| Posted by: leobluhm at November 26, 2001, 6:17 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | I must start out by saying that I am a huge fan of the books (read each one twice). I loved the film adaptation, but there were a few things I also had a beef with.
1. Most of the Computer Effects (with the exception of the Quidditch match) stunk. High-end video game at best, and don't even get me started on that centaur. Thank heavens they've given ILM the next movies.
2. No real sense of the relationship between Snape and Harry. They should have had at least one scene be an extended potions lesson, not just roll call. 3. Some characters pushed to the background (Crabbe, Goyle, Neville, George & Fred).
4. It did seem a bit long at times, but I also can't think of what they could have excised. As fo JoBlo's review, I feel that it was a good review for someone who has not read the books and is just going on the movie alone. It is long and would seem merely expositional, but that is precisely what the first book does. And everything that was in the movie is important to the later stories, so nothing could have been shortened (if anything, some things should have been longer). Hang in there JoBlo. When you see the next films, you'll understand a bit better why it was all in there (I suggest reading the books, though).
And finally, a note for "cutman," who expressed worry at what they will do to trim down "Goblet of Fire" (the longest book, at over 700 pages). Warner Bros. is considering splitting the story into two films. They really would have to in order to cover everything. |
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