Harry Potter 5

[The AIDS Virus]

Thoughts on the movie? I just got from the midnight showing. It was way better than previous movies. Though I am convinced that some of the crew was trippin. Overall 3.5/5 stars from me.

[phoenixofflames]

i care more about the last book than this movie.

[The AIDS Virus]

So do I, but it's not out yet, so I thought I'd discuss the one that is.

[phoenixofflames]

Lol. considering it came out like 5 hours ago, i havent exactly seen it yet. i think i'm seeing it this weekend. and from what i hear about transformers, now i gotta go see that too :/

[Zander]

I was supposed to see it tonight at the midnight showing with a few friends.
I got ditched. -_-

BD- Of course, you should definitely be more interested in the last book than this movie. The movies are butcher fests. They piss me off to no end.
& Still, I watch them. This is the only one I've not watched any previews for, so it'll be the most surprising for me. I'll probably end up seeing it tomorrow night.

[Flark]

Going tomorrow to see it. :)

[phoenixofflames]

yeah, i am like fast reader and all but not much interests me. this actually does. so i'm gonna read it.

[EleMENTAL]

Just got back from this movie. I am terribly disappointed. It was a TERRIBLE movie. The fight scene should have been MUCH better. There was absolutley little to no action in this movie. It was no worth the 6 hour wait in line.

It isn't that it is the worst of the Harry Potter movies, it was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. If you havnt read the book, you might like it. But if you have read the books, then you will not like it at all.

2/5 Stars **

[mushroom_girl]

I'm seeing it tomorrow.

I think I'm one of the biggest Harry Potter fans on this forum, and I usually like the movies. I didn't really like the 4th one that much, just because they BUTCHERED it. That's probably what happened here, because the books are so long. But I still want to go. :)

Still saying, 7th book is way more interesting than the movie. I've had it reserved for months, so if I don't get one I'm kicking the Borders employee in the face.

[Forest_Archer]

just as i was reading this thread, one of my female friends asks me to go with her to a 10:40PM show of Harry Potter. can you say "poppin?"

[†twilight_drag†]

Going to see it today if I can, Harry Potter: Deathly Hollows comes out on july 21 an I've got my copy reserved...What do you guys think is coming to happen throughout the book? I have some ideas...

[Reckless]

I'm seeing it tomorrow.



Same here.

[dirka dirka]

Get A Life

[Mithrandir]

What do you guys think is coming to happen throughout the book? I have some ideas...

Regulus Black = RAB. I've been saying it for the last year and a half or whatever and on July 21 I will be proved right.:)

[The AIDS Virus]

I'm seeing it tomorrow.

I think I'm one of the biggest Harry Potter fans on this forum, and I usually like the movies. I didn't really like the 4th one that much, just because they BUTCHERED it. That's probably what happened here, because the books are so long. But I still want to go. :)

Still saying, 7th book is way more interesting than the movie. I've had it reserved for months, so if I don't get one I'm kicking the Borders employee in the face.

Sorry, that's me.

The movie could have been longer, looking back on it, I would not have minded sitting there an extra hour to at least watch one quidditch match, and the fight scenes were too short.

Ele is right though, you will like it a lot more if you haven't read the books.

[OFFLINE]

yeah i seen the mindnight show too i thought it was 5/5 stars alot diff from the book though. i thought the book was 100 times better then the movie

[Zephyr]

A lot of books are better than the movies. Eragon is a great example. I am looking forward to the book more than the movie, but i still plan on seeing it today.

[Zander]

Sorry, that's me.
Hey, dipshit, she said one of the biggest fans. She didn't say "Suck it nubs I am teh ultimate Aych Pee phan!"
Regulus Black = RAB. I've been saying it for the last year and a half or whatever and on July 21 I will be proved right.:)
EVERYONE figured that out as soon as they read the initials "R.A.B" in the 6th book, you're not special. :p

[OFFLINE]

what does the "A" stand for?

[gryph89]

The books will always be better than movies. Remember huge books like Eragon, Harry Potter take days to read (not really...) but there is alot of info needed to throw into a hour and half - 3 hour movie.

Only book/movie combo I thought was perfect was Lord Of The Rings, and even then, they left out alot.

[Zephyr]

Alright gryph, just copie me a little more with eragon.

[Zander]

Never said in the books what regulus' full name was. It fits, because of other reasons as well. He was a death eater, who tried to get out, & was killed "some 15 years ago." There may be more, I haven't thought about this in ages.

I wouldn't be surprised, though, if we were all expected to assume it was regulus, and then have some sort of a trick pulled on us. Like someone's last name being changed through marriage, or something like that, that we don't find out about until next book.
Only book/movie combo I thought was perfect was Lord Of The Rings, and even then, they left out alot.
I was going to say something about LOTR but I'd decided not to... but yeah, I agree. They did an excellent job on the movies, but I still liked the books better.

[gryph89]

Alright gryph, just copie me a little more with eragon.

I was agreeing with you.

[Excaliber]

I am hoping that someone took a camera into the movie theater so I can watch it on the net...

But if then then I will hopefully see it on friday...

I haven't reserved a copy of the seventh book...

