After each H.P. movie, I ask myself "That movie sucked! How could so many people like it?". So I finally went through a marathon round of H.P.. And after having read all 7 books, I think the movies still suck. Okay, they suck a bit less now that I read the books.
- I admit, I did find the books entertaining to read. But it was obvious that Book #7, Deathly Hallow, was written with the full intent to be produced into a movie. Typical Good vs. Evil, the final confrontation, the big battle, death of main characters, struggle of the heroine, and all that. Sort of cheapened the book in my opinion.
- Anyone else see the similarities between H.P. and LOTR? Wormtail = Gollum, Voldemort = Sauron, H.P. = Frodo, Dumbledore = Gandalf (both sort of get reborn), Ron = Sam, so on and so on.
- Contrary to popular opinion, I don't think Ms. Rowling was a genius to "tie" everything together in the final book. Rather, she was very clever to make shit up in a desperate attempt to fill in all the gaps she left behind in the previous books. But I do give her credit for her creativity.
- I watched the first four movies again on DVD after reading the book. It definitely sucked less since I mentally filled in all the obvious holes in the plot from having read the book. And this is why the book readers enjoy the movie more than the non-readers.
- But the fact that she's filthy rich makes all my points complete useless...
Will I see movie #6 and #7 when they come out? Of course. I'm invested in H.P. now. I'll probably get my daughter to read it once she's old enough. I'll just do my best to fill in the all plot holes and overlook the fact that Harry and the rest of the regular cast are looking a bit too old for their parts.
Accio Wand!
Accio Jessica Biel!
Accio Remote Control!
Accio Beer!
Accio Ham Sandwich!
What the heck, Dumbledore? I'll never get my OWL...
Expecto Petronum!!!
3 comments:
You shouldov read the books first. The movie really takes all the magic that your own mind adds to the book. Sure the movies are ok for a cinema experience but they simply raped the book.
Now that I read all the books, I look forward to watching the final 2 movies. I'm sure I'll be watching it through a different lens.
books=awsome
movies=crap nuff said
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