Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (SPOILERS)

[flippyshark]

My feelings on the movie - It was a mercifully brief summary of a book I didn't like. It was more fun than I thought it would be, largely thanks to Imelda Staunton's frightening performance as Dick Cheney, um, I mean Delores Umbridge.

I'm curious how this will play to those who didn't read the book. The entire Cho storyline is down to one major scene and a couple of brief appearances. Now, in the book, that subplot was pure torture, so I don't mind it being shortened, but given it's treatment here, it seems like an irrelevance. (I didn't mind Cho being used as a shorthand stand-in for another character, though. It saved time.)

I really hope that last book is ravishing, because I agree with those who found volumes five and six tedious. (Half Blood Prince was a slight improvement, but still felt like marking time to me.)

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

I'm curious how this will play to those who didn't read the book.

zapppop is the only person I know in the whole wide world who doesn't read the books, but loves the movies.

In an important way, he is experiencing the films in a manner which no one else I know can. (Or rather no one else I know who will is following the film series). I'm anxious to get his reaction to the movie, and we're going to see it together Friday night (somewhere behind the Orange Curtain, if anyone would care to join).


I'm glad my first time was at the Chinese in Hollywood. It was an unimportant but neet touch to have Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint's recently imprinted hand, feet and wand prints on prominent display before the film.

[CoasterMatt]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

zapppop is the only person I know in the whole wide world who doesn't read the books, but loves the movies.

So I suppose you don't know me? See if you ever get invited to watch any movies here