"Order of the Phoenix" MOVIE SPOILER BELOW!

My poor fantasy fic blog. It never sees me!

If only this were my only blog. I'm convinced that if I didn't have to work for a living or keep up a political blog that I'm reluctant to give up because it garners interviews, press, invitations to cool events, and a few intangibles, and provides a well-linked forum for my "controversial" opinions, I'd be the premiere Christian fantasy fiction blogger on the whole wide web.

Nothing wrong with my ego, as you can see. But since I'm doing this on stolen time, I'll get to the point: I'm probably the only Harry Potter fan not going to see "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Why? The cuts and story changes will be gut-wrenching. I can't take it.

I liked "Goblet of Fire," in a sense, because it was about Harry Potter. But it drove me crazy. Read my review. And that dragon chase scene. Don't get me started on that. All through the movie, I actually took notes (don't tell anybody) so I could remember what was left out, condensed, changed…Watching the DVD months later made me feel only marginally better about the movie.

I've explained why I love the first three movies. I saw them before I read the books. I was ignorant! The movies were delightful. I didn't know until I read the books how things were supposed to have happened in the movies. In this case, ignorance was truly bliss.

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