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A Couple Of Readers Report From Cinema Expo Amsterdam! KUNG FU PANDA! BEE MOVIE! HARRY POTTER! And BEOWULF Footage!!

FIRST!!! by complexion	Jul 1st, 2007 10:04:33 PM
first
second! by darrenspool	Jul 1st, 2007 10:05:29 PM
awesome.
Third by Veni Vidi Vici	Jul 1st, 2007 10:09:20 PM
looking forward to Harry Potter.
harry potter dies? by darrenspool	Jul 1st, 2007 10:10:08 PM
great spoiler warning btw.
do people know how long it takes to make a movie? by waggy	Jul 1st, 2007 10:24:25 PM
300 came out a couple months ago. Beowulf has been in development and then pre-production for years. Hardly what I'd call a cash-in. Have to admit though, i am a little worried about the "doll effect", so that part of the review does worry me a tad.
CGI Hopkins by theBigE	Jul 1st, 2007 10:31:24 PM
That's a funny thought - more Hannibal films! That Panda and Bee Movie sound terrible, and as a dad that has to take kids to these things, I'm not looking forward to them.
What's with critics impatient for the end of Potter? by Drath	Jul 1st, 2007 10:34:06 PM
This is the second critic I've ready bitching about how this movie is such a chore because the good stuff is in book and movie 7. What the fuck are you people on? The journey is the thing! And Sneep? What is that, some fan wanking pet name for Snape or does he just not know the character's name? Oh hell, like anyone cares what reviews the movie gets. I just want them to get back Cauron and Williams for one more movie.
Try reading up on MoCap people... by Slavestate	Jul 1st, 2007 10:46:46 PM
Inform yourself.
Is reading about MoCap any better than watching it? by Flip63Hole	Jul 1st, 2007 10:52:48 PM
Regardless, I'll pass on both...
Where's the real reviews? by Smokin Doc Cottle	Jul 1st, 2007 11:06:37 PM
Dolphins or Bulldog? Willie's Wonder or White Widow? You know what I mean! Personally, I prefer Dolphin's "house" brand. They have a vaporizer, too! Smokin, cause I got em!
Kung fu Panda by jsm1978	Jul 1st, 2007 11:10:10 PM
Reading that little blurb, first thing that popped into my head was "Beverly Hills Ninja".
Yes, Harry Dies! by vampirepacman	Jul 1st, 2007 11:21:25 PM
He's killed by Sneep! Damn you Sneep, I trusted you!
Well, Seven movies is quite a bit. by lost.rules	Jul 1st, 2007 11:24:20 PM
I mean Star WArs only had six, and it could've ended after two. Still love Harry Potter, though.
Beowulf is definitely NOT being made to cash in on 300 by Canada's King	Jul 1st, 2007 11:25:53 PM
Seeing as how Beowulf was in production a year before 300 even started filming. That's all I really have to say.
Hairy and Sneep and Hermyionee and Won by lost.rules	Jul 1st, 2007 11:27:54 PM
Plus, Dumbbelldoor. All classic characters.
Is Mark Single a really articulate 8 year old? by DOGSOUP	Jul 1st, 2007 11:49:27 PM
I keed I keed but still...not helpful whatsoever.
Harry Potter Dies? by DarthDooku	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:10:53 AM
Well, we don't know that for sure....
Death in Order of the Phoenix (Spoiler) by Gorrister	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:16:51 AM
The death of Sirius was very sudden in the novel and, in my opinion, anti-climatic because of it. There was no warning whatsoever and even when Sirius fell through the veil, the reader wasn't entirely certain if he was dead or not since we didn't know what the veil actually was. So, if it's true that the death of Sirius Black in the movie isn't as dramatic as it is in the novel, then that is really saying something, considering that it wasn't that dramatic to begin with. Of course, Harry's reaction to the death is where all the drama came from. His fury with LaStrange and his eventual willingness to resort to using an Unforgiveable Curse.
You better be talking out of your ass by TiVo1138	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:24:56 AM
when you say that Harry Potter dies in book 7.
Guys... by TheRealMoriarty	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:25:45 AM
... he was saying, "If this sort of thing happens in Book seven, would it affect people's desire to see the films?" He doesn't have spoilers for the book.
