Doug Weller Wrote:
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> I enjoyed it. My wife thought the plot was thin,
> but she hasn't read the books and probably doesn't
> remember the others well. I can't help but
> wondering if she was right -- certainly it doesn't
> seem to add much to the overall plot.


The movie doesn't help us understand quite as much about DeathEaters and the Voldemort "network" as the books do, but they do give us a lot of insight into a very important factor that will come to play a much greater role later on in the last book, I think.

Voldemort is NOT a loyal person to anyone. He has no friends. Harry is just the opposite, and somehow that will be the reason for his victory over the Dark Lord.





>
> I love the comment on Fiennes " Mr. Fiennes is an
> actor for whom a walk on
> the darker side is not just a pleasure, but
> liberation. His Voldemort
> may be the greatest screen performance ever
> delivered without the
> benefit of a nose; certainly it's a performance of
> sublime villainy."


He has taken his place in the list of "Great Noseless Figures in History"... right beside the Sphinx.





>
> On the usenet fan group, one writer comments:
>
> " lot of loose ends that are tied up for the book
> remain thoroughly
> untied in the movie especially as far as the bad
> guys are concerned"


I didn't see that, really. But then again, I've read the books so for me it was like viewing a photo album of scenes rather than watching a "movie", per se.





>
> I think there's an IMAX version, I shall go see
> that also.


Yes... on our way to that one next week, probably. They tend to enhance those more because the image is so large. Can't wait for a good dragon fight 5-stories tall!




>
> Watch Minister Crouch's reactions when he sees
> Moody.


Hadn't noticed that. Thanks for the tip!



Anthony

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.