Harry Potter 3: I Actualy Saw It

[froofmyster]

Now, I bet your thinking "DOY, h4rry p0tt3r iz t3h suxx0rz." If you are, screw you. I had nothing to do last weekend so my friends and I went to see Harry Potter 3. One of them hated it but the other and I thought it was great. The animation was realistic, the plot was absorbing and and although they removed a lot from the book, they kept the more important aspects of the story, unlike the first. All in all, I rate it 10/10. Has anybody else seen it? Opinions on it?

[Raiden]

I saw it, and I liked it.

The only problem with the movie, was that they were trying to squeeze a 300-something page book, into two and a half hours.

Otherwise, it was good. I liked the whole dementor thing.

[Squishy Cheeks]

Why is this not in General?

[Raiden]

Don't know. I guess if you want to get technical, anything that is viewed in movies, television, etc., is an animation.

I learned that in Animation class.

Really, I'm not kidding.

[froofmyster]

I saw it, and I liked it.

The only problem with the movie, was that they were trying to squeeze a 300-something page book, into two and a half hours.

Otherwise, it was good. I liked the whole dementor thing.
The American Edition is 435 pages. And they did a good job shoving it into a few hours.

The dementors were so beepin' cool. They were scary, ominous, not to mention realistic, and just plain awesome.

[Raiden]

I was just guessing on the whole page-number thing. I though it was less than that...

Oh well.

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

Anyway...this isn't really going to be considered by many to be 'Animation'.

Also, I liked the first two movies alot and will see the third soon. Still, somedon't and while I think they could, we do't exactly have to create arguments by telling them to F*** off because they don't agree. -_-

[froofmyster]

I was incredibly disapointed by the second. The first was okay.

[MP37a]

I saw the first two and liked them. I wanted to see the third one sometime this week.

[synkr0nized]

I had seen the first.
I don't even remember the second being out; that is, I never paid it much thought.
I recently went with some people to see the third, but only after having them tell me what happened in the second.
It's almost motivated me to read the books. Almost.

Anyway, the visuals were nice. Except that one guy.. Haggart? His house keeps moving. As someone who hasn't read the third book (thus, is unaware of exactly how much was left out), it was enjoyable but felt like it could have been augmented some in certain places.

[Mashirosen]

Moving to General.

[Bombshell]

The trid movie was good but I give it a 9/10 because it didn't tell all the parts from the book which would have made it alot better.

[Minor Dizaster]

Yea, I was kinda peeved because if you hadn't read the book, Wormtail, Padfoot, Moony, and Prongs aren't going to make any sense whatsoever. Other than that, I did enjoy it.

[Muffin Mage]

I'm a purist, in case anyone hasn't read my sig. I'll also say that it was much better than I expected, all the "it R t3h suxz0r" talk aside. The actual camera work was great, certainly Oscar worthy from what I've seen thus far this year. However, I've got some nit-picky details that were a bit irksome.

***SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO (FOR SOME BIZARRE REASON) HAVE NOT YET READ THE BOOKS***

What happened to the school part of the school? There were maybe three classes, ten minutes of quidditch, almost no spellcasting, and no exams. One thinks that a movie based on a book that is about a fictional school would actually have a school as more than an incidental setting, right?

Why was Crookshanks a bit part? She played no role whatsoever.

Was there any particular reason for the school and grounds being rearranged?

When did the dementors get Rings of Flying?

Dementors make you feel cold inside not outside, according to the books. I might have read wrong, though.

What happened to Christmas?

***[/Spoiler]***

However, I think that it was a better book-to-movie change than, say LotR, or Timeline. Timeline made my eyes bleed, and caused my spleen to gibber for the merciful oblivion of death.

[Minor Dizaster]

Well, there was almost no quidditch in the book, as Harry's broom got splintered. That aside, everything else you mentioned does make sense.

[BMHadoken]

There was plenty Quidditch in the third book, its the only one where they win the cup majigger.

Still havent seen it, but I've heard it blows from book-point, but is otherwise ok.

[Angry_lizard]

yes they needed some more quidditch and more relationship tension between ron and hermione

[Hamelin]

Well, that's the thing when you take a book and make it into a movie. Things that seem extremely interesting in written form, when translated to live action... er... not so interesting.

Frankly, I think the new director did a fine job. So he left stuff out. What he put in was pretty polished.

[Pretty Mary K]

I haven't read the books, and when I was in the theater, this little kid spoiled every little fucking thing he could, and when they left stuff out, he started complaining. It wouldn't have been so bad if it was many kids, but it was ONE KID. My pals and I told him to shut up pretty hard, and then he would stop for a few seconds, and start doing it again. I 'accidentally' bumped him on the way out of the theater, and he fell down. I ran away.

Yeah, I'll beat up little kids if they ruin movies for me. Your children are not safe.

To the point: the movie lacked pacing of any kind, and the new guy who plays Dumbledore can't capture the character's mystique. Both of those things are probably the director's fault. Those were my only major beefs. Other than that it was complete gravy.

Emma Watson got veeery pretty veeery quickly. <3

[LeefRyder]

Why was Crookshanks a bit part? She played no role whatsoever.

Crookshanks was probably played down considerably due to time constraints, it would have been nice to show all the stuff she did, but it also would have taken up alot of time. They did well enough I guess without having her part bigger. Tho it is a shame they wasted that time on say making dementors fly n' such. That was really dumb. And pointless, they're scarier just gliding in your general direction. Out of ALL the important stuff they left out of the movie I'm suprised you're talking about Crookshanks, I didn't even think of that really.