Sneep, Snape by CranstonS	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:27:07 AM
Come on, people, cut the guy a break. Didn't anyone notice that the screening was in Amsterdam? The guy's Dutch, and in Dutch "ee" makes the "ay" sound, as in Snape. So it would probably be spelled Sneep in any translation of the books.
Most versions of Beowulf... by Bungion Boy	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:36:32 AM
describe Grendle as an enormous monster that when he enters the great hall and eats all the people at the banquet, occupies the whole room with his massive body. Also there are usually passages about being so fat that there are decomposing corpses in the rolls of his fat. I'm all for RZ reinterpreting it and look forward to seeing Crispin's take, but I also would love a really traditional version. There haven't been many film adaptations of the story. The ones that have been made are pretty bad and have minimal budgets or, worse, are on the Sci-Fi channel. I'm hoping for goodness here, especially because the cast is so good. I actually liked Polar Express more than most people I know so maybe this film is meant for me.
Dammit CranstonS... by vampirepacman	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:39:18 AM
Why do you have to educate me? I enjoy being ignorant.
color me dumbq by BadMrWonka	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:50:34 AM
but I had no idea Beowolf was mocap...I thought it was plain ol' live action. I'm a little dismayed. I hated the polar express, and I spent 300 trying uncomfortably to supress my obvious erection so my date wouldn't see it. now they're gonna mess with one of literature's greats? what's next? Michael Bay's "History of the Pelopponesian War"?
"Jeffrey Katzenberg said that they hope to turn... by Mr_Incredible	Jul 2nd, 2007 02:46:12 AM
into a Shrek-like franchise." Oh great, more unnecessary sequels to look forward to. Anyway, WALL-E is going to kick Kung Fu Panda's ass.
Harry Potter probably won't die by Sheeld	Jul 2nd, 2007 04:27:27 AM
Why? Because everyone is pretty much expecting it to happen, and Rowling has been pretty savvy in coming up with neat little twists and surprises for all of the previous books, so why not for the last one? Then again, it would make a lot of sense if he did die. We'll see.
About the Beowulf preview by 300spartansinhell	Jul 2nd, 2007 05:24:26 AM
Doesn´t sound promising, but then I don´t believe everything he says. First about that 300 and Polar express comparison. If it really looks close to those movies, then I´m all in, as long as there is "no dead eyes". That the actors faces look cgi is just fine with me. That´s why I want to see the film. I want it to look like a moving painting. And the giant cgi angelina head: could it be that it was a close up wich made her (or her head) look like she is giantish. Can´t wait for comic con and what the reports will say then.
I couldn't understand this thing right here... by ELGordo	Jul 2nd, 2007 06:49:31 AM
"Pretty hilarious, but most of the young kids who’ll also want to see this movie will not know who these persons are. I hope the movie will not take this direction." So you don't want the film to be hilarious? Because kids might not get it? Idiot.
Relax, Harry isn't going to die in book 7. by ExcaliburFfolkes	Jul 2nd, 2007 07:17:36 AM
The prophecy says that either Harry or Lord Voldemort must die for the other to live. Therefore, if Harry were to die in book 7 that would mean Lord Voldemort would survive, which admittedly would be an unexpected twist, but isn't very likely.
Harry Potter by antonphd	Jul 2nd, 2007 10:48:27 AM
If Rowling spent 7 books making us care about Harry escaping from being abused to finally finding a life but having it in turmoil because of Voldemort and have him fight all the way thru these 7 books just to have him die... there will be no way that Rowling will be able to show herself in public. She'll go from beloved to hated in every country the book is in print. I doubt she want's to become a world wide hated individual, so, my money is on Harry winning in the end.
About the 300/Polar Ex comparison by Slavestate	Jul 2nd, 2007 11:18:45 AM
Its a bunch of feldergarb. Wouldn't you think that in the years since Pol. Ex. was shot that the technology has come a long way? I think you'll all be pleasantly surprised once the movie comes out. I'm deffinately looking forward to it. Especially in IMAX.
Lekker neuke in de keuke by Dwide Shrewd	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:52:25 PM
I'm loving the contributions from AICN Amsterdam. Go down to the Bulldog and smoke a big bowl with Sneep for me.
