Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Page 3

Hardcore Cracka · 07-31-2008, 02:03 PM

Astrocreep = insane fan who doesn't understand that movies are different from books and should just shut up.

Korioni · 07-31-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Astrocreep

this is not only incorrect its plain stupid.

take book 5 for example. they had the quidditch world cup which is fucking key to the movie becuase we see winky or tinky or whatever fuck her name is sitting all alone in a seat, she was really sitting with barty crouch jr under an invis cloak and her role in the book is important cuz she ends up being tied to harry potter being accused of making a dementor symbol of being hermione's basis for the whole SPEW movement which special buttons were made (in the movie the potter sucks buttons were were inspired by hermione's SPEW buttons yet we dont see that) ludo bagman is being hounded by the weaslys cuz he paid off his bet to them with leprechaun gold which disappeared, and its shown that he is a shady character who tries to help harry cheat so he would stop losing bets. we miss the veelas which fleur is related to. which isthe whole reason why ron weasely in the movie is so fascinated with her. they have magical powers over men.

but Naaaaaaaaaaaaah we see none of that cuz they didnt show one second of the world cup. thats why the movie kinda sucked, it was still entertaining but it brutally butchered the story to make things fit.

See, that's exactly the problem. The books were so involved with so many sub-plots that were relatively unrelated to the main-plot that it was retarded of them to ever consider making movies out of them. The only type of film able to pull that off would by a TV series with 13-episode seasons for each book.

But since the initial greedy fuckers already decided to butcher the story into 2 hour montages, you might as well make your own movie and tell Rowling to go fuck herself with her 24c gold dildo.(she's entirely to blame for the first director not being allowed artistic license)

spronk · 07-31-2008, 08:46 PM

I liked the first two movies, to me they translated extremely well the salient portions of the book - the boy wizard, the amazing magical world, Hogwarts, the world of muggles, and the mysterious bad guy. The books got darker and darker, which is the authors perogative, and the movies, to me, didn't get better, just darker and weirder and less focused.

I guess the first movies really brought to life the world of Harry Potter to me, and after that, it was hard to keep up with the books with so much getting lost and the details becoming hard to mirror.

Astrocreep · 07-31-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Hardcore Cracka

Astrocreep = insane fan who doesn't understand that movies are different from books and should just shut up.

thats right im insane, just cause i care about continuity.

k^M · 08-02-2008, 07:01 PM

really wish they would form up a group of people who would agree on what parts of the movie/book translation should not be left out at all costs and work around that. Even with different directors, some things should not have been left out. Story about how james and co invented the magic map is the first and strangely only thing to come to mind, but damnit all if they pick some of the dumbest shit to put into the movies at the expense of intriguing information to remove.

That being said, cant' wait to see the lake scene in this, if its the same as the previews where Dumbledore is spinning around w/ fire it should be awesome to watch.

Korioni · 08-03-2008, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by k^M

really wish they would form up a group of people who would agree on what parts of the movie/book translation should not be left out at all costs and work around that. Even with different directors, some things should not have been left out. Story about how james and co invented the magic map is the first and strangely only thing to come to mind, but damnit all if they pick some of the dumbest shit to put into the movies at the expense of intriguing information to remove.

That being said, cant' wait to see the lake scene in this, if its the same as the previews where Dumbledore is spinning around w/ fire it should be awesome to watch.

Cut for time. Also, no backstory will be provided on Tom Riddle... due to it being cut for time.

Korioni · 08-03-2008, 02:23 AM

So, sorry for the double-post, but... if they're splitting the 7th book up into 2 movies, doesn't that mean that the first movie is going to be nothing but Harry and Hermione teleporting themselves around the countryside for half a year? Cause... that's kinda the first half of the book...

Nebuchadnezzar · 08-03-2008, 03:22 AM

Yeah, really if any HP book was perfect for "double movie" it was Goblet of Fire. Really the two movie thing is just the obvious money grab for book 7.

Kaige · 08-03-2008, 05:32 AM

If they were smart they would've filmed everything in its entirety, cut the length down to the current movies, then released extended editions like the Lord of the Rings sets. But I guess not!

Jysin-DW · 08-03-2008, 09:40 AM

Am I the only one waiting for 10-20 years for them to remake the HP movies and do them correctly?

If mediocre movies is all they can make out of the multi-billion dollar HP franchise, you know something is wrong.

Blank · 08-03-2008, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Jysin-DW

Am I the only one waiting for 10-20 years for them to remake the HP movies and do them correctly?

If mediocre movies is all they can make out of the multi-billion dollar HP franchise, you know something is wrong.

I'm not sure I'll give a shit about Harry Potter when I'm 50 :|

Zanoan · 08-03-2008, 10:11 AM

Sixth book was never really my thing. 5th is still the best, 7th and 3rd share a second place. The most interesting thing for me in the sixth book was also some of the Voldemort flashbacks but also the little drama between Ron and Hermione (and Lavender and Harry and Ginny etc.). Besides that, it's meh.

