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Oh, those pesky Deathly Hallows...
I also saw the OotP movie, thought it was crappy. Is it just me, or has their acting gone downhill? Plus, they kinda screwed up the plot, unnecessarily, of course. I realize you can't fit a 800+ page book into a short movie, but by changing some of the things they did leave in, I think they screwed up.
I'm glad I read the spoilers, because it lowered my expectations. If I'd gone into this with high expectations I would've been even more disappointed.
First off, why did she have to kill off Hedwig? It was pointless and cruel, there would have been plenty of reasons to leave her behind and get her out of the way. She was no longer a useful character and she was offed. You can tell a lot about people by the way they treat animals, Ms. Rowling, even fictional ones. And I don't think I like you any more.
The rest of the book was the average, cliche quest, with the usually Potter-level writing. Easy to read, and the only really interesting part was the Ravenclaw's door. I like Luna even more now! I wish she'd seen fit to show us what happened to her.
Oh, and I forgot that she made me kinda dislike Lupin, no reason to make him emo like Harry, was there?
Finally, the epilogue was miserable. Horrid, sappy, and badly written. Really, really, really awful - even by Potter standards. She would've been better off without it.
Frankly, the last book finished the downward spiral started by the last few. It's like, even though they'd gotten longer, she'd gotten tired of writing them and they got sloppier, plot-wise. I'm over it, chances of me ever re-reading them are slim, and though I may watch the remaining movies, it won't be in a movie theater, but in the comfort of my own house, so I can make further snide remarks at the screen.
Now, on to other books!
...after a few boards of Jewel Quest. ;)
I'm glad I read the spoilers, because it lowered my expectations. If I'd gone into this with high expectations I would've been even more disappointed.
First off, why did she have to kill off Hedwig? It was pointless and cruel, there would have been plenty of reasons to leave her behind and get her out of the way. She was no longer a useful character and she was offed. You can tell a lot about people by the way they treat animals, Ms. Rowling, even fictional ones. And I don't think I like you any more.
The rest of the book was the average, cliche quest, with the usually Potter-level writing. Easy to read, and the only really interesting part was the Ravenclaw's door. I like Luna even more now! I wish she'd seen fit to show us what happened to her.
Oh, and I forgot that she made me kinda dislike Lupin, no reason to make him emo like Harry, was there?
Finally, the epilogue was miserable. Horrid, sappy, and badly written. Really, really, really awful - even by Potter standards. She would've been better off without it.
Frankly, the last book finished the downward spiral started by the last few. It's like, even though they'd gotten longer, she'd gotten tired of writing them and they got sloppier, plot-wise. I'm over it, chances of me ever re-reading them are slim, and though I may watch the remaining movies, it won't be in a movie theater, but in the comfort of my own house, so I can make further snide remarks at the screen.
Now, on to other books!
...after a few boards of Jewel Quest. ;)
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Also, it's a bit of an exaggeration with Ron, I'm sure. The reviewer in question just finds a magical version of The System to be a rather creepy way to go about dating.
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Ginny was kinda a tramp, though... ;) She got around!
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You know, Ron was once poisoned with a Love Potion (it was actually meant for Harry), but he never used it on anyone.
Riddle's mom did, though. That's the only reason he was born at all. So, love potion = evil.
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