Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (film)

[SoCalGirl]

I saw it on Saturday and was disapointed about how much was cut. I make it a point to not re-read the books before the movies come out so that I can do my best to enjoy the movie.

Honestly the thing that absolutely distracted me the most was that in the opening scene you can clearly see that the actor who plays Dudley Dursley has a real scar in the same spot as Daniel Radcliffe's fake scar. I kept thinking, "Did he always have that?". How bizarre that he would get that scar in that spot!

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

I saw it on Saturday and was disapointed about how much was cut. I make it a point to not re-read the books before the movies come out so that I can do my best to enjoy the movie.

Honestly the thing that absolutely distracted me the most was that in the opening scene you can clearly see that the actor who plays Dudley Dursley has a real scar in the same spot as Daniel Radcliffe's fake scar. I kept thinking, "Did he always have that?". How bizarre that he would get that scar in that spot!

thats another thing....they kept his scar covered for most of the movie...altho his hair is cut a lot shorter....LOL

[christiangirl]

I say they make a theater version of the seventh movie, then make one that follows the book to a T and just put that straight to DVD for kooks like us who want everything in there, even if it will be 7 hours long.

[Soliloquy]

Didn't you guys hear the little line that snape dropped in Umbridge's office? (highlight): He pretty much cleared Cho of being the "bad guy" for outing DA. Umbridge summoned him to her office to give her more truth telling serum to use on Harry, Snape said something about her using it on students- including Cho. Everyone in the room looked at Cho like, ohhh ok so you didn't tell on purpose...

Also, there are mutliple interviews saying that sub-plots were left out due to the confusion it would create. In novels, it's rather easy to carry on a sub-plot without confusing the reader. The writer can rely on chapters to separate stories and word usage to ensure that it's absolutely clear. That's pretty hard to convey properly in a movie....

I haven't read the books yet because I hate having to wait for sequential releases, so I plan on starting to read them once the final one comes out this week. However, I have read the detailed outlines on wikipedia haha