Moving back to the movies. I've said this a billion of times. Gambon sucks as Dumbledore and whoever writes the manuscripts for him to act it out with dialogue and everything should be shot. Dumbledore is if any one of the best characters in the whole HP universe, far more interesting than Harry himself and he gets trashed so fucking much in the movies (ignoring first and second). I die so much inside everytime I see the scene "DON'T YOU HAVE SOME STUDYING TO DO?", jesus titty-fucking christ.

And yes, I totally agree - I'm still waiting for a complete remake of all of this. The books have definitely grown onto me, so I would love taking a journey down back into youth, in case they remake them when I'm 50, assuming I live that long.

Jysin-DW · 08-03-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Blank

I'm not sure I'll give a shit about Harry Potter when I'm 50 :|

I could have said the same about Batman!

Thorpe · 08-14-2008, 06:49 PM

Next Harry Potter movie pushed back to July 2009

Astrocreep · 08-14-2008, 07:26 PM

what the fuck, i barely care anymore about the movies so now they want me to wait longer? lol good luck with that i will just watch it off the net for nothing . fuck them in the ear.

07-31-2008, 02:03 PM	#31 (permalink)
Hardcore Cracka Majestik Moose Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,551	Astrocreep = insane fan who doesn't understand that movies are different from books and should just shut up. __________________

08-03-2008, 02:23 AM	#37 (permalink)
Korioni "Critic" is such a dirty word Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 760 -56 Internets	So, sorry for the double-post, but... if they're splitting the 7th book up into 2 movies, doesn't that mean that the first movie is going to be nothing but Harry and Hermione teleporting themselves around the countryside for half a year? Cause... that's kinda the first half of the book... __________________ "You underestimate the satisfaction I will get from your suffering" -Teal'c

08-03-2008, 03:22 AM	#38 (permalink)
Nebuchadnezzar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,773 +0 Internets	Yeah, really if any HP book was perfect for "double movie" it was Goblet of Fire. Really the two movie thing is just the obvious money grab for book 7. __________________ I eat grass like an ox and shat like a fox.

08-03-2008, 05:32 AM	#39 (permalink)
Kaige The Diet Coke of Evil Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 924	If they were smart they would've filmed everything in its entirety, cut the length down to the current movies, then released extended editions like the Lord of the Rings sets. But I guess not! __________________ Kaige Diplomacy: The ability to tell someone to go to Hell so that they'll look forward to making the trip.

08-03-2008, 09:40 AM	#40 (permalink)
Jysin-DW Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Abroad... Posts: 466	Am I the only one waiting for 10-20 years for them to remake the HP movies and do them correctly? If mediocre movies is all they can make out of the multi-billion dollar HP franchise, you know something is wrong. __________________ Retired Guardian of Xanadu - EQ2 Retired Overlord of Darkwind - EQ1

07-31-2008, 08:46 PM	#33 (permalink)
spronk nerd Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,533	I liked the first two movies, to me they translated extremely well the salient portions of the book - the boy wizard, the amazing magical world, Hogwarts, the world of muggles, and the mysterious bad guy. The books got darker and darker, which is the authors perogative, and the movies, to me, didn't get better, just darker and weirder and less focused. I guess the first movies really brought to life the world of Harry Potter to me, and after that, it was hard to keep up with the books with so much getting lost and the details becoming hard to mirror.

08-02-2008, 07:01 PM	#35 (permalink)
k^M AoE Hazzard Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 389 -36 Internets	really wish they would form up a group of people who would agree on what parts of the movie/book translation should not be left out at all costs and work around that. Even with different directors, some things should not have been left out. Story about how james and co invented the magic map is the first and strangely only thing to come to mind, but damnit all if they pick some of the dumbest shit to put into the movies at the expense of intriguing information to remove. That being said, cant' wait to see the lake scene in this, if its the same as the previews where Dumbledore is spinning around w/ fire it should be awesome to watch.

08-03-2008, 10:11 AM	#42 (permalink)
Zanoan I wish I was queer, so I could get chicks Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,868 -4 Internets	Sixth book was never really my thing. 5th is still the best, 7th and 3rd share a second place. The most interesting thing for me in the sixth book was also some of the Voldemort flashbacks but also the little drama between Ron and Hermione (and Lavender and Harry and Ginny etc.). Besides that, it's meh. Moving back to the movies. I've said this a billion of times. Gambon sucks as Dumbledore and whoever writes the manuscripts for him to act it out with dialogue and everything should be shot. Dumbledore is if any one of the best characters in the whole HP universe, far more interesting than Harry himself and he gets trashed so fucking much in the movies (ignoring first and second). I die so much inside everytime I see the scene "DON'T YOU HAVE SOME STUDYING TO DO?", jesus titty-fucking christ. And yes, I totally agree - I'm still waiting for a complete remake of all of this. The books have definitely grown onto me, so I would love taking a journey down back into youth, in case they remake them when I'm 50, assuming I live that long. __________________ "It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by Zanoan : 08-03-2008 at 10:13 AM.

08-14-2008, 07:26 PM	#45 (permalink)
Astrocreep The Undead Shaman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 3,528	what the fuck, i barely care anymore about the movies so now they want me to wait longer? lol good luck with that i will just watch it off the net for nothing . fuck them in the ear.

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