Slitherndiesldorfer baloney

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2002)

I must be one of the few people left who cannot (and will not at this point) swallow this Harry Potter nonsense. Both the first movie and the sequel are boring, uninteresting drivel. What eats away at me is the whole style and lingo surrounding this blockbuster baloney:
The goofy names (dorferwhositsslitherner) of everyone and everything are repeated over and over throughout the movie, but mean absolutely nothing to me. Most of these words have little to do with the actual plot (plot, you say?) of the film, but are thrown in the audience's face time after time, as though doing this may trick viewers into thinking this garbage has some degree of creativity or sophistication. Not so.
Also, the overall goofiness of characters (adults, children, and the like) really made me want to lose my popcorn all over the giddy adult men in front of me. The Weasley character constantly has that goofy, "duh" look on his face that made me want to throw random objects at the screen. In general, the characters are paper-thin, 2 dimensional plot-forwarding (there's that word again) vehicles. In conclusion, plot and characters were just a weak excuse for some elaborate visual effects and scenery, which were impressive at times.
When I share this viewpoint with others, they reply, "Well, you really should read the books...." A movie should stand on its own as a well-made, effective work whether or not it is based on a book. I'm sure the film company intends this film to reach even a larger audience than fans of the books. Didn't reach this viewer.