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Lines of folks formed before midnight, many of them adults, to see the latest Harry Potter film.

Not to be a spoil-sport, but, frankly, I don't get it.

I can be a "cinema" snob, who prefers the term "film" over "movie" and who frets about why more serious works take so long to get here and leave so soon, but I like a good time in a theater as much as the next guy.

So, for the record, I have waited in long lines to see "Star Wars," "Star Trek" and "Lord of the Rings" installments.

But I have never seen a whole Harry Potter film.

I've tried when they've aired on cable, and I just couldn't sit the whole things out.

Now, I appreciate the power Harry Potter has had to get young people to read very long books. I appreciate that the books apparently respect kids' intelligence.

I guess Harry Potter is just an acquired taste that I never acquired.