Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Putting the Po(o) in Potter

After attending the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I feel it is my duty as a nerd to inform you all (via Newsweek's review--which took the words right out of my mouth) how much this movie sucked ass:

"The last two 'Harry Potter' movies soared, but the dull 'Order of the Phoenix' never really takes flight."

"Those who have not read the book may wonder how J. K. Rowling could have devoted [870] pages to what seems, on screen, the slightest, most water-treading of the series."

"After the triumph of the last two movies, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and Mike Newell, this is a letdown. "

"Radcliffe is clearly willing and able to take Harry to deeper, darker places, but the screenplay doesn't give him enough to play off of—his newly embattled relationships with Ron and Hermione didn't make it to the screen. Nor do the political subtexts [of the book] really come alive..."

"The storytelling seems occasionally disjointed, but more important, for all the special-effects wizardry, that touch of film magic never surfaces. There's fireworks and action and much swooshing about, but this interim installment seems stuck in one nightmarish gear. "

If you listen carefully, you'll hear the sound of nerds around the world sobbing (including me).

posted by Me @ 6:24 AM