From: DON'Tvictordix@imapmail.orgSPAMME   
      
   I have finished a re-read of the HP books and so have a number of my   
   acquaintances. It is funny how we disagree on such basic things.   
      
   The single and most fundamental disagreement, and I see this from many   
   of the book before movie fandom, is that the movies should be viewed   
   as replacements for the books. Certainly not. They should be hip   
   companions.   
      
   Once you take this view, then the deviations from the text have less   
   impact. MOF, the only impact those deviations had for me was that it   
   would temporarily confuse; minds want simplicity and mine was preset   
   by the books.   
      
   Nonetheless, I haven't been well convincing; says one "I do note hate   
   either (HBP/OOTP) because they deviate from the text. I hate one and   
   am unimpressed with the other because of /HOW/ they deviate from the   
   text.   
      
   I simply do not understand that line of thinking. :(   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)