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|    Steve Jan Vander Ark to CupCaked    |
|    Re: First Time To See Potter Movie    |
|    23 Feb 11 13:37:25    |
      From: steve.lexicon@gmail.com              On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:55:58 -0500, CupCaked wrote:              > First I'll start off by saying that I fell asleep three times during       > this movie, and I use the word "movie" loosely here as this isn't a       > movie so much as an endurance test. It's like movie makers are going       > out of their way to make your bladders explode these days. I don't       > even remember the name of it.       >       > The reason these types of movies are so long is because all you book       > reading Nazis who go to see these movies always come out saying "the       > book was better" like you would be able to tell a screenplay from       > your asshole in the first place. It's not meant to be a book, it's       > meant to be a movie. Why are all these people going to see the movie       > if they've read the book anyway? You think anyone cares about all the       > discrepancies you find? You're not a master detective, and reading a       > book does not make you an authority. Just sit down, shut the hell up       > and endure the movie. It's almost like they do it for the smug       > satisfaction of being able to tell all their annoyed friends in the       > car "I knew about this a long time ago," as if it was some big secret       > they discovered. It's the same type of person who if they recommend       > music to you and heaven forbid you like it, they always have to       > remind you by chiming in with "yeah, I found it." Great going       > Magellan, now see if you can find a ride home.       >       > I don't know what they're going to do with following Harry Potter       > movies. It's obvious even in this one that the child actors are       > growing up quickly. I could practically see shaving stubble on Daniel       > Radcliffe's (Harry Potter's) face, and Rupert Grint's (Ron Weasley's)       > voice was cracking, but it was hard to tell with all that whining he       > was doing: "oh no a dead cat, time to bitch."       >       > I'm told that there are cool parts in this movie, but I'm skeptical       > because I fell asleep through them. One thing I was awake for though       > was the ending. I believe the wizard boss at the end of the movie       > literally says "you have broken all the rules, you disobeyed my       > strict orders, you blah blah blah.." and then he follows it with       > "therefore, I'm going to congratulate you on a job well done." Did I       > miss something here? He essentially said "you're an incompetent       > fool," and then he immediately followed it by a statement rewarding       > them for their incompetence.       >       > It's like the audience at this point in the movie is supposed to be       > saying "OH SHIT, THEY'RE REALLY IN TROUBLE NOW" then the wizard       > catches them off guard by saying "you kids did a good job" and the       > audience says "WOAH SHIT! WHAT A GOOD ENDING, LET'S GO HOME AND       > MASTURBATE."       >       > This is another place where maybe they don't need to stick to the book       > so closely. Who knows, maybe the book had the same self-loving       > gratuitously sappy ending (and I'll be damned if I'm going to find       > out for myself), but they didn't have to make the movie the same way.       > What kind of message is that sending to kids anyway? Break all the       > rules, disobey your parents, go wandering off like some spoiled       > little shit who has it too good and then you'll get rewarded? I mean,       > how cool would it have been if instead of the "therefore you are       > rewarded" horse shit they made the wizard boss flip out and turn all       > the children into sausage? Sausage rules!       >       > 590,166 people who saw the new Harry Potter movie fell into a deep       > coma.              Being new to the forum I want to take this opportunity to tell Jo       Rowling to kiss my flat ass.       --       http://www.hp-lexicon.org/ "Such a great site; my natural home". J. K.       Rowling, Hypocrite http://moourl.com/ThenJKRSuedMyAssOFF              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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