[eleni121]

Judging from the music the other night I thought my husband was watching Home Alone. Lo and behold Harry Potter the movie that enraptured the kiddies all over the world was being broadcast. Since I teach film courses I figured I should watch a bit. Well, I watched about 15 minutes total until I realized that not even John William's score could keep me awake.

Chris Columbus is not exactly known for his deep and obscure heavy with meaning movies but this was pure crap! And now there 's another one? Where's the Good witch of the north Glinda when we need her?

[discostu]

It's well enough paced that that none of the kids in the theaters I was in for either 1 or 2 got antsy during the nearly 3 hours of each movie (Chamber weighs in at 2 hr 41 min, Stone was around that). They're fun movies with a light sense of humor that builds well towards the dramatic tension, offers some good scares towards the end, and feature lots of fresh faced kids smiling right before closing credits. Are they art? No. But they're fun, and there's a reason it's called the "entertainment industry" not the "art industry".