Meijer is releasing it at 11:00PM on July 20th so I think I might just go there...

Last year my mom took my sister and I to Kroger at midnight and we bought 2 copies...

I am leaving on vacation the 21st so I will have the book just in time for a VARY long car ride...

I must admit also that I am obsessed with Harry Potter...

I have been reading forums about Harry Potter since the the title of the 7th book was released... I am pretty much up to date on all theories about the 7th book.

But all I can say is that I cannot wait until it comes out...

[Zephyr]

I was agreeing with you.

Oh, my bad.

[Magician]

I've had my copy of the 7th book reserved for about 4months now. :cool:

[Zephyr]

Lucky, i wish i wasnt so lazy.

[Cuathon]

i didnt reserve a copy. but ive waited so long a little more wont matter.

[Excaliber]

I just hope I get it and can seclude myself during my long car ride on vacation so I don't hear the people reading the last few pages on the radio...

I don't want it to be spoiled...

[Magician]

Turn off the radio? :huh:

[Zephyr]

I hate when books get spoiled. Who listens to radios iPods FTW!

[OFFLINE]

I think that harry will die in the 7th book.BEcaause is she does not kill him off people will keep bugging herr about "What is harry doing now". or "does harry have kids?", "is he and auror?" That is my theory what do u guys think?

[DIGID]

I've lost my copy of the 6th book. I remember some mention of R.A.B., but exactly how was it mentioned? Please tell me.

[mushroom_girl]

I think that harry will die in the 7th book.BEcaause is she does not kill him off people will keep bugging herr about "What is harry doing now". or "does harry have kids?", "is he and auror?" That is my theory what do u guys think?

JK Rowling said that the last chapter of the book will tell everyone what happens to the characters in the future. So it doesn't matter if he dies or not, in that sense.

The Borders near my house is the only bookstore (besides Barnes and Noble next to it, basically) within 10 miles of my house, so I reserved it there. I got the sixth book there too, but I got the fifth in Shop Rite. ;)

It's exciting! I'm going around 9 am to make sure that I get one no matter what.

[OFFLINE]

JK Rowling said that the last chapter of the book will tell everyone what happens to the characters in the future. So it doesn't matter if he dies or not, in that sense.

The Borders near my house is the only bookstore (besides Barnes and Noble next to it, basically) within 10 miles of my house, so I reserved it there. I got the sixth book there too, but I got the fifth in Shop Rite. ;)

It's exciting! I'm going around 9 am to make sure that I get one no matter what.

she also said that shes going to kill off 2 main charecters

[Cliche]

she also said that shes going to kill off 2 main charecters

Ron and Severus Snape.

...

Sorry?

[mushroom_girl]

Last time she said that it was Dumbledore. The time before that it was Sirius.

The main characters who die could be Snape and Malfoy for all we know. :p

[Oisin]

what does the "A" stand for?

RAB = Regulus Arcturus Black (Supposedly) Something about a Portuguese editor letting it slip and JKR not denying it. It fits the Black naming pattern and he does seem like the likely candidate. I hope JKR makes it somebody else just to piss everyone off because they're all such great detectives.

[The AIDS Virus]

Hey, dipshit, she said one of the biggest fans. She didn't say "Suck it nubs I am teh ultimate Aych Pee phan!"

Misread it. Don't call me a dipshit.

I'm getting there really early too MG. I haven't decided when yet. My friend might camp just to be first in line.

[†twilight_drag†]

Would sortof make sense that it was Regelus(doesnt mean it is though)...if you remember bits from half blood prince he was mentioned...:)

As to the characters dieing, most likely is going to be Voldemort, Snape...most def in my opinion won't be Malfoy seeing as he was "dragged" into being a death eater...but we'll see not long now before it comes out :)
I just finished reading trough HBP again...so yar ^^

[Magician]

What about Draco Malfoy being a horcrux? (sp?)

[Oisin]

Er, what? Malfoy as a horcrux seems impossible.

[†twilight_drag†]

Nah he can't be remember, voldemort liked to collect trophies, 1 horcrux would be in the cup of hugglepuff, 1 in the pendant(R.A.B took care of) an assuming that 1 for each of ravenclaw an griffindor's possessions...then Nagini the snake and but of course the ring that belonged to Marvolo...and the last would be still inside Voldemort...this is explained throughout the 6th book.

[ACHANGEL]

THe movie was great but it lacked the detail of the book but they did and out standing job none the less and as far as i know guy i don't think thier is a horcrux that was a griffindor possetion i think harry could be one and he will die when he kills voldermort but that just my opion

[OFFLINE]

Ron and Severus Snape.

...

Sorry?


wait is that a predictiom or do you know?

[EleMENTAL]

Well, of course Snape is going to die. Harry is going to kill him to avenge Dumbledore. It all just depends on who the other person is. It will obviously be either Harry or Voldemort.

And I see Neville playing a big part in the 7th book.

[OFFLINE]

i say snape and harry die

[Stormdriven]

Neville to kill Harry with an AIDS infected syringe in a surprise plot twist! I can see the headlines now!

NEGLIGENT NEVILLE NOOBISHLY NEEDLES HARRY IN NIGHTMARE FINALE!


