Rex Reeds Review of GoF - Not Nice

[Sea Change]

Bboyminn posted:
>
> Here is a link to Rex Reeds Review of GoF. To say the least, it is a
> scathing review. His opinion is so extreme one wonders if he actually
> saw the movie. It is worth reading though because his review is so
> absurdly extreme as to be almost comical.
> 
> Rex Reed - New York Observer -
> http://www.newyorkobserver.com/culture_rexreed-2.asp
> 
> A mild sample-
> 
> "As Harry turns 14, 16-year-old Daniel Radcliffe is pushing the
> envelope. With hairy legs, a bulge in his pants, an Adam's apple and
> some odd makeup that proves even wizards get acne, the evidence
> indicates that as Harry and his pals start a new year at Hogwarts,
> they have become hormonally challenged before their time."
> 
> "It is also so pretentious, convoluted and confusing that grown men
> were standing around in groups after it ended, asking, "Did you
> understand it?" and, more bluntly, "What the f—  was that?" Worst of
> all, this movie is so violent, you'd have to be a sadist to send
> children ..."
> 


Sea Change responds:

Ha Ha HA HA HA ha ha (snort)!           .....hee!

It was a hilarious review!   If I had read it and been indifferent to JKR, I would really have 
wanted to go see the film.  Having actually seen the film, I think it was even funnier than 
Reed intended.


Sea Change, who would have liked to have seen Daniel Radcliffe in a speedo.