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I just watched OotP again Saturday night... quite shocking there as well. Legolas Send a noteboard - 15/11/2010 04:45:48 PM
Tons and tons of stuff they left out or changed, a few completely pointless additions, but the worst thing is that it's quite simply incomprehensible if you haven't read the books. I was watching with my mother, who just gave up trying to follow the plot. Now admittedly I'm not even sure if she'd seen GoF, and either way it was a long time ago that she saw any of them, but I too was often going "er, you do realize that a viewer who hasn't read the books won't understand this leap you've just made".

The HP movies after the second or arguably the third have three strong suits, imho: the set design (their Hogwarts, Ministry, Diagon Alley etc. are rather neat), the action (which is generally quite entertaining and even though they change a lot there too, it doesn't generally matter that much), and a number of actors (in particular Evanna Lynch, Alan Rickman, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Dame Maggie Smith, and of course Helena Bonham-Carter). Everything else, not so much. They are nearly impossible to follow for those who haven't read the books, and a constant source of aggravation for those who have. I really hope they'll do better in book seven, what with having twice as much time to tell the story. But then, considering how much they've cut out of earlier movies that they now have to get back in (or risk incomprehensibility once more, but then clearly that doesn't bother them much), that might not mean much.
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The Great Harry Potter Re-read: Book Six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 18/10/2010 06:12:40 PM 2713 Views
General comments on the book. - 18/10/2010 06:14:10 PM 1568 Views
I am enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. - 22/10/2010 07:25:17 PM 1688 Views
Yes, I'm loving that I can read in English again. - 22/10/2010 10:10:32 PM 1802 Views
Me too - 01/11/2010 02:11:28 PM 1553 Views
Suggestions. - 18/10/2010 06:18:46 PM 1610 Views
Re: Suggestions. - 20/10/2010 03:20:18 PM 1757 Views
*cough* - 09/11/2010 09:24:21 AM 1485 Views
Oh yes. I'm being distracted by Towers of Midnight. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:11:22 PM 919 Views
Shocking. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:43 PM 864 Views
Are we having a break right now? - 12/11/2010 06:48:10 PM 1650 Views
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Chapters 1-3: The Other Minister, Spinner's End, Will and Won't. - 18/10/2010 06:21:55 PM 1827 Views
Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys. - 18/10/2010 06:25:12 PM 1832 Views
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(minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 11:27:53 AM 1795 Views
Re: (minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 05:26:50 PM 1564 Views
*spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 01:01:35 AM 1788 Views
Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:39:44 AM 1593 Views
Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:48:45 AM 1884 Views
I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 07:30:03 PM 1573 Views
Re: I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 08:33:44 PM 1691 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 18/10/2010 06:28:16 PM 778 Views
Dumbledore-centered. - 19/10/2010 01:03:05 AM 1706 Views
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Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:33:34 PM 1657 Views
Chapters 4-6: Horace Slughorn, An Excess of Phlegm, Draco's Detour. *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:44:39 PM 924 Views
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(Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 09:25:20 PM 1783 Views
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Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:20:28 PM 1577 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 21/10/2010 12:04:23 AM 1318 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 10:20:28 PM 1686 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:23:38 PM 1582 Views
Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 10:15:58 PM 1722 Views
On Ron's reaction to Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:30:48 PM 1655 Views
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Fleur - 23/10/2010 05:11:08 PM 1541 Views
Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins. - 20/10/2010 09:23:04 PM 1606 Views
Characters. - 25/10/2010 03:10:35 AM 1532 Views
Plotting and writing. - 20/10/2010 03:47:55 PM 1661 Views
*minor spoilers for book 7* - 20/10/2010 09:23:44 PM 1705 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:48:07 PM 768 Views
Dumbledore's Stephen Fry moment... or maybe that's just me. - 22/10/2010 07:35:59 PM 1498 Views
It's not just you - 22/10/2010 08:34:25 PM 1489 Views
Chapters 7-9: Slug Club, Snape Victorious, The Half-Blood Prince *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:03 PM 920 Views
Characters *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:24 PM 861 Views
Harry, Romilda, Malfoy (in luuuve), Snape, Lavender Brown, McGonagall, Hermione and Slughorn. - 22/10/2010 07:26:19 PM 1743 Views
Thoughts about your thoughts. - 23/10/2010 05:28:10 PM 1496 Views
Re: Thoughts about your thoughts. - 24/10/2010 09:18:37 AM 1527 Views
More characters. - 25/10/2010 03:21:33 AM 1500 Views
