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Harry Potter is arriving sooner than expected. What does this mean for WDW?
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we prefer to be called mudbloods YO
krankenstein
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:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL:
Wow! I think that is your best post ever. :lol:
marsrunner
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The Potter movies are just so-so, especially compared to the books. There were scenes in book five and six that were just heartbreaking and made me cry (yes, I'm man enough to admit it) but the movies just didn't do them justice. In part five the book when Sirius dies it is heartbreaking. In the movie it was barely affecting at all, and Harry's reaction to it was nowhere near as moving as in the book. Same situation with a different character in six.
The biggest problem with the movies has been they are either slavishly faithful to the books to the point of just being paint-by-numbers and having no identity or soul of their own (1 & 2) or being haphazardly adapted books that seemed to just be trying to squeeze as many iconic moments from the books as possible (4, 5 & 6). Only number 3 managed to be a real movie that stood on its own apart from the books. I guess you can thank Alfonso Cuarón for that.
Anybody judging the quality of the books from watching the films is sadly mistaken in my opinion. The movies are basically a success in marketing. The books are actual quality. I wouldn't call them "classics" yet, but they are better than just about any fantasy series I've ever read, aside from The Lord of the Rings (not really a series!) and maybe the Shannara series.
I only wish that J. K. Rowling's protectiveness of the series that has been on such display in the theme park incarnation had made her demand the movies be a little better!
Oh, and for the record, I'm a hobbitphile, trekker, potter fan (whatever they are called), x-phile, and buffy and angel fan (don't know what those are called either!).
The biggest problem with the movies has been they are either slavishly faithful to the books to the point of just being paint-by-numbers and having no identity or soul of their own (1 & 2) or being haphazardly adapted books that seemed to just be trying to squeeze as many iconic moments from the books as possible (4, 5 & 6). Only number 3 managed to be a real movie that stood on its own apart from the books. I guess you can thank Alfonso Cuarón for that.
Anybody judging the quality of the books from watching the films is sadly mistaken in my opinion. The movies are basically a success in marketing. The books are actual quality. I wouldn't call them "classics" yet, but they are better than just about any fantasy series I've ever read, aside from The Lord of the Rings (not really a series!) and maybe the Shannara series.
I only wish that J. K. Rowling's protectiveness of the series that has been on such display in the theme park incarnation had made her demand the movies be a little better!
Oh, and for the record, I'm a hobbitphile, trekker, potter fan (whatever they are called), x-phile, and buffy and angel fan (don't know what those are called either!).
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
No one said you had to choose
I love being a Sith Lord and Potterphile
Sheesh...That makes me Waltist, EPCOT Acolyte, Jedi, Potterphile, Bionicle/Lego Nut, and History Geek.
Sheesh.:lol:
Captain Chaos
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Potterphile just doesn't sound right... it sounds... illegal :lol:
I still think Pottheads are the way to go lol...
RSoxNo1
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This also doesn't mean much, Rotten Tomatoes scores very rarely predict box office success.
That being said, until G-Force has a $160 million opening week, it shouldn't be in the same conversation as Potter. It had a decent opening week, and it just happened to coincide with a mediocre 2nd weekend for Potter, which was probably hurt a bit by the Wednesday mid-week opening. I figure G-Force will be in the $100-125 million domestic while Potter will be in the $250-300 million range.
CaptainMichael
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Which doesn't sound illegal?:brick:
maggiegrace1
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No...it just sounds like you are stoned..:lol:
RobGraves
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Dinoman96
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Fade_to_Blah
Member
I think people are surprised that G-Force (quite a stupid looking movie) had any chance of beating Potter in the second week, never mind actually beating it.
We saw G-Force and liked it, but I too was shocked it beat out HP. I expected HP to be huge again the second week. We have not seen HP yet, but will this weekend. We have seen all 5 and DH just tolerates them and I like them, but not nearly as good as the books.
I agree
I cannot think of one 8-12 year old that I know who has read any of the books. Only time will tell.
Lee
Adventurer
FigmentJedi
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That's not Simba, that's the Dingo Pictures knockoff of him from Animal World Soccer!:fork:
