Part 2 on DVD this November +LotR

[Steve]

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> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn@> wrote:
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> Steve:
> On a side note, there is one series of books that I absolutely could not get into until I saw the movie - "Lord of the Rings". I tried to read those books, but they are so slow and long winded I simply could not stick with it. But once I saw the movies and had the overall story in my head, it became easier to read the books. 
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> Geoff:
> It's interesting how our experiences differ here.
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Steve:

Don't get me wrong, once I knew where the story was going, I really enjoyed the LotR books. But, and I'm not the only one who thinks this, they do get long winded in places. 

There are scene in the books that do not appear in the movies, for example, though I confess myself cloudy on the details, a meeting in the forest with a mischievous character earlier in the books. Eventually they win him over and he takes them to his home, and I believe lets they take their pick of swords and shields, again a bit foggy on the details, but I enjoyed that scene but quite understand why it is not in the movies. 

The LotR movies series is the very definition of Epic, and having just watch them all again recently, they still hold up by today's standards of movie making. I only wish the same care and vision had gone into the Harry Potter movies. 

I enjoyed Harry Potter, but they were certainly not made with the care and vision and attention to detail that is found in LotR. 

I'm looking forward to getting the new BluRay of Harry Potter DH Part 2, especially to see the added features. 

Also, an anniversary extended edition of LotR has been released in a box set. Unfortunately, according to a review I read, the movies exceed a single BluRay disc, and as such, the movies break abruptly at certain point, and you need to put the next disk in. The reviewer thought they could have made the transitions smoother and picked the breaks more carefully. Still it would be nice to see the extended footage. 

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bluewizard