Re: More characters. - 25/10/2010 10:27:33 AM 1498 Views
Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 07:54:35 PM 1679 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:04:24 PM 1617 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:54:46 PM 1536 Views
Slytherin had been in need of new blood for a long time. (And assorted other comments.) - 22/10/2010 10:34:49 PM 1701 Views
Neville. - 23/10/2010 05:30:39 PM 1598 Views
Re: Neville. - 08/11/2010 02:35:57 PM 1685 Views
NEWT Potions - 24/10/2010 03:24:42 AM 1676 Views
Re: Characters - 24/10/2010 03:41:30 AM 1739 Views
Re: Characters - 25/10/2010 10:44:00 AM 1564 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:37 PM 864 Views
Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 07:27:23 PM 1624 Views
Malfoy and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 10:51:03 PM 1535 Views
Re: Malfoy and the DADA job. - 25/10/2010 11:31:57 AM 1555 Views
Re: Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 23/10/2010 05:32:27 PM 1546 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:50 PM 885 Views
I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 22/10/2010 07:28:04 PM 1504 Views
Re: I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 23/10/2010 05:33:27 PM 1621 Views
Re: I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 25/10/2010 03:06:43 AM 1605 Views
Chapters 10-12: The House of Gaunt, Hermione's Helping Hand, Silver and Opals. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:00:02 PM 921 Views
Characters: The Gaunts, the Trio, Hagrid, and many more. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:02:07 PM 892 Views
Harry's continued insistence about Malfoy really irritates me (even though he's right). - 25/10/2010 06:15:23 PM 1772 Views
*lol* - 25/10/2010 06:39:19 PM 1634 Views
I don't hide from my faults. - 25/10/2010 08:01:39 PM 1472 Views
Re: I don't hide from my faults. - 28/10/2010 04:59:54 AM 1635 Views
Re: *lol* - 26/10/2010 09:50:09 AM 1626 Views
~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 03:14:52 PM 1521 Views
Re: ~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 09:49:12 PM 1484 Views
Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 25/10/2010 10:23:55 PM 1569 Views
Re: Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 26/10/2010 11:56:59 PM 1659 Views
Re: Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 27/10/2010 08:14:42 AM 1669 Views
Plotting and writing. - 25/10/2010 05:03:16 PM 1630 Views
Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 25/10/2010 05:37:28 PM 1672 Views
Re: Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 26/10/2010 09:46:47 AM 1568 Views
The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 12:05:48 AM 1615 Views
Re: The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 08:10:46 AM 1540 Views
Things - 25/10/2010 10:24:19 PM 1645 Views
Re: Things - 27/10/2010 12:01:17 AM 1662 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:03:32 PM 711 Views
Dumbledore still sounds like Stephen Fry. And reflections on the nature of Potions class. - 25/10/2010 05:11:24 PM 1482 Views
It's like baking, I think. - 25/10/2010 05:32:42 PM 1618 Views
Good analogy - 25/10/2010 05:52:38 PM 1466 Views
Yes, exactly like baking - and advanced baking involves experimenting, substituting, improvising. - 25/10/2010 06:42:42 PM 1661 Views
But not at high school. - 25/10/2010 07:57:44 PM 1581 Views
Also - 04/11/2010 09:29:47 AM 1531 Views
Also, Parseltongue - is Harry that thick, or is it a magic thing? - 25/10/2010 05:18:41 PM 1601 Views
I think it's a magic thing. - 25/10/2010 05:34:09 PM 1590 Views
It can be learned actually. Dumbledore implies he knows it and Ron uses it in book 7 - 25/10/2010 05:55:28 PM 1554 Views
Huh. I completely missed that. Good thing we're doing a reread. - 25/10/2010 05:57:38 PM 1552 Views
Speaking of Dumbledore and Parseltongue. - 28/10/2010 05:03:10 AM 1827 Views
parseltongue - 25/10/2010 10:24:46 PM 1702 Views
Interesting how many of our remarks are along similar lines. *NM* - 25/10/2010 10:27:30 PM 752 Views
Indeed - 26/10/2010 09:20:43 AM 1595 Views
Chapters 13-15: The Secret Riddle, Felix Felicis, The Unbreakable Vow *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:16:28 PM 881 Views
Characters: The Trio, Ginny, Tom Riddle, Draco,... *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:12 PM 867 Views
Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron & Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Luna - 27/10/2010 10:31:39 PM 1570 Views
My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around. - 29/10/2010 01:47:20 PM 1546 Views
Girls. - 29/10/2010 05:54:25 PM 1577 Views
Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 02:02:01 PM 1729 Views
Re: Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 09:01:56 PM 1713 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:26 PM 681 Views
plot and writing. - 27/10/2010 10:30:14 PM 1597 Views
Re: plot and writing. - 28/10/2010 05:07:03 AM 1744 Views
Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 02:08:35 PM 1618 Views
Re: Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 09:00:36 PM 1624 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:42 PM 717 Views
Re: Anything else? - 27/10/2010 10:30:55 PM 1729 Views
Re: Anything else? - 28/10/2010 04:56:10 AM 1681 Views
Harry comments on that when in Snape's memories in book five. - 28/10/2010 10:42:08 AM 1536 Views
I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:39:20 AM 1720 Views
Re: I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:44:22 AM 1586 Views
