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Post by Katrina Summers (retired) on May 6, 2005 11:23:23 GMT
Have anyone noticed the womping willow has moved? In the CoS movie, it was right beside the castle, while in PoA movie, it was down in the grounds.
How is it possible for a tree to move?
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Post by Whisper on May 6, 2005 12:38:28 GMT
Because the second director had no idea what he was doing.
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Post by Jesika (retired) on May 6, 2005 12:54:20 GMT
Yes, and Hagrids hut was moved too. Remember how it was framed by the forest? Well in the PoA it was out in a pretty clear area. Basicly it was the new director's personal vision of how the book's environment was to be displayed. Actually I liked how he had most of it shot, reguardless of the difference of scenery compared to the last two films. It felt so much more multifaceted in the third one compared to the previous, but I was disappointed that they left so much out.
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Post by Makira Blackthorne on May 6, 2005 16:04:08 GMT
I agree with your every word, basically, Miss Jesika. ^_^
I noticed things like that, too, but I can't wait for the next film, so we can see how the third director interprets it. ^__^ w00t!
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on May 6, 2005 16:45:36 GMT
He better not put it back the way it was! I like the new way!!!
*Grrrs the new director*
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Post by Sylph on May 6, 2005 17:57:13 GMT
yeah, that's the thing, the third movie had much better layouts and scenery, the only bad thing about it was the amount of the story that was ommitted. But the school in general was far better realised. Even the kids could act better! Dan Radcliff had at least 4 expressions this time!
OK fangirls, don't kills me, but it's true that in the 1st movie he only had the one facial expression - the look of surprise was constantly there, nothing else. I blame my friend Pete's auntie - she was the casting person! And Chris Columbus is perpetually of his head, so i guess the first two never did have much hope. Anyway...
On with Goblet of Fire!
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on May 6, 2005 18:06:25 GMT
Hey! I Liked CoS! It's my favoret one!
NEVER KNOCK HARRY/DAN!! I's LOVES him!
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Post by Makira Blackthorne on May 6, 2005 18:07:38 GMT
Me, too, but I forgive you, Sylph. ^^;;;;
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Post by Professor Windwaltz on May 6, 2005 18:41:10 GMT
You know what...?
I don't know how these people are going to do Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix. I've been reading the books over again, and I've realized how slowly the books change from one thing to another.
In the beginning, Harry Potter is "OMG HARRY POTTER THE NINE YEAR OLDS LOVE HIM AND WANT TO THROW STICKS AT EACH OTHER SHOUTING 'EXPELLIARMUS'!!11!11!11!!" (Not to say I don't like that, but with the exception of the end of Chamber of Secrets the books really are rather fantastical and childish).
The movies amplify that. I never really enjoyed the first two movies because they did seem rather childish. Though I still include Prisoner of Azkaban in that group, the director of the third movie tried to link PoA towards the fourth, fifth, and most likely sixth and seventh's genre instead of the first two. Omitting half the story in the process.
Then the fourth book came out. One of the reasons why I ADORED it was because of how...I dunno, mature Harry was becoming. Voldemort returned, casting a shadow of evil over the story (as opposed to before when everyone was chillling out over the fact that Voldemort was gone) and the story took a darker turn. HELL, Cedric Diggory DIED.
And the fifth one was attached to that darker side that the Fourth created. Therefore, I have no idea how these directors are going to make Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix into good enough movies. I'll have to see.
And, of course, in conclusion, Chamber of Secrets STILL is my favorite book. Nothing beats Tom Riddle lifting up Harry's wand and spelling:
[glow=green,2,300]Tom Marvolo Riddle[/glow] [glow=green,2,300]I am Lord Voldemort[/glow]
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on May 6, 2005 18:52:20 GMT
I agree T-O-T-A-L-L-Y
You are so deep Talon!
16-year-old Tom Riddle Rocks!!
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Post by Sylph on May 6, 2005 18:54:29 GMT
*nods entusiastically to everything Talon says*
There is a definite progression. Especially between fourth and fifth books - you enter the fifth one following the death of a student, voldemort's return, yadda yadda yadda, and you're plunged into this whole new darker world where all the kids have become moody teenagers, and the rest of the book reflects the whole difficult change. It's this dark bit of fantasy dealing with coming of age and destuction of childhood. I mean, Dudly has become an actual thug, there is the emergence of a secre society, everything like that. You're sent into a tailspin, just like a confused adolescant would be.
But my favorite is still the fourth one.
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Post by Faerlain on May 6, 2005 21:00:25 GMT
I definitly agree. I found the first two movies very childish, as well as the first two books. The whole time I was kind of yawning, because while it's an excellent book it really wasn't geared towards teenagers like me. I need action, and evil things, and excitement. And yeah, the occasional main character winding up dead. For me, if the directors screw up the next two movies, it'll really hurt. I definitly think that Goblet of Fire needs to be rated PG-13, to accurately portray Cedric's death and the events that happen afterwards. I would just hate it if they use some flashy special effect and smooth it over. After that event, Harry needs to be traumatized. He needs to be changed from the perky-yet-mildly-emo boy into someone who has viewed such horrible events. I'm not saying that the events in the first two books weren't traumatic enough, but rather that the 3rd one is a transition and the fourth and fifth really begin to show Harry finding out things and such. Anyway.... yeah. Agree or disagree with me I welcome it all. Heh.
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Post by Makira Blackthorne on May 6, 2005 21:16:01 GMT
I totally agree with you, heh. ^_^ They need to make the fourth up to par with the fans' expectations. I can't wait to see it. I've seen clips, but they were, like, the Yule Ball, and such, nothing real important, of course. >>;
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Post by ~<3~Morgan Voltaire~<3~ on May 7, 2005 14:27:25 GMT
I'm still ticked off at the fact that cho wasnt in the third movie. Anywho, the Fourth movie better be a whole lot better than the others, or I might just go to england and direct a movie myself.....You all can come too. Anywho, the new move better be longer than friggin 2 hours because there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that you can cover all that in....96 minutes or some crap. Whatever. Well, I'm done ranting.
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Post by Professor Windwaltz on May 7, 2005 16:03:43 GMT
I've got a feeling the new movie will go the way of Matrix Revolutions and suck. horribly.
And you know why it'll suck horribly? The same reason why Matrix Revolutions sucked horribly. BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE AN EXTREMELY GOOD MOVIE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
Man, why do they bother to throw in the deadline of movies? It's not like we'll CARE about the movies in 2005, we have a NEW BOOK, after all.
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