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My favorite Harry Potter film is...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1 (2.3%)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
0 (0%)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
16 (36.4%)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4 (9.1%)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
12 (27.3%)
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
2 (4.5%)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
7 (15.9%)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
2 (4.5%)

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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #40 on: October 24, 2016, 08:04:36 PM »
Phoenix
Deathly Hallows II
Philosopher's Stone
Prisoner
Deathly Hallows I
Half-Blood Prince
Goblet of Fire
Chamber
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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #41 on: October 24, 2016, 08:10:54 PM »
pix, could you make a new poll and then just move all the posts to that thread and then we could all revote?

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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #42 on: October 24, 2016, 11:00:35 PM »
Sorcerer's Stone
Prisoner of Azkaban

Goblet of Fire
Order of the Phoenix
Deathly Hallows II

Deathly Hallows I
Half-Blood Prince

Chamber


I just keep going back to Sorcerer's Stone. It's a perfect opening that truly feels magical. Everything after Order of the Phoenix blurs together. I've been hoping to get the box set and would love to watch all the way through again.

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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #43 on: October 25, 2016, 02:27:01 AM »
Prisoner of Azkaban
Goblet of Fire
Deathly Hallows: Part I
Half-Blood Prince
Deathly Hallows: Part II
Order of the Phoenix
Sorcerer's Stone
Chamber of Secrets
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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #44 on: October 25, 2016, 04:48:00 AM »
I have no idea how to rate or rank any of these.
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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #45 on: October 25, 2016, 11:23:41 AM »
Has anyone who loves Azkaban read the books? A lot of my hatred is how much the book and movie differ.

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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #46 on: October 25, 2016, 11:27:09 AM »
If I go down that road I will end up hating all the movies. How does it differ more from the book than the other ones for you ?
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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #47 on: October 25, 2016, 11:49:05 AM »
Has anyone who loves Azkaban read the books? A lot of my hatred is how much the book and movie differ.

Not to go down this wormhole, but I agree with you that it differs a great deal from the book. More than any of the other films does from their respective source material. However, Azkaban is my second favorite film of the franchise because Cuaron is able to capture what it means to be a part of this world beautifully while still keeping the main points of the story intact. I love the world Cuaron creates in comparison especially to Columbus. Everything feels much more polished once we get to Azkaban as compared with Sorcerer's or Chamber.

I always try to separate out the source material from the adaptation. I know this is hard to do for some, and I respect those who want the film to follow the source to the letter. But to me, if I wanted to see the book again, I'd read the book again. The beauty of the adaptation, and in this case especially in Cuaron's adaptation, is that it is a different artist's perspective on the same story. I don't think you'd argue the bones of the story are the same as in the book, so what Cuaron is doing is simply being an artist and sharing how he perceives this world and this story. If that differs from your own, then so be it, and I understand it. But for me, it only enhances my experience of Azkaban all the more to see something just a little different than what we're used to.
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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #48 on: October 25, 2016, 11:53:00 AM »
It differs a lot in tone and spirit to me. It's much darker. Darker than the films will get until Half-Blood Prince. And it just seems rather gloomy all the time. The whole thing just feels like all the joy and fun of the rest of the series has been sucked out of it by a Dementor.

I'm fine with people making changes in adaptation. Most of the best adaptations do. But when the heart of a book is missing from its adaptation, I find it infuriating.

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Re: It has ended. Favorite Harry Potter film of the series?
« Reply #49 on: October 25, 2016, 11:56:01 AM »
That's understandable. I always felt the series became truly dark with the graveyard scene at the end of Goblet of Fire (book series I mean).

Also, I wanted to plug this thread for interested readers! It was a fun journey back in the day.
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