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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 10:48 am
The movie is very good! I loved it! I think when watching a HP movie, you just have to try not to compare it to the book as much as possible (hard to do!) and try to watch it for itself...otherwise, it just won't live up because the books are so rich and there just isn't enough time to put it all in the movies. My 10 year old thought it was great too. I would have liked to see more of Tonks. I thought the Umbridge part was played ok, I think it was a bit miscast. Luna was pretty! It's been a long time since I've read the book, but I had the feeling then that Luna was so weird and somewhat icky. I really enjoyed her in the movie. Voldemort is not how I pictured him, he should be more awful looking. I'm 50/50 whether Snape is good. I love the character though, in the books and movies. Lucius is very well cast also. Both actors do a great job with these roles. One scene is really sticking with me, when Siruis goes through the arch and Lupin is holding Harry. Like always, it's a great movie and leaves you wanting more because so much is left out of the books. ... and because you want to see the next installment!
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 11:53 am
Saw it last night and I agree with Happymom... the scene with Harry & Lupin after Sirius is killed really effected me. Our Harry is turning into quite a fine actor. Bellatrix was cast superbly. She did a wonderful job! Thought it was so cute how Ron is now defending/protecting Hermione. So so on Umbridge... I did like her little "heh-heh.. but I had such a vivid mind picture of the "toad like" squatty lady from the book. I had a friend who went with me and she has not read the book yet and she thought Delores was perfectly sinister. Luna was cast beautifully as well. I was surprised when I got home last night there was a special on A&E about Harry Potter. They interviewed the actress who played Luna and her voice was as whimsical in person as in the movie. I was really hoping for more mayhem from the twins as in the book, but it got the point across. And finally - GROSS - on the exploding pimple on Filch's face!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 12:48 pm
***Spoiler Space*** Jimmer: Yes, that's what got me. I know Sirius is really dead but was curious about was behind the veil. Him being Avada Kedavra-ed first kinda takes something away from that question though. Anti-climactic resolutions to big mysteries irk me, lol. ***End spoiler space***
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 12:48 pm
I haven't seen Order of the Phoenix yet, but I always pictured Umbridge looking like Yu-Baaba from "Spirited Away" --

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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 12:53 pm
Spirited Away is one of my favorite animated films! Make that films, period. Miyazaki is simply fantastic.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 1:11 pm
I want to see this tomorrow if I can. I've got the book right next to me lol.
Spoiler Click below to view spoiler | when i read calamity's review i went to check on the curse bellatrix did to sirius and it's not written in the book. only that there were red sparks but there were red sparks errupting each time she did a curse but if they said in the movie she used the avada kedavra then i guess it's a done deal. but the book kinda left that open... |
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 6:31 pm
as far as the books are concerned, i can't read stuff like that whether they are written for children or adults. dh even bought one on cd for us to listen to while driving long distance. couldn't stand it that way either. BUT i LOVE the movies!!!! can't wait to see this one.
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Sewmommy
Member
07-06-2004
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 8:54 pm
I just took my dd(almost 11) to this movie. As with all the movies I am so excited to see them, but I do feel a bit let down afterward. I couldn't help myself beforehand, I poked around a bit here and elsewhere to get a feel for the movie. Everyone was spot on. I enjoy the books so much more, but the movies are fun. I loved Luna. Harry, Ron, and Hermione, just didn't seem to talk enough. Does that seem weird? Maybe they didn't talk enough to each other? SPOILER SPACE Ok, in the Hall of Mysteries why did Harry give Lucious the prophecy!? I know his friends were being threatened, but really!!! That just bothers me. We are also never told HOW important the prophecy was. Is Book 7 out yet?
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 9:45 pm
I'm sitting in the theater right now, waiting for the 10p show (on my bberry). We got here 50 mins early and the theater was already 3/4 full -- and it's playing every half hour here in diff theaters
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 2:21 pm
just got back from the movie here. not even half full. savannah just isn't a big movie place for whatever reason. not having read the book, i totally loved the movie. it was very well done. the fight scene was awesome. i couldn't stand umbridge (?). enjoyed seeing ron and hermione blossom as a unknown couple a bit. loved the looks ginny shot whenever harry & cho were together.
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 6:34 pm
I saw it earlier today. Aside from the fact that they excised whole sections of the book, I loved the movie. It was brilliant! I missed John Williams from the last two movies, but loved the score on this one. Nicholas Hooper is the composer, and he's signed up for the next one too. It was a long movie, but didn't seem long, and I would have loved more more more. Oh, and the movie Tonks is a babe. I just had to throw that in.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 8:38 pm
I thought it was great.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 8:41 pm
I'm happy to hear that about Tonks. That's pretty much how I pictured her when reading the book. 
