From: trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com   
      
   I didn't start reading them until after the 5th book was out. I finally   
   decided to give the first one a try after watching the first two movies,   
   and I got hooked. So I only had to wait for the 6th and 7th - and I have   
   to say I was disappointed with them. They seemed very rushed after the 5th.   
      
   I know a lot of people thought the 5th was too long, but that was   
   actually what I liked so much about it. My expectation at the end of the   
   6th was that if it took so long to get one horcrux, the 7th book would   
   have to be monstrous even in comparison to the 5th. Alas, it was not so.   
      
   My favorite films were the first two. They were the truest to the books.   
   I've been more disappointed with each film, up until the last one, which   
   I was actually pretty satisfied with - although it did seem a bit   
   anticlimatic.   
      
   - Trevor   
      
   On 7/8/2011 11:58 PM, Murray Blackchurch wrote:   
   > I've not posted here before and quite ashamedly, I'm new to Harry Potter   
   > in general. My situation is fairly unique, I hadn't read a word of the   
   > series until a few weeks ago, when I began and found myself pouring   
   > through each volume in turn until the end, then viewing the films in   
   > order as well. So my experiences are far different from those who've   
   > grown up with Harry Potter, the years of waiting for book and film   
   > releases, engaging in Potter-related fellowship. On the other hand, I'm   
   > just *now* discovering something that is ending as I write this and that   
   > sense of loss has influenced my perspective toward the series. Better   
   > late than never I suppose and I'm certainly looking forward to   
   > capitalizing on this last film release.   
   >   
   > At the risk of sounding very sentimental, I was rather hoping fans here   
   > who have had far more time to digest and appreciate the series, both   
   > books and films might offer their perspective and insight into that   
   > sense of loss and finality. Did having the film releases to look forward   
   > to, after the last book, as well as re-reading the series, soften that   
   > blow of finality? Do many believe that the franchise will have strong   
   > enough legs to survive for more than a year or two, without new books   
   > and films? For those who have seen the last film already, was there a   
   > rekindled sense of loss?   
   >   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)