Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
A close friend of mine is a total Potterhead--has read the books several times, watches the movies over and over, talks about it all the time. She's 30 years old! I've never been into fantasy (y'all know my dislike of the LOTR films), but to each his own, I suppose. Not for me.
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
So, um does anyone else here dislike these films as much as I do? I apologize to the Potterheads but the only thing worse than those dreadfully written books, are those dreadfully conceived movies.
I read the first two books: found them boring and their success utterly confounding. I saw the first two movies and had pretty much the same opinion. I enjoy the third somewhat - it's less than the sum of it's parts, but that has to do with the Potter story more than anything cinematic (and it contains at least two great scenes); the fourth one was disappointing even though it attempted grandness.
This is very funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqpYsV53dqU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqpYsV53dqU
"Y'know, that's one of the things I like about Mitt Romney. He's been consistent since he changed his mind." -- Christine O'Donnell
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Akash wrote:So, um does anyone else here dislike these films as much as I do? I apologize to the Potterheads but the only thing worse than those dreadfully written books, are those dreadfully conceived movies.
Snob. But the first two movies were crap, I agree.
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Don't get me started . . .Akash wrote:So, um does anyone else here dislike these films as much as I do? I apologize to the Potterheads but the only thing worse than those dreadfully written books, are those dreadfully conceived movies.
(I've actually never sat through one of these hideous things, but my beloved has them on frequently enough on cable and DVD that I feel fully exposed. A feast for pinheads.)
"Y'know, that's one of the things I like about Mitt Romney. He's been consistent since he changed his mind." -- Christine O'Donnell
So, um does anyone else here dislike these films as much as I do? I apologize to the Potterheads but the only thing worse than those dreadfully written books, are those dreadfully conceived movies.
The first two films are seriously among the 7 or 8 worst things I've ever seen in my life. And I'm including the R Kelly sex tape.
The first two films are seriously among the 7 or 8 worst things I've ever seen in my life. And I'm including the R Kelly sex tape.
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