[HPFGU-Movie] POA Box Office Figures (was Re: visual depth)

[Barbara D. Poland-Waters]

I, bd-bear, wrote:

> Personally, I think this is a clear indication that the POA film is
> not as popular and has not been as well received as the first two
> movies.


>>>Then Cindy wrote:

I would have to disagree with this, if reviews are any indication. I have
read several reviews from papers all around the world (online from links on
Leaky
Cauldron, etc.) and watched review programs on tv and the reviews are much
higher than for the first two films. This time the reviewers are citing
specific
reasons for why it's a good film and why it's better than the first two. One
of the reasons they give is that the first two were too slavishly adherent
to
the books, which in effect, made for poorer 'movies' since film is a
different
medium to the books.<<<


I don't think reviews are always the be all and end all of whether or not a
movie is good. Regardless, I never said reviewers or movie critics didn't
like the movie, I said there were loads of negative comments from fans on
the IMDb and Yahoo Movies who felt disappointed as I did. And ultimately,
whether or not the movie critics make a living at reviewing movies, their
review is still their opinion. I don't necessarily think their opinion is
any more valid than the opinions of other fans, myself included.

Barbara
bd-bear