[HPFGU-Movie] HP fan before or after PS/SS?

[rvotaw at i-55.com]

Andrea/Kattrap writes:

> I saw PS/SS without reading the books. I have my own ideas about what was 
good and bad about it. Anyways, I didn't run out of the theatre and buy all 
four books. It was a few months before I bought SS, and I was stuck in an 
airport with nothing to read. Only then was I hooked into the WW. 

I was half way through PS/SS when I saw the movie.  I already had bought all 
four books, simply because my partner teacher/best friend kept telling me how 
good they were.  I didn't think it could possibly be that big of a deal, and 
since I rarely have time to read for pleasure, just hadn't got around to it.  
Then a couple of weeks before the movie came out on DVD I said, well, better 
start this thing.  After seeing the movie, though, and the final chamber scene, 
I snatched the book back up and read pretty much nonstop (okay, except for 
going to work) through the rest of the four books.  Then started over.  So 
basically I think I hit it just about right.  But really, how many people were 
precisely half way through the book, then saw the movie, then went back to the 
book?  So really, I guess I was neither book first nor movie first. Although 
the movie made me much more anxious to finish up the books and see what 
happened.  My first thought was wanting to finish PS/SS and see what *really* 
happened.  I mean, movies are never exactly like the books.  

> So, as a (some would say recent) HP fanatic, I'll see CoS. But, from the 
reviews so far, I won't recommend any non HP fans to see it right away. 
> Anyone else want to share their thoughts?

I was listening to the radio this morning and the guy was wanting to see CoS 
due to the hype, but had decided he should at least rent the first movie before 
seeing it.  And I think anyone who hasn't at least seen the first movie (if 
they're too lazy to read the books) probably shouldn't see it.  Unless they 
happen to have a great love of large spiders and giant snakes.

Richelle
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I saw PS/SS without reading the books. I have my own ideas about what was good and bad about it. Anyways, I didn't run out of the theatre and buy all four books. It was a few months before I bought SS, and I was stuck in an airport with nothing to read. 
Only then was I hooked into the WW. 
So, as a (some would say recent) HP fanatic, I'll see CoS. But, from the reviews so far, I won't recommend any non HP fans to see it right away. 
Anyone else want to share their thoughts?

-Andrea/Kattrap



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