I've always loved the visual of seeing the movie!

[whizbee2000]

Okay, something is bugging me. I know lots of people are bothered by 
the 1st and 2nd movies being "Chris Columbus-ized"...but I personally 
have thought both of them were great! I've lost count of how many 
times I've watched them.

I actually watched the movies BEFORE I ever read the books. I love to 
read, but I resisted reading Harry Potter because it was "too" 
popular and I thought everyone was just a little wierd about it. 

When my boys and I went to see the movie, I ended up being the one 
who liked it best of all! I then rushed out to buy the first book. I 
began to read the books to my boys, but quickly bought the other 
books and read ahead of them. So, I truly don't feel the first two 
movies were that bad. They got me to read the books that I had 
resisted reading, and I was thoroughly enchanted by them! I'm hoping 
that the third will be just as magical.