The Novelty Wears Off Quickly

Rating: Null/10 (3 December 2002)

He's no James Bond but I'm sure he'll get the franchise milked out of him until he is petrified like the HalfBlood Wizards in the movie. The movie itself was just like the first, the storyline was just like the first, same spells, same Quidditch, same characters and even the same bad guy. Apart from a house elf, a screaming Mandrake weed, Oh and not to mention the Eight Legged Freaks and a tree cinematically reminiscent of Poltergiest; there were no real exciting moments in the movie to rival the first. I guess that's why there was no sequels to E.T. or Willy Wonka. Of course if you are to create a character for recurring storylines take a leaf out of the Indiana Jones and James Bond movies. Location Location Location. I'm sure Indiana Jones would be just as exciting if all his movies were set in the Temple of Doom. I hope the next instalment sees Harry's adventures locate to London for some Muggledom Antics with the powers that be.
Oh and when I get round to it I will read the novels. In fact I will read the novels before I see the next cinematic version of the literary classic.
And on a personal note, the IMDB should remove the line in the first comment by dsbauer99@yahoo.com Illonois referring to the late, great actor of the 20th Century, Richard Harris as kicking the bucket. A fine human being should be remembered with dignity and his passing was not a matter of kicking the bucket but a great loss to the film industry as well as the Harry Potter Franchise.