Do you think that the 'harry potter' movies are half as good as the books?

hello there to U...i'm a Harry Potter fan too...i love all it's movie episodes and versions...reading Harry Potter books is really cool too aside from watching it in movies... Well, basically, that's really true, the 500 pages long Harry Potter books cannot be fully represented in a movie...but it's really a good thing that they make it in a movie version too... Those people who haven't read the whole book and chapters of Harry Potter, they might somehow know what's the story of Harry Potter...and they get to know it and understand it... There are people who doesn't love reading but just loves to watch movies...so making Harry Potter's story in a movie version is really cool and good for those people who even don't know who Harry Potter is, and also for those who haven't read the Harry Potter book... Well so far, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was really a cool movie...although it has some different version from what the book really says...but i really do appreciate it... It's a good kind of movie to watch for especially for those who are so fanatic of Harry Potter...well, good for you, because you're a fan of Harry Potter...it's really cool to know...this is a cool discussion... Have a blessed day ahead of U...have a blessed Holy Week...may GOD BLESS U & UR family always!!!

I like the books better too. I think you're right that they're just too long to be adequately represented in cinematic format unless we want to have four hour movies and try getting ten year olds to go to a four hour movie. Dances with Wolves was bad enough and I'm a grown up or was at least a teenager at the time. Overall I think you can get a feel for the books from the movies but if you want the whole experience, read the darn book!

You are right they cannot be fully represented in the movies although for the most part I think they have done a very good job of it. The only exception to that is "The Goblet of Fire". They left a lot out of that one that really should have been in there. Other then that though I think they have done well with the movies and I can't wait to see the last three. If people can I would recommend reading them as well. They are excellent books with a lot to offer.

I only read the first Harry Potter book and I thought they did a decent job translating it to the big screen. Most movies, however, don't do the book justice. I think books transport you like no movie can. There are so many details and intricacies to a story that just don't translate. Also, I think stories create a different picture in each person's mind so what the director or producer got out of the book is probably not what others imagined when they were reading it.

I'm not a fan beause I have never read his books. I also have not looked at any of his movies. Honestly I really do not care too much about this character. Thats my opinion...lol..

I read about half of the first book. I found it uninteresting. I thought the "Series of unfortunate Events" series was much better, Although the movie rather sucked. I have seen bits of the HP movies and they don't interest me either.

Exactly my sentiments. The movie can not capture the mgic on camera nad plus due to time and technology constraints , they have left out a lot of things from the book. Same thing I found with the movie Lord of the Rings too. Sme movie makers just destroy the whole book by their unclear and hurried descriptions.

No, the books are much better than the movies. I didnot like the way they keep cutting out important parts in the movies.

They are on two different levels, the movies cant follow the books exactly or else they would be 6 hours long each. And in order to make the movie make sense some things from the plot need to be changed. Otherwise the changes to the plot would change the whole story. And the dobby thing, it's gonna cost way more money to have to have a computer generated house elf for something as simple as handing harry gillyweed as apposed to having neville do it. So I'm sure the movie company wants to save money. So if you're going to compare the two (books and movies) the books are better because there are more detail to certain things and more action, BUT if you think of them on different terms the movies are freakin awesome also.

I agree My daughters love the movies an I read all the books before the movies come out an I am always telling my girls you like the movie read the book its better an for deahtly hallows they keep asking me if harry lives I won't tell them all I say is read the booK there is no way they can make the movie half as good as the books were

I some of the movies I wish they would add in scenes that where in the book. I was really upset about how they introduced cho chang in the film. I wish they had done it better and correctly.

The first movie is the only one I really like. I like the way most of the actors play their characters in the other movies, but I hate how much of the books gets cut out. What really gets me angry is after listening to all the book fans say they were disappointed in the movies, instead of making a long movie for last book, they are cutting the movie up into two 105 minute movies (approximately) so they can just charge us double for one final go round...

i think the movies are better than the movies...

They haven't tried their best, they add cliche hollywood or childern movies stuff and that destroy the escense every book has and we love

I love the movies but I have never read the books, I want to get the complete collection for myself and for my grandson

i havnt seen ne and i hate tht drama

Movies can rarely cover the entirety of a book. The Harry Potter movies have been very enjoyable. I think Peter Jackson's "Rings" series is one of the best movie adaptations of books.

For me, movie version is nice because its really based on jk rowling herself. of course she is always work together with the director and producer, how to present the best picture for harry potter movies. Book also nice, but its more based on our imagination, we are reading it and we're imagining it, how the story begin in its end... yeah... actually in the movie not all parts are represented, but its nice also. Before i prefer to read the novel before watch them, but since i'm busy with my lab class, i have no time to finish the novel until now... so i prefer to watch the movie...

I agree the movies don't do justice for the books. In fact with the last couple of movies, I was disappointed. I felt they left a lot out and changed too much. Sometimes I wondered if I'd enjoyed it better by watching the movie first, which I could never of done. I know its hard to put it too screen, but I feel they could of done better. My hubby hasn't read any of the books and had a really hard time following the last couple of movies. Me and our daughter were explaining things to him the entire time. Don't get me wrong though the movies were good, but they could of been better in my eyes. There were things I hoped would be in the movie and though were important enough not to leave out, but I ended up being disappointed.

funny enough i have never read any of the harry potter books but i have seen the movies. It was good enough for me to follow, since you have read the books the movies can't to too far off can they?