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Hammock Parties · 06-08-2010, 01:06 PM

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)

Mr. Plow · 08-23-2010, 08:54 AM

And.....Done.

Did the audio book method through the first 3 books, then decided to take on the remaining 4 books just by reading.

Books 1-3 were ok. From there on, I didn't want to stop reading them. Started on the Deathly Hallows on Tuesday of this past week and finished it last night. Didn't want to put it down honestly.

Anxious to see how the final book translates to the movie.

donkhater · 08-23-2010, 09:28 AM

My biggest problem with the movies is that they've deviated from the essential story that you get wrapped up in in the books:

Is Snape good or bad?
What's his connection to Harry?
What they HELL happened to the whole Horcrux angle? Barely a mention of it in the 6th movie.

Then there are problems with the protrayal of the characters. I think Harry and Hermione are fine, but they are WAY off with the Ron and Ginny characters. Ron is too mope-ish in the movies. In the books he's funny and extremely loyal and gets agitated eaisly by Malfoy. Ginny is an extremely strong girl in the book and socially popular. In the movies, she's a wallflower.

These are things that are not hard to put into a movie. If they had time for that whole 'Burrow-burning" scene, they had time for a better explaination of the Horcruxes and Voldemort's past. Snape's character has been an afterthought pretty much throughout the movies, yet in the books (particulary after #4) his role is HUGE. With an actor like Rickman, this would've been a piece of cake AND highly entertaining to explore.

donkhater · 08-23-2010, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

And.....Done.

Did the audio book method through the first 3 books, then decided to take on the remaining 4 books just by reading.

Books 1-3 were ok. From there on, I didn't want to stop reading them. Started on the Deathly Hallows on Tuesday of this past week and finished it last night. Didn't want to put it down honestly.

Anxious to see how the final book translates to the movie.

Yeah, they are surprisingly addictive.

**Saulbadguy** · 08-23-2010, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by donkhater

Yeah, they are surprisingly addictive.

I finished the last book in one day. I couldn't put it down knowing I hadn't finished the story.

Sofa King · 08-23-2010, 09:37 AM

**Old Dog** · 08-23-2010, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

I finished the last book in one day. I couldn't put it down knowing I hadn't finished the story.

Did each of the final two books in one sitting.
Am hoping that Part one of the first movie starts with what was the end of the 6th book (Dumbledore's funeral). I think for that to be left out in its entirety would be wrong. I know there have been a plethora of differences, but that would be my new #1 thing that should have been shown/explained.

InChiefsHeaven · 08-23-2010, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donkhater

My biggest problem with the movies is that they've deviated from the essential story that you get wrapped up in in the books:

Is Snape good or bad?
What's his connection to Harry?
What they HELL happened to the whole Horcrux angle? Barely a mention of it in the 6th movie.

Then there are problems with the protrayal of the characters. I think Harry and Hermione are fine, but they are WAY off with the Ron and Ginny characters. Ron is too mope-ish in the movies. In the books he's funny and extremely loyal and gets agitated eaisly by Malfoy. Ginny is an extremely strong girl in the book and socially popular. In the movies, she's a wallflower.

These are things that are not hard to put into a movie. If they had time for that whole 'Burrow-burning" scene, they had time for a better explaination of the Horcruxes and Voldemort's past. Snape's character has been an afterthought pretty much throughout the movies, yet in the books (particulary after #4) his role is HUGE. With an actor like Rickman, this would've been a piece of cake AND highly entertaining to explore.

The movies deviated harshly from the books after Azkaban. It seems they are shells of the story. Then when they do these BS scenes that are unnecessary to the story (burning of the Burrow which never happens in the book,) Harry hitting on the chick in the diner, etc. They wasted a ton of energy on some parts while ignoring the important stuff. They have a lot of work to do in this last installment to fix everything.

**Saulbadguy** · 08-23-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

The movies deviated harshly from the books after Azkaban. It seems they are shells of the story. Then when they do these BS scenes that are unnecessary to the story (burning of the Burrow which never happens in the book,) Harry hitting on the chick in the diner, etc. They wasted a ton of energy on some parts while ignoring the important stuff. They have a lot of work to do in this last installment to fix everything.

The dance scene with the crappy rock/metal music in Goblet of Fire.

InChiefsHeaven · 08-23-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

The dance scene with the crappy rock/metal music in Goblet of Fire.

Yeah, that was pretty bad. But, they did have The Weird Sisters playing at the dance in the book didn't they?

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