Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince--SPOILERS!!!

[Wetanut]

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Have always believed that O'Toole would have been the better choice -- age or no. Regardless of film being a director's medium, an actor also has a responsibility to try to fully realize whatever he/she is given on that printed script. No good professional actor conforms slavishly to the director --they must serve as compliments to each other. If opinions conflict, then director and actor should be putting their heads together to come up with a mutually acceptable interpretation/delivery.

 

[wofford29]

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Alright Potter fans, I missed out on all the books and don't have the time to read through all of them before Half Blood Prince comes out. I saw my first Potter movie (The Order of the Phoniex) a couple weeks ago. Although I didn't care for the film, I think if I started from the beginning it would appeal to me more. How close to the books have the movies been, and if I watch them all will I have a good understanding of the books to tide me over until I can read them all? I'm really curious to see Curaon's work on the Potter films as well. Out of curiousity, are his the best in the series?

 

[pixletwin]

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Definitely. I don't know how I could have kept up with the 5th movie if I hadn't read the book first.

 

[The Mike]

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The funny thing is I've only read book six. After seeing Order of the Phoenix I just read Book Six and got through half of Book Seven.

 

[Darth Loki]

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Alright Potter fans, I missed out on all the books and don't have the time to read through all of them before Half Blood Prince comes out. I saw my first Potter movie (The Order of the Phoniex) a couple weeks ago. Although I didn't care for the film, I think if I started from the beginning it would appeal to me more. How close to the books have the movies been, and if I watch them all will I have a good understanding of the books to tide me over until I can read them all? I'm really curious to see Curaon's work on the Potter films as well. Out of curiousity, are his the best in the series?

Trust me, you do have time. I read the first 3 books in two weeks. The 4th and 5th take about a month of average reading each (but you won't be able to put them down). The books are so much better and I absolutely love the movies. At least read up to book 5 before the new movie and then read 6 after seeing the movie. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Kratos]

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These Harry Potter Movies get worse as they go along
I personally think it is because of all the content that is left out

 

[Darth Loki]

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These Harry Potter Movies get worse as they go along
I personally think it is because of all the content that is left out

That is your opinion. Most others feel the opposite though I did like 4 a little better than 5.

You have to leave content out or the movie would be about 6 hours long (not that I'd complain but good luck getting many people to sit through that)

 

[tomandshell]

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I'm really curious to see Curaon's work on the Potter films as well. Out of curiousity, are his the best in the series?

He only directed one, film three (Prisoner of Azkaban). Some fans didn't like some of his choices, including having the students wear street clothes instead of identical school robes, but he out his stamp on the material more than some of the others have done. Personally, his film is one of my favorites in the series, up there with film four.

 

[YoNoSe]

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Alright Potter fans, I missed out on all the books and don't have the time to read through all of them before Half Blood Prince comes out. I saw my first Potter movie (The Order of the Phoniex) a couple weeks ago. Although I didn't care for the film, I think if I started from the beginning it would appeal to me more. How close to the books have the movies been, and if I watch them all will I have a good understanding of the books to tide me over until I can read them all? I'm really curious to see Curaon's work on the Potter films as well. Out of curiousity, are his the best in the series?

Cuaron only directed one, Prisoner of Askaban, and it's my favorite. People tend to split on this one, and generally the rest of the movie series. Folks who want the most faithful adaptation prefer the first two movies. I prefer the later movies because they drop a lot of subplots and work harder at making it a cinematic experience.

I would recommend trying to read the books first, but it's not a necessity. I took my fiancee to see Prisoner of Azkaban when she had never read the books and seen only parts of the first movie. She started reading the books the next day and is now more of a fanatic than me.

 

[Entropy]

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Best movies:
3 PoA
4 GoF
1 SS (I'm a sucker for origin stories)
2 CoS
5 OotP

Best books:
6 HBP
7 DH
3 PoA
4 GoF
1 SS
2 CoS
5 OotP

 

[tomandshell]

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My ranking--

Favorite Movies:
3 PoA/4 GoF (tie)
2 CoS
5 OotP
1 SS

Favorite Books:
3 PoA
7 DH
4 GoF
1 SS
6 HBP
2 CoS
5 OotP

 

[pixletwin]

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My rankings:

Book:
7
6
3
4
5
1
2

Movies:
3
5
4
2
1

 

[Agent0028]

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I cry a little everytime someone says they haven't read Harry Potter. I also work with someone who hasn't read Deathly Hallows yet because she reads the paperbacks. I'm tempted to buy her a copy every time I go to a book store.

 

[granado.espada]

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Gandalf cameo appearance?!

 

[dunedain]

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I also know a lot of people who haven't read the books and immediately respond with "Those are children books." Recently I convinced some to read the book (I borrowed them my copy of the first book) and now they are halfway true book 5. So I hope I can get the others on board to.

 

[RyanGabriel]

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I'm actually one of those people who had no idea back then who Harry Potter is or even JK Rowling is. Even thou I do hear that it is a best selling book and good story I kindda ignore it coz I'm thinking it's a kids stuff ( my ignorance I think ). But when I saw PoA I was converted, bought all the books and read the set 3 times already. Now one of my all time favorite side by side with the LOTR series book and movie wise.

 

[Darth Waller]

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Now one of my all time favorite side by side with the LOTR series book and movie wise.

This is exactly how I fell. I can read both HP and LOTR series countless times and love watching the movies as well.

 

[Giant Chicken]

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HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE has been DELAYED 8 months!!!!!!!!!! It will now be released on July 17, 2009. This is very crappy news

HP 6 DELAY!!!

 

[Darth Loki]

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[Darth Loki]

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