the book was good as the movie vs the book was as good as the movie

Some examples from the web:

• No offense, Mr. Film Fanatic, But I don't think the movie was nearly as good as the book.
• I know, I told you the book was good.
• You know? Before the book was published.
• Going by the book was pointless.
• - The book was trash and you're a thief.
• Because the book was the most beautiful science-fiction book.
• I thought that when the book was done...
• I told you the book was bad news.
• The book wasn't meant for her.
• The book wasn't meant for her.
• Whatever the book was you were totally absorbed in it.
• The book was originally published in two separate volumes.
• You see, the book was not driven by reading.
• The book was bought by Sidney Falco.
• You really understood that the theme of the book was love.
• The last person to handle the book was my assistant editor, Jessica Roche.
• The book was banned in her own country.
• The book was left on the seat.
• The book was finally published in April 2005.
• I understand that, but the book was stolen.

Some examples from the web:

• No offense, Mr. Film Fanatic, But I don't think the movie was nearly as good as the book.
• He was as good as any hearing child.
• He was as good as Saddam's right hand.
• I figured that was as good as anything.
• It was as good as new under all the rubble.
• I was as good as the other registrars.
• He's the one who set me up, then he went around telling everybody I was as good as dead.
• Daddy said if You pretend well enough, it was as good as the real thing.
• Last night, that guy was as good as dead, but a little bit of this, and he just walks away.
• The minute we found his prints on that knife, the case was as good as closed.
• Maybe if I was as good as you, I wouldn't care about anybody else either.
• Just remember that I was as good as any and better than most.
• You know that Lana was as good as you.
• He was as good as a lamb when I came back.
• It was as good as the others, both in form and strength.
• That was as good as it ever got for Haiti, which in our lifetime has sunk into poverty and terror.
• Molly was as good as gold till she was 14.
• I just got to know if Ivy town was as good as it gets for us, because we've come back here.
• Nothing I ever did was as good as Mark.
• I thought I was as good as dead to you at the cemetery.