Author Topic: The Harry Potter Thread of Reviewers Say Its Better than Azkaban (Read 15764 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #120 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:13:01 PM »

Bu bu bu bu rottentomatoes!

tehjaybo · « **Reply #121 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:15:07 PM »

bu bu bu bu Transformers 2 was gud guise

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #122 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:16:04 PM »

I never said that either!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #123 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:16:22 PM »

THREAD BACKFIRE

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #124 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:17:04 PM »

quick call to said cousin, exclusive review obtained

me: yea, [my brother] said you liked it. why did you like the movie?
her: Hagrid is funny

There you have it folks

tehjaybo · « **Reply #125 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:17:19 PM »

Fuck this lets just have hate sex Willco.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #126 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:21:01 PM »

tehjaybo, did you find the antics of Rubeus Hagrid rather humorous in this delightful motion picture adaptation?

tehjaybo · « **Reply #127 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:22:27 PM »

He was in this one?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #128 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:24:14 PM »

The movie was so dull that you don't even remember. Tsk, tsk.

tehjaybo · « **Reply #129 on:** July 16, 2009, 05:26:13 PM »

No, he just had like two seconds of screen time.

And the rest of the movie was so good that I didn't remember him.

Ganhyun · « **Reply #130 on:** July 17, 2009, 09:22:36 AM »

seen it last night. The definitive opinion: Its good. Fuck the haters.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #131 on:** July 17, 2009, 06:22:20 PM »

Pretty big second day drop off. Even bigger than Transformers 2's drop off [53.1% compared to 62.2%

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #132 on:** July 17, 2009, 06:29:58 PM »

I bought Mulholland Drive on DVD and I am going to watch it later tonight

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #133 on:** July 17, 2009, 06:33:42 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on July 17, 2009, 06:29:58 PM

I bought Mulholland Drive on DVD and I am going to watch it later tonight

Cool!

Bloodwake · « **Reply #134 on:** July 18, 2009, 11:11:57 AM »

If you don't like good cinematography and don't like changes to the book, you will hate this movie.

I don't see how I was annihilated, most people that are hating on it didn't give a reason why it sucked or didn't even fucking see the movie.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #135 on:** July 18, 2009, 01:59:41 PM »

I saw it last night with the wife. I enjoyed it, even though lots of things were omitted from the book.

Solo · « **Reply #136 on:** July 19, 2009, 03:30:22 PM »

It was pretty good. Its certainly the funniest of the movies, and I felt they nailed the awkward teen moment stuff really well. The actors are all pretty confortable in their roles now, and the chemistry is there, so that all works (and Jim Broadbent is a great addition) quite well. It also looks and sounds real pretty. But the whole thing seemed to lack any clear direction, and it was never really clear what the movie was "about". Its most definitely inferior to PoA, and not as good as OotP, but Id say its better than PS, CoS, and GoF by a hefty margin. The comedic sensibilites really raised the whole thing for me.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #137 on:** July 19, 2009, 03:40:16 PM »

Bloodwake pwned yet again.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #138 on:** July 19, 2009, 08:23:44 PM »

Quote from: Solo on July 19, 2009, 03:30:22 PM

It was pretty good. Its certainly the funniest of the movies, and I felt they nailed the awkward teen moment stuff really well. The actors are all pretty confortable in their roles now, and the chemistry is there, so that all works (and Jim Broadbent is a great addition) quite well. It also looks and sounds real pretty. But the whole thing seemed to lack any clear direction, and it was never really clear what the movie was "about". Its most definitely inferior to PoA, and not as good as OotP, but Id say its better than PS, CoS, and GoF by a hefty margin. The comedic sensibilites really raised the whole thing for me.

The movie was about the end of innocence for the Hogwarts crew. There were multiple clues in the dialogue and the cinematography that helped to add to that.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #139 on:** July 19, 2009, 09:21:54 PM »

I found some weird Harry Potter fan shit.
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First there's this quidditch thing. Yeah, that's quidditch. Princeton, McGill, and Boston universities have official teams. They don't use magic though.

