oh no, blame Jo, not me!

I'm really looking forward to this one. My fingers are starting to itch!!

Actually, what JKR said was that Dumbledore was not going to pull a Gandalf. (The family and I were there) I suspect it comes to the same thing, however.

I'm curious to see how they handle Sirius' "death" in the movie. I've never been convinced of his supposed death, though I won't be surprised if he doesn't show up in the final book.

Just saw the full preview in the theater. Looks cool.

I'm requesting off work the day of release and the day after DUH; so I can talk about it the whole day with friends.

There's confusion here because there are two debuts coming up. OOTP, the movie, and Deathly Hallows, the book. The last book.

yeah, I'm kinda excited. I know what happens in OOTP, of course, but not going to click on any alleged spoiler links.

HOLY CRAP! I'M GONNA SEE THE MIDNITE PREMIERE OF HARRY POTTER 5 IN CHICAGO AT THE NAVY PIER!
Yesterday, me and my girlfriend were in the Jewel parking lot and I was getting ready to go to work but first we were calling to a local pop station Kiss FM 103.5 to win Harry Potter tickets for the premiere Tuesday nite. And, we were the 103rd caller and won! The exact 103, out of like, who knows tens of thousands of callers.

How's them apples.
Prolly the luckiest I'll ever be for 20 years.

Well, hope this thread doesn't die because the movie is decent and the 3D fight scene (at IMAXs) is freakin' sweet. Go watch. Only 7 days til the book YES!!!

Here's Steven King's column on the ending of an era:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,2004...044682,00.html

A fine elegy. I kinda hope the salesclerk who rings Stephen King up gives him a hug.

Wow! Congratulations
I say go with the gamblers' fallacy and consider yourself a luck magnet for the next few days.

I'm looking forward to the film, but it will be a while before I can see it due to finances. Doesn't stop me trying to glean hints from the trailers though!

I was so disappointed when I first saw Luna Lovegood in the promotional material. NOPE, I thought, ALL WRONG! But having seen her interviewed, and a couple of clips, I think they were right to go for character rather than sticking strictly to JKR's exact physical description.

I like the look of the thestrals too - very close to what I imagined.

I assume they've ditched quite a few sub-plots in order to fit it all in?
I just hope they got the atmosphere right - the trailers are quite gung-ho, whereas to me the book sank quite deep into repression and Harry's despair before rallying into rebellion.

Looking forward to - Grimmauld Place, Harry writing his lines in blood on his hand, the tea shop scene.

Ibbie, the YouTube was a complete scream!

I saw OOTP over the weekend. It was slower, more introspective, and less bubbly/actiony than earlier ones, true to the feeling of the book, I think.

Great casting of the new characters. Luna Lovegood, Tonks, Bellatrix LaStrange, and Dolores Umbridge all great! The Phelps twins look uncannily like they could be Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley's) real sons.

The acting, characterizations, and emotions were all fantastic. The director did a great job and the young actors have come a long way in their craft.


They left out the swamp, though. :(