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Inside the Windows 7 Launch Party Pack
Barence writes to tell us that it seems Microsoft has been grinding away in the corporate world for so long, they have forgotten what "fun" means. PC Pro managed to get their hands on one of the "party packs," and it seems woefully inadequate. Nowhere did we see a pin-the-chair on the Ballmer game, giveaways that you might actually use, or even a few balloons or streamers. Instead, the only reason to get a party pack seems to be the free copy of Windows Ultimate Signature edition, which doesn't do much for your party guests (unless you burn them all copies I guess, but we would never condone that). All-in-all, it seems that Microsoft should have gone to the nearest dorm room and asked for some pointers on how to have a good party.
To do what with?
"I like it when the red water comes out.."
I don't think I can give you a simple answer to your question. I don't see a clear way to do an apples-to-apples comparison of a film and a graphic novel.
The movie was extremely true to the source material without coming off as a slavish reproduction. I'd say that, in some ways, it is the best "comic book movie" I've seen.
I think I'm safe in categorically stating that the book holds a higher place in the pantheon of graphic novels than the movie does in the pantheon of films. In that sense the book is better. I suppose that, if you like graphic novels and films equally, the book is better. I think some of Frank Miller's art is shit (looking at you, 300), but some of my all time favorite panels appear in The Hard Goodbye.
Having said that, if you've seen the movie there aren't going to be any big revelations in the book. Unlike, for example, the film adaptation of The Return of the King, which leaves out The Scouring of the Shire. To me, that's the most important and meaningful part of the books.
Based on my assumptions about you and the context of your question, I suppose the answer is no. On the other hand, as a guy who finds something special in the work of one guy with some scratch board and a something really different to say, I think I like the book better.
-Peter