by Blablob » July 13th, 2011, 4:55 am
Average at best? I'm sorry, but from what I've heard, that's simply a major understatement. An 87 average is actually very good (and that's only for relevancy; the actual score for the movie is 90). Though, I rely on Rotten Tomatoes more than anything else, and right now it holds a 97% approval rating, based on 68 reviews. Of course, those reviews have only just begun to come in so we'll have much more accurate reviews when the movie actually releases. But from what it's looking like now, this last film is by far the best. And you're right, it does seem the first couple were the worst recieved (and even then it doesn't look like they were that bad), so to say that about an eight-movie franchise is quite impressive if you ask me. It's not so often you see a sequel that improves upon the first, let alone seven of them. I should also note that I've never actually seen any of the Harry Potter movies--apart from the first which I vaguely remember--so my opinion about the franchise is not at all biased.