Well I’ve been reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for about 7 hours now, some what non-stop. This is DEFINITELY not a book for children anymore. The complexity of the characters and their stories combined with the (literally) heart BLOWING action is draining. But I press on, not even half way done yet.
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It is 8:22 AM EST and Canada post has just delivered my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I will be unreachable for the rest of the day.
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The latest Harry Potter movie opened in Canadian theatres this past Wednesday, the 11th of July, 2007. While many die hard fans of J.K. Rowling’s ‘boy that lived’ flocked to see the fifth movie of the series at midnight, I was sleeping and thus unable to. I did, however, attend a 10:30 pm show and was actually one of the first ones in line. I was definitely expecting more people, but given the fact that it was a Wednesday and a late show it makes sense. I sat down and for the next 138 minutes I remained in the same position, following the action on screen almost breathlessly. I have read all the Harry Potter books so far and already preordered Deathly Hallows so the storyline wasn’t new to me. As with the previous four movies, I watched for enactments of action sequences I remembered from the book and I was not disappointed. The acting was (at least to what some would call a non-connoisseur like me) wonderful and the story telling even better.
I rate this movie 5 cauldrons out of 5 and that’s the way I see it.
WARNING: The rest of the post discusses Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, both the movie and the book. If you have not read the book, nor seen the movie (I recommend you do so, in either order) and do not wish to know the story, do not continue. As Wikipedia says, the following contains spoilers. Continue reading »
I have just returned from the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and all I am going to say about it at this point in time is
My review and also a response to the review of a man who wouldn’t know a Harry Potter story if he wrote it himself, Roger Ebert, later on as I must now prepare for bed. First beach volleyball game tomorrow and I need to be rested.
