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Old 07-08-2009, 08:50 PM   #21
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I agree. I do occasionally go back and read the book over after I've seen one of the movies to see what was left out. If the movies tried to be as in depth as the books they would probably be somewhere between 5-8 hours. Most people don't have attention spans that last through 2 hours as it is.
Sometimes I wonder how people who haven't read the books not get confused. Did PoA ever explain the whole "Moody, Wormtail, Prongs, and Padfoot" situation? Last I saw, they simply showed the map but didn't explain its origins at all nor the names associated with it.
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Old 07-08-2009, 08:51 PM   #22
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OotP was extremely rushed. One of the most emotional chapters was skimmed over in under a minute (Harry seeing Snape at Hogwarts being tormented by his father and friends), and imo, completely robbing it of its importance and impact on how Harry sees Snape from that point on.
Order of the Phoenix might be my favorite book even though it's overlong. I agree about it feeling rushed. That David Yates directed that movie and gets to direct the next three blows my mind. He's the main reason I'm trying to have low expectations.
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Old 07-08-2009, 09:27 PM   #23
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Half Blood was by far the best book...I'm looking forward to this release.
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Old 07-08-2009, 09:54 PM   #24
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LOL! Harry looks taller than Ron in that pic while in reality Rupert is taller than Daniel.

Anyway, looking forward to watching it.
That's Photoshop for ya.
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Old 07-08-2009, 09:55 PM   #25
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Half Blood was by far the best book...I'm looking forward to this release.
What about Deathly Hallows?
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Old 07-08-2009, 10:11 PM   #26
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Sometimes I wonder how people who haven't read the books not get confused. Did PoA ever explain the whole "Moody, Wormtail, Prongs, and Padfoot" situation? Last I saw, they simply showed the map but didn't explain its origins at all nor the names associated with it.
Correct -- and that meant the "stag" patronus that Harry conjures has no meaning other than some tricky spell in the films, when the whole point was that Harry's father spirit lives within him. I can't believe such an obvious emotional beat was cut from the film. I think it is the greatest adaptation blunder in the entire series. Just mind-boggling.
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Old 07-08-2009, 11:56 PM   #27
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What about Deathly Hallows?
Are you implying Deathly Hallows might be better? Or that Deathly Hallows is even good? I'm so confused...
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Old 07-09-2009, 12:09 AM   #28
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Are you implying Deathly Hallows might be better? Or that Deathly Hallows is even good? I'm so confused...
I'm implying about Half-Blood Prince being better compared to the other books, such as Deathly Hallows.
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I'm implying about Half-Blood Prince being better compared to the other books, such as Deathly Hallows.
Which book isn't better than Deathly Hallows?
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Old 07-09-2009, 12:12 AM   #30
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I've always thought the movies sucked compared to the books as well. I was really disappointed with the amount that was cut out of Order of the Phoenix.
This is concerning me as well.
[Show spoiler]Considering it's known that they cut all but 2 of the Riddle flashbacks, it really makes me wonder how they can possibly explain what's coming in the Deathly Hallows, or if it'll be like the prior movies where they just don't bother to explain at all.
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I'm implying about Half-Blood Prince being better compared to the other books, such as Deathly Hallows.
I liked Half-Blood Prince much better than Deathly Hallows. I thought it really built up tension
[Show spoiler]between Harry and Voldemort and really left you wondering what was going to happen. Kind of like Empire Strikes Back after Luke had just lost to Vader and Han was frozen in carbonite kind of feeling.
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Correct -- and that meant the "stag" patronus that Harry conjures has no meaning other than some tricky spell in the films, when the whole point was that Harry's father spirit lives within him. I can't believe such an obvious emotional beat was cut from the film. I think it is the greatest adaptation blunder in the entire series. Just mind-boggling.
I think omitting the part where Lily comes to Snape's defense against James during the Occlumency flashback in OOTP is an even greater blunder.
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I think omitting the part where Lily comes to Snape's defense against James during the Occlumency flashback in OOTP is an even greater blunder.
Absolutely. I'd like to see how theyre going to get themselves out of this one!
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all of a sudden Dumbledore is Gandalf...WTH...for reals?!
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Which book isn't better than Deathly Hallows?
Michael Crichton's The Lost World. Still the worst POS I've ever read.
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Absolutely. I'd like to see how theyre going to get themselves out of this one!
The fact that Lily defended Snape against James is interesting, but it isn't vital to the telling of The Order of the Phoenix. The entire climax of Prisoner Azkaban revolved around Harry's Patronus charm and his discovery that his father's spirit lived within him. That's a pretty big emotional beat to eliminate.
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Totally agree!! 19 now too,
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The fact that Lily defended Snape against James is interesting, but it isn't vital to the telling of The Order of the Phoenix.
Not vital to Order of the Phoenix, but vital to the entire saga since it
[Show spoiler]casts Snape's motivations in a whole new light and ultimately pays off in Deathly Hallows.
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