Teaser - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

[Hammock Parties]

I haven't read the book and it will stay that way until the movie is over. Both of them.

(btw, you can watch in 720p on youtube)

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Nevermind....it's already been done.

Link NSFW...... http://pic.aebn.net/Stream/Movie/Box...128254_xlf.jpg

awesome... so now i've got 2 hours of work left before i can click that link...... during which, i will not be able to concentrate on work knowing this is here...


...... unless it's just the blonde chick again... in which case i've already spent past time on that one...

[InChiefsHeaven]

I'm afraid to see this one, given how far the movies have trailed away from the books. There is a TON of stuff they are simply not going to be able to do...I honestly can't imagine how they plan on finishing this thing right.

...but of course, I'll be there opening night like a reerun..

Mr Plow, I was like you once. Then I read the damn things...

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

I'm afraid to see this one, given how far the movies have trailed away from the books. There is a TON of stuff they are simply not going to be able to do...I honestly can't imagine how they plan on finishing this thing right.

...but of course, I'll be there opening night like a reerun..

Mr Plow, I was like you once. Then I read the damn things...

Two movies ensures they'll **** it up less.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

Two movies ensures they'll **** it up less.

I hope so...seriously. The last one was a bit depressing...really they went off the rails in Goblet of Fire...

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Initially, I put this movie into the "Lord of the Rings" category for me. Never cared to see either one. My oldest wanted to see the first HP movie, so I bought it. Sat down, watched it.....still can't explain why like it so much, but I do.

Bought my son the series of books last year. He read through all the books in less than a month. He's a reader, but he took it to an extreme. Reading before school. Coming home and skipping video games & tv to read. Reading up until bed. It was crazy. I've never seen read like that. Then, my wife started reading them. Took her a bit longer, but she still read through every damn book.

Now, they look at me like I'm an idiot for not reading them. Pointing out differences between the books & movies like "Duh....you didn't know THAT!"

The reality is, I'll probably never read them. I'm not a slow reader, nor a fast one, but it would take me God knows how long to read them all. So, I'm thinking of sitting down and trying to read the last one.

Who am I kidding....I won't read it.

The books are like popcorn. You'd get through them pretty quick. They also are very good, in general. The first one is what? 220 pages or something? Give it a shot, you might be surprised.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

I hope so...seriously. The last one was a bit depressing...really they went off the rails in Goblet of Fire...

It's nearly impossible to stick to the books, as they become more and more detailed in their convoluted plots, etc. You'd think they could do a better job of cutting through it to keep the meat, however, as Jackson did with LoTR.

All that said, the sixth movie just sucked. It sucked if you read the books. It sucked if you hadn't read the books. It was just plain boring. B-O-R-I-N-G. Which is just completely inexcusable given what happened in the book.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

I hope so...seriously. The last one was a bit depressing...really they went off the rails in Goblet of Fire...

I thought Order of the Phoenix was the best one. To me, it's less about getting all the stuff from the book in, and more about getting the essence of the story and the characters. I thought 1 and 2 were boring as hell because they were basically straight translations of the books rather than great films in their own right.

Like LotR. Jackson took many liberties but made it just enough his own that they were fantastic films.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

It's nearly impossible to stick to the books, as they become more and more detailed in their convoluted plots, etc. You'd think they could do a better job of cutting through it to keep the meat, however, as Jackson did with LoTR.

All that said, the sixth movie just sucked. It sucked if you read the books. It sucked if you hadn't read the books. It was just plain boring. B-O-R-I-N-G. Which is just completely inexcusable given what happened in the book.

It's also easier to do that when a third of the book is comprised of lyrical poetry and songs.

I'm a fan of the LotR books, just sayin.

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

It's nearly impossible to stick to the books, as they become more and more detailed in their convoluted plots, etc. You'd think they could do a better job of cutting through it to keep the meat, however, as Jackson did with LoTR.

All that said, the sixth movie just sucked. It sucked if you read the books. It sucked if you hadn't read the books. It was just plain boring. B-O-R-I-N-G. Which is just completely inexcusable given what happened in the book.

this is pretty much what i thought... like i said, they are rapidly going down hill....

[kaplin42]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Initially, I put this movie into the "Lord of the Rings" category for me. Never cared to see either one. My oldest wanted to see the first HP movie, so I bought it. Sat down, watched it.....still can't explain why like it so much, but I do.

Bought my son the series of books last year. He read through all the books in less than a month. He's a reader, but he took it to an extreme. Reading before school. Coming home and skipping video games & tv to read. Reading up until bed. It was crazy. I've never seen read like that. Then, my wife started reading them. Took her a bit longer, but she still read through every damn book.

Now, they look at me like I'm an idiot for not reading them. Pointing out differences between the books & movies like "Duh....you didn't know THAT!"

The reality is, I'll probably never read them. I'm not a slow reader, nor a fast one, but it would take me God knows how long to read them all. So, I'm thinking of sitting down and trying to read the last one.

Who am I kidding....I won't read it.

Audio books FTW. Get them on CD or throw them on your ipod, and listen to them to and from work. thats how I did it. Great way to pass the time while chillen in traffic.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

It's also easier to do that when a third of the book is comprised of lyrical poetry and songs.

I'm a fan of the LotR books, just sayin.

Yeah, but Jackson knew what to axe and what to keep to keep the essence of the books there. I could quibble about a number of changes that he made, different things that I would have done, but there's no doubt that the movies were great overall, and kept closely to the heart of what the books were about.

I have exactly one thing I truly hate from each movie, but on balance, I love them.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

this is pretty much what i thought... like i said, they are rapidly going down hill....

I didn't think so. I thought 1-5 were consistently good. Some better than others, but I had no major complaints really.

Then six.

[kaplin42]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Dude....no one wants to see that ginger rail anyone on screen.

I would go for this ginger.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by kaplin42

Audio books FTW. Get them on CD or throw them on your ipod, and listen to them to and from work. thats how I did it. Great way to pass the time while chillen in traffic.

That's a great idea.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by kaplin42

I would go for this ginger.

Game.

Set.

Match.


So I'd like to see THAT ginger rail Hermione on screen.