MMm... Dark and Evil...

[sinaja]

Now that I have seen the third movie, I hate the first two. Like, I can't even watch them anymore. When they came out I thought they were amazing. But now I hate them. Want to know why? Becuase I realized how BADLY they were done.

1.) Why did Hagrid's hut move from being on castle grounds in the first two movies to being down a hill in the pumpkin patch - WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE FIRSTPLACE ?!!

2.) Almost nothing in the castle was right. The DADA room got bigger, they added a tower and the entire layout of the castle just either expanded or disappeared.

3.) Where did the lake go? Why was there no lake in the first movie, disappeared in the second and then reappeared behind the castle in the third movie?

4.) Where did the mountians come from? Why is there a random mountian range in the third movie?

5.) Whomping Willows... they not only kick your @$$ but apparently they run away after they do it. The Whomping Willow was a lot smaller in the third and it was like... forever and a day away from the castle where as it was in their front lawn - so it is easier to feed it bad children or something in the second movie. I mean, it wasn't even THERE in the first one.

6.) The road to Hogsmeade and Hogsmeade itself just kinda phased into existance too. I mean even though it just magically appeared in the third book without so much as a hint in the other two, they could have built it up a bit.

7.) The Mysterious Third Floor? What Third Floor? Oh... you mean the one that we weren't supposed to go into in the first movie.... ::slaps forehead.:: I think that after the stone was recovered and re-located the third floor was just cemeted in or was no-longer a no-no spot. So Fluffy just kinda sits there.

8.) Who killed the stairs? Why don't they move? It was magical in the first two movies but now it's like... Bah - Hogwarts is just a regular castle. They sucked the magic out and gave it to Harry... this is what will lead up to his Magic O.D int he forth movie.

9.) Why was it so bad for Harry to cast magic out of school in the first two movies but in the opening scene he is constantly casting 'Lumos' and not getting like a million owls from the ministry? He casted Lumos like ten times in that one scene alone. That should have been enough for at least a spanking. But I guess that since he's HARRY POTTER it's okay.

And finally, the tenth and biggest reason why I hate this moveie compared to the others is this. 10.) Draco Malfoy acts like such a wuss. In the first two movies, everyone stayed out of his way and feared him. But now he's a cry baby begging for mercy from who of all perople? Hermione. He could take her in a fight. And if he can't, he's got two chubby kids to back him up. One of which looks like he could spring for beer. But then again, Crabbe and Goyle are only there for one or two scenes before thweir scrawney little stunt-doubles clamour in. I hate the way they made Draco a B*tch in this movie. It's like, it was cool to RP as him and write fan fictions with him UNTIL NOW. This movie killed it. It took that sleazy bada$$ Draco Malfoy and just completely did a 180 on his character. He was nowhere near that wussy in the books. Nowhere near. In fact, so nowhere near he was far from.

So I guess, that I hate the other two movies because they weren't done right. But I hate the third movie because even though they fix the mistakes with the castle (except for a few minor things) they completely mess up the characters. Christopher Colombus, I hate you now. I didn;t know who you were before but I hate you now. I suggest you do a better job with the still pending forth movie.

I have a horrible feeling this is going to have the Lord of the Rings effect. Each movie gets about an hour longer.Not like that is a bad thing but the third Harry Potter was about 30 minutes longer than the last two and it wasn't even that good. So if I am going to pay 8.50 to watch some British kids blow stuff up, they better get the characters right. Not to mention that pesky ever-changing landscape.

Nava

P.S. I know, you all hate me now. I have defiled the Harry Potter name. But I think the books are way better. The movies remind me why I don't like people. They mess things up.

[Aiden Clay]

I love the landscape changes, hate the characters now. But I think the 3rd movie was better than the first two. I really don't think any of the movies were well made at all. And actually, the 3rd movie was 10 minutes shorter than the 2nd and 1st. It wasn't longer. And Mike Newell is doing the 4th movie for sure, I think. I wonder how that'll be. As long as Daniel, Rupert, and Emma stick around, these movies will be okay. If those three main characters switch, which is likely by the 5th movie from what it sounds, they'll suck. Even more.

[Amy]

I think the 3rd movie did a good job at showing the emotional changes of Harry...the director should come back for the 5th one cuz Harry goes through a variety of emotions...lol but so does every other teenager!
~Amy~

[ashkabob]

Sinaja said:

9.) Why was it so bad for Harry to cast magic out of school in the first two movies but in the opening scene he is constantly casting 'Lumos' and not getting like a million owls from the ministry? He casted Lumos like ten times in that one scene alone. That should have been enough for at least a spanking. But I guess that since he's HARRY POTTER it's okay.

Nava: Harry was allowed to cast magic in the beginning of the movie and book because the ministry was looking out for his safety in the beginning. They all thought that Black was out to get him so he really could get away with anything because they were all just concerned about his welfare.

[fleurdelacour]

[glow=purple,2,300]Let's look on the positive part shall we? The new director put more umph into the whole movie. The first two were little sissy movies compared to this one, but there are some things that were wrong.
1.) Did any one notice Prof. Flitwick cut and dyed his hair? I mean some of you may think the black haired guy was another teacher but I remember reading somewhere that Flitwick was the shortest teacher in the school.

2.) Why was there a new Prof. Sprout? They could have at least made her look kind of the same.

3.) When Harry played the Quiditch game against Hufflepuff he didn't see the Grim in a cloud but on the stands. Though I do like the extra effect.

4.)The other day Aiden pointed out to me that Hermione seemed a little more self conscious. She never really seemed that way in the books. Though I do like the exta funny in the scene where her and Harry are hiding behind the trees watching themselves hide behind the pumpkins.

