I'm thinking about reading "The Princess Bride", but I need to know: Is it as good as the movie was???

I too saw the movie first and then read the book.
Usually, the book is always better than the movie, or vice versa. It is very unusual for a book and a movie to be equally enjoyable. The Princess Bride makes a rare exception.
The book is just as great as the movie, and it has more stuff in it than the movie does. (There is a whole chapter on Inigo and Fezzick getting to the pit of despair which is quite intense and entertaining. Unlike in the movie, where they just walk through the tree and BOOM! They're there.)
Read the Princess Bride.

i saw the movie ages ago and then read the book years later. i dont remember the movie all that well but im pretty sure its safe to say: yes. possibly better since the writing style is incredibly funny.

Great book. Read it.

I think the book and the movie are equally great, so you definitely won't be wasting your time if you read it! I had to read the book for 10th grade English and it ended up being one of my favorite books ever =] [As well as the movie becoming a favorite too!]

I THINK THE BOOK CAME OUT AFTER THE MOVIE . I WOULDN'T WASTE MY TIME .