Potter 4

[Anni is malfunctioning]

I partly agree and partly disagree. We needed that scene for exposition and plotty stuff - the 'real book stuff' which had to be re-set to the great hall to a) provide a backdrop, b) provide oppurtunity for other book stuff (such as fred asking angelina to the ball) and c) make it work because that had to cut some major stuff out of the film because there wasn't time. So theat bit had to be in there anyway. The build up to snape hitting them took... 10, 20 seconds of cinematography. And it provided some much needed humour. Because all the other humerous bits in the book required too much build up. SO I would disagree. I'm glad they put that in. It also gave Alan Rickman a chance to actually be in the film.

Other bits, however, such as the dragon chase, should have been very much cut down and replaced with booky stuff.

[Mary]

I saw this on 23rd November so it has faded a bit but I thought it far and away the best so far. I haven't read the book for a while but I thought it was not great, though not as bad as 5 (6 has picked up again). So I didn't miss as much as some of you did. Am verty happy never to see Dobby again.

It is funny what you guys home in on - I can't remeber a single boy in a tree. I must see it again! Sorry you all hate Michael Gambon - he is my first choice for Dethridge.

I really think Radcliffe, Grint and Watsion are all bad actors but the adults carry them quite well. Loved the underwater scene. I've written a review on www.armadillomagazine.com but you won't be able to read it without subscribing till March 20th. However you can read my reviews of the other three and LOTR there for free in the archive.

Mary

[Duchessa]

lol, i agree with michael gambon for dethridge!!! He's be perf.

I am SO glad you guys liked by little/LONGlist. BOY UP TREES 4EVA!

lol, yah, Barty Crouch Junior - not as good as cedric but still YUMEEEEE...that is one doctor who i will be keeping an eye on. Actually i kinda pictured david tennant as Guido.....Anyway, Can't wait!!
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[Lavita]

At Last!!! - Someone else who likes Michael Gambon! He's a really good actor and I think few of you like him because he presents Dumbledore differently.

No doubt this is so Harris-style wasn't 'cloned' to which you would no doubt complain about also. Ok so he differs from the book but i think Dumbledore in the book is slightly monotonous which can make him predictable. Gambon gives an interesting new cast to the character

[Duchessa]

See, thing is, i actually think he's how i imagined dumbledore anyway....he's so much more lively than richard harris was! Dumbledore's meant to be an old man who, at least in spirirt, doesn't appear old!
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[Lavita]

i think it was a case of "the deception of the long white beard"

[Duchessa]

haha, know what you mean there.
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[Lavita]

How do you think Richard Attenborough would have fared as Dumbledore?

[Rosie]

dang you name all these dudes and i have no clue who these actors are. gimme a sec.

rosie

[Rosie]

ok. well if u put a long beard on him, he'd b ok. i don't kno enough about his acting 2 kno how he'd do.

rosie

[Lavita]

he's class actor. Played John Hammond in Jurassic Park

[Duchessa]

wow....he would have been GREAT!!!

Ok, here's the thing....i am going through an OBSESSIVE HARRY POTTER RENAISSANCE just now...seriously...not good...

was soooo funny though coz we broke up on wednesday and had a half day so me and my fellow harry potter whackos decided to come back to mine for a hp marathon. Oh yes....ALL FOUR in ONE NIGHT!!!!!

Agenda:
Harry Potter 1:
- Laugh at how incredibly young they all were.
- Mock Harry's pronounced "waggling jaw" reaction to....well....anything
- Applaud Draco and Ron for being the only good child actors in the thing
- Ponder whether or not Quirrel would actually have made a better Lupin
- Drool over Oliver Wood and his sexy Scots accent
- Replay that bit when Oliver Wood rolls around on the ground with a Bludger about eight times
- Sneer at Hermione's CRIMPED hair
- Sneer at truly vile ending
- Throw things at Emma Watson

Harry Potter 2:
- Moan on about how bad this one was
- Decide Dobby looks like President Putin
- Drool over Oliver Wood AND sexy evil Tom Riddle
- Have long discussion about whether or not they'll bring Tom Riddle back for all the penseive moments in movie six
- Realise have missed half of film due to Tom Riddle-obsessing
- Decide don't care as this film is crap anyway
- Discuss legal repercussions of Jason Isaacs' nicking Legolas' wig...
- Throw things at Emma Watson

Harry Potter 3:
- Feel faintly disgusted as Aunt Marge spontaneously Violet Beauregardes and we all get a lovely flash of old-lady-underwear.
- Laugh at Harry when he kicks the bedside table, pondering how he seems to have aged about four years over the course of one summer holiday.
- Jump for joy at how good the knightbus is, even if it is piloted by a legally blind man and a shrunken head (?) on crack.
- Wonder how Tom the Inkeeper turned into Quasimodo
- Try to supress "shiiiiiiirrrrre....baaaaaaagggginnnnsss" moment when Dementors appear.
- Cringe at how ugly Lupin is...
- Get out a copy of Macbeth and sing along with the Richard Harris Memorial Toad Choir
- Have heated discussion over merits of groovy new Dumbledore
- Have FIGHT over merits of groovy new Dumbledore
- Spill hot chocolate everywhere
- Sulk for ten minutes at apparent emigration to Peru of Oliver Wood
- Sulk even harder at Sirius' absolutely foul teeth
- Wonder whether Viggo Mortensen could have done it better
- Witness gay love-hug between Lupin and Sirius
- Decide Viggo Mortensen could DEFINITELY have done it better
- Groan at Lupinwolf's absolute lack of similarity to any form of wolf...
- Sigh at Emma Watson's apparently constant need to touch, kiss or hug Harry and Ron.....all the time
- Nod off during confusing time-turning part
- Wake up to find it is time for number four, thank God
- Oh.....and throw things at Emma Watson

