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#195390
Topic
FanFiltration's Release & Feedback Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195390/action/topic#195390
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FF,

I haven't yet seen your edit but I'm hoping that works itself out in due time. Meanwhile, I'm considering my own hybrid edit of the Lynch and Smithee editions in hopes of taking advantage of the new anamorphic releases. I haven't attempted to manipulate video yet, but how did you fix the blue-within-blue eyes where necessary? Care to share any trade secrets? Any freeware or trialware programs that can do this? Is there any list of the scenes where this oversight happened to make access a bit quicker?

I'm also hoping to restore some of the deleted scenes that are in neither cut (I'll have to upsample them to anamorphic but I've gotten pretty good at that lately), use Irulan's (extended) intro and voiceovers, cut out some of the outright wrong fx shots, and who knows what from there. Right now it's only an idea in my head and nothing more. I'm still jonesing to see your cut. It sounds wayyyyyyy cool.

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#195201
Topic
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195201/action/topic#195201
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They're releasing them every 1.5 years. It's just easier for them schedule-wise since kids under 18 have very strict filming schedules due to labor laws in Britain. As of now, Daniel Radcliffe is only about a year older than his character so at the rate they're going, he won't be more than two years older by the time they complete the series. That's certainly acceptable.

They are indeed already filming movie five with an intended release in June '07. HBP will be Thanksgiving '08 and the final one will likely be Summer '10. It would be great if they could eek it out by Thanksgiving '09 since they'll all be over 18 by then and can work adult hours. Just 'cause I like HP movies over winter holidays vs in the massive push of summer blockbusters.

Check out MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron for all your great HP news.

Oldman has FINALLY been locked into returning for OOTP after threatening to walk for lack of a contract. That's good news.
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#195110
Topic
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195110/action/topic#195110
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Not completely. Kloves wrote to a mandated length. The original plan for Goblet was to make two 2-hour movies out of it. Alfonso convinced Newell to trim the book down to a 2.5 hour movie. Kloves wrote to that length.

Azkaban could have stood about five more minutes to tie up some loose ends.

Goblet of Fire could have stood about ten more minutes (past the length of the extended edition) to give it a bit of breathing space and to tie up some more loose ends. The Rita Skeeter subplot really needed to be completed.
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#194840
Topic
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194840/action/topic#194840
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The movies aren't inconsistent in any way. A few minor things get changed for simplicity's sake, but not out-and-out inconsistencies. That's one of the great things about them. But if you're a reader of the novels as we are in this house, you'll find yourself watching the movies and saying "why did they take [x] out of it?" This is more a problem since Christopher Columbus left. He may not have the eye for stunning filmmaking that Alfonso brought (or that Newell continued) but he was at least slavishly faithful to the books, which I found to be a refreshing change for the film industry.

Once movie seven comes out, you definitely should read the books though. So many great subplots that may not matter but certainly are fun.
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#194824
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HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194824/action/topic#194824
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You mean, like, Rita Skeeter being an unregistered anamagus discovered by Hermione, allowing her to be blackmailed in Order of the Phoenix so that the true story about Voldemort's return would finally be written by somebody?

This movie should have been four hours long. They should've stuck with making two movies out of it, releasing one at Thanksgiving and one at Christmas, then releasing it as one film on DVD.

Or at least shooting it with an Extended Edition in mind like PJ did with LOTR.
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#194796
Topic
EW's 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194796/action/topic#194796
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Teen Wolf Too was indeed in the list. Ghostbusters II and MIIB should be on the list before Matrix Reloaded or Oceans Twelve. Their greatest crime was not living up to the original. Other than that, they're quite enjoyable. They even admitted that Revolutions was worse than Reloaded, yet stuck Reloaded on the list instead. Faulty logic at best.

P.S. Here's the list again. Read through it and you'll know what's there and what's not.