[HPFGU-Movie] Re: OOTP Movie

[Karen]

On Jul 11, 2007, at 5:34 PM, verosomm wrote:

> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, SnapesSlytherin at ... wrote:
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>> Troy:
>> Hello everyone,
>> I saw the movie this morning (or last night, depending on your
>> perspective), and I do not want to spoil anything for those who  
>> haven't
>> seen it yet, but I must say that I thought certain parts of it were
>> absolute rubbish, especially as compared to the book. I almost can't
>> believe that JKR would approve of those certain scenes. Also,I could
>> hardly believe the amount of things that were NOT shown,
>> skipped/glossed over.
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>> Oryomai:
>> I have to agree!? I was...underwhelmed.? The acting was much  
>> better IMO, but the script
> was....lacking.? To me, it felt like a half-hearted attempt at a  
> movie.? Everything was so
> quick.
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>> What was going on with the whole Department of Mysteries?? The  
>> battle seemed so
> abbreviated!? I hated it!? Did anyone else notice that in the book  
> an unidentified green jet
> of light killed Sirius but in the movie it was definitely an AK?? I  
> didn't like that Sirius was
> dead before he went through the veil.
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>> Oryomai
>> Who's going to see it again because she's not sure of her opinion  
>> yet.
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> I'm not 100% sure about Film 5 either, but I actually thought they  
> kept to the heart of the
> book better than any of the other films... and I think most of the  
> subplots simply would
> have gotten in the way as many don't "wrap" themselves up till  
> books 5 or 6 or even (they
> better!) 7.
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> BUT yes, I was FURIOUS that Bellatrix AK'd Sirius.  WAY too off-canon.
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> Veronica
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I will never understand small nits like this. The fact is, Sirius  
died. Does it really matter if he was AK'd or fell through the veil?
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