Intro/Movie impressions--Future Composer poll

[oz_widgeon]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "caliburncy" <caliburncy at y...> wrote:
 
> Actually, if you check some of the earlier messages to the list, 
> there are several members here who hold a similar view as 
> foilgirl_82, that the movie was trying too hard to stay close to the 
> book, and thereby did not make as effective a film in its own right. 
 


Ah, I came to the movie group late as US Army Europe theaters didn't 
get the movie until 30 Nov, so I missed all those posts.  I will go 
back and check them out though.  However, from my own experience _off_ 
HPFGU-Movies, I have not heard any complaints about the movie being 
_too_ close to the book.

> Basically, it all comes down to what you expect an adaptation to do. 
 
Agreed.  I wanted it to stick to the book, and I'm glad they did so as 
much as possible.  


> If you'll forgive the shameless self-plug, I wrote about the 
> alternate opinions of adaptations in Message #622.  For background 
in 
> understanding that post, you may want to read my views on the HP 
film 
> in particular, which can be found in other earlier messages (search 
> for "caliburn"). 

Plug away, and be proud.  I will go read them.


 But, yes, foilgirl_82 is not alone.  She can join 
> the club of people who "liked the movie, but thought it worked 
better 
> as a good visualization of a book than as a film judged on its own 
> merits".  Sorry, we never came up with a snazzier club nickname.

Hmmmm...where's Tabouli?

Slon-sincerely wishing Yahoo allowed italics