After what seemed to be a very long week (at least a very tiring one), I decided to do only some essential things this weekend, and to finally start with Harry Potter.
I ended up seeing the first five films within a 24 hour timespan.
I must say; the stories around Potter are quite remarkable and very well written. I really enjoyed watching the films and while they might not be faithful to the books at times, the films are very good on their own because of the casting.
First off, they decided to film pretty much back-to-back, which means that the same actors can play their respective character, without appearing too old for their characters' age.
Not very important for adults, but child actors can grow up rapidly. :)
Second; the cast. I'm a moderate fan of Alan Rickman, who plays the deliciously evil-ish professor Snape. There are other famous names as wel: Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, John Cleese, Gary Oldman and Michael Gambon; all performing admirably.
All in all< I thoroughly enjoyed the first five instalments of the HP Octology, and I'm quite eager to see the final three, although I will have to wait until 2012 or something to see it all.
Highly recommended
Cheers, K.