i'm dressing up as a huge penis and going to the midnight showing!

11/13/2005 11:57:13 PM

friday can't get here soon enough, then it's imax time!

11/14/2005 8:08:46 PM

bttt cause it doesnt need it

11/14/2005 8:45:29 PM

c'mon thursday night!

11/14/2005 9:25:43 PM

Got my tickets for the 10pm showing on friday night in statesville. I havent anticipated a movie like this in a LONG time.

11/14/2005 10:59:09 PM

Harry Potter has good taste in music

11/15/2005 7:12:54 PM

We finished assembling the film yesterday and will be doing our first technical screenings tonight, so this is going to be a fun day.

11/16/2005 9:07:10 AM

Already got my tix for Fri

11/16/2005 11:53:45 AM

I just got this article in my INbox
its pretty hilarious

http://youcantmakeitup.blogspot.com/2005/11/harry-potter-legal-age-countdown-clock.html


[Edited on November 16, 2005 at 12:46 PM. Reason : harry potter hottie?]

11/16/2005 12:36:15 PM

Watched it tonight, but I can't talk about it until after it opens. I'll just say that I personally did not like it and seriously hope that the next movie follows the book.

11/16/2005 8:46:49 PM

^

You shouldn't say you didn't like it. That is talking about it.

[Edited on November 16, 2005 at 11:51 PM. Reason : p]

11/16/2005 11:50:33 PM

haha, he told me all sorts of things about the movie and i love him all the more for it

11/17/2005 1:36:28 AM

Ok, I can talk about it (otherwise it would be difficult to discuss anything at work), I'm just not supposed to mention any specifics. Even though I say I didn't like it doesn't mean anything, I seriously doubt anyone on this board values my opinion enough to influence whether to see a movie or not.

11/17/2005 2:58:40 AM

^The CGI I saw in the trailers (especially for the lake people) looked kinda shoddy. How did it hold up?

I pretty much know I'll walk away dissapointed with this one. It was my favotire book, so I'm sure the movie won't live up to the high standard I've set.

11/17/2005 8:10:39 AM

I think I am going to try and wait till Turkey day holiday, let all the iddy biddy kids go and the parents so I can really enjoy the movie


III
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11/17/2005 9:08:32 AM

12 hours

11/17/2005 12:07:37 PM

Just saw it. I liked it for the most part. it definitely didn't cover as much as the book, but that's to be expected considering how long the damn book is.

11/18/2005 2:49:47 AM

ahh the movie was by far my favorite (probably because the book is my favorite too)...I wish they had a longer version of it too...if they have an extended version on dvd i'm so getting it

11/18/2005 2:58:27 AM

I didn't like it very much... they rushed a lot of parts (I know, the book is huge) but they could have spent a little more time developing the relationships between the characters - for example, when ron was mad a harry, hermione's relationship with victor, hagrid's relationship with whats-her name, etc.

11/18/2005 3:04:25 AM

If someone didn't read the book, will this movie suck?

I liked the first HP movies, and i've only read the first book (for a class in HS).

11/18/2005 3:22:08 AM

I thought it was pretty good. Though, I could have definitely used a bit more development in the characters.

Did anyone else think that Hermoine's acting was just a little shitty?

11/18/2005 3:24:59 AM

I liked it, but I liked the 3rd one the best.

^I thought her acting was better...this one was funnier though.

[Edited on November 18, 2005 at 3:27 AM. Reason : fff]

11/18/2005 3:25:56 AM

I haven't read the books.. and I thought it was a good movie..

11/18/2005 3:27:10 AM

brendan gleeson is hilarious, and ralph fiennes is a badass.

the third one is a little more consistent throughout i felt, and my friend thought gambon's dumbledore was terrible... but i think this movie is as good as 3 if not better... and 3 is the better book

the graveyard scene was NAILED.

11/18/2005 3:36:11 AM

I liked the movie, but from the beginning I kept thinking it was straying a lot from the book...I went and saw it at IMAX and overall was pretty pleased...the World Quidditch Cup was awesome...too bad they didn't really show any of the game...

11/18/2005 3:36:42 AM

WELL-MANNERED FRIVOLITY

11/18/2005 3:51:38 AM

^^ yeah, i would have liked to see some of the cup. they also left out some things, like rita as the bug animagus, etc that i really would have liked to see. all in all though, a good HP movie. i can't wait for pheonix though

11/18/2005 3:56:42 AM

Quote :

". . . .and i've only read the first book (for a class in HS)."

wow. . . just wow.

11/18/2005 4:32:29 AM

so you don't find out that rita was a beetle? And that is how she was getting her scoops?
well that's shitty...that's a kinda big part of the 5th book...how they bribe her, etc...
oh well not that big of a deal...

and it is hard to establish relationships/bonds between characters in a movie...that is where a book has the advantage everytime...

i'm glad to hear they nailed the graveyard scene... i can't wait to see it

[Edited on November 18, 2005 at 8:50 AM. Reason : yep]

11/18/2005 8:49:59 AM

Quote :

"". . . .and i've only read the first book (for a class in HS)." wow. . . just wow."

why wow?