It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 10:55:49 AM 1650 Views
Re: It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 11:48:19 AM 1463 Views
Chapters 16-18: A Very Frosty Christmas, A Sluggish Memory, Birthday Surprises *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:40:39 PM 852 Views
Characters: The Trio, Fleur, Scrimgeour, Percy, Remus, Slughorn,... *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:43:02 PM 939 Views
Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 08:51:58 PM 1729 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:24:02 PM 1556 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:51:06 PM 1563 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:14:46 PM 1800 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:07:19 PM 1655 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 06:23:04 PM 1620 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 07:20:26 PM 1317 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 04/11/2010 04:03:02 AM 1551 Views
And - 04/11/2010 10:46:37 AM 1570 Views
Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 05:43:49 PM 1499 Views
Re: Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 08:52:34 PM 1647 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:44:04 PM 749 Views
My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:28:43 PM 1564 Views
Re: My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:52:12 PM 1651 Views
Chapters 19-21: Elf Tails, Lord Voldemort's Requests, The Unknowable Room *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:22 PM 646 Views
Characters: The Trio, the elves, Draco, Dumbledore,... *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:56 PM 971 Views
the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 02:08:32 PM 1462 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:10:11 PM 1709 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:16:30 PM 1789 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:13 PM 753 Views
Dumbledore, little girls and the house-elf issue again. - 01/11/2010 02:09:35 PM 1785 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:27 PM 769 Views
Chapters 22-24: After the Burial, Horcruxes, Sectumsempra - 03/11/2010 09:50:17 PM 1864 Views
Characters. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:33 PM 892 Views
Malfoy, Ron & Hermione, Slughorn, Voldemort, Snape and Ginny. - 04/11/2010 12:12:57 AM 1624 Views
Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:02:04 PM 1650 Views
Re: Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:16:17 PM 1666 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:50 PM 780 Views
Harry wrong again, house elves, horcruxes, free will, well hidden clues and some irony *DH spoiler* - 03/11/2010 10:35:20 PM 1587 Views
Re: Stuff. - 04/11/2010 04:28:04 AM 1642 Views
Re: Stuff. *spoilers for book 7* - 04/11/2010 09:10:19 AM 1652 Views
This "we'll see in book seven" thing is getting old, but still that's what I have to say here... - 04/11/2010 01:23:01 PM 1487 Views
Yes, I think you are right - 04/11/2010 01:24:41 PM 1653 Views
Well, I'm back. Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers* - 08/11/2010 02:28:11 PM 1629 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:51:04 PM 767 Views
Chapters 25-27: The Seer Overheard, The Cave, The Lightning-Struck Tower - 05/11/2010 05:37:42 PM 1479 Views
Plotting and writing. - 05/11/2010 05:39:27 PM 1317 Views
*spoilers for book 7* - 05/11/2010 07:55:07 PM 1531 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 05/11/2010 05:39:43 PM 795 Views
I like how good magic is not flashy. Also, a Tolkien thing - 05/11/2010 07:55:27 PM 1574 Views
I didn't take the comparison as far, but the gate thing did remind me of Moria, yes. (DH spoilers) - 05/11/2010 10:03:16 PM 1793 Views
yes - 05/11/2010 10:06:43 PM 1558 Views
Chapters 28-30: Flight of the Prince, The Phoenix Lament, The White Tomb. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:12 PM 892 Views
Characters. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:25 PM 729 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:40 PM 859 Views
Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 02:26:38 PM 1505 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 04:49:06 PM 1555 Views
I'm assuming not even the Ministry knows 100% what she did. - 13/11/2010 12:26:14 AM 1656 Views
Very true. - 15/11/2010 01:48:36 PM 1646 Views
Not much, no, but there's one fairly crucial mention. - 15/11/2010 04:37:23 PM 1612 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 12:22:22 AM 1762 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 09:38:09 AM 1898 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:53 PM 742 Views
We did the Harry Potter marathon thing on Sunday - 09/11/2010 02:28:08 PM 1627 Views
I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:57:56 PM 1822 Views
Re: I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:58:56 PM 1522 Views
This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:34:33 PM 1646 Views
Re: This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:36:29 PM 1626 Views
Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:40:24 PM 1864 Views
Re: Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:43:45 PM 2101 Views
Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:53:46 PM 1637 Views
Re: Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:58:59 PM 1742 Views
I just watched OotP again Saturday night... quite shocking there as well. - 15/11/2010 04:45:48 PM 1739 Views

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