OK...so we apologize for abandoning you all this past week, but bear with us. There are some exciting changes afoot at MEvBLOG Central - don't worry we're not going away! - and we'll keep you posted.
Now that we got that out of the way, we must discuss more important matters. No, not the argument over health care reform or the still-swarming-around-us recession. We must talk about what has transpired with the newest Harry Potter movie.
(Sorry, what's that? You're not a Harry Potter fan? You're dismissed.)
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opened last week and has already made almost $160 million which, if you think about it, isn't bad for seven days of work. (Mind you it doesn't top creating the world in only six days, but if that's where you're setting the bar these days, might we suggest adjusting your expectations somewhat.)
Visually, the movie is astounding. A loyal reader put it best when she pointed out that it's the first one since the third movie adaptation to really explore the creative potential in the series.
Still...there were more than a few changes to the original story. We think this one is one of the most complex books in the series - thus the most difficult to cram into two-and-a-half hours - but we also didn't expect as many key scenes to be cut.
But that's our opinion. What's yours? No really. We want to know.
Hit us up in the comments with your thoughts, questions, and observations. Try to keep it clean and on topic so we don't have to make like Nate Dogg and Warren G and regulate.
Monday, July 20, 2009
TALK BACK: What did you think of Harry Potter 6?
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4 comments:
I definitely don't remember The Burrow burning down in the book. WTF? Also, why did they change Harry and Ginny's kiss????
Apparently while discussing these changes on the phone, I was "shouting down the whole building." WHAT?! I am fired up here people!
(PS: I still love it. How could I not?!)
RE: Anonymous 10:03
I agree. The Harry/Ginny kiss in the book was too good to change.
RE: travellingpants
If the whole building didn't share your sentiment you should ask yourself if that's a building in which you really want to live.
This is the movie that finally convinced my Husband that he needs to read the books. I had to explain a lot to him and told him how much they had left out. This was one of my favorite books of the series and think it deserved more. The movie was really good but I think they skimped on the content as it pertains to the book.
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