We went to trade screening of Harry Potter yesterday. Did anyone else see it? What did you think? I'm not sure exactly what I did think. As an avid fan of the books, I thought that it followed the book better than any film based on a book that I have ever seen. And while I don't see how it could be any shorter than it is, it was a little slow and seemed kinda long which is not a good sign. I don't think that younger children will be able to sit through it quietly. The actors were all wonderful and fit the role perfectly. The special effects weren't that special though The Quidditch match was pretty cool. I was really planning and hopoing to open this on Nov. 16 and it would still be going strong on New Years Day and into January, but now I'm not so sure. Since I'm sure that they will have about 5000 prints out there and I'm sure the terms are going to be really tough, I think it might be like everything this summer and be a 2 weeker at best. Not sure how much repeat business it will get. I was really looking forward to this and have read the books several times so there were no surprises for me so that could be part of it.
The person who saw it with me has not read any of the books and the first thing it said after it was over was that it was too long and too slow. Anyway, I would really like other opinions on it telling me I'm totally wrong and it's going to be another Titanic or Home Alone. Thanks.
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