Probably the most thorough review written...:-D

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Megan" <virtualworldofhp at y...> wrote:

Megan:
> ...edited...
> Okay, overall Harry seems to be 1 of 3 things at all times: politely
> bewildered in his silly naïve way, an almost genuis figuring out the
> mystery, and brave Harry who can fight with a sword and get us out of
> sticky messes.  Why do these seem to be the only things Harry can
> convey?  If it weren't for the fact that he were the focus of this
> movie, then I can see how we all might wonder why exactly he's so
> good.  He just seems FLAT in CoS.
> 
> I think really the only parts where Harry truly gleemed as 
> Canon!Harry was for a second in Flourish & Blotts when standing 
> up to Malfoy & then the dialogue in the chamber with Tom before he 
> calls the basilisk--THOSE were awesome, fleeting moments of Harry's 
< true character as JKR wants him to be.
> ...edited...
> Cheers!
> Megan

bboy_mn adds:
I still blame everything on the movie being so rushed. There is no
time to develop anyone's character or the emotional intensity of any
scene. There is simple too much story to try and cram it all into the
short space of time they were obviously shooting for.

If they had told the whole story, emphasis on the word 'whole', the
movie would have probably run close to 3.5 hrs, and that would have
been just fine with me. The only problem to a movie that long is I
don't know if I could have held a giant lemonade in for that long. 

If given a choice in plot priorities, I could handle a shortened
version of the Dursleys in favor of more time at the Weasleys. 

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn