HBP SPOILERS

[dumbledore11214]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "marion11111" <marion11111 at ...> wrote:
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> Nothing like a new movie to bring the lurkers out, eh?  I've been posting on another HP site that has some member overlap, so sorry Maudlers, here I go again.
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> In general, I'm OK with changes and omissions in these movies.  I wish the director would include all my favorite scenes (Luna so funny at the Christmas party, etc.), but I can live with it.  What really disappointed me was the ending to this movie.  I thought it was just bad moviemaking to end like that. They needed an action sequence with the Death Eaters running through the grounds being chased by Order members or teachers or anybody, for heaven's sake!  We're supposed to be on the edge of our seats wondering if they'll get away and then waiting for the next movie to see what happens.  We should feel just how much Harry and Snape hate each other.  Harry should not calmly take instructions from Snape to be quiet on the Tower.

Alla:

Long time no see :-) I mean, I rarely post here, but as you said new movie and all, but I have not seen you on OTC either.

Yes in general I am ok with changes in the movie, of course this is all keeping in mind that I consider ALL movies as just sketches of the books at best, the illustrations to them.

Yes, I would love a cliffhanger, but I guess they did not want to keep audience in suspense for too long. Nobody fighting DE WAS annoying IMO. Well, I never really got that Movie!Harry and Snape REALLY hate each other, so I guess why start now lol. When Book!Harry swears to fight Snape if he will come across him in his quest I feel his hatred soooo much, when Movie!Harry tells Hermione that it was always Snape, it did not feel to me as burning hatred much. Not that I think Dan could not do it, as I said I feel that his acting improved very much and he is totally capable of doing it. I just do not think he was required by director to do so.


Marion: 
> Clearly, this director can make a good, tense, action sequence.  He did it at the Burrow, so why not at the end where an action scene belongs.  It was very anti-climatic.  When I read the book, I seriously feared for Draco's life and expected he and Snape to go into hiding with the other Death Eaters.  Here, I thought they might just stroll off the grounds and go get an early breakfast somewhere.

Alla:

LOL.

Marion:
> Alla - you wondered where the adult actors were, so did I.  Maybe they get paid by the hour so they cut them down as much as possible?  The next movie is about the trio almost exclusively, this one should have still been about the Order, Harry's place in the grand scheme, and all the politics and intrique that go into  the rise of a maniac leader.  I really saw this book as a suspense thriller with lots of clues and surprises and mysteries to solve.  I thought this was a very mature book and an absolute cliffhanger. Not much of this in the movie.

Alla:

The key to enjoying the adaptation movie IMO is to lower your expectations as much as possible :). Mine were low, so I enjoyed it a lot hehe. I did not as much wonder where adults were, I mean they were not present much at all in all other movies and at least Dumbledore, Slugghorn and Snape got some time, but I was annoyed how they portrayed the snippets that they did. I do wish though we would have the movie where adults are doing more, I do.

Marion:
> On the plus side - I was amazed at how good Tom Felton was in this role. I guess he's never had a chance to shine before and I thought he more than did this justice.  I didn't initially like the casting of Broadbent, but he was wonderful.  As others have said, the younger Voldemorts were perfect.  I'm sure Ginny will have a bigger role in the next movie than she does in the book seeing as Bonnie Wright is turning out to be a very good actor. I still find the Katie Bell scene to be one of the creepiest things I've seen and more so in the movie than the trailers.  There's an image for nightmares. <SNIP>

Alla:

Yes as I said before I loved Tom's acting and as I did not say before I thought Slugghorn was perfect too. And as I also did not say before I thought Bonnie was great as well hehe. I really liked how consistently IMO they developed Ginny, how they started to show her with the Trio a bit more since GoF. My favorite scene with Ginny was when she sees Harry walking in Great hall and she is asking why he is always covered in blood. That was just poignant to me.