Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (film #5) - Rampant speculation and bashing!

[Crothian]

Yeah, a lot can be cut from book 5.

Myself, I'm hoping that battle at the end comprises most of the movie!

I also liked Luna, but she doesn't do much in book 6 (or, actually, much in book 5 except use her father's paper to get Harry's story out--and with how they ended film 5, maybe they're dropping that "government denial" plot twist in the films), so there's no reason to give her a decent part in film 5.

However, they can really choose to put her in more scenes and just have her be around. They can give her some lines and just have it serve as an introduction for the later movies.

 

[stevelabny]

if they cut out all the fluff from book 5 theyll have a 20 minute movie.

:-D

I can't wait to see how the world's worst death scene plays out on film.

 

[Crothian]

I can't wait to see how the world's worst death scene plays out on film.

wow, that scene obviously had a bigger impact on you to declare it the world's worse. I think it was made pointless and badly done but its so forgetiable that that it doesn't come close to be the wrld's worst.

 

[Desdichado]

I think it was made pointless and badly done but its so forgetiable that that it doesn't come close to be the wrld's worst.

That's the point, Crothian--it's supposed to be this big moment, and it's badly done and forgetable. How else do you make a death scene bad?

I agree; one of the worst death scenes of a supposedly major character I've ever read.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Who's death are you referring to?

 

[Desdichado]

Sirius Black.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Hmm. Didn't bother me at all.

 

[Steel_Wind]

Book 4 as a movie was fine and book 5 will be easier to chop down as there is a lot of routine in it

It may have been "fine" to you but I found that it lacked the magic of the first three and it was too rushed.

I was disappointed in Goblet of Fire, I really was. Rather reluctantly and hesitantly I have become a fan of the movie series. I have never read the books, although my wife and kids have.

But Goblet of Fire didn't do it for me and broke far too much with the successful formula of the past films.

And I do think that there seems to be a dividing line over those who really liked Goblet of Fire and those who did not. If you read the books - you liked the film. Mainly, I think it's because that knowledge from the book is filling in the huge gaps in the movie.

If they are dumping the current writer to get a better adapatation for Order of the Phoenix - good for them. He may have been great at working out lighter material but the last movie was not up to par with the first three films.

I'd rather they went back to the director of Prisoner of Azkaban too.

 

[Crothian]

That's the point, Crothian--it's supposed to be this big moment, and it's badly done and forgetable. How else do you make a death scene bad?

Ah, you are assuming it is supposed to be this big moment...in the book it wasn't a big moment so I don't consider it one.

 

[talmar]

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