tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954985364832387420.post8968852321469681800..comments2023-10-15T08:47:16.191-04:00Comments on Spiral Reverie - An Author's Musings: An Evolutionary Snapshot of WizardryBenjamin Fennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03969365899812684110noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954985364832387420.post-65780435045699819842009-08-13T04:41:08.897-04:002009-08-13T04:41:08.897-04:00@livenomad: Yeah, it's a strange and uncommon ...@livenomad: Yeah, it's a strange and uncommon experience, getting to watch a group of kids grow up in the spotlight with these same rolls over and over. But with each successive film, we've gotten to watch them grow as actors as well.<br /><br />The only non-Harry Potter film I've seen any of them in was Rupert Grint's (Ron) turn as the lead in a movie called Driving Lessons a year or two back, basically a teen angst story about the friendship between Grint's character and an elderly retired actress (Julie Walters, who plays his mother in the Harry Potter movies) he gives driving lessons to. It's a fairly middle-of-the-road film loaded with cliches, but pleasant and not unenjoyable, and showed a little more range on Grint's part, since once they're done with these Harry Potter movies, we'll undoubtedly see all these kids really start to branch out into even more types of films.<br /><br />As for the final two films, I have no idea how the plot of the last book is structured, but the last film I can recall such a split working in was Kill Bill. (Which is only finally getting a full version this year with both halves reunited on DVD.) Given the job Yates did with this latest movie, hopefully he won't disappoint in how he plans out the cut. The better he can make the film work and the more of the overall story (And original material, as Half-Blood Prince was rife with as a movie) he can include for one hell of a finale.<br /><br />@Carrie: I'm glad you enjoyed it! I figured that if I was going to take such a long break (Which ended up being much longer than planned.), I should return with a bang of sorts and give people something to really laugh at. :)Benjamin Fennellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969365899812684110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954985364832387420.post-20876674380352922042009-08-12T18:13:05.810-04:002009-08-12T18:13:05.810-04:00wow, that was great. by far the best blog posting ...wow, that was great. by far the best blog posting i've read this summer!*T-Abby*https://www.blogger.com/profile/11278407566775158200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954985364832387420.post-62078520225908615392009-08-12T05:49:22.806-04:002009-08-12T05:49:22.806-04:00Its odd to watch them grow up with the HP movies. ...Its odd to watch them grow up with the HP movies. Still recall the second movie where Ron was trying to be act scared of spiders - was not a good look. I did not know they want to split the last movie into two parts, hope it does not fragment the storyline too much. Should probably read the book first. Sigh.<br />Also, regarding movies, I have just watched GI Joe movie - Rise of Cobra, its really good! Another movie to add to your list. :)livenomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848229728674306689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954985364832387420.post-6238376180746074242009-08-09T06:57:47.765-04:002009-08-09T06:57:47.765-04:00Thanks, it's good to be back. I'm hoping t...Thanks, it's good to be back. I'm hoping to get another post up within the coming week as well.<br /><br />I went to see the movie just last night, and of all of them so far, I think this one may have been the best. They did a really good job balancing the plot and action with character development and humor, and made a relatively long film really fly by. Considering how much material they've had to cut from each of the adaptations, I can't help but wonder how different and perhaps how much better the other films - which were all still a lot of fun - could have been with someone like David Yates at the helm, perhaps splitting more of the books into multiple films like they're doing with the final book. Considering how incredibly popular the series is, it probably wouldn't have been that much of a financial risk to release even more than the 8 films they will have by the end, if only to get more of the story in there.<br /><br />Though that undoubtedly would've had a lot of other challenges too, considering that it probably would've amounted to overworking the kids in the cast, seeing as we've just watched them grow up in the spotlight through these movies.Benjamin Fennellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969365899812684110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954985364832387420.post-1348799469441169282009-08-09T01:13:59.199-04:002009-08-09T01:13:59.199-04:00Hey, welcome back. :) I enjoyed the Harry Potter m...Hey, welcome back. :) I enjoyed the Harry Potter movie, even though I missed the two or three movies before and only read HP until the book before Half Blood Prince. Star Trek was also good, though have not been able to focus on the series. Have fun watching the movie this weekend.livenomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848229728674306689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954985364832387420.post-8287796215052522362009-08-07T21:44:52.413-04:002009-08-07T21:44:52.413-04:00Glad you enjoyed! I figured I'd try to do some...Glad you enjoyed! I figured I'd try to do something silly and enjoyable for everyone after my abrupt month-long hiatus. I've got some other subjects to work with, so I'm gonna try not to take any more breaks from blogging that long this year, haha.<br /><br />I may finally be going to see it this weekend, so hopefully I'll get to enjoy it soon. I've been hearing lots of positive things as is. The book aspect doesn't detract from the series too much for me yet, since I've only read the first book (And that was over 7 years ago now), and I figure I'll read the rest after I see the remaining two movies, so I can fully enjoy all of those on their own terms. But yeah, with the final book being split into two movies, maybe they'll finally do the story justice in keeping most of its elements and developments for once. I've always thought that seemed like the sort of thing they should've started doing sooner with the series.Benjamin Fennellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969365899812684110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954985364832387420.post-65499467296862563902009-08-07T14:42:45.436-04:002009-08-07T14:42:45.436-04:00that was fun! ;o)
I hope you enjoy the movie! I s...that was fun! ;o)<br /><br />I hope you enjoy the movie! I saw it 10 days ago and even though I had a good time... the book is still sooo much better! They left out a few too many important elements for my taste!CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.com