tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083684017954117107.post8658720263416109852..comments2024-03-19T08:06:06.018+00:00Comments on Life of a Fifty-Something Yorkshireman: It All Ends - NowRarelesserspottedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083684017954117107.post-52497750280264942482011-07-18T19:16:12.573+01:002011-07-18T19:16:12.573+01:00Hi Auntiegwen
Glad you liked the film, when you pu...Hi Auntiegwen<br />Glad you liked the film, when you put it like that, it's easy to forget that for a lot of our kids, it's been around all their lives. I will genuinely miss it. Did you shed a tear - I certainly did!<br />XX<br /><br />Hi Snafu<br />I loved the books too - I read the 'Order of the Phoenix', my favourite, several times. My honest belief is the JK Rowling will write an adult version in a few years time and if she isn't planning it now, I would be very surprised. I guess for me, the films have made the best they can within the limitatons of the genre.<br />XXRarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083684017954117107.post-229679694642969692011-07-18T11:30:48.653+01:002011-07-18T11:30:48.653+01:00I was introduced to the first book by the daughter...I was introduced to the first book by the daughter of a friend and was immediately hooked. I have read them all as they were published and not really noticed the plot holes and mistakes, I could never have done as well myself and the enjoyment I got was greater than the sum of all the mistakes. I was in America when the first movie was released and was surprised to find that certain groups objected to the books on the grounds that reading them would make people become witches, which was against the teaching of the bible. Interesting that someone would believe that reading a book was capable of doing something that was inherently impossible, but never mind. Another odd thing was that in the USA, both the book and the movie were titled ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ not ‘.. and The Philosopher Stone’ as JKR titled the book in the first place. No other titles were changed and I have often wondered why they altered that one.<br /> The movies have been mildly disappointing in as much as no producer/director team ever get them right but again they were more enjoyable than the sum of the incorrect story line. I have not seen the latest one yet but anticipate enjoying that one too. The interesting thing now is what comes next? I cannot imagine any movie maker or publisher just letting go of such a huge money spinner, there is no such thing as ‘enough’ in those industries.snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588812293454033077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083684017954117107.post-35431560172630419752011-07-18T09:29:59.007+01:002011-07-18T09:29:59.007+01:00My kids are Potter geeks, especially the eldest, s...My kids are Potter geeks, especially the eldest, she was 8 when we read the first book and every summer, in her school holidays she re reads the whole series. On Friday morning she and I went to see the last film together (as we have seen every film) and she bawled like a baby. This love of HP has been her whole life, being at bookstores at midnight to get the latest, sitting up all night reading from cover to cover, it's been an absolute delight xxxauntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083684017954117107.post-16691689282127323292011-07-17T21:26:56.717+01:002011-07-17T21:26:56.717+01:00Hi Weaver
I agree, you are absolutely right, that&...Hi Weaver<br />I agree, you are absolutely right, that's how she moves her plots on by the characters talking about issues. However, you make a great point of getting younger children to read.<br />XXRarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083684017954117107.post-50519668433363155422011-07-17T19:25:58.319+01:002011-07-17T19:25:58.319+01:00Tried to read the books but I am not a dialogue pe...Tried to read the books but I am not a dialogue person on the whole - I like descriptive writing, so I barely got past page one. Have not seen any of the films. But, I know it has encouraged many children and young people to read so in my book that makes it a huge contribution and I really admire her for it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com