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Guybrush Threepwood · 07/30/2008, 03:50 am

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This film looks freakin' sweet.

Rather Dashing · 07/30/2008, 03:56 am

I hated the first film, and I've hated all the subsequent ones increasingly as the series went on. Why would I like this one?

xChri5x · 07/30/2008, 04:14 am

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Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

I hated the first film, and I've hated all the subsequent ones increasingly as the series went on. Why would I like this one?

Does it matter? You seem to be watching them regardless.

Anyways, I cannot wait. The last film was amazing.

Rather Dashing · 07/30/2008, 04:25 am

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Originally Posted by xChri5x

Does it matter? You seem to be watching them regardless.

Anyways, I cannot wait. The last film was amazing.

Haha, sorry about that bitterness. It wasn't supposed to come out that bad.

But yeah, I'm kind of forced to see the films. Not on my tab, gladly, but I end up seeing them at some point. Despite my virulent protests. Which could attribute to my unnaturally high disdain for the films.

I'm a purist at heart, too. So, I tend to dislike the films more the more they deviate from the good but overly-hyped books they're based on.

Guybrush Threepwood · 07/30/2008, 05:10 am

"You're the doctor aren't you?"
"No."
"Who are you?"

Oh-ho-ho! Amusing, amusing.

Shambling Corporate Poster · 07/30/2008, 05:30 am

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Originally Posted by Guybrush Threepwood

"You're the doctor aren't you?"
"No."
"Who are you?"

Oh-ho-ho! Amusing, amusing.

Sneaking Doctor Who refrences, are they?!

*Pulls out Buckshot*

Emily · 07/30/2008, 07:20 am

November? Aww, that's so long to wait.

ShaggE · 07/30/2008, 07:35 am

They screwed the last movie up royally... I hope that this one makes up for it.

Botap · 07/30/2008, 07:36 am

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Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

I'm a purist at heart, too. So, I tend to dislike the films more the more they deviate from the good but overly-hyped books they're based on.

I'll always prefer books over movies, and I'm definitely a purist too. But the two mediums are so different in the way they tell a story that it would be ineffective to try and stick too close to the source material. Though for every movie like Hogfather that does it well, we get movies like Starship Troopers that completely miss the point.

As far as Harry Potter goes, I enjoy the movies because I've never read the books.

Guybrush Threepwood · 07/30/2008, 08:05 am

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They screwed the last movie up royally... I hope that this one makes up for it.

Wha-- the fifth film was the best so far, and the sixth is directed by the same guy, David Yates.

**Jake** · 07/30/2008, 08:16 am

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Wha-- the fifth film was the best so far, and the sixth is directed by the same guy, David Yates.

But the script was adapted by the dude who did the first four screenplays.

ShaggE · 07/30/2008, 08:32 am

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Wha-- the fifth film was the best so far

Have you read the books? They cut out so much plot from the fifth movie that the seventh movie is going to have a hell of a hard time making sense to audiences that haven't read the books.

Botap · 07/30/2008, 08:39 am

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Originally Posted by ShaggE

Have you read the books? They cut out so much plot from the fifth movie that the seventh movie is going to have a hell of a hard time making sense to audiences that haven't read the books.

I'm a Terry Gilliam fan, so I'm quite accustomed to not knowing what the hell's going on for half the movie, but finding the experience enjoyable nonetheless.

**Jake** · 07/30/2008, 08:40 am

The seventh movie is apparently split into a seventh and eighth movie.

I think that the fifth movie held its own just fine if you didn't know the books -- where it went a little wonky was with people who DID know the books and were expecting every beat to be there, and then got tripped up when parts of the story were cut.

Yellowtail · 07/30/2008, 08:53 am

It'll be so-so, like all of them after Chamber of Secrets

ShaggE · 07/30/2008, 09:32 am

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I think that the fifth movie held its own just fine if you didn't know the books -- where it went a little wonky was with people who DID know the books and were expecting every beat to be there, and then got tripped up when parts of the story were cut.

