Whats your opinion on the movies??

[Gordis]

Originally Posted by shesabrandybuck

You're JOKING! You liked it?! It was so horribly terrible in my opinion, the movie did absolutely no justice to the fantastic book. Biggest disappointment ever.

I was a bit disappointed in the anticlimactic ending - the killing of Dumbledore could have been done way better. But the rest I liked.


What exactly didn't you like?

[katya]

I really liked some parts, especially with Malfoy, and I enjoyed watching the movie. But, after I started to remember what the book was like (it's been 2 years since i read it) I like it less. But if I pretend i never read the book, I like the movie. Well, there were still some other issues, like things that weren't explained very well (why is he the half-blood prince? etc.), plot holes, some parts of the movie dragged. I had a good time at the theater though, so I'm not complaining.

[shesabrandybuck]

Originally Posted by Gordis

I was a bit disappointed in the anticlimactic ending - the killing of Dumbledore could have been done way better. But the rest I liked.


What exactly didn't you like?

After reading the book five times, I pretty much know the in & outs of the story. Firstly, they never really explained the importance of a Horcrux - or any other possible Horcruxes (i.e. when Dumbledore was explaining to Harry about how something from Ravenclaw & Gryffindor could be a huge possibility for Voldy's Horcruxes) - so, Harry is pretty much going into the next movie blind. They completely made up a pointless sequence in the middle of the film when they return to the Burrow for winter holidays, whatever that was it had nothing to do with the story line anyway - & was a completely useless scene. They could have turned that scene into another memory - potentially the memory that features Hepzibah Smith (I could be wrong with the name) which shows a future Horcrux. Another thing that realllllllly bothered me was that the whole importance of this book was learning all there is to know about Voldemort, his past, present, & future - the viewers still know squat about him. This is very, very, VERY crucial information for Harry in the next book on how to defeat him. I thought Dumbledore's death was all very touching but he does NOT fall out of the Astronomy tower! He'd probably be in pieces when he landed! I thought that was an absolutely awful thing to do (although I understand why they did it that way...I think) - and Dumbledore's burial was out of the film completely which was a huge shocker. That is a very important scene - firstly I think it's significant to know that Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is the ONLY Headmaster to ever be buried on school grounds & it is the scene where Harry breaks up with Ginny. The whole film was wrong from start to finish. However, Draco was absolutely fabulous and was about the only good thing that came from this film.

[katya]

I agree Link, Draco was fabulous! (and all your other comments) I was reading some comments on a movie site or something somewhere (maybe just imdb...) and a lot of people pointed out that Ron's love life was waaay overemphasized. It was funny, at times, but they spent a lot of time on that which could have been spent on explaining more important things, like Voldemort and the horcruxes and more about the half-blood prince thing. I mean, that is the title of the movie after all, but I don't think people who haven't read the book but saw the movie have any idea about it at all. My bf (as an example of that crowd) pointed that out (and says he now plans to read the books). Maybe it's not as important as Tom Riddle, but, I'm a big Snape fan so I find it important. ;]

[Gordis]

Originally Posted by shesabrandybuck

After reading the book five times, I pretty much know the in & outs of the story.

Five times! You beat me there: I've read the books only once - last spring. No doubt you are bound to see more inconsistencies.

Firstly, they never really explained the importance of a Horcrux - or any other possible Horcruxes (i.e. when Dumbledore was explaining to Harry about how something from Ravenclaw & Gryffindor could be a huge possibility for Voldy's Horcruxes) - so, Harry is pretty much going into the next movie blind.
Another thing that realllllllly bothered me was that the whole importance of this book was learning all there is to know about Voldemort, his past, present, & future - the viewers still know squat about him. This is very, very, VERY crucial information for Harry in the next book on how to defeat him.

I have a suspicion that at the beginning of the next movie Harry is going to find some stored memories for his perusal, legacy of Dumbledore, including ones about the locket and the ring and how Tom finally met his family on both sides. It would make more sense movie-wise, because only in DH Harry et Co would act on that knowledge and it would be easier to understand and to remember if it were obtained in the same movie. I heard DH will make two films, so there will be time enough. Also it will be in the next movie when Harry would part with Ginny.

They completely made up a pointless sequence in the middle of the film when they return to the Burrow for winter holidays, whatever that was it had nothing to do with the story line anyway - & was a completely useless scene.

Well... it was useless enough, but I think it was not too bad - little more to make Molly hate Bella.

I thought Dumbledore's death was all very touching but he does NOT fall out of the Astronomy tower!

Er... sorry, IIRC he did: both in the book and the movie. _Please check it.

Originally Posted by shesabrandybuck

and Dumbledore's burial was out of the film completely which was a huge shocker. That is a very important scene - firstly I think it's significant to know that Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is the ONLY Headmaster to ever be buried on school grounds & it is the scene where Harry breaks up with Ginny..

I've also missed this scene, that and the appearance of Dumbledore's portrait in Director's study. Again, maybe, it will be in the next movie. I hope so.

Originally Posted by katya

they spent a lot of time on that which could have been spent on explaining more important things, like Voldemort and the horcruxes and more about the half-blood prince thing. I mean, that is the title of the movie after all, but I don't think people who haven't read the book but saw the movie have any idea about it at all. My bf (as an example of that crowd) pointed that out (and says he now plans to read the books). Maybe it's not as important as Tom Riddle, but, I'm a big Snape fan so I find it important. ;]

And right you are. The explanation why Snape is the Half-blood Prince is sadly lackng: Eileen Prince is not mentioned. That is a huge drawback.

[shesabrandybuck]

Originally Posted by Gordis

Er... sorry, IIRC he did: both in the book and the movie. _Please check it.

Oh, dear. Really?! That's depressing - I wish Rowling wouldn't have done that. I'm going to fetch my book in a second and check that out.