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Peryn · 06-06-2004, 02:46 PM

Ughh... saw it the other night, but haven't had time to post.

Thouroughly dissapointed. I wasn't expecting much out of the movie... just to have a little fun with it. And i was let down even still.

I really didn't like how he changed around the geography of the school, at least from what i remember of the previous 2 movies. The whomping willow is now down some hillside tucked away, where in teh second movie it was surrounded by a green area near the fron of the school when the boys crashed in it. And Hagrids hut is now moved down a cliff into the middle of nowhere, clearly not near where it was in the first 2 movies.

As for the ending, i was reasonably impresed. Given how little time they put into showing the main plot, i thought they wrapped it up reasonably well.

Also, the third book was one of my most favorites of the series. It was a great mystery novel. A fun Who-dun-it book, whereas most of the rest of them were action/adventure type stories. The movie didn't portray that to me at all. I thought tehy needed to spend less time on scenes such as the Knight Bus, which has no real importance to the storyline, and spend more time on the plot and mystery aspect of it. I never once felt as if Harry was being hunted. Another run-in with Black or the dog and i would have.

Lastly, the "magic" the first two movies had. They were fun, magical movies. And not just in that there was a lot of spells, but the atmosphere. Granted, harrys life and part in this book is kind of dark, but with all the scenes in teh school, it never once felt magical to me.

They skipped through so many important story events that i found myself glad i had read the book, or i would have been thouroughly confused as to the plot of this film. I felt it had no real depth to it. There was tremendous growth of the character in teh book, yet in the movie there was very little character development throughout the school year.

Well, with all the ranting over, it still wasn't horrible. The visual effects and acting were far superior to the other 2. Great actors for Trewlauny (sp?), Black, and Lupin (even though he looked too...british... for my tastes). The new Dumbledore actor looked like he had potential to the perfect actor for the role, but was never given the chance to show it.

All in all 2.5/5 ... maybe a 3/5 if im in a good mood.

06-06-2004, 02:46 PM	#24 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	Ughh... saw it the other night, but haven't had time to post. Thouroughly dissapointed. I wasn't expecting much out of the movie... just to have a little fun with it. And i was let down even still. I really didn't like how he changed around the geography of the school, at least from what i remember of the previous 2 movies. The whomping willow is now down some hillside tucked away, where in teh second movie it was surrounded by a green area near the fron of the school when the boys crashed in it. And Hagrids hut is now moved down a cliff into the middle of nowhere, clearly not near where it was in the first 2 movies. As for the ending, i was reasonably impresed. Given how little time they put into showing the main plot, i thought they wrapped it up reasonably well. Also, the third book was one of my most favorites of the series. It was a great mystery novel. A fun Who-dun-it book, whereas most of the rest of them were action/adventure type stories. The movie didn't portray that to me at all. I thought tehy needed to spend less time on scenes such as the Knight Bus, which has no real importance to the storyline, and spend more time on the plot and mystery aspect of it. I never once felt as if Harry was being hunted. Another run-in with Black or the dog and i would have. Lastly, the "magic" the first two movies had. They were fun, magical movies. And not just in that there was a lot of spells, but the atmosphere. Granted, harrys life and part in this book is kind of dark, but with all the scenes in teh school, it never once felt magical to me. They skipped through so many important story events that i found myself glad i had read the book, or i would have been thouroughly confused as to the plot of this film. I felt it had no real depth to it. There was tremendous growth of the character in teh book, yet in the movie there was very little character development throughout the school year. Well, with all the ranting over, it still wasn't horrible. The visual effects and acting were far superior to the other 2. Great actors for Trewlauny (sp?), Black, and Lupin (even though he looked too...british... for my tastes). The new Dumbledore actor looked like he had potential to the perfect actor for the role, but was never given the chance to show it. All in all 2.5/5 ... maybe a 3/5 if im in a good mood. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.