[Major Despard]

I saw Harry Potter 5 yesterday and much to my surprise... enjoyed it.

I think what made it better than the previous four films was that it didn't feel like a Harry Potter movie. I don't know quite how to explain it, but it was just different from the others. It seemed like they didn't try to rely just on the franchise's popularity to make money, but Yates (the director) actually tried to make a good movie.

What did everyone else think?

[Gameshark1313]

I thought it was more of a 6.8 or 7/10

[Major Despard]

I wouldn't give it 10 out of 10. I'd be more inclined towards 7 or 8. But it was a decent and entertaining effort.

[The_Heroic_Loser]

It made $45 million on Wednesday. I thought Transformers made a lot of money for a weekday, but HP blew it out of the water.

[Major Despard]

It's all the hype. It's a huge franchise - not to mention that it's coupled with Book 7 coming out next week. I don't know about over in the States, but here in Australia about every single news program put out a story about Harry and his pals.

[Gameshark1313]

I think J.K. Rowling should have released the book at midnight on 7.7.07

[Major Despard]

That would have been great - especially the way she could have marketed it with a whole 'seven' theme.

[Gameshark1313]

Originally Posted by Major Despard

That would have been great - especially the way she could have marketed it with a whole 'seven' theme.

I know it would have been awesome.

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I wish that they would have had the entire Department of Mysteries battle. If you read the book, you know what I am talking about. All the differant departments, all of them running. I also wanted to see Dumbledore make the statues come alive and fight too. Thqat would have been awesome also

[The_Heroic_Loser]

Originally Posted by Gameshark1313

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I wish that they would have had the entire Department of Mysteries battle. If you read the book, you know what I am talking about. All the differant departments, all of them running. I also wanted to see Dumbledore make the statues come alive and fight too. Thqat would have been awesome also

What?! They didn't show the entire thing? That sucks.....

[Gameshark1313]

Originally Posted by The_Heroic_Loser

What?! They didn't show the entire thing? That sucks.....

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Thye really only showed them running from the prophecies that were falling. Then they feell into the circular room (didn't rotate though) and left.