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2010-11-22 22:27:19

#5251

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7032|Toronto | Canada

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Richard Harris was a great Dumbledore, but I also like Michael Gambon's, and thought his intensity was more fitting for the role of spymaster. If you read the books at all, you'd know that as the stories progressed, Dumbledore was more or less distancing himself from Potter, and was adopting a more aggressive pose.

Nah, he's too aggressive. Like that scene where he physically shakes Harry violently. Its just not Dumbledore. And he's not just being vigilant and more on edge in the later movies, he actually seems angry all the time.

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Other 'errors' are the result of hasty editing, such as his crippled hand in #6, which is bluntly introduced and missed by 99% of the audience. The movies are definitely cut for people who have read the book to keep up with. After the third, non-readers started getting lost.

Yeah, but lets be honest. Anyone that actually cares about Harry Potter (and had a childhood in the 90s-early 2000s) read the books.

2010-11-22 22:40:56

#5252

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,058|7065|PNW

RTHKI wrote:
my eyes

More to the point, "my ears."

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2010-11-22 22:44:40

#5253

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,058|7065|PNW

Winston_Churchill wrote:
unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Richard Harris was a great Dumbledore, but I also like Michael Gambon's, and thought his intensity was more fitting for the role of spymaster. If you read the books at all, you'd know that as the stories progressed, Dumbledore was more or less distancing himself from Potter, and was adopting a more aggressive pose.
Nah, he's too aggressive. Like that scene where he physically shakes Harry violently. Its just not Dumbledore. And he's not just being vigilant and more on edge in the later movies, he actually seems angry all the time.

I'll give you that, but aside from the few apologies and explanations given in the books, Dumbledore was acting cold and distant for awhile. Without the benefit of all the information from the stories being translated into film, I suppose the shaking scene helped drive in the point.

Yeah, but lets be honest. Anyone that actually cares about Harry Potter (and had a childhood in the 90s-early 2000s) read the books.

Which means either they've gotta go alone or have local friends/family who have read the things to go see the movies with...or spend the entire feature explaining wtf's going on.

2010-11-22 22:53:45

#5254

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7032|Toronto | Canada

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Yeah, but lets be honest. Anyone that actually cares about Harry Potter (and had a childhood in the 90s-early 2000s) read the books.
Which means either they've gotta go alone or have local friends/family who have read the things to go see the movies with...or spend the entire feature explaining wtf's going on.

Pretty much everyone my age knows Harry Potter backwards and forwards. I went with some of my friends at res (like 20 of us) and we all knew what was going on. Theres not really a shortage of people that know HP

2010-11-23 01:19:57

#5255

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6894|132 and Bush

Uzique wrote:
Jarman - Blue

10/10

amazing

I read the summary. It looks very interesting.

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2010-11-23 04:35:26

#5256

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6564

I went with my girlfriend and we've both read the books.

Anybody that hasn't really shouldn't bother seeing the films because they'll make no sense at all half the time.

2010-11-23 05:13:32

#5257

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6794|so randum

the films are so distant from the books that has to be wrong.

infact the common theme boils down to some geek with a wand

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2010-11-23 06:59:34

#5258

FloppY_: +1,010|6580|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

I haven't really followed the series, books or films, since having the first few books read to us in school and watching the first few movies on TV from having nothing better to do...

What's the deal with the trailer from both the coming movie and game beeing basically a gun-shootout where guns are replaced with wands?

That just looks like a horrible idea...

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-11-23 08:29:20

#5259

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6764

Kmar wrote:
Uzique wrote:
Jarman - Blue

10/10

amazing
I read the summary. It looks very interesting.

everything i've seen by jarman has just been incredible. avant-garde and yet incredibly classicist. a thin line.

'wittgenstein' is fantastic, also.

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2010-11-23 09:24:53

#5260

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,058|7065|PNW

Spidery_Yoda wrote:
I went with my girlfriend and we've both read the books.

Anybody that hasn't really shouldn't bother seeing the films because they'll make no sense at all half the time.

I agree. It can be enjoyed by a non-reader only if they keep an open mind.

FatherTed wrote:
the films are so distant from the books that has to be wrong.

infact the common theme boils down to some geek with a wand

It isn't wrong. The films are a bit distant from the books, but not so much that they can tie themselves together. The project has shifted between so many directors that there isn't really much cohesion between the movies. What information you've gleaned from the previous films may not be enough to understand what's going on in the latest ones, and what's explained in the latest ones may not be enough to understand wtf's going on.

