[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Introduction

[Stephen Vandecasteele]

Patrick Swayze in Road House responded, "opinions vary".

Steve


> md:
> I have no idea what "separate books from movies"
> has to do with "Chris Columbus is a boring director."
>
> Sorry, but the films have no emotional weight, the camera
> is stagnant and some of the dialogue talks down terribly
> to the viewer.  Like Mrs. Weasely's "Only one place to get
> all that, Diagon Ally!" like, they've never gone before
> and it's a big treat. The "howler" was a pathetic sequence,
> most MP3 players are louder than that thing.  I think he
> has no sense for anything visual and his direction is very
> sitcomish. I can't stand any of his movies and only like
> the Harry Potter because they are Harry Potter.