Comments on: V. pleased with HP4 http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/ it's another red day Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:32:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Ally http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-58 Ally Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:49:32 +0000 http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-58 Oh not at all, Carli. After all, we were the first generation to start reading Harry Potter, and now the movies have to cater to the children? Pah! Even if they had to cut out SPEW (to be honest, that was probably the most boring part of that book for me), they didn't have to elimate Dobby and uh...Crouch's elf. What if they have some unbelievably huge role in the seventh book, and then the movies would have to try to amend their editing later. Four hours with an intermission, that would have been great. But really, they could have made it just an hour or half of an hour longer to get in more story. People sat through RotK (multiple times). And anyway, isn't HP4 a bit too dark for kids who can't yet sit still for four hours? Oh not at all, Carli. After all, we were the first generation to start reading Harry Potter, and now the movies have to cater to the children? Pah! Even if they had to cut out SPEW (to be honest, that was probably the most boring part of that book for me), they didn’t have to elimate Dobby and uh…Crouch’s elf. What if they have some unbelievably huge role in the seventh book, and then the movies would have to try to amend their editing later. Four hours with an intermission, that would have been great. But really, they could have made it just an hour or half of an hour longer to get in more story. People sat through RotK (multiple times). And anyway, isn’t HP4 a bit too dark for kids who can’t yet sit still for four hours?

]]> By: Carli http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-57 Carli Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:34:40 +0000 http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-57 I agree wholeheartedly with you analysis of the HP4 movie. It was much more accurate than the third movie, though I'd have to say that I didn’t mind the plot of the third movie. I enjoyed it so much more than the first two, simply due to the change in direction and cinematography. A lot of the lines used in the fourth movie were actually in the book (or adapted from the book), which was very humbling. It's sad that all of the side stories (what happened to SPEW?) have to be cut out in order to make the movie a reasonable length. When I read of the movie possibly being 4 hours with intermission, I thought it would be perfect so the movie could be more complete. I suppose the target audience has a much smaller attention than me, but art should not be sacrificed for kids!! Okay that was overkill. I agree wholeheartedly with you analysis of the HP4 movie. It was much more accurate than the third movie, though I’d have to say that I didn’t mind the plot of the third movie. I enjoyed it so much more than the first two, simply due to the change in direction and cinematography. A lot of the lines used in the fourth movie were actually in the book (or adapted from the book), which was very humbling. It’s sad that all of the side stories (what happened to SPEW?) have to be cut out in order to make the movie a reasonable length. When I read of the movie possibly being 4 hours with intermission, I thought it would be perfect so the movie could be more complete. I suppose the target audience has a much smaller attention than me, but art should not be sacrificed for kids!! Okay that was overkill.

]]> By: Ally http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-56 Ally Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-56 I tend to like a balance between action and story, like The Two Towers (that's my favorite). Too much excitement becomes monotonous for me. Heh, I understand about the HP movies. I worried they wouldn't follow the last sequence in the book properly because it would be too scary or something, and a number of movies try to not end sadly. I've only read slightly over 1/3 of the LotR books, and I think the necessary rush in the movies is a good thing in their case. I tend to like a balance between action and story, like The Two Towers (that’s my favorite). Too much excitement becomes monotonous for me.

Heh, I understand about the HP movies. I worried they wouldn’t follow the last sequence in the book properly because it would be too scary or something, and a number of movies try to not end sadly. I’ve only read slightly over 1/3 of the LotR books, and I think the necessary rush in the movies is a good thing in their case.

]]> By: Michael http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-55 Michael Sat, 19 Nov 2005 03:53:40 +0000 http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-55 Oh man, I was amused by your statement: "What prevents Return of the King from being my favorite LotR film is the abundance of action without much story and character development." I'm probably a really horrible movie watching person, but a lot of the movies I like are purely on the basis of action and/or cool effects :). I actually thought the LOTR movies were better than the books....but I don't really like the Harry Potter films that much since they have that kiddish feel to them whereas the books are, well, nevermind. Oh man, I was amused by your statement: “What prevents Return of the King from being my favorite LotR film is the abundance of action without much story and character development.”

I’m probably a really horrible movie watching person, but a lot of the movies I like are purely on the basis of action and/or cool effects :). I actually thought the LOTR movies were better than the books….but I don’t really like the Harry Potter films that much since they have that kiddish feel to them whereas the books are, well, nevermind.

]]> By: Christina http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-54 Christina Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:51:29 +0000 http://www.nortongrad.org/2005/11/18/v-pleased-with-hp4/#comment-54 I saw this movie. I saw this movie.

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