Movie vs. Book. Which was better?

1984 is an extremely important literary work. It explains to the reader what the ultimate facist state would be like. I myself have not seen the movie so I can't really comment on whether or not it follows the same timeline and detail as the book. However, I have read some reviews about the version of the movie that came out in 1984 and from what I hear the movie was dead-on with the book. If this is true then in my opinion i would say that the movie is probably better for two reasons. One, because instead of putting your own images in your head of what is really happening in the book, the movie puts the whole thing into perspective for you. Two, the plot line for the book seems to make the perfect script for a thriller sci-fi movie, especially in this day and age of technology. I plan to search the neighborhood stores to see if I can find the movie because based on the reviews that I've seen, the movie has really caught my interest.