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Snow_Crystal Joined: 18 July 2005 Posts: 1183 Location: Flying around eagerly waiting for Midnight...	Posted: Thursday 16 July 2009 02 22 45 pm    Post subject: Re: HBP OMG! *spoilers* in topic:HBP OMG! *spoilers* I just feel a bit cheated that after reading the book for HBP, we were all hungry for answers and theorised. And even during the book there was more about who the Half Blood Prince was and their ideas about him etc. If you hadn't read the book, you would never know that there were theories to be made. I mean horcruxes were explained but there was no mystery created about what the other ones might be. i don't think it really set up the final film very well and I agree it did not explain who Fenrir Greyback actually was and his significance - you would never have known he was a wolf either! I did like the love bits and pieces but yeah some of it was a bit awkward and not executed particularly well. I really want them to get Alfonso Cuaran back for the finale. Snow
DucksRMagical Joined: 28 December 2006 Posts: 2535 Location: Going through LeakyCon withdrawal	Posted: Thursday 16 July 2009 02 05 26 pm    Post subject: Re: HBP OMG! *spoilers* in topic:HBP OMG! *spoilers* I hated the first part. Absolutely hated it. The waitress scene felt to me like a film version of a really bad piece of fan fiction. Completely out of character for Harry. He just saw Sirius die, I doubt he would be flirting with random waitresses who look like they're 8 years older than him. The newspaper clips made me worry that they were going to do that for the whole movie like they did with OotP!!! Was very glad they didn't. However, I loved the bridge collapsing part and the attack on Diagon Alley!!! Brilliant camera work on that one and the Muggles in the office building were perfect. I cannot get over the humor in this one! I have never laughed so hard at a Harry Potter movie before. Loved all that humor! Slughorn was brilliant, as was Lavender Brown. I especially loved Slughorn's line, 'I remember when it was one broomstick!' Best line ever. I do have a few issues, though. Snape's role. There were no Defense classes nor did anyone seem shocked or worried that he got that position. Nor did he give Harry detention when he used Sectumsempra. The attack on the burrow, while I loved it from a movie standpoint, just did not make sense. I hated the way they just seemed to throw in a few bad lines to show that Remus and Tonks were going out, without going into depth about how their relationship was hard. However, I think they finally got Remus to look sort of like how I imagined him. There needed to be more about the memories, needed to have Dumbledore's funeral, and why was the Elder Wand laying on Dumbledore's desk?! Other than that I loved that ending scene in his office. One thing they should have done better were character introductions. It would have been really easy to miss who Greyback was as he was introduced with that poster in Knockturn Alley. Anyone who hasn't read the books wouldn't have made that connection. Nor was Lavender really introduced besides 'lav-lav'. Overall, I did like it. They completely changed it, but I think they did a better job of it than they did for OotP. I can't wait to see it in IMAX in August!!!
Snow_Crystal Joined: 18 July 2005 Posts: 1183 Location: Flying around eagerly waiting for Midnight...	Posted: Thursday 16 July 2009 04 06 35 am    Post subject: Re: HBP OMG! *spoilers* in topic:HBP OMG! *spoilers* I find myself a little underwhelmed by the latest film. I'm pleased I saw it don't get me wrong. but where was the explanation about LV's mother, his background about why he ended up an orphan and why he disliked muggle-borns, and the locket explanation. The encounters with Ginny were also too brief and I was expecting more Quidditch. Was good to see Draco in a bit of action for once. The inferi were good but yes the end was missing a big finale - it was just short. I'm undecided as to whether they should have lingered on the death of Sirius, but there was no mention really apart from the news articles at the beginning and Harry didn't seem to grieve all that much though in some ways I didn't want it to be harped on about. BTW, the actress who played Narcissa (Helen McGrory) was originally intended to play Bellatrix but became pregnant and therefore couldn't play the role. I'm pleased she portrayed Narcissa well though. Finally I'm not sure about some of the extra scenes - I don't think they added anything for me. Took a little long to warm up for me.
Scellanis Joined: 11 September 2002 Posts: 6457 Location: Pretending to be a sea slug with 'go faster' stripes...	Posted: Friday 17 April 2009 05 56 47 am    Post subject: Re: What was the last movie you watched at the cinema? in topic:What was the last movie you watched at the cinema? I saw 17 again, great film, some bits of it are a bit cringe because you know what he will say and you know he shouldn't but its funny when he does it...but you still can't help but cringe and hope he doesn't.
*Riley* Joined: 30 November 2007 Posts: 2031 Location: Celebrating with good friends	Posted: Saturday 24 January 2009 10 58 00 pm    Post subject: Re: Twilight Series in topic:Twilight Series I finally read them... I'm so sorry guys, I am beginning to compare it to Harry Potter! Loved it, loved it, L O V E D I T ! As for the castings... Bella was perfect, but she was paler than Edward in the film!
DucksRMagical Joined: 28 December 2006 Posts: 2535 Location: Going through LeakyCon withdrawal	Posted: Thursday 8 January 2009 06 12 25 pm    Post subject: Half-Blood Prince Rated PG in the USA in topic:Half-Blood Prince Rated PG in the USA Most fans thought the last Harry Potter film to be rated PG was [i]Prisoner of Azkaban[/i]. [i]Goblet of Fire[/i] and [i]Order of the Phoenix[/i] both received PG-13 ratings and it was expected that [i]Half-Blood Prince[/i] would continue the trend. Yet, it was revealed last night that [i]Half-Blood Prince[/i] received a PG rating. Read more about it at The Leaky Cauldron ****** What does everyone think? I certainly wasn't expecting this. After reading Half-Blood Prince numerous times, I got the feeling that the movie would receive a PG-13 rating if it did indeed remain true to the book. The book deals with dark scenes that if done correctly, could be considered quite scary. Horcruxes, Tom Riddle's memories, Inferi, and the entire Horcrux trip at the end. Not to mention the battle. Although I have heard that most of that battle isn't going to be shown. And what about Dumbledore's death? And then there was the whole 'sex, drugs, and rock & roll of Harry Potter' that the director said about the film. I guess that's quite toned down.
Scellanis Joined: 11 September 2002 Posts: 6457 Location: Pretending to be a sea slug with 'go faster' stripes...	Posted: Tuesday 14 October 2008 09 53 52 am    Post subject: Re: Get reading! in topic:Get reading! Well for anyone else looking to read the full set its recommended that you actually start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Magician's Nephew was written last I beleive and should be read last as it explains everything but its more the sort of thing you'd want to read last really. I'm also reading through the set though, lost count how many times I've read them, currently on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader myself which is bound to be the next film. Silver Chair is my favourite purley (not purple, brain where?) because of the old BBC tv series they made in the 80's. I've actually seen some of the places they filmed the Silver Chair episodes of that.