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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 4:59 am
At the end (and also the beginning) a bird is whomped by the willow with feathers flying all over the place. I saw this Friday afternoon by myself. The theater was only about 1/10th full. A student of mine and his girlfriend saw it Sunday at 10pm and they were the only ones in the theatre. I expected more of a crowd. Loved the way that Hermione and Ron "are"....and I also wish that they had explained who Prongs, Wormtail, etc. were. Maybe in the next movie. I loved the pumpkin patch sceens. For some reason, I didn't find this movie scary at all, maybe it was just my mood. I thought that the dementors were well portrayed and the Knight Bus was a hoot.
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Cyimpod
Member
05-18-2004
| Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 4:02 pm
Thanks, Schoolmarm!
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 1:47 pm
I keep hearing that this movie is too dark for kids. Scotty wants to see it SO bad. He's almost 7 and he's seen the other two movies...he's also seen things like Spiderman and Scooby-Doo. We saw the trailer for it at another movie we went to and he said it looks scary but he still wants to see it. What do you all think?
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 1:59 pm
7 years old is a hard one for me to decide. Depends on the child, I think. This one is much much scarier than the first two, or Spiderman or Scooby Doo. I can tell you that there were a few 2 to 5 year olds in the theater both times I went, and they cried and had to be taken out. For kids I'd imagine the Dementors are pretty scary, not to mention the big animal "monsters" like the Hippogriff, and even some of the humans like Sirius Black are portrayed very scarily. P.S. -- I don't have kids so I could be overruled here!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 2:36 pm
The Dementers are pretty scary, even my 14 year old commented on that. My 10 year old said they were really "freaky". Personally, I would wait till it comes out on video.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 3:47 pm
I really think it depends on the kid -- some get scared easily and some don't. I was in a packed theater and didn't see any kids leave early and there were two sitting very near me.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 5:03 pm
I would let the kid see it. If he knows it is going to be scary, he tells you he knows it is going to be scary and he wants to see it anyway, then by all means. If you are with him and it is his decision to go, have a good time.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:40 am
I have wondered from the very beginning why the producers did not use the voice over technique to explain more of the story. It was used very effectively at the beginning of The Lord of the Rings. It can be very subtle but it is a device which can "fill in the blanks." It is going to get harder and harder to keep the story line clear to those who have not read the books. The next books are huge. I think the movies are growing just as the books have. They are becoming more adult as the kids become more adult. I think the best adaptation of a book series has been the Lord of the Rings. It helps to understand the background of the story to have read the books, but it is not necessary. If you have not seen these, I highly recommend them.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 3:36 pm
Just saw it this week and I just loved it. Now that I've put a face to Sirius Black, I am more upset about his future. My 7 year old nephew was afraid of the dementors but since my sister has read them the books, he knew when to cover his eyes, otherwise, he loved the movie too.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, June 28, 2004 - 3:39 pm
I just read that production has started on The Goblet of Fire and that Ralph Fiennes is playing Voldemort! I can't wait now!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, June 28, 2004 - 3:47 pm
Oh, can he ever play evil. Remember 'Schinder's List'?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, June 28, 2004 - 3:51 pm
And he also plays good very well. He's a great actor.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 7:42 am
The article I saw on E said it hasn't been confirmed that Fiennes will play you know who. Apparently he's concerned about locking himself into the part for the rest of the series.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 7:45 am
Isn't that funny because I read it on E yesterday and it said it had started filming with Fiennes in the role.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 9:08 am
lol - principal filming has begun according to the article I read this a.m. What a difference a day makes.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 10:14 am
I think E ought to just hire us and we could get it straight for them!
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 12:22 pm
I'll take the paycheck LOL
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 1:02 pm
My family just got home from seeing this movie and we all loved it. Sarah (at 7-1/2) was not at all afraid and I was sure she would be after what I'd read various places. It seems that with Harry Potter, stuff she can separate reality from fantasy very easily, but if it's something she thinks could happen in her real life, it would freak her.
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, July 11, 2004 - 5:33 pm
I finally got to see Harry Potter!! None of friends wanted to go to it, so finally I asked TheMom and TheStepDad to come with me and they did! I absolutely loved it! Crookshanks was adorable, and they did an amazing job with the special effects for everything. Of course, it had it's deviancies from the novel, like Lupin using "Immobulus" to stop the Whomping Willow vs, pressing the knot at the base of the tree.. But I could live with those.. What I couldn't live with is the woman sitting next to me with her daughter making very loud, and remarkably stupid comments throughout the movie. She even fell asleep during it and started to snore!! Why you would sit in the best seats in the theatre to SLEEP through a movie after paying 10 dollars to get in is beyond me. I can't wait for this to come out on DVD so I can rent it!! My favourite movie out of all three would have to be this one.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Monday, November 22, 2004 - 9:03 am
Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow!!! I can't wait for tomorrow!!!!!!
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Monday, November 29, 2004 - 1:44 am
Saw it this weekend on DVD. Very different from the first two movies. If you didn't read the book, you wouldn't have the insight into most of the movie. As a stand alone movie, I think it is better than the first two, but they skipped a lot of stuff in the books that is important. If you watch the extras on disc 2(some of the extras are geared towards the youngsters, but some are good behind the scenes stuff) you get a feel for the thought process behind some of the stuff, which is good. Cuaron was very entertaining in his snippets. The 3 main kids are a lot like their characters...you'll know what I mean when you watch the interviews. Gambon is a great Dumbledore...I was worried about this, but shouldn't have been. Buckbeak was fantastic, and when you see what lengths the crew went to to create him, you'll be most impressed. All of the animals were trained, and the bats seemed to be everyone's favorite. Crookshanks is a beautiful animal that they had to dumb down for his role in this movie. Although owls seem to be good pets in the movies, they're really not. They're not very smart, and they are naturally aggressive predators. Those black birds that were there the majority of the time were very cool, very well trained birds. I can't remember their names. Overall, an excellent entry into the HP universe.
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Ladydewtel
Member
07-18-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 8:56 pm
I thought some of you might like to know that ABC will be airing Chamber of Secrets tomorrow night May 7th. They will be showing clips of Goblet of Fire during the commercials. Just thought you might like to know.
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