Sorry J.K. Rowling but I saw it coming. ;)

[S_K_O_F]

Alright, just got back from the movie. My biggest impression is that they made a terrible assumption that everyone watching the movie would have read the book first. The previous 4 movies at least stood on their own as a story. This 5th movie really had some horrible holes in it that will confuse someone who doesn't know what actually happened in the book.

If I hadn't reread the book a few weeks ago, I wouldn't have had any clue how Neville, Luna, and Ginny ended up in Umbridges office at the end. The movie never explains it. And that fight scene at the end...how lame. The books depiction of it would have been a ton times more awesome to see. And it should have been about a half hour longer and some of the stuff that they left out should have been included.

I don't know who wrote the screenplay for this movie, but they did the actual story a huge injustice.

If I wasn't already a fan of the books, I wouldn't care to see anymore of this story after the OOTP movie.

It is really sad that the story ended up less spectacular on the big screen than my imagination had it. Usually, they do things bigger.

[ChainHeart]

books > movies

since it can never match up to ur own imagination/interpretation

besides *_* im not a big fan of this...

:-|

[Reckless]

Just saw the movie black text for thoses who don't wanna see how it goes down as in what happenned and what didn't happen. > Ok ya start off the beginning it's rushed once again i'm disapointed in the dementors and dudly who is a big fag now wait till you see soo you don't really see as much Tonks as I would like oh and Lona Lovegood is Hawt! the festriles don't know how to spell it don't really look that great but they are dec the Black house is a apartement=lame you never see the night bus part.
The actor for Umbridge is very well selected i was impressed she really makes you hate her you really don't see that much of the snack boxs the fireworks were good dobby doesen't tell Harry about the room of requirement Hermoine does and she doesen't even tell them how to get in the way the find it is Neville walks by and it pops up.
In the end the fight was good but when the first enter the ministry you don't see any of the rooms it descipts in the book and the fountain doesen't really come alive in the movie. When Serius dies it's very quick I varely even noticed Cho's friends doesen't appear Cho is the one that tells Umbridge that the DA exists Grop is alright you don't see as much on the Centors as it does in the book.
Anything else that i missed say it and I can tell and I probly made some mad spelling mistakes with the name etc but i'm to lazy to edit.

[Oisin]

LOOK AT ME! roar

[imagination]

i for one think they actually did a great job. going into the theatre i didnt remember anything about the book but while watching the movie it all kinda came back which means to me they got the basic gist of the story. I was kinda disappointed that they left out some parts that i really liked in the book but that is what you get when you condense a book that size into just a few hours. All in all great job.

[†twilight_drag†]

Books>Movies
Here is my idea of what is to come from the 7 book.
Well first off you know Voldemort never had any true friends so how do you think he is going to react when Malfoy didn't accomplish the task that was meant for him? I think Voldemort is going to be mad at snape for killing dumbledore, Snape will have to redeem himself once again..he will succeed in bringing Harry to Voldemort towards the end of the book, There is always Wormtail too...an remember he owes Harry still. More then likely in a contrast of irony Malfoy is going to end up helping the ones he has loathed for the past 6 years...Many different ideas but all we can do is ponder until the book comes out....:)

[The AIDS Virus]

They had better kill HP or I will have no closure on this series. It's too bad she couldn't just have all the good guys go off to grey haven... that would be a good ending.

[imagination]

what was that thing called where you make a promise and either fufill it or die? i get the feeling that snape made one with dumbledor about protecting harry or something

[Zander]

what was that thing called where you make a promise and either fufill it or die? i get the feeling that snape made one with dumbledor about protecting harry or something
An unbreakable vow. Hard to remember, I understand.

...

[New Setup]

Get A Life


HE OWNED YA ALL! :p

[Mine]

o_O whats the name of the mvoie coming out??

[Lord Sesshomaru]

Before i waste my money on the movie, is it better than the last 2? Those blew donkey balls. I just want to know before i go blow $20 on a movie.

[imagination]

of all the movies it was my favorite

[Kyir]

Neville to kill Harry with an AIDS infected syringe in a surprise plot twist! I can see the headlines now!

NEGLIGENT NEVILLE NOOBISHLY NEEDLES HARRY IN NIGHTMARE FINALE!


Sorry J.K. Rowling but I saw it coming. ;)

Best post in the thread.

[mushroom_girl]

They didn't butcher it like they did the 4th one, which I was happy to see. And I thought Grawp kinda looked like the MadTV kid. :confused:

They did take out parts, like the part with the brains and the spinning doors, but that isn't really that important. I just thought the new characters were cast really well, and I found myself hating Umbridge just as much as I did in the books.

I expected the scene with Fred and George wreaking havoc to be bigger, but it looked fine so I wasn't too disappointed.
I didn't like how Cho was the one who ratted, and not her friend. I just loved the "snitch" pimples that grew on her friend's face in the book! It was such a good idea, and I'm sad that they took that out.

Overall, it was a decent movie. I liked it, but I would have rather sat another half hour and gotten a little more out of it.

