Tea, Life and Harry Potter
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charliesmumFirstly, just want to say thanks for all the tea advice. I shall give it a go.
Secondly, thanks for the solidarity re: my second posting. Stupid real life has been getting hard lately, and it is very frustrating. I shall have to take it a day at a time, that's all.
Thirdly, I just returned from seeing Harry Potter. Wow. I think it was the best so far, and I venture to say it's because they finally got a British director.
Considering the amount of material they had to start with, I think they did a nice job of getting the core plot across without leaving anything essential out. *coughmaruadersmapcough* At first I was a bit annoyed that Barty Crouch Jr was with Voldy and Wormtail, but later I realised it helped exposit that particular thing without wasting too much time.
I thought the whole dragon scene was a bit silly, what with the dragon breaking free an all. Hello? She was guarding her eggs she wouldn't fly away. That was the point of having a breeding dragon. Dur. Still, it wasn't horrible, and the special effects were quite good.
I also think they didn't get carried away with the special effects. They didn't let their cleverness get in the way of the story, and that helped.
The scene with the DADA class was extremely well done - one second you're laughing and the next second it was extremely tense and serious.
They finally let Ron stop being a total dork, for which I am extremely grateful, and Hermione didn't get all the best lines.
The less that is said about the dress robes the better.
I can't wait to see how many suethor stories featuring the sadly misunderstood Barty Crouch Jr are going to pop up because that actor? Was pretty handsome.
Alan Rickman was obviously quite enjoying the scene where he kept thumping the boys on their head. That was a brilliantly done sceen. Exposition happened, we got a nice comic moment, and Alan Rickman got to mug it up a bit.
The whole climactic scene in the graveyard was nicely done, too. Voldemort, thank goodness, was not handsome.
Cedric was so cute, and that whole bit was really sad.
They didn't do the whole Rita Skeeter sub-plot, but Miranda Richardson was awesome in that role. She rocks.
Overall I went in at peace with the fact it wasn't going to be a retelling of the story, but rather a 're-imagining' and I think it was nicely done.
Anyway...I need to go to sleep. Or get drunk. I dunno.
Secondly, thanks for the solidarity re: my second posting. Stupid real life has been getting hard lately, and it is very frustrating. I shall have to take it a day at a time, that's all.
Thirdly, I just returned from seeing Harry Potter. Wow. I think it was the best so far, and I venture to say it's because they finally got a British director.
Considering the amount of material they had to start with, I think they did a nice job of getting the core plot across without leaving anything essential out. *coughmaruadersmapcough* At first I was a bit annoyed that Barty Crouch Jr was with Voldy and Wormtail, but later I realised it helped exposit that particular thing without wasting too much time.
I thought the whole dragon scene was a bit silly, what with the dragon breaking free an all. Hello? She was guarding her eggs she wouldn't fly away. That was the point of having a breeding dragon. Dur. Still, it wasn't horrible, and the special effects were quite good.
I also think they didn't get carried away with the special effects. They didn't let their cleverness get in the way of the story, and that helped.
The scene with the DADA class was extremely well done - one second you're laughing and the next second it was extremely tense and serious.
They finally let Ron stop being a total dork, for which I am extremely grateful, and Hermione didn't get all the best lines.
The less that is said about the dress robes the better.
I can't wait to see how many suethor stories featuring the sadly misunderstood Barty Crouch Jr are going to pop up because that actor? Was pretty handsome.
Alan Rickman was obviously quite enjoying the scene where he kept thumping the boys on their head. That was a brilliantly done sceen. Exposition happened, we got a nice comic moment, and Alan Rickman got to mug it up a bit.
The whole climactic scene in the graveyard was nicely done, too. Voldemort, thank goodness, was not handsome.
Cedric was so cute, and that whole bit was really sad.
They didn't do the whole Rita Skeeter sub-plot, but Miranda Richardson was awesome in that role. She rocks.
Overall I went in at peace with the fact it wasn't going to be a retelling of the story, but rather a 're-imagining' and I think it was nicely done.
Anyway...I need to go to sleep. Or get drunk. I dunno.
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on 2005-11-20 04:12 am (UTC)That and Neville dancing by himself were my favorite scenes in the movie. Neville is love, yo.
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on 2005-11-20 12:58 pm (UTC)Plus, it means more screen time for the sexay David Tennant, doesn't it? Never a bad thing.
Can't wait to see it. (Yes, I clicked on a spoiler warning without hsving seen the film. I'm living on the edge.)
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on 2005-11-20 03:46 pm (UTC)Am struggling to resist writing that. Okay, not the Sue part (if I can help it), but...that actor! ::becomes incoherent::
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on 2005-11-20 07:28 pm (UTC)*tries not to think naughty thoughts about his darting tongue*
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on 2005-11-20 07:43 pm (UTC)