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Nov. 17th, 2002 12:26 amHarry Potter II -- Go see it. Absolutely cool. Totally "Wow." Fun, thoughtful. Long at 2:45 (but didn't seem like it.) Good effects, but beautiful atmosphere. The kids learned to act a bit better. Snape was a bit underused, Malfoy pere was wonderfully slimy, and the news about the newly late Dumbledore made his performance bittersweet.
I have to go read all the books again.
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Just now saw Mission Impossible II on DVD. I was so-so on M:I #1. I thought it was a bit too cliche with the "secret agent gets framed for being a bad guy" thing. M:I #2, however, was just as cliche...and it worked. John Woo's direction was pure art. I figured it'd be a good couple hour mindless action distraction, but I loved it.
I have to go read all the books again.
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Just now saw Mission Impossible II on DVD. I was so-so on M:I #1. I thought it was a bit too cliche with the "secret agent gets framed for being a bad guy" thing. M:I #2, however, was just as cliche...and it worked. John Woo's direction was pure art. I figured it'd be a good couple hour mindless action distraction, but I loved it.
