Harry Potter and the Wizarding World
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"Harry Potter 4" is on DVD
What does everyone think of the extras?
Ugh, I couldn't think of anything better to say.
Ugh, I couldn't think of anything better to say.
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This is the first HP film I didn't go see in the theaters.
It looks kinda interesting, so I might get the DVD. But I didn't read past the second book, (about halfway actually) just never had any time and the films kept coming out anyway, so...
I'm getting a bit tired of the whole thing, to tell the truth. Not to sound mean or anything, but to me Harry just doesn't seem to have much of a personality. He's constantly this put-upon good guy, and Hermoine and Ron are constantly his friends and there's not much character development as far as I can see. Like I said, just my opinion from the little I did read and what I've seen of the movies. HP doesn't have a whole lot of places left to go because despite the great plotting and action, these are pretty flat characters that are purposely kept that way so the books can KEEP selling. Rowling never makes any major changes to them because G-d forbid what if the next book DIDN'T sell a billion copies?
For more on this read Jack Zipes' books, he's an awesome critic/historian of Children's literature.
Again...sorry if I offended anyone.
It looks kinda interesting, so I might get the DVD. But I didn't read past the second book, (about halfway actually) just never had any time and the films kept coming out anyway, so...
I'm getting a bit tired of the whole thing, to tell the truth. Not to sound mean or anything, but to me Harry just doesn't seem to have much of a personality. He's constantly this put-upon good guy, and Hermoine and Ron are constantly his friends and there's not much character development as far as I can see. Like I said, just my opinion from the little I did read and what I've seen of the movies. HP doesn't have a whole lot of places left to go because despite the great plotting and action, these are pretty flat characters that are purposely kept that way so the books can KEEP selling. Rowling never makes any major changes to them because G-d forbid what if the next book DIDN'T sell a billion copies?
For more on this read Jack Zipes' books, he's an awesome critic/historian of Children's literature.
Again...sorry if I offended anyone.
You can’t just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!
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This was the best movie version so far, no doubt at all.
But I agree about the books - I was expecting some BIG things to happen and take off in the last one (the 6th) but it was mostly filler - and she's only got one more to go.
Me thinks a case of Lucas/Sith could be coming up, where she simply has to pack everything in to a final outing.
But I agree about the books - I was expecting some BIG things to happen and take off in the last one (the 6th) but it was mostly filler - and she's only got one more to go.
Me thinks a case of Lucas/Sith could be coming up, where she simply has to pack everything in to a final outing.
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Harry Potter 5 release date set
Mugglenet has the date for the next HP film:
It's official: Warner Bros. has announced that the Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix movie will hit theaters on July 13, 2007!
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If I remember correctly they've started spacing them about 18 months apart.Macaluso wrote:...Why are they waiting so long? What happened to them coming out every year?
They screwed up the graveyard scene in HP4 (among many others), so don't get your hopes up.Macaluso wrote:Oh well. They better get the Weasly Brothers scene (you know what I'm talking about if you read it) right, or I'm going to be PISSED OFF.
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Pffft no way. Like I said in another thread, I thought they did that part EXACTLY to the book. At least how i pictured it.James wrote:If I remember correctly they've started spacing them about 18 months apart.Macaluso wrote:...Why are they waiting so long? What happened to them coming out every year?
They screwed up the graveyard scene in HP4 (among many others), so don't get your hopes up.Macaluso wrote:Oh well. They better get the Weasly Brothers scene (you know what I'm talking about if you read it) right, or I'm going to be PISSED OFF.
EDIT: They better get the scene right MY WAY =P
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The plan WAS one a year, but the change of director on part three started to put things back.
They're always in pre-production for the next one as the last opens, but as the books have gotten bigger and effects take longer, the films have been spaced apart in this way.
Still, I think it's a shame that we don't get them at Christmas anymore - used to feel quite magical (excuse the pun) seeing a Potter at that time of the year. But then, I guess, DVD sales are more important!!
Hopefully the next will come out Christmas 2008!?
They're always in pre-production for the next one as the last opens, but as the books have gotten bigger and effects take longer, the films have been spaced apart in this way.
Still, I think it's a shame that we don't get them at Christmas anymore - used to feel quite magical (excuse the pun) seeing a Potter at that time of the year. But then, I guess, DVD sales are more important!!
Hopefully the next will come out Christmas 2008!?
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What they messed up was that after three and a half years we finally get to the most important scene in the series to date and they rushed through it as fast as they could. I can't imagine that anyone who hadn't read the book could figure out what in the world just happened.Macaluso wrote:Pffft no way. Like I said in another thread, I thought they did that part EXACTLY to the book. At least how i pictured it.
EDIT: They better get the scene right MY WAY =P