Horribly dissapointed

[Meaker Domus Ludus]

No: HPFGUIDX 21681


I really hope no one here will be horribly disappointed (and I don't doubt
everyone will <G>) when Hollywood (a collective Hollywood, but the WB is
among the worst) manages to take this movie and screw it up so bad it is
hardly recognizable.

Books do not make good movies.  Period.  I give you The two attempts at the
Lord of the Rings as glaring examples of what can happen when Horrorwood
decides to put a book on film.  Examples in HP movie are things like:

Hagrid is twice the height of a normal man.  The actor is not.  Lots of
visual stunts will be missed.

Ghosts.  Theoretically they should be computer animated, unless they can
find a way for people to stand in the actor portraying him when they get to
CoS.

The broomstick.  Came in a box.  Period.  Cope.  Fix it.  It was a big deal
in the book.

The Human Mind <G>.  I like the actor they have for Snape, but he's just too
full in the face and not quite tall enough.  That's the Snape in my mind.
Their Ron is not the same (too short, IMO they should have gone for an
older, taller but younger looking actor) the Hagrid (also too short) and
Dumbledore looks like a thousand Merlins before him.  And their
Hermione!!!!!!!  GODS grant me patience!!

I take my hat off, however, to Rowling who gave the thumbs down to Speilberg
who would have made a movie worthy of throwing rotten eggs at, I have NO
doubt.  He owuld have moved the story to HIS audience -- iow, Americans.
And it is NOT an american movie.  The more aimed towards Americans it is,
the less I like it (and *I* am American).

They also do a pretty good job pronouncing their Latin (I will wait and see
how they pronounce Severus before I'm satisfied)

Well, I took my turn, I'm happy.

Pax,
Crys
Severus Snapes True Love
http://home.earthlink.net/~crysmeaker/sstl/