[HPFGU-Movie] Now I'm wondering....

[Penny Linsenmayer]

Hi --

Rachel -- I too loved & adored the Movie.  I saw it 12 times in the theater!!  

But, I'm really angry about the DVD on a number of levels.  First, if they want to have the deleted scenes be a "prize" for getting through some kiddie games, that's fine.  But, be up-front about that in clear language.  If Nancy hadn't been fooling around with it all afternoon yesterday & then mentioned in an email to me something about getting through potions test challenges to get there & that there even *were* deleted scenes, I'd have been tempted to think that they were *lying* on the box cover about the "never-before-seen footage."  Why make it so hidden & mysterious?  The average viewer is just not going to go to all that trouble to find this stuff.  They had the "interview" section labelled; why not include a "deleted scenes" button that then takes you through a series of challenges with encouraging remarks like "You're almost to the prize; you'll soon be able to see the scenes that didn't make it to the big screen ... keep on going."  Instead, it's buried in there in the "extras" with no instructions on the box or in the DVD itself to help you get there.  

I also think they should have included more deleted scenes or more "extra footage."  More of the kids goofing around the set; longer interviews with Columbus, et al.  It's definitely a DVD geared to kids, which is fine.  But, maybe they should have made an adult version with more extras that would appeal to the adult audience.  Or included both the kiddie games *and* the extras that the adults would appreciate.  

My biggest gripe is that it took me over an hour of frustrated attempts and a long-distance phone call to my friend Nancy to find the deleted scenes, and something about that really doesn't work.  

I also resent that I'll have to memorize how to get through all that garbage to get to the deleted scenes each & every time apparently.

I did, however, enjoy seeing the movie again!  :--)  And, I do love, love, love the fact that I can watch it anytime, slow down the Quidditch, etc.  Cool.  

Frustrated!Penny


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