And Harry's actually a jock by wizard standards (full contact quidditch, et al). Melted a teacher's face in his first year and stabbed a giant snake through the skull in his second year as well, which excuses any and all geekiness.

FloppY_ wrote:
I haven't really followed the series, books or films, since having the first few books read to us in school and watching the first few movies on TV from having nothing better to do...

What's the deal with the trailer from both the coming movie and game beeing basically a gun-shootout where guns are replaced with wands?

That just looks like a horrible idea...

I can understand the game. The series shifted from puzzle platformer to action RPG. The movie itself, well, is pretty much Harry and his goons skipping school to bushwhack people, albeit with a good excuse. So yeah...

2010-11-23 16:33:13

#5261

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6985|Devon, England

I fell asleep while watching it. Thought it was, for the most, pretty boring. The odd scenes were cool. The snake bit woke me up.

I reckon the second part will be better, though.

2010-11-23 18:18:44

#5262

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,058|7065|PNW

Yeah, there was a lot of dicking around in the woods. If you don't care about the characters, it's hard to stay awake through their drama bits.

2010-11-23 19:59:37

#5263

justice: OctoPoster; +978|7035|OctoLand

L.A. Confidential - 10/10

Straight into my top 10 favourites list. The plot, the acting, the screenplay....all flawless. Crowe and Pearce are both brilliant, but Kevin Spacey gives his best performance ever, so so so good. Just one of those films that you are glued to after just 5 minutes, my only disappointment is that it wasn't longer. I said se7en was the best crime/mystery a few days ago, but this has to go on a par with it.

Last edited by justice (2010-11-23 20:00:54)

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2010-11-24 05:30:29

#5264

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6637

Bus Stop Girls: Scene 1 - Lexi Belle & Coco Velvet 7/10

Not a big fan of Coco, especially after being outplayed by Lexi, but convincing acting over all. Contrary to what the title suggests, the setting is one of the big classics in this genre, sticking close to a story seen a hundred times over.
The relative shortage of this scene hardly allows for any twists or surprises either, nevertheless it´s never dull nor boring.
Recommend!

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2010-11-24 07:04:22

#5265

War Man: Australians are hermaphrodites.; +564|7007|Purplicious Wisconsin

ebug9 wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - 9.5/10

<3 HP. It was actually really, really good. Some parts were hilarious and innuendos and awkwardness all over. But... Dobbyyyyyyyyyy :'(
I agree.

I think they did a much better job of summarizing the books than some of the previous movies that left important parts out.

Good, then I am glad they made it a 2 parter then. Didn't like 3-6 'cause they fucking sucked at following the books. I think I may decide to see it then if they actually do follow the book better.

Spidery_Yoda wrote:
Harry Potter missed out almost the entire Dumbledore's past sub-plot but aside from that it was pretty faithful. Makes a change.

One thing that did bother me was Spoiler (highlight to read):
when they were caught by the snatchers. It was pretty much the only thing they changed and the way they did it made no sense at all. Why did they run away from them for ages instead of just disapperating? How did the snatchers know where they were in the first place? In the film it looks like they just happened to appear in the middle of a group of them.

Another thing (that is actually a problem with the 6th film) was that completely pointless part where the Weasely house got blown up and exploded everywhere halfway through the 6th film. It wasn't in the book and it happened for no reason at all. And then there in the 7th film it's perfectly fine and sitting there as always. Why do they change things like this. Oh well.

On the whole I thought the 7th film was a big improvement over the others and wish they'd spend more screen time on the others as well instead of making them all rushed messes.

I know, I hate when they add unneccesary scenes for a book and cut out things. I wonder how short part 2 is gonna be compared to part 1, it'll piss me off if they make it so short that they could of cut some of the ending of the first part and add it to the 2nd.

The irony of guns, is that they can save lives.

2010-11-24 07:38:15

#5266

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|6872|Columbus, OH

havent seen any of the harry potter movies though hermaine is looking good...am i missing out?

2010-11-24 22:52:11

#5267

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,058|7065|PNW

Expendables: 5/10 overall, 8/10 for rewatchable cheese

loubot wrote:
havent seen any of the harry potter movies though [...] am i missing out?

That's subjective. The first two are a bit sluggish, 3's fun, 4, 5 and 6 start skipping a lot of stuff, which gets a bit confusing. 7 (part 1) looks like it's trying to catch up.

War Man wrote:
Spidery_Yoda wrote:
Harry Potter missed out almost the entire Dumbledore's past sub-plot but aside from that it was pretty faithful. Makes a change.

