I’m not a fan of Harry Potter’s or rather I’m not a fan of the Harry Potter’s movies. After having refused to read the books for years some time ago my son has managed to convince me to read the first one with the consequence that I read them all within a very short time. And, surprise, surprise, I liked them. I owe a big thank to Harry Potter and JK Rowling for getting my teenage son into reading books. He started with Harry Potter and then got into reading more and more and his limited teenage vocabulary based on three-letter words and the usual grunts has widened dramatically. As said before, I’ve quite enjoyed the HP books myself, I find them well written, imaginative and definitely entertaining. I cannot say the same about the movies, though. Although The Chambers of Secrets, The Prisoner of Askaban and The Goblet of Fire were pretty good, in spite of the very wooden performance of the young actors who don’t seem to get better with age but only wealthier, the last two HP movies have become more a concentration of special effects than ad adaption of the book. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, last HP instalment, was rather a disappointment for me and my children as big chunks from the book are missing and it’s difficult to follow the story unless you’ve read the book. The director seems more focused on depicting the teenage love stories among the characters especially dwelling on their bad acting. I cannot really understand how Emma Watson, aka Hermione Granger, has managed to pile up the huge amount of 10 millions pounds in her bank account based on her very poor acting skills! Am I really a bad person if in the middle of the film I ardently wished Lord Voldemort or whoever for him to strike her out of the stratosphere with an “Avada Kedavra” spell? Please do not tell my daughter!
(still haven’t received my new router so Internet access still limited)
11 comments:
I am not a fan of Harry Potter myself. Saw the first film and it was o.k. but never felt the desire to carry on and see the rest. Still, she had a great idea and lots of youngsters have been drawn to books because of her.
I have yet to read the books, and have only seen the first film. Ken is a fan, and enjoyed all the books, so maybe one day I'll read them. As you pointed out, anything that gets kids to read is a good thing! Hugs, Beth
Our house is a Harry Potter Free Zone, we haven't read any of the books and the girls are not interested in the films.
Good to seeyou blogging again, hope you get your internet problems sorted soon. x
I've loved HP since the first book came out. I've read all books and watched all movies, and enjoyed them all, even though both the story (books) and the acting are spotty at times.
My elder son - 18 - has read all the 7 books but he has always been a bit disappointed by the film adaptations so far! I must confess I've never read nor seen any HARRY POTTER! Ciao!
Ciao Antonella, come va? :) Noi abbiamo appena finito di vedere i primi 5 DVD di Harry Potter che ci ha prestato un collega di Zeno. Non ci eravamo mai lasciati "tentare", ma eravamo stufi di vedere gli sguardi allibiti e increduli dei nostri amici. ;) Che dire, H.P. non è poi male come storia, anche se in 5 film non è che succedano poi così tante cose! :/ Non so come siano i libri, spero decisamente più interessanti. :P Magari un giorno ne prenderò uno in prestito in biblioteca.
Buona notte e felice inizio settimana! Ciao!
I keep meaning to see it. I have read all of the books. I have seen all the movies. That said, I can't get myself to the movie theater.
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Antonella,
Hope your replacement router comes soon. I can't stand the HP movies either - in fact, they send me to sleep.
Ciao Anto, buon ferragosto! :D
I believe a web site has been set up to record the number of errors in the most recent movie. Things like Harry's hair being parted on different sides in the same scene etc. Stick to the books.
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