Has a discussion of the latest Harry Potter movie been started? I was very disappointed with the review by Craig D. Lindsey. He just doesn't seem to understand the series as a whole or the point of the overall story. I did not like his dismissive attitude about Harry's anger or sarcastic remarks about the movies. I don't want a fawning movie review, but something more balanced and with less negative attitude would be welcome. I find most of his movie reviews irritating at best. Perhaps the N&O could get some others to review movies? Even some interviews with those leaving a first screening would be more interesting and informative than what has lately been the case. Lindsey repeated what had been said in some earlier review and seemed to ignore large chunks of the move, especially some of the humor in this movie. Anyone else feel the same way about the Lindsey review?
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Submitted by cmkim27613 on July 12, 2007 - 10:00am.
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Submitted by Catherine (not verified) on July 28, 2007 - 10:47am.
I consistently find that Lindsey's reviews are subpar, and the latest Harry Potter movie was no deviation from that line. Whenever I read a Lindsey review, my impression is that the N&O has hired a 13-year-old boy. Complaints that there is not enough action relative to the Transformers movie, for example, are really not particularly relevant--HP books, while fast-moving, are not really "action" novels, so to expect the movie translation to amp up the explosions and violence to the level of a movie like Transformers is ludicrous. I don't even LIKE the Harry Potter movies and I thought the review was unfair and completely missing the point.
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