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HBP Movie Spoilers ~ Far Afield From the Canon We Know

Jul 11, 2008 02:11

The more I read about the Half-Blood Prince movie, the more I feel that WB is really going Hollywood on this one and changing nearly every scene. Just in the past two weeks I have read things that have made me scoff out loud only to discover they were in reputable magazines and from quotes straight from the actors and the director. Things are ( Read more... )

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saiphgrl July 11 2008, 12:32:23 UTC

No matter how much I brace myself for the movies, I am always disappointed. I don't mind the cuts so much, but it's the changes that do bother me. Some of them just aren't necessary (why did Neville give Harry the gillyweed in GoF?).
I, too, was appalled when I read that paragraph from Movie Maker. Does this mean that Bill and Fleur aren't getting married? Or (shudder) will they turn it into Lupin and Tonks' wedding? Kingsley's Patronus scene at the wedding was one of my favorites in DH. I think my heart actually stopped beating when I read that, and I had to sit for a moment before I could turn the page. Those are the moments that I want to see most in the movies, and unfortunately, they seem to be the most likely to be cut.

With all the hoopla about protecting her rights to everything because she loves her characters and books, I am always amazed that the screenplays make it past JKR.

saiphgrl July 11 2008, 13:46:50 UTC

I forgot to add - my friend is convinced that eventually the BBC will do a word-for-word of the series that will be impossibly long and will satisfy even the most hardcore of fans. I would definitely like to see that, though I will be sad when Alan Rickman isn't Snape and Gary Oldman isn't Sirius.

rattlesnakeroot July 11 2008, 19:00:18 UTC

My dream is a BBC version of the books!

shyfoxling July 12 2008, 04:38:12 UTC

my friend is convinced that eventually the BBC will do a word-for-word of the series that will be impossibly long and will satisfy even the most hardcore of fans.

That'd be so awesome. 'Course us poor Yankees probably would have a bit of a time getting a hold of it.

rattlesnakeroot July 12 2008, 12:13:22 UTC

esmestrella: Indeed - the waiting on this side of the Atlantic would be the hardest part. (Unless one is extremely lucky like clair_de_lalune and has BBCAmerica.)

clair_de_lalune July 12 2008, 13:22:02 UTC

Not only do I have BBC America, but I also have CBC, which shows a lot of BBC content. But, if there ever was a great new Harry Potter adaptation on one of these channels, I'd record it and send it to you. :-D

rattlesnakeroot July 12 2008, 16:29:13 UTC

Aw - that is so sweet of you! *hugs*

Maybe by the time that actually happens BBCAmerica will be a standard channel for cable! :) *hopes*

Great idea teaqueenie July 12 2008, 21:03:43 UTC

I would love to see a faithful version of HP. Gary Oldman has never seemed like Sirius to me. Not enough of the smug, handsome for me. I would love to see Snape looking less attractive...it would be interesting to see how I'd feel about him.

Re: Great idea rattlesnakeroot July 12 2008, 23:34:51 UTC

I think alot of people would agree with you teaqueenie. Sirius should have been played by someone truly handsome like Daniel Day Lewis.

However, I believe that Snape is only seen as "ugly" in the books because Harry doesn't like him. Before Harry likes Sirius he sees him as a "vampire." After he starts to see the good in Sirius is when he first sees him as "handsome."

There is nothing inately ugly in a "hook nose." :)

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