[Fifthfiend]

I 'accidentally' bumped him on the way out of the theater, and he fell down. I ran away.

Yeah, I'll beat up little kids if they ruin movies for me. Your children are not safe.

That is both horrible and incredibly awesome.

...

So far as the movie goes, as the book was an utter treasure, far more so than anything else in the series before or since, and I didn't like the first movie anyway, (I don't care what anybody says, those kids can't act), so to hell with seeing a movie that will only upset me.

[froofmyster]

the new guy who plays Dumbledore can't capture the character's mystique. Both of those things are probably the director's fault.
Actualy, the guy who used to play Dumbledor DIED last year just before the release of the second movie.

[Mr. Viewtiful]

I liked how the passage of time flowed near-semlessly throughout the movie, mainly the scene with edwig flying from Spring into summer, and the scenes with the Whomping Willow. Heck, I thought all Whomping Willow scenes were good :)

I especially liked the scenes with Lupin, as he had some of the funniest moments (Bogart, anyone?) as well as the most heart-felt moments, as he was sort of a father-figure for Harry during this film.

[Pretty Mary K]

Actualy, the guy who used to play Dumbledor DIED last year just before the release of the second movie.

No need for capital letters, friend, I'm well aware of this fact. I'm a big Richard Harris fan.

[Lycanthrope]

Can anyone tell me what the dementor movement reminded me of? The way they flew was reminiscent of something and I can't for the life of me think what it was (if someone says Ring Wraiths, I'm going to track you down).

[Lost in Time]

The remind me of Vultures circling the dying pray.

[Lycanthrope]

No, I meant their silhouette as they flew, the tattered robes out behind them in vast multitudes thing they had going on.

[zdude255]

I thought that the dementors could've been better, and too much camera time was wasted on them.

The new director had to rearrange some things and cut alot. I think it made it better for a movie.

Also for the rearranging of Hogwarts, If you're talking about the insides that happens every year.

I haven't seen the 2nd movie yet lol. Thats sad cause I have some friends that are MAJOR HP freaks.

[Muffin Mage]

I realized the same thing last night, and the second one isn't that bad, really. It doesn't stand up to the third as far as prettiness is concerned.

I watched the second movie last night and noticed that John Cleese plays Nearly-Headless Nick! He's in the credits!

I noticed that the new director really downplayed Dumbledore's role. He's in for about fifteen minutes total, and then he's usually silent.

And I think they are referring to the open-air atrium that appeared completely out of nowhere, and the freshly-grown hills, and that open breezeway thing.

Of course, they made Malfoy into a bleedin' pansy, but it's no more than he deserves.

[Anime_Soul]

I thought that the dementors could've been better, and too much camera time was wasted on them.
same here! they looks like Ring Wraiths... :cool: but they are stell kinda cool! :p

[Jewzeppe]

personally...i loved harry potter 3...movies that are made after books, arent supposed to be 100% perfect to the book, they have to cut out some parts...and for the dementors, i guess they could have cut down on the dementor camera time, but it was ok...as for the new dumbledore, they tried to get a new actor to play this part, but no one in a million years will be able to match up to richard harris' performance of dumbledore in 1&2, the presence that richard harris brought to the screen was amazing, he really brought out the character that rowling made...the actor did his best, and cootose to him...and just to tell everyone, if u havent read the forth book, or even the fifth book, the forth movie is going to be the best movie out of the three so far, i am so excited for it right now, and if u havent read the books, READ THEM NOW OR U SHALL DIE A LONELY LONELY PERSON....j/k lol...

[Lycanthrope]

But it'll be hard to fit book 4 and 5 into one movie. It may suck simply because they have to cut out so much.

[froofmyster]

Yeah. Plus the fourth will take forever with all the CG. :(

[Muffin Mage]

Here's probably how the fourth movie will go:

**********************Book 4 Spoiler (kinda)*****************

They'll probably do fifteen minutes total of the World Cup, then 30 on each of the three events in the tourny. Then cut to Voldemort's return and the stuff that goes with it and Crouch, and the last ten minutes will be Fudge being irritated. Arr!

********************/Spoiler****************************

Behold, my mad l33t predicting skillz! :D

[Illuminatus]

HP 3 was the worst HP movie yet.

But still a fine movie.

[Bombshell]

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[Lycanthrope]

Bombshell, please never do that again. The Linguist in me is forced to decipher anything that is in my power to decipher, and leet falls into that catagory. I just spent thirty seconds of my life for nothing. Although it wasn't as bad as when someone had "If you translate this, you have too much time on your hands" written out in binary in their signature...

[froofmyster]

HP 3 was the worst HP movie yet.

But still a fine movie.
Surely you jest.

[Lycanthrope]

Some people couldn't get past Dumbledore.

[Ereinion Gil-galad]

I thought it was pretty good, even with what they left out (im used to it being the Ringer that i am) and seriosly i swear the dementors were borrowed from the FotR set (in the books i did not imagine them looking like nazgul)

[Illuminatus]

Surely you jest.

Surely I don't. The other two were near perfect translations, without being stupid about it. HP 3, independent of the books, is confusing, with some minor plot holes. But, like I siad, still a fine movie.

[sephiroth666]

i saw it.. first day it came out.. i didnt used to read the books until i saw this 3rd movie. it was that great. although they switched the times he was supposed to get his firebolt. and a couple of other things it was good...(hermione is hot in the third movie) =) wut...

[xXKaineXx]

Good its not just me, i couldnt help but want to keep looking at Emma Watson....I thought I was going crazy...again :D