New HP movie!! *spoilers, I'm sure*

Allie

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Did anyone else go see it either yesterday or today? What did you think of it?


I didn't like how the totally cut out Dobby and winky, and how they didn't explain how Barty Crouch JR. escaped from Azkaban. Or that he was supposed to be dead. Also, I don't think Krum, Fleur, and Cedric got any room to become full charcters.

THoughts?
 
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65rosessamurai

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OHHH MYYYY GOOOD!
We won't get it on DVD for at least another 3 months!!
(Actually, I think it's out in theatres over here, too, just haven't had the chance to see it)
You think it was better than the others? (Don't give out too many details, yet!)
 
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I liked it... won't say anymore due to spoilers...
Can say I was disappointed that the 'main' theme song was cut back a lot... only heard it in the beginning...
And what was up with the death eaters hats? weird.
 
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yeah exactly... I was imagining a cloak like thing instead of pointed hats.
Obvious reference.
 

Emily65Roses

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My only major gripes were that they cut out Dobby, Winky, and Sirius. All we saw of Sirius was his face in the stupid fire. Sirius is my favorite, and I was totally bummed that they cut him out. Oh yeah!!! I also dislike that they really cut down on the Krum and Hermy-own-ninny romance. I thought that was too cute, and the only bit of it that they left for the movie was the Yule Ball.

Fred and George got hot. <3
lol
 

julie

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Dobby, they cut out dobby??? I loved that little guy.

Havent seen it yet, but if Mark finishes his final this weekend I'll be dragging his butt to go.

Wann hear something funny???? I've been looking at this post all morning long but didn't want to come in because of the spoilers warning and was thinking, "HP, what is HP, she definately can't be referring to Hewlett Packard, HP, what could she mean" Silly me.
 

Allie

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Em, I agree on Fred and George, through the whole movie "mrs. Robinson " was going through my head.

Julie, did you get out to see it this weekend?
 

Allie

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This has gotten me to thinking about the Harry Potter movies in general....do you think the actors are what you'd picture? Or do they do a good enough job?

*Dan radcliffe is NOT Harry to me. He doesn't even have green eyes.

* I think Emma Watson is atrocious as Hermione. No bushy hair, no nerdy look.

* Ron is good. Thumbs up.

* The twins are perfection realized. They are the only characters that look EXACTLY as I picture them.

* No arguement with most of the weasley's actually.

* Draco is fairly good, perhaps not snarky enough.


Something else that bothered me about this movie was cutting out the romance between Krum and Hermione. It was much more cute and sweet in the book.

Also, they cut out cool things in the maze, like the Sphinx.

The Cedric scene when Harry brings him back brought tears to my eyes. It was extremely well played.

I have no idea why everyone is smiling at the end of the movie. GoF did NOT have a happy ending.

What the hell happened to Rita Skeeter?

The problem is people that don't read the books are going to be very confused with future movies.
 
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I personally think Daniel Radcliff is fine as Harry Potter, the first movie you could obviously tell they were new to acting... if they went and redid it with the same actors I think it would be much better.

Emma Watson, I think is wonderful. The first movie was really good. She was just stuck up enough and just a nerdy little no-account... then they ruined it by making her pretty in the third movie and not during the Yule Ball as it was supposed to.

Rupert, good ron, hair is a little too long for me to picture as ron though.

The twins... they do alright in the movies I suppose... they remind me too much of the guy who played shaggy in the scooby doo movie.

Draco Malfoy, what a snotty little brat, I think Tom Felton is quite good in it. I didn't like the third movie though, with his long hair not gelled back. Wasn't Draco-ish.

The movie... they shouldn't have cut out the sirius thing, at least to that extent because that's basically the next movie. Doby, didn't like him in the second movie [not what I pictured] but to cut him out completely?!?
And what about George and Fred getting Harry's tri-wizard winnings?
It seems like this movie could have been a really long preview for the real movie.
If the real movie was 5+ hours long I'd sit down and watch it [as long as it had timed breaks <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">]
It seems like the really get this movie you'd have to have had to read the book.
I felt like it sometimes jumped and unless you read the book you'd have no clue where it was at or what was going on.
but that's just me.
 

julie

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Allie, I sure didn't get out to see it.... maybe next weekend since our family is in WA and were down here in CA. I really do want to see it. I'll let you know.
 

buggygurl321

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I loved the movie... parents took us out of school early just to see it... but I think that if you didn't read the book, it m ight be pretty choppy. If you read it, then your brain could fill in the blanks, but otherwise...
Too bad they cut the Dursleys... I'd have liked to see the Ton Tongue Toffee incident!
My sisters and I saw it on Friday. Then Megan got invited to see it again on Saturday, then again oin Sunday...so not fair! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
My mom was sobbing when Cedric died. Sheesh, if THIS one brought tears--- well, just wait until the next two, right?

Katie <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

PS: When my little sister was almost eleven, she would tease me about being a 'muggle' and how when SHE turned eleven, SHE'D get the letter and go to Hogwarts. She cried hysterically when she didn't get the letter.
 

buggygurl321

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Oh, and yeah, about Rita Skeeter...
They completely cut the whole thing about her being an unregistered Animagus and torturing Hagrid, Harry (more than shown in the movie)...etc.

Still a cool movie, though.

Katie
 
I absolutely loved the movie. My husband doesn't read the books but he still really enjoys the movies and still gets the jist of it all. I understand why they had to cut some things out but they really needed to build up Harry and Sirius' relationship for the next one which wasn't done. Allie the scene with Cedric brought tears to my eyes as well. Very well done. I do think that it is my favorite one so far!

Emilee
 

JazzysMom

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OK we saw the movie. I was disappointed. After speaking with Allie about reading the books vs seeing the movies I have determined that from now on its imperative that I read the future books first. The past movies hasnt shown that "need" for me, but this one did. Of course in the past it took a few viewings for me to obsorb all the details and maybe that will help with this, but according to the views from those who read the book it appears to be "choppy" and lacking some detail. HOWEVER; being the avid Harry Potter fans, it will not prevent us from future releases altogether! Sidenote>>>Jazmine couldnt believe that Hagrid had a woman taller than he was. LOL!
 
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