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Posted: **Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:03 pm**

2010?

Well, that does it. 2007 becomes my Summer of Harry Potter.

I feel this is a definite ending to the series... no ambiguities, here. No cheap setting up of sequels that I saw.

This story finished strong. I'm glad I took the time to read the series, and I know I'll reread it sometime in the future. For those of you who have been avoiding the franchise on principle *cough*Leisher*cough*... I recommend you give at least the books a shot... and then at least tolerate the kid stuff until book 4-ish when it starts getting darker and more fucked up.

Thus far the movies have been, essentially, cliff-notes of the books. I know this excites Paul whose preferred way of watching movies is just to read spoiler threads and piece it together.

This movie.... very much verging on an R-Rating. From the things we've discussed in the past, if the movie actually showed the things the bad guy did "on-screen," it would have to be an R. Obviously that stuff'll be cut, but I'm just saying.

Posted: **Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:42 pm**

I liked it. It was about twice as long as it needed to be, but nonetheless good. Tied up the loose ends well enough.

Posted: **Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:05 pm**

Here's a video of Dan'l Radcliff (Harry Potter) off set and behind the scenes. Funny stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PhSe1JZD1g

Posted: **Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:08 pm**

GORDON wrote:I know this excites Paul whose preferred way of watching movies is just to read spoiler threads and piece it together.

Just with movies that I have no intention of watching.

I don't like watching slasher/gore/horror movies, but I like knowing the story. I'm more interested in the plot and the devices used to propel the story along.

When LotR came out I bought the books. I delayed watching the movie until I finished the first book.
The first movie ended at the beginning of book 2, so the movie spoiled Boromir's death.

Potter... if the wife didn't buy the DVD's I'd never bother watching it. Well, maybe when it was on on cable, if none of my regular shows were playing and I didn't have anything else on the DVR.

Posted: **Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:12 pm**

The Hogwarts gang doing a thing for the queen's 80th bday.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A5eoIB8ZlJ0

Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:05 pm**

Here's a non-spoiler spoiler.

http://www.theonion.com/content...._potter

Posted: **Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:21 pm**

Guillermo Del Toro is interested in directing the last movie.

http://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=21754

"Oh for the love of god, let him!"

Posted: **Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:05 pm**

I don't know much about the last book, but I think they should make two movies based on it. You know, to do justice to the book.

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:51 pm**

Trailer.

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Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:42 am**

Posted: **Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:55 pm**

Part 1: Didn't suck. Pretty faithful to the book... in that they do a lot of camping....

Not perfect, but very good. One of the small scenes that meant so much.... wasn't included... but I heard they filmed it and it will probably be in the extended cut. I have no idea why they wouldn't put in the small scene between Dudley and Harry; it would have taken 10 seconds and would have meant so much to both characters.

But Part 2 is going to kick OH so much ass.

Posted: **Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:20 am**

I thought the Nazis were a little ridiculous.

Posted: **Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:26 am**

thibodeaux wrote:I thought the Nazis were a little ridiculous.

Yes, they did take the nazi/jew imagery pretty far... but really, I didn't have a problem with it. Reflected what I was visualizing in the book... the only time they went farther than my imagination was the propaganda assembly line room outside of Deloris's office.

Posted: **Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:41 pm**

Part 2 featurette.

Some shots of a fucked Hogwarts.

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Leisher, are you going to finally watch all of these movies when I get the BD set?

Posted: **Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:39 pm**

Pretty good April Fools joke.

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Posted: **Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:31 pm**

I don't want that to be just a joke.

Posted: **Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:35 am**

New trailer.

Hard to believe scenes from the first movie and this movie are part of the same story.

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Posted: **Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:15 pm**

This movie delivers.

Posted: **Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:38 pm**

Thank Christ I can finally stop hearing about the next release of this mediocre franchise.

Posted: **Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:43 pm**

Yes, our long national nightmare of Malcolm's irritation for Harry Potter is finally over.

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