Intro - POA Review/Rant **Spoilers**

[etlrideryh36]

Hi, just joined this sister list and HpfGU.  My apologies if I am 
posting in a clumsy way.

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Saw the premier last night and must say I was drawn in at first but 
then became increasingly disappointed with how the movie was handled.

The darker feel was nice, but I think the director went far too much 
for flash and lacked very good background or character development.  
I understand the overacting comments in some of the posts/reviews but 
believe the main actors did well or have come along nicely.  Except 
for Gambon as Dumbledore – there is not the same kind of
gentleness 
that Harris had.

Mostly, I find myself unsatisfied with the utter lack of key 
information.  Sure the target audience has most likely read the book 
at least once—but I argue that that is all the more reason to
create 
a logical, flowing story in the movie.  While the feel was nicely 
dark, there was a lack of the quaint and innocent aspects that are in 
the book.  If these were better developed in the movie, it would make 
the dark parts all the more thrilling.  I believe for the future 
films to be successful, the producers and screenwriter will have to 
translate the complexities of the story to the movie.  After this bit 
of a let down, I at least can console myself by re-reading the 
book!  : )

"etlrideryh36"