What are your movie pet peeves?

[apollonia]

There are a lot of little things in the movies that are annoying to me, most of which have been pointed out. The acting is okay, but occasionally it's just so bad it affects how I feel about movie as a whole. I don't like movie all Ron that much either.

I think most of the little changes and minor details left out are not a big deal. The movies don't exactly have to match the books precisely. However, while PoA was my favorite, I was disappointed with the lack of explanation of the Marauders.

[rigdoctorbri]

My biggest gripe is adjusting or omitting interesting parts of the story to condense it down. Like since Dobby and Winky were completely eliminated from GoF, or the Gynosphinx in the Labrynth was axed.

I also don't like the total omittion of Peeves the Poltergeist. He is the life of the party.

Finally, what makes my skin crawl the most is ever changing layout of the school. The way they did it in the first movie was exactly how I envisioned it. I never pictured it on a high sloping hill. About the only part of Hogwarts that has not seemed to change much is The Great Hall.

[granger1019]

The only things I dont like about the movies is that they leave ALOT of the important (and not so important) details that are in the books. The 4th movie bothered me the most (even though I still watch it all the time) because I think they spent WAY too much time on the Tri-Wizard Tournament and not enough time on everything else that was going on the GoF. Other than that, I think the acting overall is good and I still love the movies.

[Kimagine]

I -- Really -- Hate -- That -- Bird. Couldn't they have omitted all of the bird scenes in PoA and added about 5 minutes of, say, the Marauders?

[Nairobi_Dawn]

I hate the fact that they all seem to lean toward Harry and Hermione as a couple (minus #2, I think it was good there). I hope OOTP is better, but it should right? I mean, I think HBP came out before they started filming...I can't remember...

[som]

Stupid lines, scenes and moments. I want my hp movies to be witty, smart, well-made and spellbounding. Is that too much to ask.

[merope988]

Originally Posted by mixedgurltuja27

There are a lot of things that bother me about HP the movies, and I'm sure that there are things that bother you all. So what bothers you the most?

Here are my top 5:

1) The acting, as a whole, sucks. Sorry to all you Dan and Emma lovers, but I really do not think that the two can act. And with their characters being the 2 most important that just makes the whole movie horrible.
2) Everything is wrong. The miniscule details that are everywhere in the book are changed for the movies. I understand that some things have to be changed for adaption purposes, but when you change that much it just bothers me.
3) Most of the books are left out. Sure, there's the time issue, but I go see movies to enjoy them, not to watch the time while I'm in there. Just make them extra long. I'm sure all the HP fans wouldn't object to that.
4) They have changed the characters somewhat from how they are in the book. Just little things that I noticed that really bother me. Emma's hair isn't bushy. Did anyone else notice that at some points in the PoA movie there was no scar on Dan's forehead?
5) Some of the actors, to me, don't fit their characters. Most of them do, but some of them I think would do better in other roles or not there at all.

I agree with the acting thing thay are bad but they do get better as the films go along.
in the GOF i didnt like it when harry goes into the chamber behind the G hall and dumbledore comes in and slams him against the wall and asks him if he put his name in the goblet. to me that just isnt dumbledore!!
also i dont think they got hermoine right she is to emotional in GOF.

[hedwig_3180]

The things that bugged me about the HP movies are:

1) Emma Watson as Hermione. No, no, no, no, no!! Her acting is not up to par for such epic movies (yes, THEY ARE SOOOO EPIC!!), and HER HAIR IS NOT BUSHY!!

2) I hate the way they cut so much stuff out and change things up! It happened alot in POA and GOF.

3) Dan and emotional scenes... eesh. Not good at all. Hopefully he will be better in OOTP.

4) I can't stand it when they take Ron's lines and give them to Harry or Hermione. And how they have turned him into such a scaredy-cat.

[morsmordre7]

Ack. What about the fact that the scar seems to be giving off air whenever "Harry get's mad" and the fact that it's sometimes not there, or in the wrong place.
I miss the Marauders!
Dan's emotional scene in PoA. Oh...god.
Hermione getting way too...pretty. Anyone seen that new OotP pic?
Ron, constantly being used for Comic relief.
Same with Draco.
Sirius not being introduced to everyone at the end of Goblet of Fire...
Number Twelve Grimmauld Place anyone?
Recently, I discovered, I hate Dumbledore's hat. Just chuck it, man...

