I put on my robe and wizard hat: Harry Potter Movie 5/Book 7

Tono_Fyr · Post by **Tono_Fyr** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:20 am

I'll read the seventh book. I'll see the fifth movie eventually. I don't care for the movies. Moments in the book that I thought were amazing are almost completely skipped over or sped up.

But, damn, am I ready for it to be OVER.

Orwell · Post by **Orwell** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:15 am

As of 7 AM PST, 664,045 people have pre-ordered the book from Amazon, and the counter is updated hourly.

Kitsuner · Post by **Kitsuner** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:54 am

Kionon wrote:Movie!OotP

What's with the exclamation point?

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:14 am

Kitsuner wrote:
Kionon wrote:Movie!OotP
What's with the exclamation point?

this is a common thing in the harry potter fandom...

"movie!ootp" compared to "book!ootp"

i know one of my friends (female) who is going to dress as latex!snape for something O.o

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Wed May 16, 2007 12:37 pm

JaddziaDax wrote:
Kitsuner wrote:
Kionon wrote:Movie!OotP
What's with the exclamation point?
this is a common thing in the harry potter fandom...

"movie!ootp" compared to "book!ootp"

i know one of my friends (female) who is going to dress as latex!snape for something O.o

I'm the equivalent of a Trekkie for Potterdom. And I'm unabashedly proud of that fact. It just isn't very common for my weeabooness and my potterdom to intersect. When they do, it's usually because of animu style HP art.

SilversLightning · Post by **SilversLightning** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:00 pm

Now I'm half tempted too. Thanks

but you're gonna have to give me a couple of months because I don't actually own a HP costume ATM

godix · Post by **godix** » Wed May 16, 2007 4:20 pm

Actually I got a question and despite the sneering tone of it, I actually do wonder about this.

At the end of one of the movies Harry did nothing. Absolutely nothing. The phoenix racked up several thousand air miles saving his worthless butt from getting kicked though. I mean that little deus ex machina flew in like three fucking times while Harrys just standing around pissing his pants. Hell, the sole heroic deed harry eventually managed to do was defacing a book. Anyone drawing mustaches on their teachers in the school yearbook is just as heroic as Harry (and without the phoenix bailing them out of trouble over and over and over again mind you).

So my question is, was that scene accurate to the books? Are these novels so horribly written that the hero does nothing while lame ass deus ex machina's have to save the story? Not just once, but several times. I'm just curious if the movie just fucked up or if all potter fandom is the equivalent to that one really fat otaku who keeps going on and on about how great Goku is and how the latest naruto fight was so emotional they almost cried while even other otaku are saying 'dude, just get a fucking life'.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed May 16, 2007 4:42 pm

they got that scene right, but it was more of a plot device that they arent even going to touch on untill the 6th movie :/

Orwell · Post by **Orwell** » Wed May 16, 2007 4:43 pm

Not sure about the movies, but what I remember from the books, yeah. Deus ex machina all the way. No personal strength really tapped, nor immense suffering felt as it all falls apart with Harry to rise up.

SilversLightning · Post by **SilversLightning** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:32 pm

godix wrote:Actually I got a question and despite the sneering tone of it, I actually do wonder about this.

At the end of one of the movies Harry did nothing. Absolutely nothing. The phoenix racked up several thousand air miles saving his worthless butt from getting kicked though. I mean that little deus ex machina flew in like three fucking times while Harrys just standing around pissing his pants. Hell, the sole heroic deed harry eventually managed to do was defacing a book. Anyone drawing mustaches on their teachers in the school yearbook is just as heroic as Harry (and without the phoenix bailing them out of trouble over and over and over again mind you).

So my question is, was that scene accurate to the books? Are these novels so horribly written that the hero does nothing while lame ass deus ex machina's have to save the story? Not just once, but several times. I'm just curious if the movie just fucked up or if all potter fandom is the equivalent to that one really fat otaku who keeps going on and on about how great Goku is and how the latest naruto fight was so emotional they almost cried while even other otaku are saying 'dude, just get a fucking life'.

yeah that was right. I thought the phoenix was the best character in that film

AnimeMusicVideos.org

I put on my robe and wizard hat: Harry Potter Movie 5/Book 7

Re: I put on my robe and wizard hat: Harry Potter Movie 5/Bo

Re: I put on my robe and wizard hat: Harry Potter Movie 5/Bo

Re: I put on my robe and wizard hat: Harry Potter Movie 5/Bo