Harry Potter Four:
- Jump for joy!!!! Yay! This one's full of boys!!!!
- Feel genuinely sorry for Frank Bryce
- Tell friend to stop crying coz we don't feel THAT sorry for him.....
- Sigh as Hermione turns up again, with her hair even more NOT BUSHY than usual
- Seeth for several reasons....ahem...ton-tongue toffee??? Letter with a million stamps?? Exploding Fireplace?? Mrs Weasley??
- Decide that this doesn't matter as Cedric swoops gracefully down from tree
- Ponder how someone that gorgeous could possibly have been sired by mole-man father
- Design big signs saying "Cedric I love you"
- Marvel at really cool stadium
- Start to unfold arms.....maybe it's not so bad....i mean....they've got the leprechauns....the cool stadium....Cedric....
- WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT??
- WHERE DID THE QUIDDITCH GO?
- Fume
- Decide Fleur is the least attractive Veela we've ever seen
- Decide Cedric is prettier
- Get all mushy when Cedric puts his name in the goblet with his hair all wet
- Have HUGE FIGHT about Viktor vs. Cedric
- The Cedric side wins. Huzzah!!!
- Sigh as Harry talks incessantly
- Applaud Brendan Gleeson for being a truly brilliant/beserk Moody
- Boo Emma Watson for finding a reason to cry in every single scene.
- Yawn a lot at boring fight
- Get truly squicked out by foul giant love
- Scream at pointlessness of dragon scene
- Applaud Rita Skeeter, also, for trying to perv on Harry AND cedric
- Wish we had balls at our school. Sigh at Cedric's arm-garters. Throw things at Cho Chang.
- Mock Hermione's odious stair descent "trip, trip trip trip trip!"
- Get bored with all the aaaaaaaaannnngst
- Shudder at naked Harry
- Yell at Cho to SAY THANK YOU when Cedric saves her from watery doom
- Scream with grief as Cedric dies
- Scream with grief as Voldemort puts foot on face of Cedric
- Scream with grief
- Scream with grief at heartbreaking return to Hogwarts
- Scream with grief through rest of film
- Decide film was actually very good, whilst still screaming with grief
- Oh yes and throw things at Emma Watson

wow....i had a lot of spare time...
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[Lavita]

*has just fallen over in a laughing fit*

[Duchessa]

*looks pleased with herself*

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[Anni]

Ack! You missed out all the parings and slashiness you shout at the screen! cedric/harry! Ron/Mcgooglals! Cedric/Misc Hufflepuffs! Harry/Ron! THERE WAS SO MUCH HILARIOUS SLASH!

...

Harry/Voldemort!

Come on. You were totally thinking it.

...

Well. I was.

[Rosie]

HA HA!

Seriously. I'm not joking. Harry and Voldie have a closet, secret bittersweet angsty romance. It's tragic. They have to try and hide their love from the world by disguising it as hatred, but sometimes they cannot help themselves! They canot deny their hearts! Their love is all consuming, ever burning, greater than life or death! Nothing can stop their true feelings for each other!

...

Step AWAY from the crack, Anni...

[Duchessa]

um......yeah.....yeah....just what i always suspected......gimme CHoCedric any old day.


Actually, that's a thought, (just so's i can move attention away from my list and stop Anni giggling manically about Good vs Evil making a great couple...)....who do you guys all 'ship for Harry Potter?

Pairings I LOVE:

CedricCho (yeah, i know Cho annoys people but they're so cute together and so ignored in the film!)

RemusTonks (AWWWWWWW!!!!!)

HermioneRon (duh)

Pairings I tolerate:

HarryGinny (one word....eh....)

JamesLily (ok, fine...even though you ALL know how when Harry and Ginny get married (which they will), EVERYONE is gonna comment on how much Ginny looks like Lily and how much Harry is like James yadda yadda yadda...yawn...)

Pairings that bother me

GinnyDraco (Where did this even come from? Seriously, they do not even know each other!)

HarrySnape (No...just no...)

Inter-Maruader pairings (I'm too much into JamesLily and RemusTonks to like these, sorry to all you RemusSirius shippers)

HermioneCedric (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)

HermioneHarry (well...obviously.....seeing as how I'm a HermioneRon shipper.....i would have to say - DOUBLE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)

ANYTHING to do with Mundungus...(heehee)

u guys?
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[TruBellezzan]

I thought Harry and Ginny were cute........ definitely not Harry/Cho, though.... that was a bit weird. I don't think harry and ginny are getting back together though... or at least, that's what J.K.Rowling said. I think that's mean. I mean, the poor guy has enough on his plate, can't he at least have the girl he loves? Talk about piling it on him. Pfuit....

Hermione and Ron..... you could see that coming a mile off!!!! But Lupin/Tonks.... woah. That surprised me!

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harry snape? ewww