[Nitanius Nolund]

*walks into thread*

Harry Potter sucks

Seriously...I didn't find the books interesting at all, and the first movie bored me to bits, so I refuse to see another.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go watch Transformers

*walks out of thread*

[Scorpionz]

Not watching it.

Waiting for 7th book first before I have to re read this one to make sure I remember all teh parts the movie took out.

>_>

[phoenixofflames]

mmmm the movies arent a good comparison. but the books kick ass. wanna see some 1 in the morning ideas at what the hell is gonna happen. i got mine reserved i frikkin want that thing. kk lets try and get inventive BUT NOT STUPID on whats gonna happen =)

RAB i honestly never remember seeing regulus. So wherever you guys got that, iunno how.

As for 2 people dying, i think voldemort dying at the end is too expected. i wanna see the 2 people die being ron and harry, then having voldemort like ruling the world and hermione crying (or, for the movie version, um...you know). tha'd be a good plot twist. no one sees that coming.

i cant remember who called this, i think it was elemental, but neville being a part in this one is my prediction as well. he's in the prophecy or w/e and he COULD be the chosen crap person w/e and tha'd be a nice plot twist too.

the whole horcrux thing is a good idea and all, but it better not be repetitve (harry finds a horcrux. bam. gone. harry finds another. bam gone. harry finds another. bam. gone. see? you are getting tired of just me saying it and i'd be like 75 pages each "bam,gone" in the real book).

Swear to god if dumbledore comes back to life i'ma get pissed. for like 30 seconds. then go back to my book. i mean, the instant death, which is kinda cheap :/, was put on him, so thats all. end of story. bye bye mr old guy.

kk thats about all i can think of right now. but i have mine reserved. i'm home alone every day and mad bored so ireally want this book haha.

[Zander]

RAB i honestly never remember seeing regulus. So wherever you guys got that, iunno how.
Book 5, when harry's staying at #12, grimmauld place.
Swear to god if dumbledore comes back to life i'ma get pissed. for like 30 seconds. then go back to my book. i mean, the instant death, which is kinda cheap :/, was put on him, so thats all. end of story. bye bye mr old guy.

It's been adressed by rowling. He's definitely dead, and he's not coming back.

[phoenixofflames]

well thank god. i need to find out all the crap she's already said so i'm not the last to find out about these things =(

[The AIDS Virus]

phoe, go read everything they have on book seven at mugglenet, otherwise any hardcore HP fan on this thread will make your posts look retarded like zander just did

[mushroom_girl]

UGH You totally beat me to it...But I gave a link and wrote some stuff out so :p
RAB i honestly never remember seeing regulus. So wherever you guys got that, iunno how.
I believe he's Sirius' uncle or something who was working against Voldemort. He was one of the black spots in the movie/book on the Black family tree.

As for 2 people dying, i think voldemort dying at the end is too expected. i wanna see the 2 people die being ron and harry, then having voldemort like ruling the world and hermione crying (or, for the movie version, um...you know). tha'd be a good plot twist. no one sees that coming.
Actually, everyone sees it coming! "Neither can live while the other survives." So one of the two of them has to die. I couldn't find the answer anywhere, but is it possible that BOTH of them die? That would be kind of interesting.

i cant remember who called this, i think it was elemental, but neville being a part in this one is my prediction as well. he's in the prophecy or w/e and he COULD be the chosen crap person w/e and tha'd be a nice plot twist too.
JK Rowling said that the prophecy refers to Harry and Harry alone. It COULD have referred to Neville if Voldemort had chosen to kill Neville instead, but he chose Harry, making the prophecy about him. That's why the prophecy is under Harry's name in the Department of Mysteries. Sorry, but Neville is not the chosen one. :p

the whole horcrux thing is a good idea and all, but it better not be repetitve (harry finds a horcrux. bam. gone. harry finds another. bam gone. harry finds another. bam. gone. see? you are getting tired of just me saying it and i'd be like 75 pages each "bam,gone" in the real book).
He's gonna have some sort of big struggle, of course. But if there's going to be any suspence in whether or not he's going to kill voldemort he HAS to get rid of them all.

Swear to god if dumbledore comes back to life i'ma get pissed. for like 30 seconds. then go back to my book. i mean, the instant death, which is kinda cheap :/, was put on him, so thats all. end of story. bye bye mr old guy.
Like zander said, he's 100% dead, so don't worry about it.

I've done my research on interviews with JK Rowling. She made the producers for the 5th movie keep Kreacher in it, because he plays an important part in the next two books, so he must have done something in the past (like with the locket) that's very important to the rest of the story.

