Harry Potter movies & JKR quote

[sienna291973]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Barbara D. Poland-Waters" <bd-
bear at v...> wrote:
> Saw a special on A&E tonight about the Harry Potter movies. There 
were some
> interesting quotes, such as Columbus saying he had heard from lots 
of
> children who said when they saw the first two movies they thought 
that was
> just what they imagined Hogwarts and the WW to be. He also said he 
tried
> very hard to stay faithful to the material and was happy that he 
was able to
> bring the world JKR created to life.
> 
> They also showed some stuff with Cuaron and a few tidbits of JKR 
speaking.
> What I found interesting was when JKR says "No one who has read 
the books
> will be disappointed in this movie" meaning PoA. I am here to say 
I have
> read the books repeatedly and I was disappointed. I wonder if 
she'd be
> shocked to hear there are others like me who were not happy with 
the movie.
> 
> I'm curious to know how many others on this list were also 
disappointed. I
> feel we've been criticized by some people on this list for 
disliking the
> movie (some have said we can't expect a movie to be just like a 
book, or
> they've said if JKR liked it, who are we to think she's wrong that 
it's the
> best movie, etc.). I feel everyone has their own opinion about the 
movie,
> but the people who liked it seem to be more vocal, and I'm 
wondering if it's
> because those people (not singling anyone out) have not only said 
how much
> they liked the movie, but as I said, criticized those of us for 
not liking
> it. In contrast, I don't think many (if any at all) people who 
said they
> didn't like the movie criticized those who liked it.
> 
> So, to satisfy my curiosity, e-mail me off-list to let me know if 
you were
> one of the people  who was overall disappointed with the movie. I 
know I'm
> not alone in my views because I've seen comments on IMDb that said 
just what
> I said. But I'd like to know who on this list agrees with me as 
well (and I
> don't want you to feel you'll be open to criticism, which is why I 
said feel
> free to write to me off-list.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Barbara
> aka bd-bear

Hi Barbara, although I liked the movie substantially more than the 
previous two, I have a few problems with it myself.  I can certainly 
understand why some would not like it.  I would hope that you should 
be able to express your opinions freely on this list without bearing 
the brunt of critical attacks. I'd be interested in hearing about 
what you particularly didn't like.

Sienna