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what do you all think of the harry potter movies. I got into the harry potter series last year and read everything upto the half blood prince within one month thats alot of reading. lol. Anyway I finished Order of the Phenix the day I saw the movie. And I fell asleep in the theater. Because I knew everything. The problem is I enjoy the movies but the book is amazing. And I get crap from my fiance when we watch the movies because I am like in the book they did this....they should have put this in the movie....they changed that to make it movie worthy...lol...I dont blame him one bit.
I did not think the movies lived up to the Hype. I loved the books but the movies have all been lacking in magic so to speak in my opinion and relying too much on CGs.
Plus Daniel Radcliffe's acting has been really quite atrocious. He has got better through the series but is still pretty ropey.
In many ways the movie was an excellent rendition of the books, visually anyway, in another it just fell short and left me rather bored.
I watched the first 2 movies before I ever started reading the series. Then I caught up and read the first 4 that were out at the time. So I'm thankful for the movies. It brought me to the books. Otherwise, I may have never read them. But I agree with Moose:
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In many ways the movie was an excellent rendition of the books, visually anyway, in another it just fell short and left me rather bored.
I loved the first movie. I saw it on HBO way after it was popular. I thought it was so good I went out and brought the books. That pretty much killed the movies for me. I spent the whole time complaining about how they cut stuff out or how they changed stuff or how so-and-so was supposed to look like this and so no one will watch the movies with me. I was throughly disgusted with how they rushed through so many of the key elements in Prisoner of Azkaban (especially the ending when they go back in time to save themselves) that I said I'll never watch another.
However, one day I went to Wal-mart and several hours later I noticed that the Goblet of Fire was on my DVD rack. Don't know how that happened, but I somehow suspect that The Order of the Phoenix will soon accompany it. I miss the original Dumbledore.
P.S - I hated the way Moody's magical eye looked in the film - if they can make dinosaurs and aliens surely they can make a magical eye.
I think the movies have gotten better as the series went along. I am really looking forward to the Half Blood Prince because the going back in time sequence to Voldamart's childhood was fascinating in the book so I look forward to it in the movie.
I was throughly disgusted with how they rushed through so many of the key elements in Prisoner of Azkaban
Ahh.. see I LOVED Prisoner. I loved how Alfonso Cuaron did it. I know he changed some things around (like the 'Mooney' spelling, and Werewolf!Lupin was awful looking), but I think artistically, that movie was made beautifully. The shots were incredible, and some of the scenes were just stunning. And the score? To die for. Its definitely my favorite movie so far (as well as my favorite book).
My least favorite movie so far I think is Goblet of Fire. I didnt like the way it was done at all. Some of it was ok, but the dragon task went on forever, I didnt like that they completely excluded the house elves, and the score was terrible compared to the first 3.
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P.S - I hated the way Moody's magical eye looked in the film - if they can make dinosaurs and aliens surely they can make a magical eye.
I agree. I didnt like his eye either. Actually, that actor was not Moody in my mind at all. And from the looks of it, neither is the one who'll play Slughorn.
I agree. I didnt like his eye either. Actually, that actor was not Moody in my mind at all. And from the looks of it, neither is the one who'll play Slughorn.
I know. I think my imagination is just a little better than the casting directors. The lady they picked to play Umbridge was most disappointing. I don't know my vision of Rita Skeeter was a little off too. I was thinking more Lainie Kazan, but I was okay with the actress they chose. Fluer could have been a little more attractive IMO Luna didn't look quite as loony as I would have liked either. LOL I think my expectations were just too high.
Hey on a side note: was anyone else expecting Sirius to come back? I kept thinking that somehow he was going to come back through the mirror and talk to him from beyond or something...I mean Harry and Luna heard the voices of the dead when the were in the Department of Mysteries so it's obvious the dead are still talking.
Order Of The Pheonix movie was HORRIBLE. They left so much out.
Was the portrait of Mrs. Black as fun as it was in the book?
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For conscience sake
Luna didn't look quite as loony as I would have liked either. LOL I think my expectations were just too high. 
