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So is anyone going to see the latest film? My flatmates gf is taking me for my b'day as we want to have seen each film and compare to the books. As this is the last of the series got to go see it. So who else, and if you are going is it for yourself or with someone else?
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I got utterly bored by the entire concept after the 4th film. I loved the books (pretty much grew up with them ), but the films dont do them justice IMO so i simply stopped watching them.
Apologies for a negative post.
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Revenent Reiko wrote:I got utterly bored by the entire concept after the 4th film. I loved the books (pretty much grew up with them ), but the films dont do them justice IMO so i simply stopped watching them.
Apologies for a negative post.
^This.
Also, the films seem to target an older audience. They are very dark and not suitable for children.
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Walking to shops, "i'll take a short cut through this bush", random encounter! Lizard with no legs.....
I kid Since i avoid bushlands that is But we're not that bad... are we?
I prefer the books, but only up until and including the Order of the Phoenix; after that, the plotline started to feel very forced and contrived, as well as wholly unbelievable at some points.
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Avatar 720 wrote:I prefer the books, but only up until and including the Order of the Phoenix; after that, the plotline started to feel very forced and contrived, as well as wholly unbelievable at some points.
I agree.
After Order of the Phoenix, it seemed like JK Rowling was being forced to churn them out at pace by her editor. In fact, the last book seemed rushed in its entirety.
MikZor wrote:
We can't help that american D&D is pretty much daily life for us (Aussies)
Walking to shops, "i'll take a short cut through this bush", random encounter! Lizard with no legs.....
I kid Since i avoid bushlands that is But we're not that bad... are we?
Me too, theres an element of 'other people put in crazy plot twists so now i have to' as well in the latter books (and the films tend to emphasise those and take out the good bits of the plot).
inmygravenimage wrote:Have courage, faith and beer, my friend - it will be done!
Avatar 720 wrote:I prefer the books, but only up until and including the Order of the Phoenix; after that, the plotline started to feel very forced and contrived, as well as wholly unbelievable at some points.
Wait, before this they weren't forced and contrived?
Harry Potter is a bit of an insufferable ****, but I'm probably going to go see the last movie just because I've seen the rest of them, and it's hard to break a habit.
Same logic applied to seeing all 3 Matrix movies in theater, and will apply to Transformers 3 in a few weeks (assuming it's still playing then).
Whatever. The last book has The Battle of Hogwarts. Should
be worth it for that alone.
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i'll probably skip it like i have the last movie or two.
i get enough harry potter comments from the kids at work, i don't need any from strangers at a theater
I did enjoy a alt ending a friend of mine wrote where she had the main bad guy killed by a hired sniper......after I asked if guns would work against wizards.......
From the bits I have seen they need Mila Jovovich to liven things up
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I still consider the purge of Hogwarts legitimate harry potter fluff.
But yes the battle should be epic. JK. Rowling did a good job but the battle she didn' describe that well.
The last movie should be worth the ticket.
The only thing i regret seeing is the 5th and 6th movie and the end of the 4th. Dear god did the actor who played harry really annoy me when he cried. "Dude are you laughing or are you mad or are you crying?"
Hermoinie's actor i laugh at because just look at the eyebrows just for 10 minutes straight and you will see what i am talking about lol.
Don't get me wrong as a hater, I love harry potter, its the actors that annoy me. (Plus its having a film student as a brother that critiques every movie we watch.)
So its rubbed off on me.
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Meh i still havent decided. I kidna liek the books but I grew to hate harry as a character. The real heroes are hormoine, ron and dumbledore adn a few other. Harry is just a whiny little bitch.
Goin to the midnight show, looking forward to it. Although I think I might need to rewatch the first part beforehand. When I saw it, it was from the front row of an IMAX and I couldn't tell what on earth was going on.
Probably won't go watch it, I got disallusioned with Harry Potter after the 5th book and the less said about that epilogue the better. The films aren't any better, only really 1, 2 and 3 are worth the time spent to watch them
It's a big film series, but over-hyped and has that problem most long series of books or films have, where they get progressively worse
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Zefig wrote:Goin to the midnight show, looking forward to it. Although I think I might need to rewatch the first part beforehand. When I saw it, it was from the front row of an IMAX and I couldn't tell what on earth was going on.
lol that happened to me with Thor...in 3d. That was a trip for sure
I'm going on Sunday just to see it through. Have watched them all at the cinema except for HP7 part one, because I refused to sit through a camping trip.
The films have been very well put together since HP3 and are mildly amusing in places. I think I've always got my moneys worth.
EDIT - There is a better adaptation to be made one day. I think it would work better as TV, so some of the backstory could be filled out
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Flashman wrote:I'm going on Sunday just to see it through. Have watched them all at the cinema except for HP7 part one, because I refused to sit through a camping trip.
The films have been very well put together since HP3 and are mildly amusing in places. I think I've always got my moneys worth.
EDIT - There is a better adaptation to be made one day. I think it would work better as TV, so some of the backstory could be filled out
IGN did an April fools joks for a series called The Aurors Honestly I think something like this would be really cool. Harry may be a stupid character but its a really rich universe that could have some great stories in it.
Quite a few mixed reviews, I agree the films don't match up to the books on a great level. I do feel the need to see it through to the end, hoping they have the Molly and Bellatrix fight well done.
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Countdown has begun... in less than 48hours I will be viewing this in the Vmax...
Largest screen in our state!
MikZor wrote:
We can't help that american D&D is pretty much daily life for us (Aussies)
Walking to shops, "i'll take a short cut through this bush", random encounter! Lizard with no legs.....
I kid Since i avoid bushlands that is But we're not that bad... are we?
), but the films dont do them justice 
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