There was also this disturbing Harry Potter symposium. There some Potter porn that's mostly bi, sometimes hetero, but never consensual. Whatever, but there's also the political philosophy speeches talking about Potter and marxism and the parallels between Voldemort and the persecution of Jews. I'm actually only disturbed by the fact that this seems to be an almost exclusively female event for some reason.

We have to accept that after the next and last Harry Potter movie comes out, only the craziest of the crazies will remain. It's all right for a preteen who hasn't had a boner to be interested in these books, but that audience will move on.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #140 on:** July 19, 2009, 10:13:31 PM »

Quote from: am nintenho on July 19, 2009, 09:21:54 PM

First there's this quidditch thing. Yeah, that's quidditch. Princeton, McGill, and Boston universities have official teams. They don't use magic though.

Unlike those jerks at Harvard and Cornell! The nerve!

Solo · « **Reply #141 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:16:06 AM »

Quote from: Bloodwake on July 19, 2009, 08:23:44 PM

Quote from: Solo on July 19, 2009, 03:30:22 PM
It was pretty good. Its certainly the funniest of the movies, and I felt they nailed the awkward teen moment stuff really well. The actors are all pretty confortable in their roles now, and the chemistry is there, so that all works (and Jim Broadbent is a great addition) quite well. It also looks and sounds real pretty. But the whole thing seemed to lack any clear direction, and it was never really clear what the movie was "about". Its most definitely inferior to PoA, and not as good as OotP, but Id say its better than PS, CoS, and GoF by a hefty margin. The comedic sensibilites really raised the whole thing for me.

The movie was about the end of innocence for the Hogwarts crew. There were multiple clues in the dialogue and the cinematography that helped to add to that.

Funny, I could have sworn thats what OotP was about.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #142 on:** July 20, 2009, 08:45:38 AM »

They've been losing their innocence for 3 movies now, and i still haven't seen any fuckin

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #143 on:** July 20, 2009, 12:58:02 PM »

PWNED.

Himu · « **Reply #144 on:** July 20, 2009, 01:01:09 PM »

Saw the movie on Saturday with my father.

It was alright.

Half Blood Prince was, imo, the best book in the series; the mystery behind the HBP, the death of Dumbledore, Harry finally manning up, and more.

But the movie played a little TOO much on the romance antics for my taste. It was an element in the book but I don't remember it being THAT damn big.

Himu · « **Reply #145 on:** July 20, 2009, 01:02:15 PM »

Quote from: WrikaWrek on July 20, 2009, 08:45:38 AM

They've been losing their innocence for 3 movies now, and i still haven't seen any fuckin

word

but you gotta remember these are movies based on books written by a woman, so the male characters aren't expected to have much libido.

Himu · « **Reply #146 on:** July 20, 2009, 01:09:34 PM »

I can vouch for Willco in that Transformers 2 > Harry Potter 6

Transformers 2 had robots ripping each others faces off. So it wins.

Solo · « **Reply #147 on:** July 20, 2009, 01:54:31 PM »

Lets not get distinguished mentally-challenged here. TF2 is the worst movie of the summer, while HBP is good if disappointing.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #148 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:04:30 PM »

Quote from: Solo on July 20, 2009, 06:16:06 AM

Quote from: Bloodwake on July 19, 2009, 08:23:44 PM
Quote from: Solo on July 19, 2009, 03:30:22 PM
It was pretty good. Its certainly the funniest of the movies, and I felt they nailed the awkward teen moment stuff really well. The actors are all pretty confortable in their roles now, and the chemistry is there, so that all works (and Jim Broadbent is a great addition) quite well. It also looks and sounds real pretty. But the whole thing seemed to lack any clear direction, and it was never really clear what the movie was "about". Its most definitely inferior to PoA, and not as good as OotP, but Id say its better than PS, CoS, and GoF by a hefty margin. The comedic sensibilites really raised the whole thing for me.

The movie was about the end of innocence for the Hogwarts crew. There were multiple clues in the dialogue and the cinematography that helped to add to that.

Funny, I could have sworn thats what OotP was about.

