Harry Potter filming Pisses Off Students

By Azad October 27, 2000 10:42 AM

Apparently, students at Oxford University are getting quite pissed off at the filmmakers of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the feature-film version of J.K. Rowling's book. The film is currently being filmed at Oxford, and security guards are reportedly frisking students whenever they approach the top-secret set, according to a report from Empire Online.

"If they see any of us with a camera, they try to confiscate it," a student at Oxford's Christchurch College told Empire Online. "Even if you put your hands in your pockets, they think you're up to something suspicious. It's completely upset life at college--and we don't even get to watch them filming." And I say, to hell with those bloody movie set bastards!

The movie is currently shooting in the college's cloisters, but entrances to the set are blocked by a combination of college and studio security. In other words, it's a bloody Rent-a-Cop combo pack. Filmmakers have also blocked off a lecture room that overlooked filming.

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RE: Harry Potter filming Pisses Off Student   reply

Posted by floater (norbert@scrofula.org) on October 28, 2000 8:06 AM

Um, using slang in reviewing international stories can have unwanted side effects. When you say "Apparently, students at Oxford University are getting quite pissed off at the filmmakers of Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone," it comes across like they're getting free kegs. Pissed being Drunk in that vernacular. Good journalism demands skilfull use of the language, you bleeding git. 
Cordially, Killbot's pater

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Posted by Acheron (denny@dtheatre.com) on October 28, 2000 3:55 PM

With all due respect floater, since EJ said "pissed off," he should be OK, because the British refer to getting drunk as "getting pissed" or "getting pissed up", not "getting pissed off." Good point though...

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 30, 2000 4:45 PM

Too much bad language in this column, set a better example for the people and kids of United States of America!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 31, 2000 1:51 PM

uh, who cares, i'm not going there

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 31, 2000 8:45 PM

Everyone else in the world curses in the media... its NORMAL. In fact, I read a few articles in FORTUNE that quotes the phrase "drop shit market" from CEOs and CFOs, etc.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 1, 2000 5:59 PM

Of course no one was commenting on the use of profanity in the article. Find something better to do with your time instead of embarrassing yourself on the internet.

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Posted by floater (norbert@scrofula.org) on November 2, 2000 4:16 PM

Ouch! Hoisted on my own petard!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 3, 2000 8:22 AM

You people have no life who cares about the fucking students at Oxford University it seems to me they are just whining babies. I have some advice guys (okay now pay attention)

GET A LIFE FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO BITCH ABOUT!!!!!!!

Do you need anymore? If you do well then you're just stupid and you need to shoot yourself to make the world a better place. We don't need the stupid people who whine about every stupid thing that comes along!
If you have a problem with me or with what I wrote please e-mail me at..... 
Decisiaon@hotmail.com

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 7, 2000 8:36 AM

Um, yes sir, of course sir. Just step away from the keyboard, and the nice men will give you something to help with that little insanity problem.

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Posted by sniep (samaneh_d@.com) on August 22, 2001 11:55 AM

I want to know when other part of this book publishe

scar concerns   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 6, 2001 7:53 AM

Breaking the "rules" here . . .

Does anyone know why the movie shows Harry's scar off to the side of his forehead?  It seems like a pretty big jump from the text that for something was done with simple makeup.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 6, 2001 7:54 AM

Breaking the "rules" here . . .

Does anyone know why the movie shows Harry's scar off to the side of his forehead?  It seems like a pretty big jump from the text for something was done with simple makeup.

scar concerns   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 6, 2001 7:55 AM

Breaking the "rules" here . . .

Does anyone know why the movie shows Harry's scar off to the side of his forehead?  It seems like a pretty big jump from the text for something that was done with simple makeup.