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 Post subject: Re: Film: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
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It's especially worthwhile for fans of the books. The screenplay was written by Rowling and it shows. Her signature, her charm, her voice is all over this thing. I think it's probably the second strongest screenplay in the "Potter-verse" movies. And I'd absolutely put it in the top 5 (maybe top 3) of the Potter-verse films, too.

If you don't like Yates then I would lower your expectations. The writing is outstanding but it's still very much a Yates film. So, Len, you may not love it. But you should still see it because even if you don't think it's amazing, I'm guessing you'll find more than a few things to appreciate about the movie.

oh yeah i'm definitely going to see it...i enjoyed the trailer and expect it to be enjoyable overall

i suppose i should read the book too

The book this is "based" on isn't really a novel. So you can skip it. I just mean if you're a fan of Rowling's writing in general, you'll like this more than some of the other Potter films. She really put a lot of her style into the script.

yeah i'm a big fan of the books...i need to watch the yates movies again though...i think the only one i've seen more than once was order of the phoenix (i was really disappointed in it as it was probably my favorite book)

I totally get that. I thought it was actually one of the weakest books in the series and so I actually really appreciated the film version. I thought it streamlined the plot and was cut a lot of the repetitive stuff with Harry being a brat. That shit drove me nuts. The book was longer than it needed to be. Anyway... I thought the Deathly Hallows films were excellent. And Fantastic Beats is much more in line with their tone (visually) but with Rowling's trademark world building, humor, and depth.


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durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
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It's especially worthwhile for fans of the books. The screenplay was written by Rowling and it shows. Her signature, her charm, her voice is all over this thing. I think it's probably the second strongest screenplay in the "Potter-verse" movies. And I'd absolutely put it in the top 5 (maybe top 3) of the Potter-verse films, too.

If you don't like Yates then I would lower your expectations. The writing is outstanding but it's still very much a Yates film. So, Len, you may not love it. But you should still see it because even if you don't think it's amazing, I'm guessing you'll find more than a few things to appreciate about the movie.

oh yeah i'm definitely going to see it...i enjoyed the trailer and expect it to be enjoyable overall

i suppose i should read the book too

The book this is "based" on isn't really a novel. So you can skip it. I just mean if you're a fan of Rowling's writing in general, you'll like this more than some of the other Potter films. She really put a lot of her style into the script.

yeah i'm a big fan of the books...i need to watch the yates movies again though...i think the only one i've seen more than once was order of the phoenix (i was really disappointed in it as it was probably my favorite book)

I totally get that. I thought it was actually one of the weakest books in the series and so I actually really appreciated the film version. I thought it streamlined the plot and was cut a lot of the repetitive stuff with Harry being a brat. That shit drove me nuts. The book was longer than it needed to be. Anyway... I thought the Deathly Hallows films were excellent. And Fantastic Beats is much more in line with their tone (visually) but with Rowling's trademark world building, humor, and depth.

i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

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 Post subject: Re: Film: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
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i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.


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 Post subject: Re: Film: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
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durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.

he did half blood prince as well

i don't really remember the volume of his bratty qualities in the book, but i guess it didn't bother me

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 Post subject: Re: Film: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.

he did half blood prince as well

i don't really remember the volume of his bratty qualities in the book, but i guess it didn't bother me

Oh shit. Right. I was totally omitting that movie. *fart noise*

I dug that movie, too. But I liked that book (Prince) WAY more than the movie.


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 Post subject: Re: Film: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
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durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.

he did half blood prince as well

i don't really remember the volume of his bratty qualities in the book, but i guess it didn't bother me

Oh shit. Right. I was totally omitting that movie. *fart noise*

I dug that movie, too. But I liked that book (Prince) WAY more than the movie.

i liked the book more too, but it's still probably next to last favorite

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 Post subject: Re: Film: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.

he did half blood prince as well

i don't really remember the volume of his bratty qualities in the book, but i guess it didn't bother me

Oh shit. Right. I was totally omitting that movie. *fart noise*

I dug that movie, too. But I liked that book (Prince) WAY more than the movie.

i liked the book more too, but it's still probably next to last favorite

Really? Interesting. It's my second favorite book in the series. It's lower in my film rankings, though.


