Harry Potter & OoTP Movie.

[Jay Rastan]

Hey

So by now I'm think most of us have all seen the movie that opened (...in Aus at least...) on the 12th. Even some die hard people have have seen it more than once...

So now it is 12.12am on Monday morning and I have just returned from my first sitting of the new movie. So I'm curious to what everyone thought of the latest installment.

Love it? Hate it? Want to share why you feel that way?

I'm curious to want anyone and everyone has to say and suppose I should go first...

I was disappointed.

Yes, yes, I can already hear the 'what on earth?' that shall be said/though at that declaration. I just felt that in the stature of what has been set by the previous movies and the books that it was very lack luster for what could have been a excellent movie. The ministry scene was barely existent. I mean sure we saw Sirius fall through the veil but where was all the brains? Where was Hermione getting struck down, Harry's breakdown in response to it and Neville's moment to shine? The fighting was all flashy but not of all the important fighting sequences.

Where was the quidditch? Probably with all the other things that were skipped over in the longest book but the shortest movie. The irony kills me.

Not sure if it is just my suspicious Harmonic mind frame but it seemed to be that Ginny seemed to just pop up randomly in the movie, like they would be sitting about and then there would be a zoom with her in it then flick to Harry. Bit early for all that isn't it?

I do have to admit though that I though Luna was exceptionally portrayed in the movie and played very well by the new comer Ivanna Lynch. Emma Watson & Daniel Radcliffe did a great job as per usual of their representations of Harry and Hermione.
And Neville seemed to be starting to step more into his own. There was some very good cinematographic techniques used to depict Harry's journey both physically and emotionally, it did leave me wanting and expecting more which it didn't really deliver the goods in my opinion.

So there is my list of why I did and didn't like the movie. While it is mostly a list of whines, I did like the movie but had higher expectations for what I would see. If you haven't seen it but have read this, don't be disheartened! See it for yourself, most of my friend that have seen it loved it and said it was the best movie in the series so far.

-J

[Elouise Sullivan]

I thought the movie was awesome, though I will add that I have only read this book once and that was when it was launched, so perhaps I enjoyed it more because i didnt know what they cut out. That's not to say it is neccessarily a bad thing. You see I have seen the other movies having read the other books a million times, and I was disappointed left right and centre. I mean, dude, the cut Norbert almost completely out of Philosophers stone, I was actually a fan of Lockharts Idea for Valentines day in Chamber of Secrets, and who else thinks the Prisoner of Azkaban movie seemed as if it ran the course of a couple of days rather then a year? And dont even get me started on Goblet of fire... scene, scene, scene, scene, no sphinx and finish.

On the other hand, when i saw each of these movies a second or third or five hundredth time, I rather liked them despite what they cut out.

Having said that and not remembering entirely what was cut out of OoTP I thought the movie was by far the best yet. I must be a die hard fan as you put it for i have seen it multiple times.

I was a little disappointed by the performances of Mrs Figg - I understand why Mundungus was cut out, I think Umbridge was MARVELLOUS, Luna Lovegood was perfect, and the centaurs looked slightly more real this time.

All up I'm going to have to say 9 out of 10 apples for this film.

Nice!

[Mariana Torrenne]

I dont know whats got you so annoyed I thought the movie was tops? It was very artistic, this director seems to be a little more clued in then others, and I think - further to what elouise was saying - some people were given a little too much creative control over their characters, past directors have been the same like "woah wouldnt it be cool to make Tom a hunchback" how about... no, no it wouldnt.

I really like this movie, would love to see it again, Mrs Figg was WRONG however. WRONG WRONG WRONG. Loony Lovegood was awesome.