Well, don't bitch at me or at the movie as a standalone. Bitch at Rowling. The book was just as lighthearted with invasions of Death Eater shit on from the outside world the entire film. Since Hogwarts is back to normal without Umbridge, it's the last bastion of safety from the Death Eaters, and everyone is off of Potter's balls, giving him an opportunity to actually go to school and enjoy himself for a change.

That's what the movie was about.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #149 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:16:40 PM »

If your defense of an adaptation falls back on the source material, then it fails as an adaptation. A good adaptation makes a good movie from the source material, not a Cliff Notes or companion piece, and the source material should never be a liability. The filmmakers failed their job if that's the case.

It's a movie, not a book.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #150 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:17:48 PM »

But more real talk:

HIMURO SAID TRANSFORMERS 2 IS BETTER THAN HARRY POTTER AND HE WAS JUST RELEASED FROM PRISON (MASSIVE STREET CRED). BLOODWAKE ANNIHILATED.

Himu · « **Reply #151 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:42:42 PM »

Quote from: Willco on July 20, 2009, 02:16:40 PM

If your defense of an adaptation falls back on the source material, then it fails as an adaptation. A good adaptation makes a good movie from the source material, not a Cliff Notes or companion piece, and the source material should never be a liability. The filmmakers failed their job if that's the case.

It's a movie, not a book.

Indeed they did. HBP is the best book in the series and the film was entirely lifeless with the exception of the end.

Still, it was a decent flick. Definitely not worth all the hate you're giving it.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #152 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:46:07 PM »

Transformers 2 getting actual praise, lol.

Guess there wasn't enough robots with testicles in the film for you guys.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #153 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:54:45 PM »

I guess there was just enough emo wizards and teen angst for you!

Himu · « **Reply #154 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:54:59 PM »

Yeah but, there's a completely different mindset at work here. We're completely unable to take the robot with testicles seriously. I am able to and willing to accept that robot's balls, albeit, tongue firmly pressed against my cheek. This is what you movies elitists don't get; Transformers 2 is mindless fun. Nobody said it was anything beyond that.

So yes, watching a shitload of mechs transform into one gigantic robot with balls strapped to it climb a pyramid is far more entertaining than watching a red headed goober lose his balls through the power of a love potion.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #155 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:58:31 PM »

And to keep the record straight, I never said I enjoyed Transformers 2, but Harry Potter is still lame.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #156 on:** July 20, 2009, 03:08:10 PM »

Transformers 2 was better than Transformers the original. Mainly because the editing and cinematography in the Transformer battle sequences was actually good enough to tell what the fuck was happening. That's pretty much all I asked for.

Plus Michael Bay actually got clever for once in his life with the Decepticon Bitch that was acting like a typical Michael Bay female.

Can't say it was a good movie, but I didn't want to end my life after viewing it and I was entertained at one point, so there.

tehjaybo · « **Reply #157 on:** July 20, 2009, 03:40:24 PM »

I can't tell if people are trolling this thread or are that fucking distinguished mentally-challenged. So I'll just say that I enjoyed the movie, and if you haven't seen it, watch it before you comment. If you have seen it, you are entitled to your opinion, but so am I.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #158 on:** July 20, 2009, 04:02:16 PM »

That doesn't make your opinion suck less, though.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #159 on:** July 20, 2009, 04:54:39 PM »

Movie has been out for awhile now and I still don't have a single adult friend who liked the movie. These aren't trolls or cynical film snobs either - I'm talking about Potter fans, either of the books or the movies.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #160 on:** July 20, 2009, 04:57:41 PM »

PWNED!

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #161 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:53:48 AM »

I don't know. The book had some interesting stuff with the bad guy's history, the mystery of the half-blood prince, and the intrigue involved in Snape-Malfoy's conspiracy.

The movie was a complete snoozefest with love potions, moony adolescents, and almost nothing that would make someone care about any of these people.

