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[Andrea Grevera]

va32h:

No one involved in the production of these books or movies - including (hell, especially) Rowling, gave as much thought, consideration or interpretation of this series as the readers did. 

va32h

Andie here,

I've come to the conclusion that there are 2 Harry Potter worlds.

The very specific written world and then the mess they threw together for the films.  To me the films are something so irreverent to the "real" story that if I wasn't so irrated with them I might actually find them funny.  A parody of what the story really is.

I read the books many times, my son and husband have read them once.  I can't get my daughter to read them even with bribery - so she is my "pure" film critic.  She has no idea what is going on in the movie and I won't give her too much info (still trying to get her to read) but for the most part she walks out completely confused.

While sitting thru the movie my hand movements showed how frustrated I was with all the changes and parts that just left you hanging and the parts that were just stupid or left out. Like Harry calmly following anything that Snape told him to do. No funeral.  Nothing that is true to the story.

I enjoyed the first 2 movies because they were kept close to the real story.  I hate the 3rd movie, expecially the ending.  Granted they only show the one Quidditch match but we know there are more during the year - guess Harry flies around on thin air since the broom from Sirius doesn't show up until the very end.  At that point I realized that the films have a life of their own that have nothing to do with the books.

I saw HBP once - I was going to Philadelphia to see it in IMAX but decided I'll use the money that I would "waste" for something extra in Disneyworld.  Our up coming vacation.

I will probably buy the DVD just to have it but my movie loving days are over.

Thanks for letting me rant a bit.



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