Why buy the hype ?

Rating: 6/10 (22 November 2005)

HPGOF - being a avid listener of the unabridged books read by Mr. Dale,I believe the movies are a disappointment and a way to make more money off the stories. I am not criticizing the work done to create the films, but what has HP become ? Each one of the books has critical character development and story line complexity that is is sorely missing from the movies. I have to wonder if JKR really has 100% creative control. If the movies are a "coming alive" version of the books, than why does JKR spend so much time in character development in the books, just to have it lost ? why doesn't she just write the screen play for her last book instead. I found the rewriting of the GOF to fit a movie, just an disservice to JKR work. One change that works for GOF is Nevel's role. But that was done to eliminate Dobbie's appearance in the movie. Nevel's role was better in the book with the finding out about his parents and their fight with Voldemorte. He is a character, not a device to move the plot. In retrospect, I think a mini series done for TV with all the details would have been a tribute to JKR than the way these films are butchering HP.