What do you think degraded the 4th movie?

The Witch-King of Angmar · 12-05-2005, 03:42 AM

I think all the references to Polyjuice potion being made again ruined it. If viewers hadn't read the book, they shouldn't have been given a chance to work out the end...

emily leonard · 12-05-2005, 04:07 PM

i think the film was badly made genaraly i must have been so confusing to everyone who had not read the book .

Pytt · 12-05-2005, 05:23 PM

WHAT?! I think it was the best adaptation from book to film so far in this series, and also the best film viewed as a film without thinking about it as a series.

And I can't say I feel the polyjuice ruined anything. If people haven't read the book, would they known what Polyjuice potion does? I think not. Maybe if they read book 2. Some really thoughtfull people might have pondered it out, with Moody looking after his flasks all the time but I don't feel it ruined anything

durinsbane2244 · 12-05-2005, 09:31 PM

i don't think it was ruined. this is what i think: good movie. good book-movie, maybe. but good movie.

Elanor · 12-05-2005, 10:07 PM

It certainly wasn't ruined! I might have preferred a few things to be different, but I loved this movie.

durinsbane2244 · 12-05-2005, 10:17 PM

hear hear!! [hear what? hear what i've got to say!]

The Witch-King of Angmar · 12-07-2005, 03:31 AM

ok, ruined was a little harsh... what do you think... 'degraded' the movie.

durinsbane2244 · 12-07-2005, 08:57 PM

it was a good movie, and the book was a good book...as a book movie, it was decent...

Yuizuiki · 12-08-2005, 12:26 PM

Barley any magic and they left out the blast ended scwerts and the dursleys
why did they leave them out they were the best parts of the movie
oh and they left out the riddle telling sphinx

Elanor · 12-08-2005, 05:36 PM

Yeah, gotta love those screwts... Such pivotal characters they are...

durinsbane2244 · 12-08-2005, 09:25 PM

i did want to see those, and-wait a second! YOU STOLE MY AVVIE!! WAAAAHHH!

tolkienfan · 12-09-2005, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yuizuiki

Barley any magic and they left out the blast ended scwerts and the dursleys
why did they leave them out they were the best parts of the movie
oh and they left out the riddle telling sphinx

Well, they had to leave out the sphinx. The entire maze was different. It was pretty freaky. Probably even scarier than the book maze. I still liked it. I think it was kind of cool. It would have been nice to see it more like the one in the book with the Spider, Skrewts, and Sphinx though.

durinsbane2244 · 12-09-2005, 05:23 PM

yes...i looked forward to the sphinx...

***azalea*** · 12-10-2005, 12:54 AM

I'm going to change the thread title, because I like degraded better.

Elanor · 12-10-2005, 07:54 PM

I was glad they left out the sphinx. It probably would have looked dumb (sphinxes are pretty awkward), and it would have slowed down the pace of the movie at a pivotal time.

durinsbane2244 · 12-25-2005, 08:59 PM

i would've loved the sphinx, but maybe with more and cleverer riddles...

The Wizard from Milan · 12-25-2005, 09:38 PM

The movie was quite bad. I think the feeling of being rushed through scenes is what really killed it.

durinsbane2244 · 12-25-2005, 10:06 PM

i don't!

cee2lee2 · 12-25-2005, 10:59 PM

My husband, who won't read the books, was thoroughly confused and has already announced he has no interest in seeing any more Potter movies. I thought the movie was OK and understand that a lot needed to be cut from such a long book to hold down the movie time. But there's much from the books that I missed.

Spock · 01-01-2006, 01:23 PM

As I've said before, I must await the dvd version but meanwhile, I really appreciate reading all your inputs...personally books contain so much more because we create in our minds while movies can only do so much, even with cgi. I've watched over and over again the first movies and anxiously await seeing the latest.

12-05-2005, 03:42 AM	#1
The Witch-King of Angmar Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minas Morgul Posts: 143	What do you think degraded the 4th movie? I think all the references to Polyjuice potion being made again ruined it. If viewers hadn't read the book, they shouldn't have been given a chance to work out the end... __________________ *"Do not come between the Nazgûl and his prey"* I'm an Xbox Guy! Xbox Guys Last edited by The Witch-King of Angmar : 12-09-2005 at 03:17 AM.

12-05-2005, 04:07 PM	#2
emily leonard Enting Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: on the moon but i do vist earth now and again Posts: 57	film 4 i think the film was badly made genaraly i must have been so confusing to everyone who had not read the book . __________________ why me?

12-05-2005, 05:23 PM	#3
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	WHAT?! I think it was the best adaptation from book to film so far in this series, and also the best film viewed as a film without thinking about it as a series. And I can't say I feel the polyjuice ruined anything. If people haven't read the book, would they known what Polyjuice potion does? I think not. Maybe if they read book 2. Some really thoughtfull people might have pondered it out, with Moody looking after his flasks all the time but I don't feel it ruined anything __________________ Don't Panic!

12-05-2005, 09:31 PM	#4
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	i don't think it was ruined. this is what i think: good movie. good book-movie, maybe. but good movie. __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

12-05-2005, 10:07 PM	#5
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	It certainly wasn't ruined! I might have preferred a few things to be different, but I loved this movie. __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

12-05-2005, 10:17 PM	#6
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	hear hear!! [hear what? hear what i've got to say!] __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

12-07-2005, 03:31 AM	#7
The Witch-King of Angmar Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minas Morgul Posts: 143	ok, ruined was a little harsh... what do you think... 'degraded' the movie. __________________ *"Do not come between the Nazgûl and his prey"* I'm an Xbox Guy! Xbox Guys

12-07-2005, 08:57 PM	#8
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	it was a good movie, and the book was a good book...as a book movie, it was decent... __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

12-08-2005, 12:26 PM	#9
Yuizuiki Sapling Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WI soon to live in Conneticut Posts: 9	Barley any magic and they left out the blast ended scwerts and the dursleys why did they leave them out they were the best parts of the movie oh and they left out the riddle telling sphinx

12-08-2005, 05:36 PM	#10
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	Yeah, gotta love those screwts... Such pivotal characters they are... __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

12-08-2005, 09:25 PM	#11
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	i did want to see those, and-wait a second! YOU STOLE MY AVVIE!! WAAAAHHH! __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

12-09-2005, 05:23 PM	#13
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	yes...i looked forward to the sphinx... __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

12-10-2005, 12:54 AM	#14
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I'm going to change the thread title, because I like degraded better.

12-10-2005, 07:54 PM	#15
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	I was glad they left out the sphinx. It probably would have looked dumb (sphinxes are pretty awkward), and it would have slowed down the pace of the movie at a pivotal time. __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

12-25-2005, 08:59 PM	#16
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	i would've loved the sphinx, but maybe with more and cleverer riddles... __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

12-25-2005, 09:38 PM	#17
The Wizard from Milan Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 421	The movie was quite bad. I think the feeling of being rushed through scenes is what really killed it.

12-25-2005, 10:06 PM	#18
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	i don't! __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

12-25-2005, 10:59 PM	#19
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	My husband, who won't read the books, was thoroughly confused and has already announced he has no interest in seeing any more Potter movies. I thought the movie was OK and understand that a lot needed to be cut from such a long book to hold down the movie time. But there's much from the books that I missed.

01-01-2006, 01:23 PM	#20
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	As I've said before, I must await the dvd version but meanwhile, I really appreciate reading all your inputs...personally books contain so much more because we create in our minds while movies can only do so much, even with cgi. I've watched over and over again the first movies and anxiously await seeing the latest. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Last edited by Spock : 01-01-2006 at 01:28 PM.

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