[merope988]

another thing that bugs me is how posh emma and dan talk and the big words they use. i think rupert is spot on tho!!

Originally Posted by Hysteria

victor krum is already annoying me and i havnt seen the film yet! in the book he's not that well built is he? i thought he was supposed to be tall, thin, big nose and look rather depressing. but in the movie he appears to be built/strong and angry all the time.
also isnt cedric's hair is supposed to be dark? but i guess we can forgive that.

i agree, crouch jr hair was supposed to be straw colour as well, and from the first two movies dudley is ment to have think blonde hair.

[morsmordre7]

Originally Posted by morsmordre7

Ack. What about the fact that the scar seems to be giving off air whenever "Harry get's mad" and the fact that it's sometimes not there, or in the wrong place

And the color of his eyes...

[mac_attack]

emma's acting, dan's acting, other people getting credit for ron's lines...but most of all is how draco is comic relief!! he is going to be a death eater for crying out loud!! if someone hasn't read the books, they're going to be shocked that the guy who was no threat at all in the last 5 movies and mainly used for a laugh is suddenly this bad guy!! you have to lead up to it, not just throw it in there and hope it works out!! argh!!

[lethally_blonde]

I absoloutly hated, HATED, the dragon scene in GOF. I hated how the dragon was tied up and almost killed Harry when it was chasing him. The point of that scene in the book is to show how great Harry is at flying, how naturally he takes to it. ANd the movie made Harry look like a first year! That was my biggest annoyance in GOF.

[MissHufflepuff]

Hmm...here's a few.

Some of hermione's lines - like how she gets rons, harry's etc.
Most of Ron's lines
Hermione's fashioable clothes GoF
No giant-talk GoF
DD shaking harry
No hogsmeade, lessons, marauders map GoF
we've only ONCE seen a potion lesson - and that was jsut them writing in PS!
no mention of cedric being a hufflepuff
cho just no being in PoA, adn no oliver quidditch stuff
it took an age for them to notice the twins
And that's all i can think of for now

Originally Posted by mac_attack

emma's acting, dan's acting, other people getting credit for ron's lines...but most of all is how draco is comic relief!! he is going to be a death eater for crying out loud!! if someone hasn't read the books, they're going to be shocked that the guy who was no threat at all in the last 5 movies and mainly used for a laugh is suddenly this bad guy!! you have to lead up to it, not just throw it in there and hope it works out!! argh!!

oh i think it'll work! he's pretty nasty - and wether people take it seriously or not, you can see that. ANd from what i've heard, his moments in OOTP are limited but effective.....

besides, isn't that all part of the shock, like in the book and like snape? You know he's bad but not that bad...and then you realise.....

i think he's one of the few the films havn't totally messed up.

Originally Posted by yoshi2542

Dumbledore's constantly changing beard length in GOF. What the heck? One minute it's waist length, the next it's barely longer than Hagrids, then it's tied in different places, then it's tied tighter. I can understand the lack of continuity with the tie, but how can the length of the actual beard prop keep changing like that?! It's a minor thing, but it annoys me, as does the films insistence in having the twins finish each others sentences all the time. Enough!

hehe! that's oen thing i HAVEN'T Noticed!

Originally Posted by Queen_Beruth

Well I loved it.

This is what a good director does, instead of having his actors gawk stupidly at some uninteresting special effect and say "WoW" over and over, which was Columbus's idea of conveying magic.

i agree! I thought it was so good! it really gave us an insight - and wasn;t dhessy AT ALL!

And hte endings...POA had sucha cheesy screenshot, and the whole 'remember to write' thing really annoyed me at the end of GoF.
Sometiems i jsut sit there thinking....."WHAT? say something decent!!

[mac_attack]

i kind of wish there was a way they could've done hp as like a tv show or something. because tv shows get like 20-24 episodes a season...they could've made each book last a season or something. i know its not feasible and some 'episodes' could end up being really boring, but it would definitely be longer, so it could follow the book more closely and also focus on character development. i know it wouldn't work, but i'd still rather have that than a 2 1/2 hour movie that leaves out my favorite parts of the book and totally skimps on the characters besides harry.

