Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_ii/" target="_blank">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/...part_ii/</a> As it currently stands Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 has received a 95% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. That is the highest for any film since Prisoner of Azkaban. Not that reviews would have matterered but I think it is quite an achievement.
Originally Posted By irishfan It opened here in Australia on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning at midnight, and everyone who I know who have seen it have all loved it.
Originally Posted By mawnck Winnie the Pooh isn't doing so badly either ... <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/winnie_the_pooh_2011/" target="_blank">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/...oh_2011/</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug The Harry Potter film franchise runs like a well oiled machine. They deserve every kudo they are getting.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <-- is a loser. Stopped watching during the first movie when the car flew in out of the sky into the streets of the suburban London neighborhood. Never recovered.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Stopped watching during the first movie when the car flew in out of the sky into the streets of the suburban London neighborhood.<< That was the second movie, you monster!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA LOL! ecdc I was watching it on video with my daughter, and that sequence totally threw me -- and in my head I was like, 'eh, I'm out.' I've heard great things about the series, of course, and am glad it's brought joy to so many people -- seriously.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I was watching it on video with my daughter, and that sequence totally threw me -- and in my head I was like, 'eh, I'm out.'<< I can easily see how someone who's not read the books wouldn't love the movies. I think they're very enjoyable, good movies. But they aren't great, and they aren't great adaptations. Someone who reads and doesn't like the books--now that is a mystery to me. I'd like to think I'm well-read - everything from history to armchair psychology to classics to post-modern lit like Pynchon and DeLilo. I never have had so much fun reading as when I discovered a new Harry Potter book. I read the first two right before the third came out, then I was that grown adult waiting in line at midnight for the next ones.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 was an English major as an undergad so am very well read going back a long way -- and while I do not artisitically put Potter with say Lotr -- I can understand how a new generation would. It's written in language that is modern yet covers a topic which is not. It makes the stories more 'accessible' to a wide range of readers. Interesting enough easily to hold experienced readers like ecdc and yet open enough to attract new- younger readers. \ I have read them all-- and attended pre-midnote affairs for new releases as well- and I am old- I went with my kids ( now 26 and 16) who love the books. I give all the credit in the world to JK for creating something to get kids to read- so so darned important. As for the movies I agree- without the book background some things become more hazy and sequences seem more disjointed. They are a valiant effort, but as the books got longer and more involved- many of them could have been 2 films. Overall though a good job. The Lotr trilogy did a great job ( especially in directors cuts)- but even there some major occurances and one major character were left out...
Originally Posted By DyGDisney We saw the movie today and LOVED it! It was definitely one of my favorites, if not my favorite of the franchise. The theater was silent throughout the movie, with the exception of an occasional sniffle toward the end. No one wanted to miss a second! I checked out the reviews on RT and noticed the rotton review was Armond White. Go figure....:/
Originally Posted By skinnerbox HP&DHP2 broke the midnight preview record last night, taking in over $43 million. Previous record was Twilight Eclipse at $30 million. Earlier this year, someone started a thread about which film will win the summer box office derby. For some reason, I can't locate it. Was it removed? Anyway, I remember predicting that Potter had a very good chance of winning the summer. I'm going to stand by my prediction, given last night's ticket sales. Anyone else agree?
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 It's has number one locked for the year. Their projecting anywhere from 80-90 million from Friday alone. To put that in perspective, HP1 opened to 90 million ten years ago. On Stranger Tides, a film that has grossed a billion dollars worldwide opened to 90 million. I see it very much beating the Dark Knight's weekend record of 158 million. It's going to drop the rest of the weekend but I see a gross of around 166 million.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I actually created that thread where I thought Cars would win the summer. Which at the time I thought was a good bet.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Earlier this year, someone started a thread about which film will win the summer box office derby. For some reason, I can't locate it.<< It's right here: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-119740-P-1.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-1.asp</a>
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 92.1 million opening day <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=harrypotter72.htm" target="_blank">http://boxofficemojo.com/movie...er72.htm</a>
Originally Posted By dshyates Aw man, I stared choking up when the opening title came up. I felt so bipolar going back and forth from cheering to tears and back again. Minerva and Molly, you go girls!
Originally Posted By HRM It was ok.... I felt the beginning was kind of slow, and the 2nd park had no pacing; but enjoyed the movie given I paid EARLY BIRD special of $6.