I disagree. I don't mind a bit of trimming down, but they removed some very important things. For example: *spoilers below*

Petunia receiving Dumbledore's letter.

Harry's outburst and reconciliation with his friends at Grimmauld Place.

Harry's anger at Dumbledore, which is integral to the rest of the story.

Kreacher tricking Harry into visiting the Ministry, thus setting off the events that lead to Sirius' death.

Along with many other things that are indispensable to the plot. Not to mention things that happened out of order, or were explained away with a spinning newspaper headline.

I don't know, maybe they know what they're doing. But as a writer, I'd hate to see my work butchered like that.

Guybrush Threepwood · 07/30/2008, 09:34 am

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Originally Posted by ShaggE

Have you read the books? They cut out so much plot from the fifth movie that the seventh movie is going to have a hell of a hard time making sense to audiences that haven't read the books.

Of course I've read the books! I know they cut so much out, but I treat the films and books differently. Sure it would be nice to have all the extra stuff in, but if the people making the film felt it didn't fit in, then I'm cool with that.

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Originally Posted by ShaggE

Harry's outburst and reconciliation with his friends at Grimmauld Place.

Harry's anger at Dumbledore, which is integral to the rest of the story.

I'm pretty sure both of these things were in the film. Harry shouts at Ron and Hermione for not writing to him and letting him know what was happening, as does he with Dumbledore - the line "LOOK AT ME!" when Dumbledore kept avoiding talking with Harry showed this pretty clearly.

ShaggE · 07/30/2008, 09:48 am

Yeah, that's right. I forgot that the Grimmauld argument was kept.

But the "LOOK AT ME" line could way too easily be construed as temporary frustration instead of a deep-seated doubt.

(Am I being far too obsessive about the Potter universe yet?

)

Botap · 07/30/2008, 09:53 am

I haven't read the books, but I thought that Harry's anger at Dumbledore came across pretty well in the movie. Not that it couldn't have been done better, mind you, but I take into account that Harry's a teenager. Emotions run high, and it's pretty easy for frustration to quickly jump to anger.

splash1 · 07/30/2008, 09:54 am

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Wha-- the fifth film was the best so far, and the sixth is directed by the same guy, David Yates.

nah the 4th was the best, the 5th had less action

07/30/2008, 03:50 am	#1
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07/30/2008, 05:10 am	#5
Guybrush Threepwood You fight like a cow! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 2,228	"You're the* doctor aren't you?"* "No." "Who* are you?"* Oh-ho-ho! Amusing, amusing. __________________ Sign here for Bone 3! (with 701+ signatures!)

07/30/2008, 07:35 am	#8
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	They screwed the last movie up royally... I hope that this one makes up for it. __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

07/30/2008, 09:48 am	#18
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	Yeah, that's right. I forgot that the Grimmauld argument was kept. But the "LOOK AT ME" line could way too easily be construed as temporary frustration instead of a deep-seated doubt. (Am I being far too obsessive about the Potter universe yet? ) __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

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07/30/2008, 03:56 am	#2
Rather Dashing Throw Baby Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,806	I hated the first film, and I've hated all the subsequent ones increasingly as the series went on. Why would I like this one?

07/30/2008, 07:20 am	#7
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	November? Aww, that's so long to wait.

07/30/2008, 08:40 am	#14
Jake Telltale Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,843	The seventh movie is apparently split into a seventh and eighth movie. I think that the fifth movie held its own just fine if you didn't know the books -- where it went a little wonky was with people who DID know the books and were expecting every beat to be there, and then got tripped up when parts of the story were cut.

07/30/2008, 08:53 am	#15
Yellowtail I'm not a crybaby! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 159	It'll be so-so, like all of them after Chamber of Secrets

07/30/2008, 09:53 am	#19
Botap Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California Posts: 170	I haven't read the books, but I thought that Harry's anger at Dumbledore came across pretty well in the movie. Not that it couldn't have been done better, mind you, but I take into account that Harry's a teenager. Emotions run high, and it's pretty easy for frustration to quickly jump to anger.

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