[MissHufflepuff]

Originally Posted by musicalfan06

okay i havnt read all of these, so i dont know if someone has already said this, and i apologize if someone already has. i like all the actors. Some i think are better than others. But i think that Rupert is very natural and never over acts. That being said, sometimes I think he could do a LITTLE more. Like in POA when Malfoy calls Hermione "mudblood", Rupert just kind of stands there and waits for the next line or waits for the next event. That bugs me bc in the books, Ron goes crazy everytime Malfoy offends Hermione....I know that may be a stupid pet peeve, but i duno, it bugs me haha.

second, it bugs me how Emma clings to Dan ALL THE TIME! has everyone ever noticed that?? shes not just around him, she clings to him in all the scenes! it gives H/Hr shippers hope! haha just kidding...but that bugs me too! but like i said, i like them all!

i agree - ron's so misunderstood, but i can't blame rupert for that. especially when in CoS he tried to curse him for it!

also hermioen being too perfect in PoA - and yes, i HATE the clinging! it makes her seem like harry's equal - and therefore should-be girlfriend! and it doesn;t do the harry ron friendship much good!

CoS was just too cheesy in general. Everything from the loud music and chessy lines, to the ending...bleh!

Erm..i think some peopel are going a bit too far!
I mean..like DD's beard, harry's hair, a certain line or the way someone smiles or the fact the wherewolf lupin stood on two legs....most peopel don;t even slightly notice this!
i think um, we shoudl let them off a bit! it msut be really hard to know what to put in yet be a great filmmaker etc. too.
besides...i like a bit of difference, for originality. surely our lives don;t evolve aroudn thye filsm being EXACTLY like the books?
how about..pretty close and a good film with the right feel?

NEVILLE! I was waiting fo rthe bit about his parents..and then it was mentioned in a secodn in the pensieve...i don;t think i even heard it properly the first time. and snape being a death eater - it was washed over in seconds!

and sirius, and the lack of remus in movie 5 app.
i've always wished there was more focus on the background stuff like lessons and moments of character development instead of jsut the 3 main characters and the plot. my fav bits are almost always sidelined stuff.

Originally Posted by DaystromX

Why is it that people are constantly attacking the endings to CoS and PoA, but no one ever mentions PSS. The glee with which Dumbledore snatches the House Cup away from Slytherin, who never did anything particularly bad the whole movie, and who's head, Snape, was just revealed to have been a good guy all along, makes me really hate him (there was truely some fantasic grammar in that sentance.) I know that it happens in the book, but the way it's played in the movie makes me feel really sorry for Draco, not to mention all the nameless, blameless Slytherins. It leaves a rotten taste in my mouth.

oh i still thought it ended ok - at least compared to the others! lol!
It was a happy yet kind of sad note. He was leaving the magical world behind...... and the film didn't drag on NEARLY as much as CoS. the train lkeaving..aw..i kind of liked it! nad ro nand hermione went in a good way too.

ONe more thing: am i the onyl one who think the whole thing feels too...modern? Not only do i wish they;d link more, but i think POA was the only one where i thought hte setting was close to the early 1990s than 10 years later.
Everything seemed quite modernised. hmmm.

[jammi567]

Originally Posted by mac_attack

but most of all is how draco is comic relief!! he is going to be a death eater for crying out loud!! if someone hasn't read the books, they're going to be shocked that the guy who was no threat at all in the last 5 movies and mainly used for a laugh is suddenly this bad guy!! you have to lead up to it, not just throw it in there and hope it works out!! argh!!

but to be fair to them, they hardly knew that he was going to be a DE in the first three movies, and by the time HBP had come out, all of the filming for GoF had already been done. So to blame them for not making Draco more 'evil' is totally unfair to the different directors, writer and producers.

[mac_attack]

but to be fair to them, they hardly knew that he was going to be a DE in the first three movies, and by the time HBP had come out, all of the filming for GoF had already been done. So to blame them for not making Draco more 'evil' is totally unfair to the different directors, writer and producers.

thats true...maybe jkr should have hinted to them that he's more than just a schoolyard bully or something. i think draco's going to be such a big deal in the last couple movies, hbp anyway, that tom felton should be getting a little more screentime and some darker dialogue. thats just my opinion, though...

[DarkDaysAhead]

The only thing that really bugs me is the acting. I don't think Dan and Emma are all that good and I think Michael Gambon is a horrible Dumbledore.

[jammi567]

It's obviously good enough for the directors, so i don't see what you're complaining about.