Ah, but Blackcatter, by seeing the movie without having read the book, be warned. There is a lot you'll miss, and that's a shame.

A friend of mine who sees all the films but refuses to read the books, because he says he's a film "purist" whatever the hell THAT means, told me of some of his confusions. The more he talked the more I realized that everything he said would have been easily cleared up if he had read the book first.

Does that mean the movie can't stand on it's own? No I do think it's the best of the bunch, but as is true with every film I can think of, based on a book (not a short story or play, which are easier to adapt in their entirety) a lot will be left out.

OK, Blackcatter, I know your time and interest is limited, and a two-hour flick is pretty painless...but if you REALLY want to be apprised of all that JK Rowling has to offer...I still encourage you to READ the books!!

..xx..e