Harry Potter!

[skysprite 0]

Friggin great movie! Just got back from the midnight showing. Obviously they changed some stuff to turn that book into the movie, but I didn't mind the changes at all! It all worked! And there's some really great lines in the film too! Very good stuff!

What'd y'all think??

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The previews look pretty good and I probably will see it sometime this weekend but I'm way more excited about the book coming out NEXT weekend! I know they had to have hacked the book to shreds to turn it into a movie. I read that although its the longest book of the series so far, its also the shortest movie.

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I haven't seen it yet but will this weekend...

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Its sold out for all the showings now until Saturday morning. One place has 12 screens showing it and its still sold out for most showings.

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[skybytch 273]

I thought the first four movies sucked, so I'll wait for someone I know to buy it on DVD so I can borrow it from them.

232 hours to Deathly Hallows! Now that is exciting.

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I really enjoyed the first 2 movies and thought they were probably good just as movies even if you didn't read and love the books. The last 2 involved a lot of "filling in the blanks" and I don't think anyone who wasn't familiar with the books could really appreciate them. But, I still enjoyed them! I figure this one will be pretty much the same. So far, they've done a pretty good job with casting (although new Dumbledore STILL doesn't do it for me......) and that really helps. Its just really hard to make a 5-700 page book into a movie. Plus, the directors are dealing with characters and stories that everyone is soooo familiar with and every new director wants to put their "stamp" on it too. A lot tends to get lost in the process.......

And, yes, I'm a geek- eagerly awaiting Deathly Hallows. I'm trying to decide whether or not to make the midnight trip to Borders or just head over there 1st thing in the morning for my pre-ordered copy!

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every new director wants to put their "stamp" on it too.

Which is part of why I think the movies suck. Would've been better to have one director's "vision" throughout the series, imho.

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I'm trying to decide whether or not to make the midnight trip to Borders or just head over there 1st thing in the morning for my pre-ordered copy

Make the midnight trip. You can sleep when you're dead. I plan to be finished with the book by the time the store opens again on Saturday.

On a different HP note, anybody heard any "Wizard Rock"? Went and saw "Harry and the Potters" play at a library a couple weeks ago; what a hoot!

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And, yes, I'm a geek- eagerly awaiting Deathly Hallows. I'm trying to decide whether or not to make the midnight trip to Borders

I haven't done that for a book or CD release in a long time... I may just try that out...

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[McBeth 0]

I'm going to the 7:30 showing tonight.

[kallend 2,146]

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Friggin great movie! Just got back from the midnight showing. Obviously they changed some stuff to turn that book into the movie, but I didn't mind the changes at all! It all worked! And there's some really great lines in the film too! Very good stuff!

What'd y'all think??

I thought it was pretty good. Couldn't help thinking that Umbrage was modeled on Queen Elizabeth II. The fight at the end was excellent.

Liked Bellatrix (and, as always, Snape is perfect)

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Tonks is WAY hotter than I remember her from the books and I also thought they were pretty kind to Luna as well.

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On a different HP note, anybody heard any "Wizard Rock"? Went and saw "Harry and the Potters" play at a library a couple weeks ago; what a hoot!

I took my young daughter to see Harry and the Potters at a library when they were in town. Took 5 of her closest friends with us. Harry and the Potters were so bad that were cute. We had a ball. Went out for ice cream afterwards.

We're going to see the movie tomorrow. I'm looking forward to the book more than seeing this movie though! Can't wait!

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Tonks is WAY hotter than I remember her from the books and I also thought they were pretty kind to Luna as well.

Unfortunately Tonks didn't get much screen time (or maybe I was asleep).

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Tonks is WAY hotter than I remember her from the books and I also thought they were pretty kind to Luna as well.

Yeah... Luna was not at all what I expected... definitely much better looking and I never expected he to be blond. I definitely enjoyed the movie... although I always enjoy the books more.

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Luna was blonde in the books. Now I have to see this movie.

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Luna was blonde in the books. Now I have to see this movie.

I guess I never paid attention to that, and yes you should see the movie.

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One other observation . . . without a doubt the best "if looks could kill" came from Ginny. I guess she still kind has a thing for Harry.

