From: DON'Tvictordix@imapmail.orgSPAMME   
      
   On Sun, 1 May 2011 12:37:01 -0400, Draco Malfoy wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 1 May 2011 12:28:14 -0400, VD wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sun, 1 May 2011 12:23:48 -0400, Draco Malfoy wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Sun, 1 May 2011 08:52:22 -0400, VD wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>> On the whole there were still elements of the film that required a   
   reading   
   >>>>> of the book to understand so, like some of the previous films, it would   
   have   
   >>>>> presented some difficulties in comprehenstion but on the whole it was   
   pretty   
   >>>>> good.  Not Academy award winning stuff mind you but a fair filmic   
   adaption.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> To be honest, the reading of the book would create problems in   
   >>>> interpreting the movie. WB/Rowling contrived this scenario --> books   
   >>>> to movie, movie to books expatriation. ;0)   
   >>>   
   >>> If HP had come to life as a screenplay only, there would have been a   
   >>> different set of movies. I think that the books are called the canon   
   >>> for a reason.   
   >>   
   >> I have no idea what the real statistics are. How many have read SS/PS   
   >> and seen most or all of the movies. read a few of the books, all the   
   >> books, etc expand the potential combinations.   
   >>   
   >> What I do know is that the amount of conversation, discussion, review,   
   >> written and oral contemplation of the books support the understanding   
   >> and interpretation of the movies.   
   >>   
   >> This allows the movies to be as intellectually complex as they are.   
   >   
   > That's wtf I said.   
      
   I was only adding unneeded footnotes I suppose. My apologies.   
      
   I'm serious, you smoke too much of that weed, Draco. That stuff robs   
   you of your ambition. ;0)   
      
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