Confirmed information:
-Dumbledore is really dead. He is not in hiding and is not coming back.
-There will be no character named "Icicle," and JKR said she didn't recall saying there ever would be.
-Dumbledore is not related to Harry
-Harry is not related to Voldemort, and he is not related to Salazar Slytherin.
-Lily Potter is not alive.
-Lily was not a Death Eater
-Crookshanks is not an Animagus.
-Neville is not Peter Pettigrew's son.
-Remus Lupin does not have a twin brother.
-Petunia is not a Squib.
-Dumbledore is not Harry/Ron from the future. (hahaha)
-Mrs. Norris/Crookshanks is not an Animagus.
-Harry will not become Minister of Magic.
-Peter Pettigrew’s silver hand will not kill Lupin.
-Lupin will not return as a DADA professor.
-The prophecy refers to Harry, and not in any way to Neville.
-The final part of the prophecy does not mean Harry has to kill Neville, or vice versa
-The Sorting Hat is NOT a horcrux.
Some more information. (http://www.mugglenet.com/books/futurebooks/book7/confirmed.shtml)

Just thought I'd share. :)

[Reckless]

UGH You totally beat me to it...But I gave a link and wrote some stuff out so :p

I believe he's Sirius' uncle or something who was working against Voldemort. He was one of the black spots in the movie/book on the Black family tree.


Actually, everyone sees it coming! "Neither can live while the other survives." So one of the two of them has to die. I couldn't find the answer anywhere, but is it possible that BOTH of them die? That would be kind of interesting.


JK Rowling said that the prophecy refers to Harry and Harry alone. It COULD have referred to Neville if Voldemort had chosen to kill Neville instead, but he chose Harry, making the prophecy about him. That's why the prophecy is under Harry's name in the Department of Mysteries. Sorry, but Neville is not the chosen one. :p


He's gonna have some sort of big struggle, of course. But if there's going to be any suspence in whether or not he's going to kill voldemort he HAS to get rid of them all.


Like zander said, he's 100% dead, so don't worry about it.

I've done my research on interviews with JK Rowling. She made the producers for the 5th movie keep Kreacher in it, because he plays an important part in the next two books, so he must have done something in the past (like with the locket) that's very important to the rest of the story.

Confirmed information:
-Dumbledore is really dead. He is not in hiding and is not coming back.
-There will be no character named "Icicle," and JKR said she didn't recall saying there ever would be.
-Dumbledore is not related to Harry
-Harry is not related to Voldemort, and he is not related to Salazar Slytherin.
-Lily Potter is not alive.
-Lily was not a Death Eater
-Crookshanks is not an Animagus.
-Neville is not Peter Pettigrew's son.
-Remus Lupin does not have a twin brother.
-Petunia is not a Squib.
-Dumbledore is not Harry/Ron from the future. (hahaha)
-Mrs. Norris/Crookshanks is not an Animagus.
-Harry will not become Minister of Magic.
-Peter Pettigrew’s silver hand will not kill Lupin.
-Lupin will not return as a DADA professor.
-The prophecy refers to Harry, and not in any way to Neville.
-The final part of the prophecy does not mean Harry has to kill Neville, or vice versa
-The Sorting Hat is NOT a horcrux.
Some more information. (http://www.mugglenet.com/books/futurebooks/book7/confirmed.shtml)

Just thought I'd share. :)

There is still many many probabilities.

[phoenixofflames]

thanks, i know how i'll be spending this night.

[Zander]

I believe he's Sirius' uncle or something who was working against Voldemort. He was one of the black spots in the movie/book on the Black family tree.
Bwuahaha, kid brother!
I've done my research on interviews with JK Rowling. She made the producers for the 5th movie keep Kreacher in it, because he plays an important part in the next two books, so he must have done something in the past (like with the locket) that's very important to the rest of the story.
Wrong again!:p
She suggested they put him back into the movie when she learned they weren't going to, she didn't force anything.

[mushroom_girl]

There is still many many probabilities.
Of course! But it narrows it down a bit. :)

It's a lot of fun to talk about the books before they come out. It just adds extra excitement to find out who's closest to being right.

Zander: Pssh, whatev. They're still related! And by suggest...it pretty much means do it. I mean, when the producers don't know what happens in the future and she does, they've just gotta listen to her input. ;)

[Zander]

Zander: Pssh, whatev. They're still related! And by suggest...it pretty much means do it. I mean, when the producers don't know what happens in the future and she does, they've just gotta listen to her input. ;)
Well, yeah.
He is on the cover of the 7th book(uk edition), after all.

[phoenixofflames]

i didnt expect any quidditch matches. and personally, harry doesnt seem very good at magic. especially not compared to voldemort. i mean god, think what THE MOST ADVANCED spel harry has every cast. crucio. and what did that chick do? laugh.

[Excaliber]

i didnt expect any quidditch matches. and personally, harry doesnt seem very good at magic. especially not compared to voldemort. i mean god, think what THE MOST ADVANCED spel harry has every cast. crucio. and what did that chick do? laugh.

I am guessing that you have never read the book and just went to see the movie with the rest of the bandwagon?

The one thing that I noticed during the movie was the absence of Harry's scar! It was like the make up artists forgot to put it on for every scene or something... The only place where you can clearly see it is when he is with L.V. at the end of the movie....

I know... I know... many of you will say that it is because whenever he is around L.V. his scar burns and the like. BUT, it should still be at least semi visible since when he was younger he was always getting recognized by it. Also, I couldn't have faded because when he was younger, he was informed that such a magical scar would never go away and that he would have it forever.

It just seemed to me that they forgot to add in one HUGE detail that defines the Harry Potter character.

But other than that I thought it was a spectacular movie. I think that it was the best of all the HP movies. I am not going to complain about how they couldn't fit in the 1,000 page story into a 2.5 hour movie.

