Twilight was very melodramatic, yes!And Edward’s reaction in science class to Bella was so idiotic. He looks like he’s gonna hurl, not restraining himself from KILLING HER!lol. But I did find some moments enjoyable. They kept in some of my fave parts but the execution was…off.

I enjoy the HP movies. But they aren’t exactly all wonderful. I probably wouldn’t actually call any of them(no throwing vegetation, you all!*g*) wonderful. Just good.

Love LOTR…Never read the books.*snort*

My Sister’s Keeper was the most horribly depressing book I’ve read in a long time. I have not seen the movie and do not want to. I really don’t feel like being depressed all over again. And about that ending change, WTF? I mean, I hated it and felt it was waaayyy heavy handed in the book but it worked. She got her ‘bigger picture’ message across. She’s a good writer. Really! But I don’t read her books because I felt so manipulated by MSK.

Huh, can’t actually think up a good movie adaptation. They butchered Ella Enchanted. They hacked up A Walk To Remember(I love the movie but watch it as a completely separate entity from the book. That movie is not even CLOSE to the book. They didn’t even keep in the freaking ‘walk to remember!’).

Good blog, Hells! You’ve stirred up all kinds of issues for me.LOL!

DH has a lead on a job, so…we’ll see! Would sure make lookin’ at the big pirate fest as somethin’ in me future…

HP will be in the IMAX theaters? Wonder if me San Jose one will show it…

Did you know there is a Pirates Week Festival in the Cayman Islands!

http://www.piratesweekfestival.com/

I just recieved a special from a hotel for the festival and went “What!” “Wow”

I stopped watching the trailers because there were so many of them. I do hope the bit with Ron thinking Harry had slipped him the Felix Felicis potion and Hermione’s indignation is included. I love that bit. And the scene where Fleur shows the doubters that her love for Bill is the real thing.

I have some concerns about the ending though. I understand cutting the Hogwarts battle, but omitting Dumbledore’s funeral seems to me to lessen the meaning of his death.

I want to go see it in Imax, but we’ll see.

My favorite movie adaptation? I like a bunch (LOTR, HP, Twilight) but I think my favorite is the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet. I really like that.

And the worst? I thought Eragon was horrible. I really like the books, so I was a little surprised how bad the movie bit it.

Imagine the battles if they did rate the last movies R! Talk about violence in the movie… Man, they slaughtered thousands in the LOTR movies, they wouldn’t dare do that to Harry.

Tho I had this vision of some mom jerking their kid out of the line and screaming something about not wanting him to get the wrong message about violence and language…all the while screaming and cursing.

But it’s all the media’s fault!

I try to limit the amount of violence they see, too.

My son has read books 1-5 at least three times each, and books 6-7 once or twice, so he would have been REALLY upset to not be able to see the movie.
And yes, my son (12) tends to fight me more than my daughter (10).

Sabrina, you had me laughing at your comment.

Di

That scene does look hilarious in the clips. And I crack up when Hermione is talking to Harry about “picking someone to go with him” (I assume the Christmas party) and says, “She only wants to go with you because she thinks your’e the chosen one.” “But I am the chosen one” and Hermione beats him with the rolled up paper. *LOL*

See, violence ABOUNDS in this film.