Caught Order of the Phoenix last night with Lin and Saz. Suffice to say, at the end when the credits were rolling, we turned to each other and said, “Rrrriiiggghhhhhttt.”
I was rather disappointed with the movie. If GOF was to me chunks of the book, retold in consecutive splats, OOTP was a collection of snippets of the story. It felt rushed and everything to me flew as fast as Harry’s Firebolt.
I appreciate the difficulty of turning a 956 page (Brit version) book into a movie but I felt that some modifications and tweaking were a bit off. One example would be the scene where Harry was being possessed by Voldemort. It was ridiculous that Harry turned to Voldemort and made that mini-speech about how he should be pitied or something like that because he will never have friends or know love. I guess the impact is greater when you read it; that Voldemort was dispelled from Harry’s body when Harry started to feel the pain of Sirius’s loss and the love and emotion that coursed through him made it unbearable for Voldemort to remain in him. Oh and yes, Dumbledore’s conversation with Harry at the end was too short!! Barely explained anything, especially for those who did not read the book. Kreacher could have also been featured more. And my favourite scene – the Cho-Harry kiss post mortem was blotched up!!!
Ah but I am no film maker.
I did love the way the Daily Prophet headline articles were weaved into the movie and Dolores Umbridge’s portrayal was spot on. I also liked that they tried to make the magical world seem more realistic. If I’m not wrong, that was the first time I heard music being played in the common room! The soundtrack was a bit strange to me at first, too dream-like but it grew on me after a while. The way the Death-Eaters were depicted was also wonderful. It was scary seeing how they apparated in black smoke. And as always…my dear Harry, Hermione and Ron. I think it’s because of them that I go watch the series.
Oh well, I still will buy the DVD. If my calculations are right, it should come out in November.
For now, the countdown to Deathly Hallows begins.
I was rather disappointed with the movie. If GOF was to me chunks of the book, retold in consecutive splats, OOTP was a collection of snippets of the story. It felt rushed and everything to me flew as fast as Harry’s Firebolt.
I appreciate the difficulty of turning a 956 page (Brit version) book into a movie but I felt that some modifications and tweaking were a bit off. One example would be the scene where Harry was being possessed by Voldemort. It was ridiculous that Harry turned to Voldemort and made that mini-speech about how he should be pitied or something like that because he will never have friends or know love. I guess the impact is greater when you read it; that Voldemort was dispelled from Harry’s body when Harry started to feel the pain of Sirius’s loss and the love and emotion that coursed through him made it unbearable for Voldemort to remain in him. Oh and yes, Dumbledore’s conversation with Harry at the end was too short!! Barely explained anything, especially for those who did not read the book. Kreacher could have also been featured more. And my favourite scene – the Cho-Harry kiss post mortem was blotched up!!!
Ah but I am no film maker.
I did love the way the Daily Prophet headline articles were weaved into the movie and Dolores Umbridge’s portrayal was spot on. I also liked that they tried to make the magical world seem more realistic. If I’m not wrong, that was the first time I heard music being played in the common room! The soundtrack was a bit strange to me at first, too dream-like but it grew on me after a while. The way the Death-Eaters were depicted was also wonderful. It was scary seeing how they apparated in black smoke. And as always…my dear Harry, Hermione and Ron. I think it’s because of them that I go watch the series.
Oh well, I still will buy the DVD. If my calculations are right, it should come out in November.
For now, the countdown to Deathly Hallows begins.
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