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I love the series and avoided this thread so as not to read a potential spoiler. I've read all the books twice.
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I thought the Half Blood Prince was great up until the last 45 minutes or so. At that point the movie took a horrible turn. The fight scene in the book was incredible. In the movie there was really no reason whatsoever to have Malfoy assist the deatheaters into Hogwarts. There was absolutely no fight.
If you remember, in the book, the students, teachers, and the order of the Phoenix members all came together to fight the deatheaters. Yes, the results were the same, Dumbledore died. However, this was the part of the movie to really bring everything together. When viewed in IMAX 3D this scene could have been amazing.
In the movie, Dumbledore 'explained' to Harry that he could apparate within the Hogwarts grounds. Now if you're a true Potter fan this took liberties that were ridiculous. Nobody was able to apparate in the books (the true story).
Wizards possess magical powers. What was the reason for burning down the Weasley's house and having them stand there all sad? Couldn't they 'rebuild' it with their powers? At the very beginning of the movie Dumbledore restored the wrecked and disheveled house of Professor Slughorn. Seems like a totally wasted 10 minutes in the cornfield if you ask me. Besides, I don't recall a cornfield scene in the book.
Was the movie put together well? I guess it depends on who you ask. Did the director take literary license? Sure did, to a whole new level. Changed what I thought was a really important part of the book and just left it out. I was so totally looking forward to the fight scene and they ripped it out. What a travesty.
I hope this movie doesn't win any awards. I'm very much lackluster about seeing the two year seven movies, The Deathly Hallows. :sad2: Using two movies and milking the viewing audience for every penny they can should mean they will do justice to the book and portray it the way it was written. Crossing my fingers.............
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I thought the Half Blood Prince was great up until the last 45 minutes or so. At that point the movie took a horrible turn. The fight scene in the book was incredible. In the movie there was really no reason whatsoever to have Malfoy assist the deatheaters into Hogwarts. There was absolutely no fight.
If you remember, in the book, the students, teachers, and the order of the Phoenix members all came together to fight the deatheaters. Yes, the results were the same, Dumbledore died. However, this was the part of the movie to really bring everything together. When viewed in IMAX 3D this scene could have been amazing.
In the movie, Dumbledore 'explained' to Harry that he could apparate within the Hogwarts grounds. Now if you're a true Potter fan this took liberties that were ridiculous. Nobody was able to apparate in the books (the true story).
Wizards possess magical powers. What was the reason for burning down the Weasley's house and having them stand there all sad? Couldn't they 'rebuild' it with their powers? At the very beginning of the movie Dumbledore restored the wrecked and disheveled house of Professor Slughorn. Seems like a totally wasted 10 minutes in the cornfield if you ask me. Besides, I don't recall a cornfield scene in the book.
Was the movie put together well? I guess it depends on who you ask. Did the director take literary license? Sure did, to a whole new level. Changed what I thought was a really important part of the book and just left it out. I was so totally looking forward to the fight scene and they ripped it out. What a travesty.
I hope this movie doesn't win any awards. I'm very much lackluster about seeing the two year seven movies, The Deathly Hallows. :sad2: Using two movies and milking the viewing audience for every penny they can should mean they will do justice to the book and portray it the way it was written. Crossing my fingers.............
swimmer
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Since I saw the movie on opening night, I wasn't going to write any spoilers.
I completely agree with you on leaving the fight scene out. It was a travesty since in the book it was a great battle. My only thought on this is they are saving the big fight scene until the last movie.
I went back and saw the movie again and must admit I was not as excited the 2nd time around. I still really enjoyed it and I thought this book told the story really well. I liked a lot of the quibs. At this point I have read 7 books and watched 6 movies, I can't stop now. I'm looking forward to the last 2 movies hoping they are a blend of the previous 6 and really enjoyable.
I completely agree with you on leaving the fight scene out. It was a travesty since in the book it was a great battle. My only thought on this is they are saving the big fight scene until the last movie.
I went back and saw the movie again and must admit I was not as excited the 2nd time around. I still really enjoyed it and I thought this book told the story really well. I liked a lot of the quibs. At this point I have read 7 books and watched 6 movies, I can't stop now. I'm looking forward to the last 2 movies hoping they are a blend of the previous 6 and really enjoyable.
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I'm glad I saw it. I was disappointed but still enjoyed seeing it. The books were just so extraordinary IMO. Maybe my expectations were too high.
I am captivated by the series and I'm still looking forward to the finale` as well. I just hope they shoot the movie the way it was written. If they do, it'll be academy award material.
Nobody else is into Potter? Seems hard to believe.
Russ
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Agree with that. There have to be more Potter fans on this site.
I can never compare books and movies, thankfully because my wife always compares them and always seems disappointed by the movies. In this case, the books were so good that the movies never could have compared IMO. The books are so detailed that an hour would have to be added on to each Potter movie just to capture the details they leave out.
The same with DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons. Those books were great, but the movies had to leave out a lot of parts. I still liked the movies but they were not as good as the books.
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I loved the DaVinci Code and AAD as well (the books). I haven't even seen the AAD movie yet.
So if you and I both think an hour should be added to the HP films to get it right, don't you think all the other fans would appreciate it too :biggrin: I think 3-3.5 hrs for the movie would be just about right
R
So if you and I both think an hour should be added to the HP films to get it right, don't you think all the other fans would appreciate it too :biggrin: I think 3-3.5 hrs for the movie would be just about right
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i am a fan of the series especially the first movie-I watched it couple times.
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So if you and I both think an hour should be added to the HP films to get it right, don't you think all the other fans would appreciate it too :biggrin: I think 3-3.5 hrs for the movie would be just about right
I welcome the extra 30 - 60 minutes for each movie. It would make them better and I like them a lot to begin with.
Defenitely check out AAD, I thought the movie and book were better than the DaVinci Code.
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I will. My kids just got me a blue ray player for my 50th. Seems like I know what the next movie will be
Thanks for the recommendation
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This Potter film was kind of Boring and left me hanging.Daniel can't play Potter forever.:lol:
To be honest the last Potter movie I watched was Goblet of Fire. I have tried to watch Order of the Phoenix numerous times, I just can't get through it.
I also have read the books twice and can't bear watching how many liberties were taken with the movies.
Steven
I also have read the books twice and can't bear watching how many liberties were taken with the movies.
Steven
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The book is so much better, kind of like the Harry Potter series. I would say the Potter movies are more intricate than DaVinci Code and AAD and stay closer to the story in the book (one of the things that annoyed me about DaVinci code was that they only had 1 cryptex to solve instead of 2 like in the book.)
I don't remember them making mention in AAD whether it took place before or after Davinci code, but I may have missed it.
I don't remember them making mention in AAD whether it took place before or after Davinci code, but I may have missed it.
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