The only scene that I would have liked to have seen in the movie was L.V. using Avada Kadavra on Harry and the stag on the fountain breaking off and running in from of him to save him...

Other than that, It was amazing...

[mushroom_girl]

i didnt expect any quidditch matches. and personally, harry doesnt seem very good at magic. especially not compared to voldemort. i mean god, think what THE MOST ADVANCED spel harry has every cast. crucio. and what did that chick do? laugh.

Actually she wimpered first, then when Voldemort showed up and tried to get him to use "avada kadavra" she started laughing because she knew he wasn't going to attack her again. I would have ripped her head off if I was him. :p

Excaliber: And yeah I was actually thinking the same thing about that scene. But I did like when LV went into Harry's mind and there was this random moment like "BLEGH! :p" ...Did anyone else notice that?

[Zander]

Actually she wimpered first, then when Voldemort showed up and tried to get him to use "avada kadavra" she started laughing because she knew he wasn't going to attack her again. I would have ripped her head off if I was him. :p


NUH! Voldemort wasn't there yet! First she laughed, before crucio was used. & then when he did use it, she didn't whimper, she was knocked off her feet. She immediately got up, though, to show that it wasn't a very strong casting. Though it was at least potent enough to knock her down and stop her laughing. Oh, &... Voldemort only tried to get dumbledore to use avada kedavra when he was posessing Harry, he never tried to get Harry to use it. This was well after harry & bellatrix's little skirmish, though, and had nothing to do with the two. It was about trying to get dumbledore to kill harry.

[OFFLINE]

Could someone post a pic of the 7th book cover, i searched it on google but nothing came up

[Silver Coast]

Who cares..

Just go to the nearest book store and you will probably see the cover of the book on like a poster or something.

[mushroom_girl]

NUH! Voldemort wasn't there yet! First she laughed, before crucio was used. & then when he did use it, she didn't whimper, she was knocked off her feet. She immediately got up, though, to show that it wasn't a very strong casting. Though it was at least potent enough to knock her down and stop her laughing. Oh, &... Voldemort only tried to get dumbledore to use avada kedavra when he was posessing Harry, he never tried to get Harry to use it. This was well after harry & bellatrix's little skirmish, though, and had nothing to do with the two. It was about trying to get dumbledore to kill harry.

YUH! She laughed before, then when she got knocked to the ground she stayed there for a while looking pretty pittiful. And in the book AND movie, LV tries to convince Harry to use avada kedavra on Bellatrix ("You know the spell, use it.") And um....yeah I'm right about that part. :p

[I'malive24/7]

I thought the movie was pretty good. I mean, they pulled it off. I would've liked to see the underlying story about quidditch and such. If there was one scene I wish they had done though, it would have been when they visited Ron's dad in the hospital/when they saw Neville's parents.

[Unforgottner]

Who cares..

Just go to the nearest book store and you will probably see the cover of the book on like a poster or something.

Obviously he does, thats why he asked. And maybe there isn't a book store near him.
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/Images/stories/2007/mar/hpdhcover.jpg

[phoenixofflames]

okay well mayB it did knock her off her feet, but we both agree it is NOTHING compared to "white hot knives repetively stabbing you while you roll around just wishing you would die so the pain would end". he isnt that great at spells haha.

[Excaliber]

okay well mayB it did knock her off her feet, but we both agree it is NOTHING compared to "white hot knives repetively stabbing you while you roll around just wishing you would die so the pain would end". he isnt that great at spells haha.

Like I said, you must not have read the book, or you just don't remember this particular part...

I am almost positive that in the book someone says something to Harry that to pull off and unforgivable curse that you have to mean it. You have to feel hatred and put evil into the curse...

Maybe it was in the Goblet of Fire when Professor Moody was teaching Harry about the unforgivable curses...

But all in all Harry couldn't pull off a full cruciartus curse because he didn't mean it... He is a kind hearted person and wasn't evil enough to pull off such an evil based spell...

That is why Bellatrix wasn't effected by it...

In my opinion they left out a huge part when Harry didn't get to see Mr. & Mrs. Longbottom in the hospital when everyone was there to visit Mr. Weasley...

Wasn't it Dobby that suggested that Harry use the room of requirement as a meeting place for the D.A.? I am not sure on this but I remember it being Dobby that gave Harry the idea...

I didn't like how in the movie Umbridge just blasted a whole in the wall and caught all fo the members of the D.A....

[emerald slasher]

Move was alright, i mean it is a long ass book to fit into 2 plus hours. Only main thing that i didn't like was how much i jumped around, if i hadn't read the book i wouldve been like WTF is goin down.

Haha and did anyone else notice how Uncle Vernon wasn't really that mad when Dudley was helped in looking like he was about to die?..Like in the book he's pissed but in the movie he's just like.."wow this kinda sucks"

[Kyir]

Does anyone else feel like the President is planning a preemptive attack on Hogwarts?

[bludhoundz]

Wasn't it Dobby that suggested that Harry use the room of requirement as a meeting place for the D.A.? I am not sure on this but I remember it being Dobby that gave Harry the idea...



