::Slowly raises hand:: I haven't read the book either. I read the first HP, said, "Eh, that was okay, but I bet it would make a much better movie." Year or two later, it was a movie, and I thought, "Oh good, let's just do this." I like HP mainly for the monsters/creatures and the visuals, so seeing it in the theatre is a good way to go as far as I'm concerned. I'd never read the series even if it wasn't on film, so I don't consider myself to be breaking some sort of taboo. Although in general, books are usually better than "the movie."