Even the action scene at the end was neutered. I wouldn't normally complain about a lack of action, but with a movie so devoid of content, man, you've got to give the audience something.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #162 on:** July 21, 2009, 02:09:14 AM »

More Kentucky filmgoer annihilation.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #163 on:** July 23, 2009, 07:25:21 PM »

The game actually talks more about the whole Half Blood Prince mystery than the movie.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #164 on:** July 23, 2009, 07:28:07 PM »

Yea, I've heard that it focuses more on the teenage stuff. Which was interesting in the book sure, but to me HBP was more about the suspense concerning...the Half Blood Prince. And of what Malfoy was doing. And of course the search through Voldemort's past. You'd think that would easily provide the basis to make a badass movie

Ganhyun · « **Reply #165 on:** July 23, 2009, 07:31:02 PM »

Honestly, I think they got the wrong director to finish off the movies.

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #166 on:** July 26, 2009, 05:30:59 AM »

Quote from: The Business on July 25, 2009, 05:07:59 PM

I don't understand what everyone liked about Prisoner of Azkaban. I haven't read any of the books so as a stand alone movie I preferred Goblet of Fire over any of the other films. The general consensus here is opposite of that. Why?

It's the best book.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #167 on:** July 26, 2009, 05:40:22 AM »

No it's not

brawndolicious · « **Reply #168 on:** July 26, 2009, 07:19:52 AM »

It was the last book that wasn't ridiculously long. I think it was 100 pages in Goblet of Fire before they actually went to school and that was pretty much all just bullshit in the beginning.

I think that after the first few books, she actually decided to hammer down what the story and timelines for everything would be. But she probably ended up with too much necessary crap and then the last 4 books became twice as thick, and twice as boring. I definitely think the first three books were the most readable since something worth paying attention to happened at least every 10 pages or so.

ManaByte · « **Reply #169 on:** July 26, 2009, 05:07:17 PM »

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006473.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1

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'Potter' falls to 'G-Force' and 'Ugly Truth'
3-D guinea pigs nab top spot at the box office

Guinea pigs and the sexy chemistry of Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler lured moviegoers away from the second Friday of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” as Disney’s family 3-D actioner “G-Force” and Sony’s R-rated romantic comedy “The Ugly Truth” respectively slotted the top two spots at the Friday box office with $11.5 million and $10.8 million.

Playing at 3,697 engagements, “G-Force” about a unit of animal government spies wound up ranking as the second highest opening day for a PG-rated Jerry Bruckheimer production behind 2007’s “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” which made $16.7 million. A PG-rated Bruckheimer pic in the summer is an anomaly –his last title being 1986’s “Top Gun”—as the producer’s actioners are typically PG-13 or R-rated. “G-Force” is the first 3-D title to be produced by Bruckheimer and 1,603 of its theaters are 3-D locales. The film features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, Sam Rockwell and Tracy Morgan.

Meanwhile, “The Ugly Truth,” earned opening day records all around for headliner Heigl and director Robert Luketic whose previous respective highs were $9.8 million for 2007’s “Knocked Up” and $8.7 million for last spring’s “21.” “The Ugly Truth” is Luketic’s fifth feature and his second collaboration with “Legally Blonde” scribes Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. “The Ugly Truth” was also penned by Nicole Eastman.

Warner Bros.’ “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” succeeded in becoming the sixth title in the franchise to cross the $200 million threshold yesterday. “Half-Blood Prince” earned $9.3 million off 4,325, repping a 65% decline, for a domestic cume to date of $201.1 million.

Behind “Half Blood Prince” was another Warner Bros.’ title, the horror pic “Orphan” starring Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga which bowed to $4.9 million on 2,750.

In fifth, Fox’s “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” nabbed $2.6 million on 3,300, down 53% for a running cume in its fourth Friday of $165.7 million. The arthouse scene posted a number of hearty per theaters yesterday; led by Fox Searchlight’s romantic comedy “500 Days of Summer” which expanded its theater count from 27 to 85, repping a 91% spike and an average of $5,910 or $502,000. Pic’s cume in its second Friday stands at $1.9 million.

Roadside Attractions’ opener “Shrink” starring Kevin Spacey earned a theater average of $2,605 at two theaters or $5,210.

Magnolia Pictures’ “The Answer Man” chalked up a theater average of $1,130 or $3,000 at three theaters.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #170 on:** July 26, 2009, 05:28:52 PM »

smh manabyte

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #171 on:** July 26, 2009, 05:49:03 PM »

SMH X inifity, Manabyte.

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