Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (possible spoilers, if you haven't read the book)
I saw it last night, at the traditional midnight showing. I've gone to every midnight showing except for the first movie, and even then I saw it opening weekend.
It's no secret that I have always loved the Potterverse. I was maniacally obsessed in college, and that has waned a bit through the years, but I still find myself absolutely in love with teh series. A lot of people I know were really turned off by the Final installment, especially the Happy ending epilogue, and I thought I counted myself amoung them. However, the more I think about it, the more my opinion is moved. I still love all my non-cannon ships, but I can still respect the story for what it is. I can still accept that this was someone else's story to tell, and still enjoy it, even if I may have ended things differently.
I think the realization that has helped me the most, is that books and movies are two separate entities. you really cannot expect a movie to turn out exactly like the book, it's just impossible. Films are adaptaions of books. when I look at it that way, I can enjoy both the books and the movies, and not find myself grumpily complaining about how something was done differently in the movie.
All that being said, I really really enjoyed this movie. I think it was done beautifully, it seemed like a happy combination of the artistry that was PoA, and the Storytelling of OotP. There was a perfect balance of teenage angst, comedy, adventure, and horror. The Cave scene was exactly how I pictured it in the book! Especially Dumbledore drinking the potion. Perfect. Ron and Lavender was awesome. Hermione was even more Awesome. Ginny was by Far the awesomest. Cormac was a dreamboat (and hilarious). Luna still makes me smile. Fred and George were great. Slughorn was amazing.
They left the setup for book seven absolutely perfect and believable. I can't wait, even though I know it'll be a LONG time.
Sigh. So, in closing, Go see the movie, and don't despair if your own love affair with Harry Potter has fizzled out. II'm still crazy enough for everyone.
:)
It's no secret that I have always loved the Potterverse. I was maniacally obsessed in college, and that has waned a bit through the years, but I still find myself absolutely in love with teh series. A lot of people I know were really turned off by the Final installment, especially the Happy ending epilogue, and I thought I counted myself amoung them. However, the more I think about it, the more my opinion is moved. I still love all my non-cannon ships, but I can still respect the story for what it is. I can still accept that this was someone else's story to tell, and still enjoy it, even if I may have ended things differently.
I think the realization that has helped me the most, is that books and movies are two separate entities. you really cannot expect a movie to turn out exactly like the book, it's just impossible. Films are adaptaions of books. when I look at it that way, I can enjoy both the books and the movies, and not find myself grumpily complaining about how something was done differently in the movie.
All that being said, I really really enjoyed this movie. I think it was done beautifully, it seemed like a happy combination of the artistry that was PoA, and the Storytelling of OotP. There was a perfect balance of teenage angst, comedy, adventure, and horror. The Cave scene was exactly how I pictured it in the book! Especially Dumbledore drinking the potion. Perfect. Ron and Lavender was awesome. Hermione was even more Awesome. Ginny was by Far the awesomest. Cormac was a dreamboat (and hilarious). Luna still makes me smile. Fred and George were great. Slughorn was amazing.
They left the setup for book seven absolutely perfect and believable. I can't wait, even though I know it'll be a LONG time.
Sigh. So, in closing, Go see the movie, and don't despair if your own love affair with Harry Potter has fizzled out. II'm still crazy enough for everyone.
:)