Corey Atad

I don't understand what the problem is. I was laughing my ass off at the ridiculousness of the product placement. It was like when Burger king did placement on Arrested Development and the writers so overpraised the product it became obvious and hilarious.

I saw this back at TIFF and it was very disappointing. Not much I could recommend about it.

Why aren't you also reporting the writers of the film?

Steven Moffat
Edgar Wright
Joe Cornish

What more could you want? This is like the ultimate combo of forces. Spielberg team + Jackson team + Wright team = Awesomeness

No offense, but what you just said about not wanting to see it in IMAX is plain stupid. The film was shot with IMAX and certain scenes were shot with IMAX cameras. Clearly Nolan would have changed the shaky quick-cut editing style to suit the IMAX format.

Yes, but it sounds as though the deal until August 31st will be that $100/month is dropped down to $30/month

Can we assume that Fido will have the same deal?

I really didn't see Wall-E as a political film. A glimpse into a dark future that our species' mass-consumption may inevitably lead us to has nothing to do with politics. That kind of thought about humanity's future is a staple of all good sci-fi since at least 2001. A great modern sci-fi frames a more person or human-based story with these kinds of social concerns which reflect a mirror on society. As for the Bush reference. Well, the line was so deeply set in a specific context that I actually didn't even pick up on it.

I hear what you're saying, but you're completely wrong.

Let's start with the fact that Sirius' death was handled way worse in the book. Also, let's not forget that in the third film Sirius was not developed properly. His relationship with Harry never made total sense. That would be because of the actual important stuff they cut out. Because it never made sense we didn't feel a particularly strong connection to him as a character. When he died in that blur it was made worse because we never totally cared about him.

And it's true that 5 doesn't touch on a lot of things that become important later, but clearly neither did 3. And at least 5 got the tone of the book right and then went on to improve it by shortening it and quickening the pace.

The Cho thing was a bit lame, but the emotion was there. Harry was upset and angry. That was basically what book/movie 5 was all about. And it was played very well. Very well indeed.

I have to totally disagree with your take on the movie and book. The book is in my opinion the best of the series, closely followed by Half-Blood Prince. The reason is simple. None of the other books so effortlessly maintained breakneck pacing, while still developing characters, particularly Harry and his relationship to his deceased parents. The tone is wonderfully dark. And for once (much like HBP later on) Voldemort doesn't physically show up. He is a shadow. A distinctly evil possibility, or even inevitability. That makes his influence on the book that much stronger.

The movie, while directed extremely well, suffered from the writing. I don't care so much about adhering to the books. My favourite film in the series has to be OotP, and that one cut out loads of stuff. The problem with PoA is that it cut out crucial character development. The relationship between Harry and his father is barely explored, and they drop the whole plot about the marauder's map. Also, the film didn't seem to quite get the tone of the book quite right. And again, that is not a comment on the direction, because the direction actually helped push it back toward the right path. The problem, once again, lies in the writing. There is almost no emotion in the film. And whatever emotional scenes there are are terribly handled. Really, the only thing I can say good about the film is that Cauron took the series in a wildly different, and far better direction with his work. It set the stage for GoF and OotP, which are both great. I am eagerly looking forward to what Yates does with HBP. I hope it lives up to the spirit of the novel.

Actually. The Comedy Network sitet here in Canada has been streaming full episodes for a few weeks now. The setup isn't as good as the American sites, particularly Hulu, but it works well enough. The only crappy part is we can't watch all those awesome old clips.