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 Post subject: Re: Film: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
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durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.

he did half blood prince as well

i don't really remember the volume of his bratty qualities in the book, but i guess it didn't bother me

Oh shit. Right. I was totally omitting that movie. *fart noise*

I dug that movie, too. But I liked that book (Prince) WAY more than the movie.

i liked the book more too, but it's still probably next to last favorite

Really? Interesting. It's my second favorite book in the series. It's lower in my film rankings, though.

i find sirius black kind of overrated, so clearly we don't see eye to eye when it comes to most things harry potter

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 Post subject: Re: Film: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.

he did half blood prince as well

i don't really remember the volume of his bratty qualities in the book, but i guess it didn't bother me

Oh shit. Right. I was totally omitting that movie. *fart noise*

I dug that movie, too. But I liked that book (Prince) WAY more than the movie.

i liked the book more too, but it's still probably next to last favorite

Really? Interesting. It's my second favorite book in the series. It's lower in my film rankings, though.

i find sirius black kind of overrated, so clearly we don't see eye to eye when it comes to most things harry potter

That's true. You'll probably hate Fantastic Beats.


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durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.

he did half blood prince as well

i don't really remember the volume of his bratty qualities in the book, but i guess it didn't bother me

Oh shit. Right. I was totally omitting that movie. *fart noise*

I dug that movie, too. But I liked that book (Prince) WAY more than the movie.

i liked the book more too, but it's still probably next to last favorite

Really? Interesting. It's my second favorite book in the series. It's lower in my film rankings, though.

i find sirius black kind of overrated, so clearly we don't see eye to eye when it comes to most things harry potter

That's true. You'll probably hate Fantastic Beats.

oh i highly doubt that

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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
i did see the part 1 of the deathly hallows twice, now that i think about it...i do think the last 2 were a big improvement on the previous 2 yates did

i never really understood the criticism of the harry being a brat narrative...he's a teenager with a terrible upbringing and the weight of the world on his back...it would be stressful for any moderately normal wizard and or human

I think Yates only directed three Potter films, right? The final three? Phoenix, Hallows 1 & 2...

The Harry being a brat thing made total sense. I didn't disagree with the choice, just with how much of it there was. It could have been edited down and had the same impact, I think. It was just too much. But, you're right. That was part of the point and she did a good job with it. It was good writing, that's part of why it was so effective. I just didn't like it and thought the movie handled that aspect more efficiently.

he did half blood prince as well

i don't really remember the volume of his bratty qualities in the book, but i guess it didn't bother me

Oh shit. Right. I was totally omitting that movie. *fart noise*

I dug that movie, too. But I liked that book (Prince) WAY more than the movie.

i liked the book more too, but it's still probably next to last favorite

Really? Interesting. It's my second favorite book in the series. It's lower in my film rankings, though.

i find sirius black kind of overrated, so clearly we don't see eye to eye when it comes to most things harry potter

That's true. You'll probably hate Fantastic Beats.

oh i highly doubt that

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i like that they replaced colin farrell with a much better actor


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i like that they replaced colin farrell with a much better actor

he's not in it? also, he's a pretty good actor

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Apparently spike has not watched "In Bruges".


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Apparently spike has not watched "In Bruges".

i will never forget your post praising this film after i recommended it to you

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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
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Apparently spike has not watched "In Bruges".

i will never forget your post praising this film after i recommended it to you

Post it for me


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He sucks in every other movie though.

Apparently Burt has not watched Daredevil (2003).


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Kaius wrote:
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Apparently spike has not watched "In Bruges".

i will never forget your post praising this film after i recommended it to you

Post it for me

i will later

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Apparently spike has not watched "In Bruges".

or once upon a time in shanghai


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