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Sounded good, but couldn't watch it!
PostedMarch 24, 2012
jstanthrmoovlvr
from Fairfax County, VA
As much as I was looking forward to seeing this movie (ever since devouring the books last year), I found myself extremely disappointed. The camera action made me queasy by 5 minutes, and outright nauseated by 20. I spent the rest of the movie looking down at my lap, (leaving the theater twice to recover my equilibrium) trying to interpret the action from the sounds. I am so tired of movie directors using this particular cinematography trick~ jiggly camera, quick pans, extreme close-ups. The only reason I didn't walk out permanently was because I was with others who would have been devastated if we left.
I suppose that I have to give them props for following the book so well. What I did see seemed true to the original story. I think that people who haven't read the books will be disappointed in the hype. But, the people who have read the book will enjoy the movie (if they are physically capable of watching it).
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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