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Scotchbright
Member
10-05-2006
| Monday, July 16, 2007 - 3:54 pm
I'm surprised Ginny didn't have any lines other than 'Reducto' in the movie (that I remember). We see her several times, but we don't hear her. She plays a bigger character in the book (especially with the beginning of the DA group)- and especially in the next book (Half Blood Prince) so I guess that's why I'm surprised she wasn't used more in this movie.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Monday, July 16, 2007 - 4:48 pm
One thing that didn't make since in the movie was the flying animals that no one could see unless they saw someone die. Hermione, Ron and others were not able to see them before the battle. They didn't know what they were flying on, until after they saw Sirius die, then they were able to see them. The movie made the point that no one but Luna and Harry was able to see them, so when they went to use them to fly to London, they show the other kids flying as if they were able to see them. That bothered me. And your right, Ginny and (sp) Lombottom, had a bigger part in the book, then they showed in the movie too.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Monday, July 16, 2007 - 4:50 pm
Other then that, loved the movie still.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 4:07 am
And you just DON'T want to mess with Ginny Weasley! The expressions on her brothers' faces were just priceless whenever she had a great spell!
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Scotchbright
Member
10-05-2006
| Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 10:22 am
That's right - her spell casting is pretty impressive, in the book. I noticed in the movie that some of her lines were given to Hermione instead. At the end of Half Blood Prince we know Harry's feelings toward her, and know that he wants to distance himself from everyone - including Ginny - to protect those that he loves (because Voldemort may target them), but will they be cutting Ginny out of the that movie too? This bothers me. The thestrials (the horses only people who've seen death can see) bothered me too. When they flew to London I kept expecting to see a cut of Hermione frightened and holding onto an invisible flying object - but nothing. Oh well. I'm not going to stop watching the movies - I'm too much of a fan to do that. But, I wish we could see more in the movies sometimes. If nothing else, it gets me saying "Ya Gotta Read the Book!" to everyone - so that they can catch all the extra goodies!
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 10:47 am
Kaili and Jimmer - thanks for your insight on the books. My Mum and sister are huge HP fans, too, and sis has all the books. She's sending me home with book 1 and 2, and I've been warned by both of them that they started as "kids books" and it's obvious, but they mature as they go along. Give me a week or so, I'll come back and let you know how I'm faring.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 9:27 pm
Karen, I read the first 2 and had no desire to continue. However, after listening to the unabridged CDs for book 3, I was totally hooked! If reading doesn't do it, you might want to try the audio. Jim Dale is the narrator.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 3:13 pm
Finally saw the movie last night and overall rather enjoyed it. I agree that they missed some major parts from the book, Neville fighting at the Ministry of Magic, the invisible thestrials, Ron was petrified when they were flying. Wasn't this the book where Petunia wanted almost had a small chip of ice leave her frozen heart after Harry saved Dudley from the dementors and didn't she receive a letter from Dumbledore to honor her promise?
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 11:31 pm
Well, the DVD is out now. I just saw the movie + extras. I agree with most here, that the omissions were many. No mention of Prefects or Quidditch in the whole movie. Loved the Luna casting choice, and wish she'd have gotten more time. Hated the fact that Ginny was played down. She deserved better. Crazy to see the growth of the kids. Malfoy is now over 6 feet, while Harry is only about 5'6" or so, and while Neville is listed at 5'10", he's probably closer to 6'0" or more...and the twins, who are shorter and stockier in the books, are actually well over 6' and skinny in the movies. I really love the looks of Voldemort and Dumbledore. They match the book exactly. The Thestrals were beautiful, and Grawp was way more endearing in the movie than he was in the book(he looked suspiciously like the giant in the movie 'Bridge to Terabithia). Bellatrix was expertly cast, but I knew that when I heard it was Helena Bonham Carter a few years ago. I'm a huge Fight Club fan, and she was brilliant in that movie. As far as the extras, they're not as good as HP movies past. You get some extra scenes, which aren't very entertaining. However, you do get a feature that follows Nat Tena(Tonks) around the movie site. That's kinda fun, and Ms. Tena is very cute & bubbly which adds to the fun. Then you get a Harry Potter history feature, and an "edit your own" scene tutorial plus hands on semi-game. But no real cool interviews like some of the other movies.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 12:39 am
I totally love the books and I love the movies but IMO none of the movies really do any of the books justice.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 12:56 am
Movies based on books never do justice to the books. HP movies are better than most though.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 1:44 am
Yeah. I know. They should work on that.
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