Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie *possible spoilers*

Queen Of Tact · 07-11-2007, 11:33 AM

So I just got home from seeing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I'm still not sure what i think of it yet.... As a movie alone it was very good. As an adaptation from the book not so good.... IMO this movie is better seen when you haven't read the book or not a really big fan of the book...

1) To many things that happened in the book not in the movie
2) To many things in the movie that never happened in the book
3) Loved Luna!
4) Not enough Tonks

I'm only going to give this movie 2 1/2 stars 3 if i really want to push it...

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Lovin' Lorne · 07-12-2007, 12:56 AM

I really enjoyed it. After all, there's only so much you can do in 2 hours and I had no problem with how they chose to do it. Some characters were obviously combinations of each other in order to avoid cast bloat, and I'm sure it was a lot easier to add a scene that never existed in the book in order to avoid a half hour of dialogue, but overall I think they served the book well.

Good job.

stormy · 07-12-2007, 06:34 PM

I cannot believe some of the stuff they changed!! Grimmauld Place does NOT appear like that! UGHHH!

And the stuff they left out was just unbelievable. I know why they left out all the quidditch and stuff like that. Fine. But OOtP was where we found out something hugely important about Snape!! and they left it out!!

On a more positive note, loved the girl that played Luna, but I missed Hermione. She didn't have enought screen time for me. I also loved Fred and George throughout the whole movie. Also Neville. Was it just me or did Ron totally not have hardly any lines?

The effects were brilliant.

Morrigan · 07-15-2007, 04:42 PM

I have to admit I'm kind of blah on the movie. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great either. The movie failed to capitalize on it's potential, I thought the opening scene of Harry and Dudley with the Dementors was fantastic. Sadly it was the last scene to actually envoke an emotion. I think the only character to actually get to me was Umbridge.

SamIAm · 07-23-2007, 01:17 PM

I laughed like a madman when the goat showed up in the Hog's Head. That was the high point of the movie though.

That said, I'd watch this every day for the rest of my life if it meant I could forget PoA.

07-11-2007, 11:33 AM	#1
Queen Of Tact Because she's our Cordy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ohio (the crap state of america) Posts: 655	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie possible spoilers So I just got home from seeing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I'm still not sure what i think of it yet.... As a movie alone it was very good. As an adaptation from the book not so good.... IMO this movie is better seen when you haven't read the book or not a really big fan of the book... 1) To many things that happened in the book not in the movie 2) To many things in the movie that never happened in the book 3) Loved Luna! 4) Not enough Tonks I'm only going to give this movie 2 1/2 stars 3 if i really want to push it... CC __________________ You are all I see sweet obsession in my soul Fill each moment with your voice Breathe your beauty into me By Tara Maclean Charisma's Bitche #5 Team Cordy #190

07-12-2007, 12:56 AM	#2
Lovin' Lorne Too Hot For Words Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 5,780	I really enjoyed it. After all, there's only so much you can do in 2 hours and I had no problem with how they chose to do it. Some characters were obviously combinations of each other in order to avoid cast bloat, and I'm sure it was a lot easier to add a scene that never existed in the book in order to avoid a half hour of dialogue, but overall I think they served the book well. Good job. __________________ Tomorrow Never Knows Where's Blue? Please help if you can.

07-12-2007, 06:34 PM	#3
stormy Hopeless Romantic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Garden of Eden Posts: 426	I cannot believe some of the stuff they changed!! Grimmauld Place does NOT appear like that! UGHHH! And the stuff they left out was just unbelievable. I know why they left out all the quidditch and stuff like that. Fine. But OOtP was where we found out something hugely important about Snape!! and they left it out!! On a more positive note, loved the girl that played Luna, but I missed Hermione. She didn't have enought screen time for me. I also loved Fred and George throughout the whole movie. Also Neville. Was it just me or did Ron totally not have hardly any lines? The effects were brilliant. __________________ Lee National Denim Day October 3, 2008 "One day, One cause, One cure!" www.denimday.com

07-15-2007, 04:42 PM	#4
Morrigan Who Da Man?! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Garden State Posts: 9,854	I have to admit I'm kind of blah on the movie. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great either. The movie failed to capitalize on it's potential, I thought the opening scene of Harry and Dudley with the Dementors was fantastic. Sadly it was the last scene to actually envoke an emotion. I think the only character to actually get to me was Umbridge. __________________ ME: Farking up all your good memories one character at a time ~ Prima

07-23-2007, 01:17 PM	#5
SamIAm It's all about Cordy. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From the end of the world to your town Posts: 4,874	I laughed like a madman when the goat showed up in the Hog's Head. That was the high point of the movie though. That said, I'd watch this every day for the rest of my life if it meant I could forget PoA. __________________ Fill your hands, you son of a bitch! -- Rooster Cogburn

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