I'll wait and see for myself, thanks by skycrapper	Jul 2nd, 2007 02:45:20 PM
Cause the production art from Beowulf looked pretty awsome and I could care less that I'm watching CGI.
I am hoping HP book seven ends like this . . . by Ingeld	Jul 2nd, 2007 02:46:41 PM
with him waking up and it was all a dream. He is still ten years old, sleeping under the stairs and being abused by his aunt and uncle. He is not a wizard; there is no Hogwarts. He is just one of the hundreds of thousands of kids who are abused every year. Now, that reality slap ending would make me respect Rowling.
Mark should fucking stay Single too... by s00p3rm4n	Jul 2nd, 2007 03:23:12 PM
"A lot easier to swallow was KUNG FU PANDA." Shut. The fuck up.
balls by ephor	Jul 2nd, 2007 09:04:48 PM
who started this shit about CGI extravaganzas and gore-fests making people's balls explode or giving them hard-ons?!? why does every review from every hack geek have to reference their genitals as a means of understanding their opinion of the film? And dude, was your confession of hiding your erection from your GF during 300 your way of coming out? I'm fine with that. I'm gay myself but fuck... your cock is not capable of objective cinema criticism so just use your brain and tell us what you think.
Why does Mark think Bee Movie should be for kids? by Dreamwriter	Jul 3rd, 2007 02:27:22 AM
He sounds like he's complaining that kids won't get the jokes, and that he's disappointed about that fact. Why? Whomever stated that that was a kids' movie? Kids wouldn't even get the pun in the title. Face it, Seinfeld and his friends aren't children's movie writers.
Colbert has an advance copy of Deathly Hallows by Gorrister	Jul 3rd, 2007 06:26:22 AM
He gave away the ending. Harry Potter wakes up in bed with Suzanne Plachette.
The book could kill Harry and still have a happy ending by Gorrister	Jul 3rd, 2007 06:31:52 AM
Everyone seems to assume that if Harry is killed, it is due to his trying to kill Tom Riddle. However, Rowling has also stated that she doesn't want someone writing sequels twenty years or so down the road (whenever her copyright runs out). Rowling could very easily devote an epilogue to giving readers the rundown on Harrys life after defeating Voldemort. It could say something like: Harry became Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, got married, had lots of kids, became Headmaster and eventually died of old age after a long and relatively boring life.
The book was too long.... by rudyfb	Jul 3rd, 2007 07:37:19 AM
What a dyslexic moron... I'll watch the HP movies as i've always seen them; on DVD
Bungion Boy: "Most versions of Beowulf..." by CatoTheCensor	Jul 3rd, 2007 09:18:11 AM
What the fuck are you talking about? There's only one version of Beowulf, from manuscript Cotton-Vitellius A.xv. And nowhere in the entire poem does it say anything about Grendel's rolls of fat. What the hell are you talking about, you illiterate cow? In fact, the descriptions of Grendel are vague and almost dreamlike. He does have a strange baleful light, "leoht unfæger," that shines from his eyes. Nothing funnier than attempts at literary criticism on AICN talkbacks.
Comments from Mark Single by MarkSingle	Jul 4th, 2007 06:25:25 AM
Hi guys, surprising to see that my report on the Cinema Expo had such a big impact on some readers. I hadn't realized that I had written a controversial piece. Hahaha! It's okay to be burnt for this, I don't mind. But let me then burn for the right reasons. 1- First of all: this is a personal view on Bee Movie, Harry Potter and Kung Fu Panda. Anyone who has actually seen the movies (or the parts that were presented) is very welcome to disagree with me. 2- Sneep is the Dutch translation for Snape. My mistake. Thanks, CranstonS 3- As everybody knows, the last Harry Potter book will be released by the end of July. So I haven't read it yet. My only point is: when the movie Half-Blood Prince is released, everybody knows the ending of the saga. Suppose Harry does die in the final book, isn't there a chance that people will want to skip movie 6? 4- Bee Movie is a film that will probably cost a lot of money. Therefor it must attract a lot of people to be able to make a profit. The scenes I saw were so colourfull that children will be drawn to it. But if you fill the movie with jokes only meant for adults the story will be out of balance. If you present Bee Movie as a picture for the whole family, let them please make a family picture as well. So that's about it, folks. Don't you just love these talkbacks?!

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