Order of the Phoenix

Jul 11, 2007 11:42

I am actually functioning today, which is amazing as I got home at 3:00am and got to work at 8:30am. ( vaguely spoilery first reactions )

harry potter, doctor who, neil gaiman

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evergleam83 July 11 2007, 18:10:08 UTC
The whole plot felt a little disjointed to me, like they cut out a lot but left in other stuff that didn't make sense without the missing scenes. I'm wondering how people who have not read the book will interpret it, if they'll be able to follow the whole thing.

I felt that way BIG TIME with the third movie. They cut out all the stuff about the Marauders that would explain why Lupin knew about the map and Peter and all that at the end. The first time I saw that movie, I hadn't read the books yet, and that didn't make a lick of sense, but I was mostly able to follow it anyway. I think it helped that I had an avid Potter fan sitting next to me, though.

I haven't seen this one yet, though, but I'm reading people's posts and trying to guage reactions. I want to go in with realistic expectations this time, I guess. :)

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kurosawa July 11 2007, 18:40:57 UTC
yeah, I was really disappointed in the third movie for cutting that stuff out. I watched it with Jeff and had to explain a lot of stuff to him, which I really think shouldn't happen in the movie form. I think they should just take the extra five minutes of screentime to explain it, even though probably a majority of the audience will already know the information.

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evergleam83 July 11 2007, 18:47:00 UTC
Hee. On a related note that your icon reminded me of: I spent a good 45 minutes on Sunday trying to convince two of my friends of the undying immortal love between Remus and Sirius, and they would have none of it. Their defense was always, "But he's with Tonks!" BAH! :)

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kurosawa July 11 2007, 19:13:28 UTC
your friends are obviously deluded!

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