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taerowynSaw Harry Potter last night. I haven't seen a more entertaining movie in awhile. Unfortunately, I haven't seen a more irritating one either. Plot holes you could drive a truck through. So many important details that they left out. I think anybody who hasn't read the books would be left feeling very confused. I mean there were silly plot points that they kind of alluded to for the book fans (like the knight Sir whats-his-name from the paintings making an over the shoulder cameo) but so, so many that are actually (imho) pretty damned important.
-They never explain who wormtail, moony, padfoot and prongs are...most of my complaints stem from this...
-...because it means they don't explain the stag as Harry's patronus
-...because it means they don't explain how the hell Remus knew what the map was and how to work it
-...because it totally eliminates any and all foreshadowing of who the hell Scabbers is
-Snape's serious dislike of Sirius (sorry couldn't resist) is never explained.
-The Wolfsbane potion only gets a one line mention in passing.
-There's no Quidditch silliness and no Oliver wood which is just wrong, his manicness was so fun in that book
There's more than what I listed but those are what are at the top of the list. When I left I was pretty balanced between entertained and annoyed, but the more I think about it the more annoyed I get. I realize the books are getting longer and so it's hard to fit it all in one movie. As such, that last plot point was probably an acceptable casualty since it doesn't really advance the story. But I'm worried about the next two movies which are based off of even longer books. What's going to be cut out of those and how vital will it be to the story?
The new director was pretty good, though he was overly fond of some "artistic" shots that didn't really serve any prupose (other than using up film time that could have gone towards some of the above-listed plot points).
The kids are getting better as actors, but they're also getting older which means the viewer is less forgiving of them not being truly good actors. The whole house of cards caves a bit about half way through when Harry has to get all emotional about his parents. Kind of reminded me of Affleck in "Jersey Girl" and his "Acting's hard!" tantrum.
-They never explain who wormtail, moony, padfoot and prongs are...most of my complaints stem from this...
-...because it means they don't explain the stag as Harry's patronus
-...because it means they don't explain how the hell Remus knew what the map was and how to work it
-...because it totally eliminates any and all foreshadowing of who the hell Scabbers is
-Snape's serious dislike of Sirius (sorry couldn't resist) is never explained.
-The Wolfsbane potion only gets a one line mention in passing.
-There's no Quidditch silliness and no Oliver wood which is just wrong, his manicness was so fun in that book
There's more than what I listed but those are what are at the top of the list. When I left I was pretty balanced between entertained and annoyed, but the more I think about it the more annoyed I get. I realize the books are getting longer and so it's hard to fit it all in one movie. As such, that last plot point was probably an acceptable casualty since it doesn't really advance the story. But I'm worried about the next two movies which are based off of even longer books. What's going to be cut out of those and how vital will it be to the story?
The new director was pretty good, though he was overly fond of some "artistic" shots that didn't really serve any prupose (other than using up film time that could have gone towards some of the above-listed plot points).
The kids are getting better as actors, but they're also getting older which means the viewer is less forgiving of them not being truly good actors. The whole house of cards caves a bit about half way through when Harry has to get all emotional about his parents. Kind of reminded me of Affleck in "Jersey Girl" and his "Acting's hard!" tantrum.
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Date: 2004-06-23 10:50 am (UTC)As far as the next book goes, they were considering splitting it into 2 movies, but then apparently decided to excise the whole quidditch world cup, which would make it fit into one movie.
Internet rumors abound that Voldemort will be played by John Malkovich, which I think would be cool.