Harry Potter movie....

We went downtown late this afternoon to meet K and B..... we took young Miss C with us also-- we were all going to see the newest Harry Potter movie, then go to the Greek restaurant downtown to discuss the film.

The theatre was in the River Oaks section of downtown (quite plush, to say the least)... truly a gorgeous theatre with colorful carpeting, gold and glass doorways that sparkled, too-many-to-count individual movie screens, spotlessly clean concession stands, plus an enormous parking garage. The only complaint from all of us-- their sound system was way too loud. And for this kind of movie, with its darkness and intensity, the too-loud sound was too over-the-top.

Miss C thought long and hard about coming with us to see this movie.... she wasn't too thrilled with the last Harry Potter movie, for the simple reason that it was too dark, too somber. She finally agreed to come with us, just because she loves to spend time with K and B, and us as well, of course. And I think she likes the downtown adventures, no matter where we happen to be going.

Within the first twenty minutes of the movie, I knew that both C and I should have stayed home.... this latest Harry Potter film was dark and somber, with too many intense special effects... so much going on at once that you didn't know where to look first. I had my arms crossed through the entire movie-- so much so that the pearls on my bracelet made marks on my arm that didn't go away till well after dinner at the Greek restaurant.

Just one more reason that I like books better than movies--- when the book gets too intense, you can close the cover and go back to it after a while. Can't do that when you're in the movie theatre.

I have read all the Harry Potter books..... and love the creativity and imagination throughout all of them. We're waiting now for the last book in the series, which comes out in less than two weeks. Then we'll have our Harry Potter lunch party, with K and B, and C and R, and J........ now we just have to figure out how much time we'll all need after the book's release-- can't have the luncheon to discuss the last book until we've all read the last book.