[HPFGU-Movie] Re: HP does not better in the summer than Fall

[Child of Midian]

From: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com [mailto:HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of bgrugin
BUT in PoA, there were WAY too many things that were non-canon. I HATED the
shrunken heads and Flitwick's new look and the kids in muggle clothes. And
there was so much important stuff - like the origin of the Marauder's Map -
that was left out. In fact, after the movie, I had to explain so much to my
husband just so he could understand it. It was a difficult movie to follow
if you hadn't read the book - and it shouldn't have to be like that.



::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

 

My thing has always been, take the books and never read them and POA is a
superior film in every way, shape and form from the first 2. 

 

The worse things, I found, with the first two films were the awkward
dialogue moments like "there's only one place to well get all this, Diagon
Ally" as if they don't go there for back-to-school every year!!! Just
really, stupid, talk-down-to-the-audience, moments like that, just things
that are so poorly staged, like Hermoine's "booksmarts and cleverness"
speech where she gushes on Harry a la Ceaser B DeMIle "Loyalty! Bravery!" I
never thought I'd see a ten year old girl swoon like it was 1935! 

 

Chris Columbus doesn't get his actors into character and doesn't have an ear
for what sounds natural in speaking, he just lets his actors go do what they
do without guidance or authority. I you listen to the interviews, the cast
was so excited in POA to finally have a director that was forcing them to
face and understand their characters as real, breathing people and then
become them. 

 

I know several non-readers who saw the movie, my then 7 year-old daughter
included who didn't need any of it explained. 

 

I'll tell you this, if Columbus had made it, it would have lacked any true
emotional impact and just been another dull, by-the-numbers regurgitation.
IMO.

 

md



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]