Movie Report
Marty and I enjoyed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone last night. I've read all the HP books and he hasn't read any of them, but he seemed to like the movie just fine. The thing I liked the most about it, I think, was that the sets were almost exactly as I had imagined when I read the books. The Gryffindor common room, in particular, was like seeing something right out of my own head (except, of course, it wasn't -- it was right out of someone else's).
Saying that I liked the sets the best doesn't mean I didn't like other things about the movie. I enjoyed all the adult actors very much, especially Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman, and I thought the kids did great. I liked that the movie was so very faithful to the book's plot.
The one thing I didn't like very much was the music, but I've already written about that in my music log so I won't go into it here.
A couple of other things -- the theater was not very full for the 7:30 PM Sunday show, which surprised me a little considering all the hype and how difficult it was to get tickets around here on Friday. There were several families with kids, and some couples, but the theater was probably only 35% full.
A few rows ahead of us were two people dressed up like Harry and Hermione, with official Hogwarts robes and school uniforms and everything. They weren't kids, either, in case you were wondering. Definitely in their twenties. I hadn't realized that Harry Potter would become a dress-up fandom, but I suppose I shouldn't be completely surprised by it. (Stop shuddering, Katynka.)
Speaking of dress-up fandoms, we saw a trailer for the next Star Wars movie (along with about 15 other previews for other movies). What is it, Send in the Clones? (No, I know, Attack of the Clones.) It wasn't what I expected. I hope there are other trailers that feature action from the movie (or at least, that there is some action in the movie), because this one was all about Anakin and Amidala falling in luuuurrrrrve. To the point that they showed Fantasy-Islandesque scenes of them wandering along paths and lounging in meadows, with Amidala wearing increasingly more romantic gowns, talking about their relationship. Even the presence of Ewan McGregor's new Jedi facial hair couldn't make up for all that mushy stuff.
As you can probably tell, I was not too stoked about the preview, but I am going to try to suspend judgment until the movie comes out next May. Maybe this was a relationship-oriented trailer for the Harry Potter audience, and there's an action one out there somewhere that we'll catch when we go to see some other movie. I hope.
Judging from the rest of the previews, The Lord of the Rings still looks like it's going to kick every other movie's ass this year. I need to reread the first book before that comes out. And that Monsters, Inc. looks very cute. I think we may go see that soon.
Marty and I enjoyed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone last night. I've read all the HP books and he hasn't read any of them, but he seemed to like the movie just fine. The thing I liked the most about it, I think, was that the sets were almost exactly as I had imagined when I read the books. The Gryffindor common room, in particular, was like seeing something right out of my own head (except, of course, it wasn't -- it was right out of someone else's).
Saying that I liked the sets the best doesn't mean I didn't like other things about the movie. I enjoyed all the adult actors very much, especially Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman, and I thought the kids did great. I liked that the movie was so very faithful to the book's plot.
The one thing I didn't like very much was the music, but I've already written about that in my music log so I won't go into it here.
A couple of other things -- the theater was not very full for the 7:30 PM Sunday show, which surprised me a little considering all the hype and how difficult it was to get tickets around here on Friday. There were several families with kids, and some couples, but the theater was probably only 35% full.
A few rows ahead of us were two people dressed up like Harry and Hermione, with official Hogwarts robes and school uniforms and everything. They weren't kids, either, in case you were wondering. Definitely in their twenties. I hadn't realized that Harry Potter would become a dress-up fandom, but I suppose I shouldn't be completely surprised by it. (Stop shuddering, Katynka.)
Speaking of dress-up fandoms, we saw a trailer for the next Star Wars movie (along with about 15 other previews for other movies). What is it, Send in the Clones? (No, I know, Attack of the Clones.) It wasn't what I expected. I hope there are other trailers that feature action from the movie (or at least, that there is some action in the movie), because this one was all about Anakin and Amidala falling in luuuurrrrrve. To the point that they showed Fantasy-Islandesque scenes of them wandering along paths and lounging in meadows, with Amidala wearing increasingly more romantic gowns, talking about their relationship. Even the presence of Ewan McGregor's new Jedi facial hair couldn't make up for all that mushy stuff.
As you can probably tell, I was not too stoked about the preview, but I am going to try to suspend judgment until the movie comes out next May. Maybe this was a relationship-oriented trailer for the Harry Potter audience, and there's an action one out there somewhere that we'll catch when we go to see some other movie. I hope.
Judging from the rest of the previews, The Lord of the Rings still looks like it's going to kick every other movie's ass this year. I need to reread the first book before that comes out. And that Monsters, Inc. looks very cute. I think we may go see that soon.
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