HP: OotP Movie

Post by **Usivius** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:14 pm

can we say "DVD" ...?

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:25 pm

Was if Seafoam who brought up how the deleted scenese were incorporated into the television broadcast versions of the movies? ITA that I would love to see a "director's cut" DVD that incorporates those scenes, instead of watching them separately in a deleted scene archive on a special features disk.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:45 pm

I heard they are releasing "director's cut" versions on dvd of all the movies.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:48 pm

Yay!

Did you hear anything about a release date?

Post by **Usivius** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:50 pm

f**k, that means I will have to buy all of them again??!!!

just put the damn things on in the first place...!

I'm trying to remember which movie DVD gave you the option to watch the movie as a theatrical release, of with the deleted scenes inserted in ... all on the same disk...

anyone?...

Post by **sindatur** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:57 pm

Menolly wrote:Was if Seafoam who brought up how the deleted scenese were incorporated into the television broadcast versions of the movies? ITA that I would love to see a "director's cut" DVD that incorporates those scenes, instead of watching them separately in a deleted scene archive on a special features disk.

Yea, I'd love it if they filmed a 3 1/2 hour movie, but, chopped it down to the 2 1/2 hours for theaters, and then put everything back in for the DVD release.

The thing that bugs me about the Deleted scenes even more than not putting them back where they belong (which is annoying enough) is you have to play games to even access the darned deleted scenes

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:57 pm

Usivius wrote: I'm trying to remember which movie DVD gave you the option to watch the movie as a theatrical release, of with the deleted scenes inserted in ... all on the same disk...

anyone?...

Really? In the HP DVD series?

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:08 pm

It could just be a rumour though.

Post by **Usivius** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:19 pm

Really? In the HP DVD series?

no, sorry, not HP.
A differernt movie, that I have, and can't think of right now...

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:52 pm

I can't wait until they post the cast list for HBP. Yes folks, I am already anticipating the next movie.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:01 pm

Hasn't it already begun filming? I thought they pretty much go straight from one to the next so the wait inbetween isn't all that long...

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:05 pm

Last I heard they were still casting. Casting LAVENDAR BROWN! We know who's gonna be doing some snogging in the next film....WON WON!

Post by **Usivius** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:13 pm

they have started pre-production work on HBP. This means all the stroy-boarding, costuming, script-work, etc...

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:48 am

Finally...

Hyperception and I just returned from the movie. All I can say is...

Jenn, you are absolutely right. It is not the book, too much is left unexplained (I so miss not seeing Lockhart again, and the explanation about Neville's parents didn't justify Bellatrix without seeing the result of Neville's love for them in St. Mungo's), but as a movie it was fantastic. I even felt more about Sirius and the veil from the movie than from what I read in the book. I became more involved in his and Harry's relationship in this movie than I ever did in the books.

That said, my minor gripes about the movie are:

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1. I spent the whole film trying to see past Harry bangs, looking for his scar. The only time I saw it was when Lucius mentions it, and then it was like it was blatant. Weird.

2. Physical age is definitely catching up with the kids, yet their emotional actions don't match their bodies. Ginny looks 15, the others even older, and she's supposed to be two years younger. I have seen older actors play younger ones convincingly. I blame make up for this more than anything else.

3. I don't understand why they changed the way Sirius's head appears in the flames. I loved the way it was done in GOF, with his facial features being made out of glowing coals.

4. I did not like how trivial the OWLs seemed to be. It made it appear it was a one day test, similar to SATs. Totally misleading, IMO.

5. I would have liked to have heard that Hagrid went to the giants with Madam Maxine. Build up a little back story outside of Harry.

6. The attack on McGonagal. How could that be left out?

7. Not introducing the new Divination teacher, I forgot his name, the centaur. I so wanted to see him again...sigh...

8. And finally...

If Kreacher is so important that Jo made them put him back into the movie after being cut, how could they not have had the locket with 'S' on it that was found in Grimmauld Place? Unless it doesn't mean what we all think it means?

I am so glad I have an excuse to go see it again in the theater when Beorn comes home. I am sure there are a ton of things I missed!!

Post by **Seafoam Understone** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:11 am

FYI

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7. Not introducing the new Divination teacher, I forgot his name, the centaur. I so wanted to see him again...sigh...

Spoiler

His name is Firenze He appears in book 1, 5, & 6

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:27 am

Seafoam Understone wrote:FYI
Spoiler
7. Not introducing the new Divination teacher, I forgot his name, the centaur. I so wanted to see him again...sigh...

Spoiler
His name is Firenze He appears in book 1, 5, & 6

Right. Perhaps he'll be in the next movie...

Post by **Seafoam Understone** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:38 am

Well only if he's in the next book... heh.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:05 pm

Did anyone else notice the goat? Nice to see they're including little hints like that in the films.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:59 pm

In the Hog's Head? But of course!

Post by **dlbpharmd** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:19 pm

We saw this film yesterday and enjoyed it tremendously - I have only read OOTP once so there's so much I don't remember (what was the deal with the goat?) But overall I thought the movie was very good - the battle at the end was fantastic!

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