11/18/2005 9:52:10 AM

I didn't think they included enough of Snape in the movie... he is, after all, the best character, except hermione.

11/18/2005 10:09:29 AM

yea i thought snape got the short end of the stick as far as screen time.

11/18/2005 3:52:37 PM

^ he did maximize what time he did have though

11/18/2005 4:29:54 PM

How many scenes did Draco have? He wasn't in there nearly as much either.

11/18/2005 4:32:10 PM

Quote :

"the graveyard scene was NAILED."

absolutely.

11/18/2005 5:58:48 PM

I liked the movie some of the people on here just like to be overly critical of movies, but to each their own. I was entertained pretty good adaptation of the book, you can't include everything from the book.

11/18/2005 7:01:24 PM

It grossed about $32 million yesterday. At least 100mil+ this weekend.

11/19/2005 5:10:37 PM

Quote :

""the graveyard scene was NAILED.""

god damn amen. I loved voldemort.

My friend who is a fillm major argues that it could have been made into 2 films with the 1st ending somewhere after the first challenge. If you include everything in the books it could happen.

IMO it would work because the first half movie wouldnt get much accomplished and leave everyone who hasnt read the books hanging.

11/19/2005 5:43:15 PM

overall I enjoyed the film

krum looked fat
hermione is hot
voldemort was cool


blah blah blah, def. worth the $ to go see

11/20/2005 2:43:28 AM

SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE

11/20/2005 3:35:23 AM

If you didn't read the book, you'll be asking the person who dragged you into the theatre "Why are they doing... How'd they get from here to... Why is Harry... WTF is this buggery... Wait weren't they friends 30 seconds ago?" and you'll miss half the movie because the pacing is off.

If you read the book, you'll at least know what's SUPPOSED to be going on but every time you see that something completely retarded was added you'll want to throw the chicken fries you snuck into the theatre at the screen. I didn't mind a lot of stuff getting edited out of the movie. There's no way you're going to fit that book into a movie under three hours. But adding stuff that didn't happen that completely changes meanings and relationships later on was ridiculous.

GO SEE IT ANYWAY

THEN YOU CAN AGREE WITH ME ABOUT HOW HORRIBLE IT IS

PS: They could've cut out the Foe Glass since they didn't even use it at the end where it made its most dramatic impact.

11/20/2005 12:08:25 PM

well, its introduction took about 5 seconds, so I am sure you could of come up with something else

11/20/2005 4:48:45 PM

^ nice try in a losing effort to be critical Sonia. Doesn't work.

Few will agree with you your take - the movie was great, go rear up on something else..

11/20/2005 5:50:48 PM

ive never seen a HP movie

few books i gave the chance were boring enough for me

11/20/2005 5:51:49 PM

Movie was ok. I agree with it being rushed and I still stand by my assesment that the casting and direction on Krum and Fleur sucked ass.

11/20/2005 6:46:59 PM

Ok, I was very disappointed with the movie. I don't mind that they didn't include everything from the book (let's be honest, the SPEW part was boring anyway) but what they did include was in many cases inaccurate. The special effects were great but the acting sucked (ie: Dumbledore, Krum, and to some extent Prof. Moody). If you like shiny things and large views of the castle this movie is for you; if not, wait till the $1.50

11/20/2005 7:10:15 PM

I thought the movie was great.. definitely the best one so far...

But one thing REALLY pissed me the fuck off though.

The whole intro to the quidditch world cup was badass, AND THEN THEY DON"T SHOW THE FUCKING MATCH!!! What The Fuck!!!!!1

I remember when I was reading the book i thought the match was gonna be awesome in the movie, and they cut away from it right as it's about to start.

[Edited on November 20, 2005 at 7:20 PM. Reason : é]

11/20/2005 7:19:56 PM

Quote :

"My friend who is a fillm major argues that it could have been made into 2 films with the 1st ending somewhere after the first challenge. If you include everything in the books it could happen. "

Quote :

"Mike Newell decided against the studio's original idea of adapting the 734 page book into two separate films to be released several months apart, figuring that he could cut enough of the book's bulky subplots to make a workable film. It was Alfonso Cuarón, the director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) who convinced him. "

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330373/trivia

11/20/2005 8:08:02 PM

IMHO I think they could have tacked on another half hour to slow the first half down. I dont care how long the movie is, once voldemort comes back, nobody is wondering how much longer its going to take.

And I really wish they had someone else as dumbledore



[Edited on November 20, 2005 at 10:15 PM. Reason : u]

11/20/2005 10:07:41 PM

It was pretty good. Could have been a bit longer. Myrtle trying to get a gander at Harry's peter was a bit odd.

Daniel Radcliffe can't act for shit. Fleur Delacour has the bomb-ass titties.

11/20/2005 10:14:39 PM