Thanksgiving, DVD, Etc.

[fanofminerva]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "entropymail" 
<entropymail at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "(Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is 
The
> Healing Force)" <n2fgc at a...> wrote:
> > 
> > I know a lot of folk like it, but I felt something lacking...a 
lot
> lacking.
> > Too much muggle clothing; overkill with the Fat Lady singing; 
not enough
> > concentration on things like Sirius trying to attack Ron in the 
Gryf
> tower
> > and stuff.  IMHO...I Wish Chris Columbus Would Come Back!
> 
> 
> 
> Just posting to commiserate. Seems you're experiencing a bit of
> delayed "Alfonso Cuaron Remorse".  I felt the same way, but have 
since
> gotten over it, by vowing to no longer anticipate the movies in the
> same way I anticipate the books.
> 
> As I recall, I posted quite a little rant-filled list when the 
movie
> first came out, and I stick by it to this day.  The third movie 
just
> isn't as "magical" to me as the first two. And that shrunken 
head....
> Anyway, I really just wanted to mention something that I noticed a
> while back. It's that (in general, mind you. It's not written in
> stone, so don't get crazy, people) the younger fans seemed to like 
the
> movie a great deal, while the older, adult fans seemed to be more
> disappointed with it.
> 
> That said, I *did* run out and get the 3rd as soon as it came out 
(the
> whole box set of 1,2, and 3, in fact!) and have been enjoying the
> extras immensely, a bit at a time. 
> 
> Entropy

I am one of the older fans (38), and I, too, preferred movies 1 and 
2.  I like the magical feel to them.  However, I did like the 
edginess of 3.  I hope Mike Newell is a good combination of Columbus 
and Cuaron (but I prefer Columbus).

jules