On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:32:48 -0700, La Binsk <la_binsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>Keith wrote:
>
>>
>> I felt a little disappointed, because so much stuff was
>> cut. I happen to think OOTP justified its length as a
>> novel, so losing so much really hurt the film.
>>
>> It's not bad, by any means, but it should have been
>> so much... longer!
>>
>
>
>I agree, they left a lot of good stuff out. My mother, who has not
>read the books, found this movie confusing to follow along.
>
>Some of the stuff that I would've loved to see from the book:
>
>(1) Why didn't they include Lupin in the Order of the Phoenix (OotP)
>crowd when they were flying him to their headquarters?
>(2) They should've been more focus on Harry's reaction upon learning
>that his father wasn't quite the blameless figure he had been led to
>believe regarding Snape.
>(3) Why couldn't they have included more scenes showing the staff and
>students rebelling against Umbridge's reign of terror?
>(4) It would've been cool to see Mad Eye Moody, Remus Lupin,
>Nymphadora Tonks, and Arthur Weasley take on Vernon Dursely at the
>end.
>
>Yeah, it's not bad, but it could've been so much better - and a little
>bit longer. :)
>
>BTW, I just realized that David Yates, the Director of Movie 5, is the
>same guy who directed the highly-regarded British series, State of
>Play. I hope he does better when he takes on the next Harry Potter
>film, Movie 6.
>
>La Binsk
All in all, I think he did a fine job on OOTP. The book is
ridiculously long and there's just no way to satisfy everyone's wants
in a two-hour-plus film. My own preference would have been to see St.
Mungo's Hospital but that too was left on the cutting room floor.
Todd
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