[grellis]

(To the tune of the William Tell Overture): "I'm a dork, I''m a dork, I'm a dorkdorkdork!" I'm the queen, baby!

I saw the movie last night, and sadly, it showcased what I disliked most about the book. Throughout much of the book, HP does a lot of whining, complaining, feeling sorry for himself, yadda yadda. With good reason, sure, but it was annoying. That was captured pretty well on film.

The special effects in the battle between LV and Dumbledore were incredible, by far my favorite bit of the movie. My nine year old loved it, said it was his favorite of the movies yet. I rank it below PoA and GoF, personally.

[SuziQ]

My kids thought it was the best so far, as well. The part about Harry whining, though, was even more pronounced in the book. He was just a twit sometimes! But, he's a teenager who feels put upon, who among us hasn't had one of those, even in the best of kids!

My only beef with the movie was the set design for the Department of Mysteries. I didn't like the black tiled walls and floors. I guess I would have preferred an 'old building' look like the lobby with its wide plank wood floors and stately fireplaces; more of a 'shabby elegance'.

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Throughout much of the book, HP does a lot of whining, complaining, feeling sorry for himself, yadda yadda.

Unfortunately, this is age appropriate behavior...

[CholeraJoe]

I don't think you're any more of a dork than I am, if that makes you feel any better. I've read each of the novels at least 6 times and have all 4 films on DVD. I watch them about every other week. My copy of "Deathly Hallows" has been on order from Amazon since the third week in January.

I've read most of the published theories about what happens in Book 7. I'm currently about 1/3 through with my own scholarly writing on "Alcohol and Alcoholism in the Harry Potter Novels."