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[ACMESkydiver 0]

Hubby and daughter were sneaky and slinked outta the house under the guise of having a TERRIBLE desire for Peanut-Butter Twix...then they come home at 3am after seeing the midnight premiere.

Dang it, that's TWICE they've sneaked (snook? ) out and saw a midnight premiere on me!

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Luna was blonde in the books. Now I have to see this movie.

She was also bug-eyed (or I think J.K. described it as "large, luminous" or something), and the makeup people did a great job with that.

Great movie! Yates is to be commended on a good balance with what was an extremely difficult job. Condensing a large book into a short space, excellent sound and special effects, just the right amount of screentime for the amazing actors, fast-pace, but not too fast, like the last movie, and getting the right mix of dark and light moments. This was a much better movie than the last one. Oldman, Rickman, Thewlis and Gleeson, Smith, Isaacs and Walters all stood out, despite the limited time they had, and Imelda Staunton as Umbridge was a pleasant surprise. The girl that played Tonks is just plain HOT (as is Helena Bonham Carter of course, but she didn't do as good a job acting as she's capable of). Emma Thompson also was a slight disappointment after her great performance in POA. I was worried they would leave out Grawp and the Dursleys (again), and I was really happy that both made it into the movie.

We went to see an early IMAX-3D, and there was only 20 minutes of 3-D time at the end. For some reason, Superman Returns and other 3-D movies only want to spend a certain amount of money on random and intermittent (usually CG) scenes in 3-D. The 20 minutes of 3-D at the end of OOTP was very good, although they really shouldn't call it a 3-D movie if only the last little bit qualifies.

I think this movie ties with POA for my favorites of the movie series.

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[pinkfairy 0]

I'm looking forward to the movie. I think the book could have been a little shorter, and I think there is a lot that can be cut out while still telling the story. I also think that many of the scenes form the book will look great on the screen.

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Luna was blonde in the books. Now I have to see this movie.

She was also bug-eyed (or I think J.K. described it as "large, luminous" or something), and the makeup people did a great job with that.

Great movie! Yates is to be commended on a good balance with what was an extremely difficult job. Condensing a large book into a short space, excellent sound and special effects, just the right amount of screentime for the amazing actors, fast-pace, but not too fast, like the last movie, and getting the right mix of dark and light moments. This was a much better movie than the last one. Oldman, Rickman, Thewlis and Gleeson, Smith, Isaacs and Walters all stood out, despite the limited time they had, and Imelda Staunton as Umbridge was a pleasant surprise. The girl that played Tonks is just plain HOT (as is Helena Bonham Carter of course, but she didn't do as good a job acting as she's capable of). Emma Thompson also was a slight disappointment after her great performance in POA. I was worried they would leave out Grawp and the Dursleys (again), and I was really happy that both made it into the movie.

We went to see an early IMAX-3D, and there was only 20 minutes of 3-D time at the end. For some reason, Superman Returns and other 3-D movies only want to spend a certain amount of money on random and intermittent (usually CG) scenes in 3-D. The 20 minutes of 3-D at the end of OOTP was very good, although they really shouldn't call it a 3-D movie if only the last little bit qualifies.

I think this movie ties with POA for my favorites of the movie series.

Saw it a 2nd time last night. I think the editing could have been a bit smoother, it looks like they did some last minute chopping to get it down around 2 hours.

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Saw it a 2nd time last night. I think the editing could have been a bit smoother, it looks like they did some last minute chopping to get it down around 2 hours.

Definitely. They also cut out some important character development. For instance, how are they going to tie together the Wesley's joke shop for the next movie with Malfory's use of the blackout powder. Also let out was the growing up that Harry had to do with his two friend being Prefects and also the two of them starting to fall in love. Sure its not apart of the straight "action" of the story but it has shown to be important in the next book and I can only assume (until July 21).

Also left out was the full amount of conflict between the teachers and the ministry. For instance, what about Firezine (sp?) the new teacher brought in from the forest. It left out all the detail as to why the herd wanted to attack the humans in the forest.

All in all I was very disappointed in the movie, I thought it frustratingly left out some of the important details of the book that makes the book so much fun. I guess that's what happens when you have a director that hadn't even read the books.

