I find that the books are a bit more detailed when dealing with the interaction between Harry and everyone else. I enjoy the thoughts that are going through his mind and Harry's attention towards others. His ability to describe people he meets is interesting. An example would be his description of Ginny. When he first met her. He described her so differently, like he was in awe of her. When we meet Hermione, it is a different description, she walks in and begins talking to them, the reactions of both Ron and Harry is hilarious and they are not really sure why she is talking with them.

[CrayonsAndSunlight]

I like the books better, of course. JKR is the creator of this world we love, so it's almost like we all need to enjoy the books more than the movies. The movies are alright, but they have nothing against the books in my opinion. Rowling is a brilliant author, she's just so different. She knows how to shock her readers, in good ways, obviously.

[j15031990]

I would have to say that I love the books more then the movies, though the movies are not far off. The books pay so much attention to detail and in a way are more exciting then the movies.
The movies are brilliant, don't get me wrong, but nothing beats the quality of the books.

[Zack Shelters]

THE BOOKS ARE WAYYYYY BETTER!! So im not a huge fan of HP like some people on here are but I do like the books better than the movies. They go in soo much detaila nd let u know whats happening and in the movies you miss parts and are like.... HUH?

[bellexisxme]

Books, they're much more descriptive. I believe if I hadn't read any of the books I might have gotten lost in some parts of the movies... I still do a little bit sometimes...

[~*hunneybun_potter*~]

I do love the books more than the films, although i still do love the films. the reason why i love the books more, is due to the fact that are more descriptive, with intrisic detail, they are so perfect. and now that the films will soon be ending, i will be able to read the boks, and be able to picture what the cahrqacters look like and what they are doing!

[stag_94]

I like the books instead of the movies. They changed like.......hmm.... everything that i like for the movies.

[hogwartsgirl123]

I can't decide.
The books are awesome. You can get lost in them and they give more information and details.
However, the movies are amazing. Daniel, Emma, and Rupert really bring the world of Harry Potter to life.

[aliciahutchinson]

I can't decide.
The books are awesome. You can get lost in them and they give more information and details.
However, the movies are amazing. Daniel, Emma, and Rupert really bring the world of Harry Potter to life.


Not to steal your post or anything really, but I completely agree with you!!!!!

[hannah_bry27]

That's such a hard question!!! I picked I like them both equally.
The books are just sooooo good, I mean, you know lol!
The movies have a bit faster of a pace, plus I get to look at Dan, Rupert, Tom, and Matthew

[Tonksy12]

I like both equally. Reading the books your mind can run free but the movies gives you a better idea as to how someone else sees each character.

[harrysangel]

films cause im more of a visual person

[hakuna.matata]

Definatly the books, because everything is so much more detailed and you can find out so much more from the books and they leave so much out in the movies.

[gomenasai46]

I'm really not fond of the movies, just because they take out so much of the books that I wish could be left in.

[flick619]

i like the films better because u can see the action

[Ioanna]

I dont like the films. They are big productions and they impose imagination.

[_tinkerbell93_]

books cause they are motre detailed

[cwood61]

I prefer the books over the movies because the books go into more detail about what is going to happen as for the movies cut out all those good and important parts. Dont get me wrong I love the movies but the books are really better because the the detail they go into.