One thing that did bother me was Spoiler (highlight to read):
when they were caught by the snatchers. It was pretty much the only thing they changed and the way they did it made no sense at all. Why did they run away from them for ages instead of just disapperating? How did the snatchers know where they were in the first place? In the film it looks like they just happened to appear in the middle of a group of them.

Another thing (that is actually a problem with the 6th film) was that completely pointless part where the Weasely house got blown up and exploded everywhere halfway through the 6th film. It wasn't in the book and it happened for no reason at all. And then there in the 7th film it's perfectly fine and sitting there as always. Why do they change things like this. Oh well.

On the whole I thought the 7th film was a big improvement over the others and wish they'd spend more screen time on the others as well instead of making them all rushed messes.
I know, I hate when they add unneccesary scenes for a book and cut out things. I wonder how short part 2 is gonna be compared to part 1, it'll piss me off if they make it so short that they could of cut some of the ending of the first part and add it to the 2nd.

@yoda: I didn't even notice the snipped out Dumbledore bit, but now that you mention it.

@War Man: I don't hate it so much when they add unnecessary scenes from a book. I do, however, can't figure out why they'd invent completely new ones of Harry Potter sitting in a diner hitting on a waitress or running stupidly through a field rather than showing Hogwarts exploding with violence at the end. (#6)

2010-11-24 23:00:19

#5268

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6939

loubot wrote:
havent seen any of the harry potter movies though hermaine is looking good...am i missing out?

yeah I 've seen the one prior to this one, and I was expecting Arnold to pop out and start shooting or to some extent some action but nothing happened it kind of reminded me of LOTR 1....

2010-11-25 00:15:26

#5269

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6564

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
@yoda: I didn't even notice the snipped out Dumbledore bit, but now that you mention it.

@War Man: I don't hate it so much when they add unnecessary scenes from a book. I do, however, can't figure out why they'd invent completely new ones of Harry Potter sitting in a diner hitting on a waitress or running stupidly through a field rather than showing Hogwarts exploding with violence at the end. (#6)

I didn't notice it was missing until the day after I saw the film. It didn't really bother me because they got pretty much everything else.

And yeah wtf was with that 6th film bit with the running through the field and the house exploding for no reason.

2010-11-25 01:12:52

#5270

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,058|7065|PNW

Spidery_Yoda wrote:
And yeah wtf was with that 6th film bit with the running through the field and the house exploding for no reason.

Dunno, but that scene and the diner were minutes that could've been used to watch the teachers actually fight, if the producer was adamant about the time limit. Hagrid's scuffle was epic, as I remember. In the movie, he just came shuffling out of the castle like nothing happened.

2010-11-25 05:42:13

#5271

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6564

Yeah the whole ending was kinda rubbish. Nothing happened at all. People just ran through the empty castle.

The 4th film was particularly bad for doing this as well. It had so many scenes cut from the movie (I wanted to see Blast-Ended Skrewts) and they added so much random crap that had nothing to do with anything instead.

2010-11-25 22:16:17

#5272

:blacKOut:: Shevchenkooooo; +42|6559|'Merica

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. 9/10.

Even though Michael Cera played that quintessential quirky teenager, this movie was great. The story line was one-of-a-kind and the eclectic mix of characters made the film. The digital effects (ex. pee bar, hearts, thonk, etc..) also grabbed my attention when they were thrown in because, after all, you don't see any of that stuff in Hollywood. It was a good change from the norm. IMO, all of this stuff ended up making the movie really funny, i laughed pretty much throughout the whole movie. However, If you hate Michael Cera, then avoid it; if you don't hate him, go watch it. I enjoyed the movie a lot more than I thought I would.

EDIT: spelling...

Last edited by :blacKOut: (2010-11-25 22:17:19)

2010-11-25 22:20:22

#5273

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6637

Pineapple Express - 6/10

All in all solid, had a few very hearty laughs, but somehow it lacked the spirit of other films in that genre.

2010-11-25 23:36:08

#5274

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6831|Long Island, New York

Get Him To The Greek - 8.5/10

Not as funny second time around, but god I love this movie.

"Where the fuck are you? I'mma kill you. Smiley face."

The Expendables - 7/10

Gratuitous action. Just how I like it.

2010-11-26 07:38:08

#5275

TravisC555: Member; +118|6513|Cox Convention Center, OK

Unstoppable 8.8/10

Good action thriller. Similar to the movie Speed but with trains. Plus it has Denzel Washington, always a good actor.
Seemed like the whole theatre was shaking because the sound system was turned up all the way

Last edited by TravisC555 (2010-11-26 07:41:31)

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