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Saw it a 2nd time last night. I think the editing could have been a bit smoother, it looks like they did some last minute chopping to get it down around 2 hours.

It was a hack job of a movie. There was no pacing, no flow to the entire thing....someone even turned to me and asked what the movie was supposed to be about as the Order was hardly used in the movie. They mis handled some of the more important items that are heavily used in the next book....OOTP answers pretty much every question the first 4 books had and is a major setup the final two books. Ron/Hermoine were never in the movie unless they were there to nod around Harry (and the whole Weasley family losses out on some of the best character development in all of the books....and without that it will lessen the mood in the hospital at the end of 6).....Dumble's major revelation to Harry at the end of the movie isn't even there and that is a major turning point in their relationship that impacts how they relate in book 6..........the fact that they originally were not going to have Kreatcher in the movie shows they didn't read Half Blood before starting to make this. Umbridge being able to break into the Room of Requirment just destroys the idea of how hidden the room is (which is important in Half Blood). And the OWLS - 5th year is the year from hell and they never once got in to that. Essentially they took all the character out of the movie, the things that made it part of the Potter story line and made it into a typical boring movie without, for lack of a better word, magic. And with the focus all on Umbridge being THE evil in the movie, lead to zero buildup of the impending doom their world is about to face....a doom that is preached by Harry and that is slowly realized by the rest of the world.....and Harry fighting against that shows him coming into his own....which leads to his ability to act in the next book.

The editing was the worst part of the movie.....outside of a few key moments, the cuts were rather quick and often changed time/location without much warning. And just putting a dark filter on the entire movie is not the way to set a dark tone. And what fucking genius decides to make the longest book into the shortest movie?

This director had no vision. He took a mixup of art design from the first 4 movies and tossed them in.....and he had no awe or beauty with moving the camera. The only real story telling in the entire movie was regulated to the news paper clippings. And did anyone else pay attention to the music? Nothing about it stood out and made it good....nothing about it increased the mood on the screen.

I was fully disappointed and have major concerns knowing that he is directing the next one. Hopefully they stop to read the last book when it comes out before they finish shooting Half Blood.....and the fact that they did nothing to further Snape this movie is even a bigger worry for me....there will be no emotional attachement to the character at all to gain the full shock of what happens on the tower and the events after. Not only that, they leave out pretty much everything about the prophecy and what it meant to Riddle and how Snape knew it, and how important all those things are because its essentially why the last 14 years have come about.

Will they even do any character development about Riddle and his life in the next one?


This was easily the worst Potter movie yet.

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and the fact that they did nothing to further Snape this movie is even a bigger worry for me....their will be no emotional attachement to the character at all to gain the full shock of what happens on the tower and the events after.

I disagree entirely with this line of reasoning.

For one brief moment in this movie . . . after all the others where Snape is seen as a bad guy for seemingly no other reason than to be the bad guy . . . we are given a glimpse of why Snape hated Harry's father and we can actually feel a bit sorry for him. This is expanded on a bit further when he has the opportunity to really do some officially sanctioned torture of Harry, but, decides he'd rather not becuase he hates the person that is ordering him even more.

I do think it leaves a bit of an issue for later movies, but we'll just have to wait to see how that is resolved.

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and the fact that they did nothing to further Snape this movie is even a bigger worry for me....their will be no emotional attachement to the character at all to gain the full shock of what happens on the tower and the events after.

I disagree entirely with this line of reasoning.

For one brief moment in this movie . . . after all the others where Snape is seen as a bad guy for seemingly no other reason than to be the bad guy . . . we are given a glimpse of why Snape hated Harry's father and we can actually feel a bit sorry for him. This is expanded on a bit further when he has the opportunity to really do some officially sanctioned torture of Harry, but, decides he'd rather not becuase he hates the person that is ordering him even more.

I do think it leaves a bit of an issue for later movies, but we'll just have to wait to see how that is resolved.

It opens a HUGE issue for the next movie....it will be a rather large leap to convince the audience on why Snape came to Dumble 14 years ago after a particular thing he does....which once again impacts the key moment at the end of 6.

I also found it odd that they did nothing with Harry's thoughts after seeing that vision....maybe I was tired and missed it, but I don't think it was in the movie.

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