My Defense

I just got done reading the comments posted on my Harry Potter reviews.
Ouch.
To start with, I have no idea why there was so much criticism of things I never actually said. It's like it was presumed there was some hidden, hostile meaning in the faults I found. So, I'm going to set the record straight.
      I do not hate the Potter movies. I'm re-watching the last one tonight as a matter of fact. Am I a fan? No. That's just my own personal taste. Like I said, I find magic in any media to be iffy simply because if you have such a gift, why is used only in some circumstances but then conveniently not used in others? I was merely commenting how how often Harry and/or his friends could have gotten themselves out of tough situations if they had simply done what they had done before when they did get out of tight spots.
      I don't know where all the criticism came from, but since I never said what I got pasted for, it kinda stang a little bit. I never said the Potter books or movies were evil nor did I watch the movies wanting to hate them or find fault in them. They seemed interesting enough and I watched them. Sure the movie didn't explain things very well (I still wonder what became of certain characters), but they weren't awful. And I don't have impossible standards as far as film is concerned. Sure, I am a bit critical because I wanted (and kinda still do) to be a film critic. That means turning a movie inside-out. Force of habit. The faults I found in the Potter movies didn't not ruin the whole experience. True, like other film, I don't get all the hype. I mean the Potter films were pretty good, but I didn't find them as good as "Lord of the Rings" or others There were plenty of positive elements in the movies that people find touching and I won't mess with that. I found some great moments in there as well.
I didn't say these movies should be condemned to hell. I'm not ignorantly reviewing something I have absolutely no knowledge of. Sure I'm no expert, but it's not like all experts on Harry Potter are destined to be die-hard fans. As I said before, I'm a critical person, but just because a film has a flaw doesn't mean I hate it. Every film has flaws. And pointing them out doesn't mean I think the film sucks.