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LS and I saw it today. I'll leave her to the major review as she has read the books and is a Harry fanatic.
Me? Let me start by saying, I haven't read the books nor have I any inclination to ever read the books. That said, I took the movie for what it was worth, escapism. It does very well.I found it pretty fast paced, so much so that, yes, the story seemed a bit hodgepodged together and the further devolopment of characters lacked.
But this series is geared for the younger set, tweens and younger. Had I been a kid I would have been lost in its glory. If you go with adult mind and expect some great movie with depth and meaning... you will be disappointed.
The special effects were good, but again if you expect super duper sci-fi cutting edge effects.... you will be disappointed. As well you should be, I truly don't think it's geared to be that either.
End result, a good escapism movie like the others. For me it was like riding a roller coaster, fast paced, exciting, a start that sets the tone and just swish on top of the hill and the rest just whisks you around so fast you miss alot of scenery but at the end, you have a good feeling and find you may want another ride.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"
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