5.) Sirius was supposed to be handsome not ugly. Though I do like the jail tattoos.

6.) Prof. Lupin was suppossed to be in raggs. He is also supposed to be handsome.

7.) Why did Harry and Lupin have a more father-son relationship in the movie than in the book?

8.) Did Neville loose weight?

This is all I can think of for now. Please reply if you have any further comments.

Fleur Delacour [/glow]

[Kessa Cirtos]

LOL Whew...I don't think I need to watch the movies now. I dunno about you lot but I've known that a million to one, the books are always better.

Personally, I think JKR should be the director. She would be more critical about getting things just right and she would know how things were supposed to look and therefore would have the same tell-tell signature that we all see in the books instead of another man's decrept depiction of the books.

Stick to Monty Python. Harry Potter is not the best thing to become a movie. I think a cartoon would do a better job, though the voices would then be messed up by some American cartoonist who thinks that just any English-sounding person could be all of the characters. --;

I need my books now...

[ashkabob]

I have to agree with you Kessa...J.K. would be a phemonenal director! I also find myself reaching for the books....

[quiver]

Okay, time to add my rant too.

First of all, Naja (Nava here?) brings up some good points. Apparently, the grounds of Hogwarts are magical as well as the inside. Just look how they rearranged themselves! But, no matter, that is in keeping with some of the things mentioned in the books. Not that I liked the changes, mind, it's just that I guess that could have happened. Maybe.

However, the characters were not recognizable. Draco. Dear God. Like he would have let Hagrid pick him up anyway. Oh, and he's also started sending secret messages to Harry. And then there's Hermione. She was worried about her hair. While she and Harry were breaking the law. Sure...sure she was. Harry cried. We think. Maybe he was just grunting under that cloak. Ron. Well, we don't know too much about him. Except that he dreams of tap dancing spiders. Snape's venom seemed to have dried up. Meh.

But here's the big one. THE PLOT. Now, where exactly did that go? Marge. Train. Scary. Hogwarts. Winter (what?). One Quidditch match. Conspicuous absence of Firebolt. End of the year (how?) Trelawney (Oh, so this is still a school, then?) Werewolf. Time Turner. Werewolf. Escape. Firebolt. Had someone not read the books, they would have had no idea what was happening. At all. But they would know that the Whomping Willow is none too fond of birds, and that Harry likes clocks.

Oh, and by the way. He did face the boggart in class. That. Was. Terrible. Bah.

Oh well. I'll still watch the movies, but I was rather disappointed in this one, especially.

Anyone else?

[Goldie Gilmore]

Well.... I've been against the movies since the beginning. The best thing about Harry Potter and any fantasy book is that everyone reads it differently because everyone imagines it differently. The thing with the movies is that it takes one person's or a couple people's imagination when they were reading the book and turning it into a movie with how they read it in mind. Personally, I think it would be better, possibly, in cartoon. But then that takes even longer and it's hard. I haven't really likes any of the movies so much, yet. The first time I see them: WOW! Amazing! I guess the movies have been getting better, kind of, but I'm still not sure I like them. I don't hate them, but I don't love 'em. I thouth the 3rd movie was the best so far, but I didn't liek it so much because I guess it was my favorite book and that's not how I thoguht it would be. It all depends on how you read the book, kinda. One person might think it was done AMAZINGLY but other might think it was terribly terrible. Ok, I'm starting to funkused even myself, but I just wanted to add my thoughts. Also, if JKR was director, the movies would probably be AMAZINGLY AMAZING but then we would never get the next books. JKR also does make sure that the parts that hafta do with the main 7 book plot stay in the movie, obviously. Well, anyways, I'll keep watching the movies but if Dan, Rupert, and Emma don't stick with it, I think the movie's will end up being terrible! The books are much better, anyway I look at it!

[Kessa Cirtos]

*Grins.* If I didn't love the book salready, you'ld have convinced me to be a pious Harry Potter Book lover! yes...it would take her away from her writing, but doesn't the baby and kids do that too? Hey, off topic - how many of your guys have read The Scarlet Letter? (I've a few questions over it. Odd place to ask, but anyhow...)
Perhaps the fourth'll be better, I dunno, whenever I beginn to watch the movies, I get distracted. My bb sister has seen the HP movies more than I have - and she's two! (She likes getting scared for some odd reason. It gives her something to talk about?) I should get going. >>; Bwaha...maybe.
~Shayna

[quiver]

Sadly, I don't have anything good to post about HP movies...except for go Alan Rickman! Although he's a bit old to play Snape, I love him anyway ;D The fourth movie I'm a little worried about, seeing as it's going to have to be 10 hours long to include everything. I have no idea what they'll cut out, but I'm hoping the scene where Voldemort returns will be WELL DONE.

BUT I do have a reson for posting...Shayna, as I post this, I am supposed to be doing a project on The Scarlet Letter, so yeah, I've read it ^_^ Oddly enough, while I was reading it, some of it reminded of some stuff Rowling put into the books (i.e. Elixir of Life). But...why do you ask?

Aly

[Professor Binns]

i like the first two movies a whole lot better than the third, but I still like the books better. Anyways I can't wait for the 4th movie. That was my 2nd favorite book!

[Izzy Wood]

I think all the movies are great and even though the first 2 are different to the third they are good and its so funny seeing how little everyone looks in the first film.

[Emma Wood]

I definitely preferred the 3rd film to the first two although i still watch them. I did think it was a bit weird that they changed so much but it made it better so i was happy! And, maybe the 4th film will be even better!!!

And, I still think that the books are way better than the films.

[Helga Crookshanks]

Ofcours the books are better. I like the movies even when they are not done right. In the movies there are so many mistakes. I cant wait the 4th movie, its have to bee awesome because or else !