Notice how Dobby getting Harry the gillyweed wasn't in the 4th movie either. They've kind of cut him out.

Edit: I saw a bootleg. The dude kept putting his fingers over the camera at good parts (voldemort vs dumbledore). Also, there was a good like 15-20 minutes cut out where the occlumens must have been explained and when ron's dad was saved. I didn't get to see any of that. The other stuff was OK. Nothing really special though..

[The AIDS Virus]

Notice how Dobby getting Harry the gillyweed wasn't in the 4th movie either. They've kind of cut him out.

Edit: I saw a bootleg. The dude kept putting his fingers over the camera at good parts (voldemort vs dumbledore). Also, there was a good like 15-20 minutes cut out where the occlumens must have been explained and when ron's dad was saved. I didn't get to see any of that. The other stuff was OK. Nothing really special though..

Like the guy got up and left or something? Cause otherwise I doubt you missed anythign because those parts were ridiculously short.

[bludhoundz]

I don't know what happened, but sometimes the screen would go black, and I assume that the dude was being a retard for some reason.

[Excaliber]

HP5 (http://www.movieforumz.com/showthread.php?t=34882)

For those of you who haven't yet seen it or want to see it again..

[Silver Coast]

I saw Harry Potter 5 yesterday..







One of the worst movies I have ever seen in I don't know how long. I don't know about you guys but that movie sucked some real chicken shit =\

[uniquinous]

it was very lacking. I actually got interviewed right afterwards by a random passing newscrew and let them know. I don't know if I was on TV, but if I was, it was generally saying something like "this was a real disappointment from the book, especially since "The Order of the Phoenix" barely had anything to do with the actual order of the phoenix."

on another note, the things rowling makes them put in the movie are always good signs as to what is essential and still to come. Kreacher, for example, the archway-veil sirius dies in, snape.

[Silver Coast]

Plus Cho and Harry kiss more than once :rolleyes:.

[VAMP7]

Chode?

[Lex]

it was very lacking. I actually got interviewed right afterwards by a random passing newscrew and let them know. I don't know if I was on TV, but if I was, it was generally saying something like "this was a real disappointment from the book, especially since "The Order of the Phoenix" barely had anything to do with the actual order of the phoenix."

on another note, the things rowling makes them put in the movie are always good signs as to what is essential and still to come. Kreacher, for example, the archway-veil sirius dies in, snape.

*watches every news channel in america* I will find you uni!!!

[Mithrandir]

I just got back from seeing it. It was okay I suppose. Disappointing in a wide variety of ways, but it was a thick book so I'm trying to not be too hard on them. I think Looney Lovegood was the highlight though. I think she struck the right spacey/dreamy note. Umbridge was done remarkably well but is so frustrating to watch.

[bludhoundz]

I just got back from seeing it. It was okay I suppose. Disappointing in a wide variety of ways, but it was a thick book so I'm trying to not be too hard on them. I think Looney Lovegood was the highlight though. I think she struck the right spacey/dreamy note. Umbridge was done remarkably well but is so frustrating to watch.

The thing I think they did wrong with Luna was not make her super weird, and made it seem almost like Harry might have a thing for her. After all, she was cuter than Ginny (how are they going to make that one seem plausible? :dry:).

[EleMENTAL]

The thing I think they did wrong with Luna was not make her super weird, and made it seem almost like Harry might have a thing for her. After all, she was cuter than Ginny (how are they going to make that one seem plausible? :dry:).

Well, when they first caste Ginny, they didn't know she would get together with Harry.

[The AIDS Virus]

Well, when they first caste Ginny, they didn't know she would get together with Harry.

she's getting better looking, like she might actually be a year younger than daniel.

Looney was pretty though...

[Mithrandir]

They made Looney weird, just not as weird as the book. But I think she's weird enough for it to work. You really could see something developing between her and Harry though, just based on the movie. She's definitely prettier than Ginny. I don't know what they're going to do to make that work but it's worrisome. I think it has been a big mistake to make Ginny such a wallpaper character thus far. Even in this last one, where she's supposed to be one of Harry's five friends that go with him to the Ministry, she barely gets a line and she gets no character development whatsoever (except for the hints that she's quite a powerful witch and the one very brief hint that she has a thing for Harry). Sigh.

Pun will probably shoot me for this, but I think Emma Watson did a positively miserable acting job in the latest one. She was pretty good in the third one and decent in the fourth, but really not good here. She talked way too fast all the freaking time.

[The AIDS Virus]

Did you notice how she was breathing really hard like..the entire movie?

[Mithrandir]

Did you notice how she was breathing really hard like..the entire movie?

No, I didn't notice that. I just noticed that she's a crappy actor and she talks too fast. Not all that pretty either.

[OFFLINE]

she's getting better looking, like she might actually be a year younger than daniel.

Looney was pretty though...

i thought she would be ugly but she wasnt

[Coffin Fedder]

Ehh, The book was so much more excting and more descriptive then the movie. Yes everyone, I can read! The movie lacked so much from the book. I thought it was pretty terrible in completle honesty.

