Comments on: Review: ‘Harry Potter 6,’ A Stylish, Sophisticated Summer Escapist Treat

By: Lolita Hazed

Lolita Hazed — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:48:10 +0000

Actually? I really dug the last movie. I thought it was positively gorgeous with all the bright colors on black. It all blew my mind, and this one didn't disappoint either.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:16:34 +0000

This is the first movie however where they completely added scenes that never took place in the book. Tn doing this they not only added, but opted out of the final battle scene, which helps set the tone for the beginning of the next book.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:51:05 +0000

I was disappointed with the work Yates and the composer turned in last time so it's nice to hear they brought their A-game this time.

By: P. Fryberger

P. Fryberger — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:46:14 +0000

"I just can't stand when people trash movies based entirely on snap recollections or mass opinions."

Very true, and I also agree with what you said on Sorcerer's Stone. Phoenix fits more in the visceral, darker, action-driven style of the last decade (or post new-millennium). I wouldn't call it a mess, but it's not for everyone. Good points.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:31:15 +0000

Everybody keeps ripping on Columbus' first installment, but it ain't actually that bad. It was fun. Anybody who says that movie it isn't fun is lying to others and/or themselves. It gave us the three leads - still performing admirably to this day - and it gave us the visual specifics of the world. As much as you'd like to compare it to Phoenix, they're actually nothing alike. Phoenix was muddied and confusing. It didn't know what story it was telling or what it's tone was. Sorcerer's Stone new exactly what it wanted to be and hit the bulls-eye, whether you like that kind of movie or not.

I am NOT a Harry Potter fanatic. I agree that the second movie was rubbish, and that the third was the high point, and that the fourth was a bit of sightseeing tour (lots of cool bits but no heart). I just can't stand when people trash movies based entirely on snap recollections or mass opinions. I equate the first movie's sense of magic to something like Coraline. They're on par. Deal with it.