[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Why books should not be movies

[Barbara D. Poland-Waters]

***bd-bear writes:

What I don't get is why the people who liked POA have such a problem
with me NOT liking it.***

>>>From: saintbacchus [mailto:saintbacchus at yahoo.com]

Because I don't want Warner Bros. thinking that all Harry Potter
fans think the way you do. They'll play it as safe as they can with
the fanbase, and I would not like to see that result in
seven "movies" that play like crap because the studio was too afraid
to change anything.

By the way, it frankly IS unreasonable to think that a movie will be
just like a book. They never are. If you think that's a criticism of
your point of view, perhaps you're taking this a little too
personally.<<<

I think it's very interesting that you think I am the only person who thinks
"the way I do." Perhaps you should check out the HUNDREDS of negative
reviews on Yahoo Movies or the Internet Movie Database so you can see just
how many people wanted this movie to be more like the book. And if other
fans thought the first two movies "played like crap," why did they do so
much better in the box office in the first few weeks? (And before you
indicate competition or some such thing, ALL movies have competition
whenever they're released. Where are the numbers from the die-hard HP fans
who would go see a movie again and again and again if they liked it?)

I don't think it is unreasonable to want the movie to be more faithful to
the book. I think the first two movies were much closer to the material than
this one. At least they didn't have shrunken heads and flying dementors.

And why can't anyone who is pro-POA address their comments in regards to
liking the movie instead of why I AM WRONG to not like it? So far today I've
been told by various list members than I am mean-spirited towards the movie
because I didn't like it, I don't "get subtlety," and now I'm unreasonable.
I've also been told I don't make a "rational argument" for not liking the
movie, as if I have to back of my FEELINGS and PREFERENCES with factual
information. And I'm taking these points of view personally?!

Barbara
bd-bear