[HPFGU-Movie] Re: First Equus review!!!!!!! - Casting Dan

[OctobersChild48 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/1/07 5:37:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
bboyminn at yahoo.com writes:


> Consequently, we simply have a movie that jumps from 
> scene to sence from line to line with no continuity segue,
> no character or plot development. 

Sandy responds:

This was never more true than with GOF. By the time the movie was released I 
had seen every clip that had been made available. I was totally shocked to 
find out that, in essence, I had already seen the entire movie, with the 
exception of the graveyard scenes. All of these scenes I had seen on the Internet had 
just been strung together to form the movie in it's entirety. Very 
disappointing. GOF is my least favorite. 

I have to say that SS and COS, to my way of thinking, are pretty true to the 
books, with minor exceptions. POA is where they really started changing 
things, yet it remains one of my favorites.

As to the acting: Sometimes I feel like I must be so much more simple-minded 
or easier to please than everyone else on the HP groups because I think Dan is 
a good actor in the movies, and I think Rupert has moments of brilliance too, 
although I feel his talent is much under used. I am not, however, impressed 
with Emma.

As to Warner needing to rethink their policy on the length of the movies, I 
couldn't agree more. I am really concerned about OOP. It was the longest book 
to date, yet they still insist upon maintaining the 2 1/2 hour movie length. 

I have the movie David Copperfield on DVD and I love the job young Daniel 
does in it. I think he is very good, and his talent shines through even at that 
young age. The only HP movie I see him as being somewhat wooden in is SS, which 
sticks pretty closely to the book. I chalk it off to his young age and the 
pressure of being Harry Potter. I have just liked him from the word get-go. 

Sandy 


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