The Marauders' Map, was Harry and Sirius

[sionwitch]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Valerie Flowe <valerie.flowe at v...>
wrote:
>
> On 12/12/05 4:12 PM, "nicholas dean" <nicholas at a...> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > that pretty much everyone who will watch the
> > movie will have read the book, so they don't have to be crystal clear
> > about everything. As I said in my original review, I think this is a
> > mistake.
> > 
> > On which subject; did anyone else see the article in the January
> > issue of 'Empire'; 'Harry Potter and the what of huh'? where they run
> > through some of the less-clear plot points of GoF for the benefit of
> > those seeing the film without having read the book. Rather
> > embarrasssing for the director, scriptwriter and story editor....
> > 
> > Glad to know that I was not the only one who thought the storytelling
> > somewhat lacking...
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Nicholas
> > 
> > Along those lines, has anyone ever come across any statistics on
the surge in
> > HP book sales after the associated movie is released?
> > I would find this very interesting. I take so much for granted on
screen
> > knowing the HP books so well, that it¹s hard for me to imagine how
an HP book
> > or movie novice could relate (or not) to the movies. It is such a
sequential
> > series...more and more pieces of the puzzle are revealed with each new
> > installment. I couldn¹t imagine not running out and buying the
book right
> > after the movie to get all the missing details. But then again, I¹m HP
> > obsessed! Maybe some folks can actually go to an HP movie, say
³OK, I have no
> > clue what I just watched...whatever!!² And go about their merry way!
> > Valerie
> > 
> 
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Sionwitch now:
I have to admit that I'm an after PoA movie HP books fan. When I saw
PoA movie, I went running to the book store and read GoF, somehow PS
ans CoS movies didn't have the same effect on me.
I think that GoF movie is only completely understood for the people
who has read the books before. The story line has too many holes, most
of them at the beginning of the movie. 
First the people who has not read the books doesn't even realized the
movie has begun when Frank Brice show up, they don't have a clue who
he is and where he is. 
Then they don't understand why is Harry with the Wesleys, is he no
longer living with the Dursleys? they ask. 
Until the Hogwarts express scene they don't have a clue of what is
happening. 
I know that the book is too big to fit in a 2 hour and a half movie,
but I think they could explain better the plots in the movie. They
shouldn't assume that everybody who go to see the movie has already
read the books, because that's not true, and they are probably loosing
potential readers that may be interested in read the books is the
actually understood what is HP all about from the movies.
JMHO
Sionwitch