[bludhoundz]

Ehh, The book was so much more excting and more descriptive then the movie. Yes everyone, I can read! The movie lacked so much from the book. I thought it was pretty terrible in completle honesty.

It was, but re-reading some of the books, her writing style in the 5th and 6th outstripped the others by a lot. So while the 5th movie was shit compared to the 5th book, the 4th book was pretty wack compared to the 5th book too.

Either way, I'm more excited about the books than the movies.

[DarkMethod GL]

I went and saw the movie today, I thought it was alright, but I also didn't read the 5th book.

[the bird]

i liked the movie alot. i voted a 4/5.

[DIGID]

It was, but re-reading some of the books, her writing style in the 5th and 6th outstripped the others by a lot. So while the 5th movie was shit compared to the 5th book, the 4th book was pretty wack compared to the 5th book too.

Either way, I'm more excited about the books than the movies.

I'd rank the book series as follows: 4, 5, 6, 3, 2, 1

The 4th just had so much going on. Voldemort coming back is just as important as what happened when Voldemort died, and then add the dragons, merpeople, maze, and quidditch cup. I just enjoyed it much more than any other book.

The 5th was good but definitely not as good since the school stuff was so much worse with Umbridge. And there's no exciting stuff like the dragons, merpeople, and maze of the 4th.

Sixth is hard for me to judge since I lost it now. :(

[***Duo***]

I liked the movie a lot.
While I never finished the book, I was nearly done with it--the movie was a nice refresher, and I definitely liked the graphics / plot / fighting. I felt the actors did a fine job as well.


-Duo

[inked]

I am not liking Ron in the movies as much as the books.

[Mithrandir]

I would rank the books the following:

4. I just loved the plot intracacies, the mad-eye moody character, the challenges in the tri-wizard tournament, and voldemort's return was remarkably compelling I thought. Plus some fun teen guy/teen girl drama with the ball and everything. By far my favorite (and also my favorite movie).

6. Very interesting plot, the lucky potion stuff was cool, and of course the horcruxes. Snape killing Dumbledore at the end freaking shocked me, stupid as that may make me.

3.

2.

1. Three first year wizards break through all the enchantments. What-freaking-ever.

5. Better written in some ways than the others but easily my least favorite. It just wasn't enjoyable to read. Practically everything went wrong for everyone and it was depressing the whole way through. Reading Umbridge was like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard. The absolute worst part was how at the very end, the two-way mirror comes into play which would have been the obvious way to contact Sirius that conveniently, Harry forgot about. Idiocy. Thank God they didn't include it in the movie. Saving graces: Harry's awkward date with Cho and the Weasley twins terrorizing Umbridge (best line in the whole series was McGonagall to Peeves as he was unscrewing a chandalier: "It unscrews the other way." Ahhhh, having McGonagall of all people say that just kills me every time I think of it).

My own humble opinions.

[bludhoundz]

I was only referring to in terms of writing, she made a big advancement from the 4th to the 5th, and the 6th was also on the level of the 5th.

The reason I could tell this, is because I read them backwards (since I'd long forgotten the plot) from 6-4. I didn't go any further because I remembered 3-1 too well to go back (I have to wait several years before rereading books, I remember too much).

[DIGID]

Summarized, I think the 5th was one of the worst. But when reading the books, I'm always more hooked to the 5th than any of the others. Maybe she wrote it better than the rest. I actually read the 5th in 2 days back when it came out. Since, I've reread it 2-3 times and I've never failed to finish it within 4-5 days.

[Scorpionz]

Ill rate the books.

1 - Pretty boring caus we wasnt hooked on HP yet.

2 - The ssecond one was.. well I don't know. The plot was revolving around diary and there wasn't really any REALLY exciting bits.

3 - One of the best. We have a connection to how Harrys parents died and we get to meet one of his family. (Well, Sirius counts >_>)

4 - Pretty good, but a bit boring until the end. The fight with ROn was just stupid.

5 - The most horrible book. It wasn't fun to read, it was just depressing because the good stuff was easily outweighed by the bad stuff. (I consider this "The Two Towers" (Or whatever its called from LotR in comparison to teh HP series, Alot of fighting and no real outcome)

6 - Well, I didn't like the Dumbydore part. :(

[Zander]

Saw the movie today.
Officially my least favorite of the 5 so far released.
Sucked ass.

The first two(more the first than the second) were the only good ones.

[Lonely Tylenol]

Haven't bothered to read this, but...

Sirius dies in the fifth movie!

:eek:

Spoilers are scary!

[Wizzy`]

Haven't bothered to read this, but...

Sirius dies in the fifth movie!

:eek:

Spoilers are scary!

everyone who is going to see this movie, probably has read the book..so it's not really a spoiler. =P

[TeXaS LoNgHoRnS]

Im not really into harry potter, but My friend's uncle is the one who plays sirius black in the movies...

[Wizzy`]

Im not really into harry potter, but My friend's uncle is the one who plays sirius black in the movies...

my brother is Harry Potter.

[TeXaS LoNgHoRnS]

Lies!

[Stormdriven]

My brother is Professor Umbridge.:p

[Unforgottner]

Saw it the other day.
Thought it was alright.