I loved the LOTR movies. But I think knowing two of the men who actually worked on making those films helped. I had some advance knowledge of some of the work that went into it, from their telling of it. Since I play a mmo of that gender, it was really fun to see some of this in movie form. I have seen most of the Potter movies and from what I have seen, they are extremely well made and I know people love them as well as the books. The bookstores here have people camping out the night before a new book comes available to purchase. That tells you alot about the series. I think my grandsons have all the books.