Poll: what do you think about the harry potter "added scene"

[TheRightToArmBears]

I don't liek the books much, or the films much, but let's face it, there is only one reason why males over 15 go to see HP films: Emma Watson.

 

[Librarian Mike]

I just saw Half Blood Prince last night and I thought it was outstanding. I think one of the problems with most of this series is that the directors have been handcuffed by the demand to slavishly follow the books. With this one, they finally made a movie instead of shooting a book. Also, the performances were outstanding. You can tell the main actors have really worked on their skills in the last couple of years.

 

[Blood_Lined]

I have only read the first three books, though I have been up to date with the movies. A critic was complaining that one of the largest fighting scenes from the sixth book was removed from the movie.

All in all, I enjoyed the movie, though I suppose that it was similar to Eragon (I think that it is spelled). You shall only enjoy the movie if you did not read the book?

 

[Spaceman_Spiff]

I just saw Half Blood Prince last night and I thought it was outstanding. I think one of the problems with most of this series is that the directors have been handcuffed by the demand to slavishly follow the books. With this one, they finally made a movie instead of shooting a book. Also, the performances were outstanding. You can tell the main actors have really worked on their skills in the last couple of years.

It felt kind of schitzophrenic in that he left the original book and came back to it at different times. It was as if he got cold feet at certain moments and brought in popular scenes from the books to appease the fans at an over all loss of coherency

 

[Wadders]

I just saw the new Harry potter movie and HATED IT; they took out most of the important parts (okay yes its a movie you don?t have 40 hours to go over EVERY scene) but adding a new scene and burning down the house???? That was NEVER in the book and where the heck did the rows and rows of wheat come from DX . It maid NO sense to burn the house down and will mess up the whole book next year unless they just plan on cutting the "bonding" event in the next book. I hated the movie mainly because it was maid not to entertain fans and new comers alike it was maid ONLY to entertain people that have never read the books b4. I hated it but others might not so I thought I would ask

Film one: Brilliant!
Film two: Wow, freaking amazing!
Film three: Hmm, that's not quite right...
Film four: Where's all the good bits gone?
Film five: God Radcliffe's a shit actor
Film six: I came here to be dissapointed and I got my wish

The trouble is that as the books get longer they have to exclude more and more content from the films. They just cant translate 500 pages of novel to a 2 hour film. The first few books were pretty short, so most of the content went into the film. This = better film= happier fans.

However after the 3rd one the books became increasingly longer, thus necessitating more cut content. Because they have to cut certain parts, other parts that remain don't make sense, so they have to change things around in the film to make sure the story stays cohesive.

Its not like the film makers all sit round and decide how they can really fuck the film up and alienate fans of the books. They have to compromise.

 

[SulfuricDonut]

I agree that it was kinda dumb to add the burning the house scene, because it happens in the next book. However the next book has so much damn stuff to go through already that they would probably have never gotten to it anyway. If I heard correctly (which I probably didn't) they are already making the 7th book into 2 films because they have so much stuff to put in.

The only thing I really hated was that they removed the final battle at hogwarts that the book has.

Other than that I really liked the movie, because it was very funny and well done overall.

I don't liek the books much, or the films much, but let's face it, there is only one reason why males over 15 go to see HP films: Emma Watson.

lol so true

Does any movie ever outdo the book? No, is it that hard to just enjoy it for what it is?

Exactly, this is a movie, don't expect it to be the same as the book.
If it was, why didn't you just stay home and re-read the book, instead of choosing to go to the movie, then complaining about it.

 

[G1eet]

I dont care for the books, but the movies have been entertaining. Why do harry potter fans keep seeing the movies only to complain that it didnt live up to the books?
I was one of those people, but the last few movies have satisfied my inner critic that I decided "fuck it", and just enjoyed them for what they are. I don't care if it screws up the canon if they make it work. The scenes that I remember them interjecting really added to my enjoyment of this latest movie, and it won't stop me from going to see the next two in years to come.

Does any movie ever outdo the book? No, is it that hard to just enjoy it for what it is?

Rarely, but I have decent hopes for the Percy Jackson movie. I mean, Pierce Brosnan is Chiron. And they're getting Chris Columbus to direct it. I don't think it could get much better than that. Maybe if Uwe Boll writes the script.

Calm down, I'm only kidding.

 

[oneniesteledain]

Listen if Dumbeldor could repair that house at the start then the like 7 of them that were there will have no trouble repairing the house there wizards ok?

I agree, which is why I found it difficult to get emotional about the burning down of a house that can easily be fixed with magic.

 

[YYZed]

they replaced the big war, funeral, and bill getting mauled beyond recognition with raise wands and get rid of mark in sky HAR HAR HAR.

that was lame and reallyticked me off. I did like that snape kinda walked away instead of getting attacked by buckbeak.

 

[YYZed]

also they got rid of the funniest part, when luna is announcing one of the quittage games, and the kiss scene was baaaad...