Harry Potter!
You can't really get the harsh British inflection across on the internet. But I was screaming it in a very nasally British accent I swear.
Went and saw the movie last night. Very good stuff. For such a rich, in depth novel they managed to cover the basics smoothly without leaving too much of the importants out. It's hard to juggle that many important characters in a short period of time and give them the emphasis they deserve.
Some high notes that I would like to brush on.
- Dolores Umbridge was not what I was expecting physically per se. I wanted more of a toad like visage BUT she was everything I wanted in demeanor and character. Vile, evil woman. Her pristine carriage and appearance sweetly covering the venom inside. Also the cats in her office were a splendid touch. And that giggle... ::shudders::
- The thestrals where everything I hoped they would be! They even had a sweet as can be, for a corpse looking horse, baby. I barely contained the ear-splitting squee.
- Jason Isaacs is a fucking rock star, despite his unfortunate hair. I have to agree with
alabastard. Why change a good thing?
- Potter's getting kinda hot. But I'm not into robbing the cradle. That and he's practically a midget.
- The Weasley Twin's departure, while I was disappointed to learn that there was no indoor swamp, I was exceptionally pleased with the absolute spectacularness of the execution. Bravo
- Cho Chang = useless
- Neville is growing a backbone. I'm so proud and he's not NEARLY as unfortunate looking as before.
- Helena Bonham Carter... ENCORE!
- I really did enjoy the cut scenes. Very well done. I think that this new director did an excellent job of keeping the feel of the movie in character with the others, but he also add a few artistic flares that were missing from the previous.
- Best wizard battle EVER. Sorry Gandalf, you can't top this shit with magic alone.
Now for the bitching. Has nothing to do with the movie itself and everything to do with bad parenting. Let me preface that I have nothing against taking children to movies but for the love of god know your target audience.
Harry Potter is NOT for 5 year olds. The concepts in the movie and the images are too intense and confusing, therefore the entire movie is...
"Mom what's that"
"Mom who's that"
"I'm SCARED!"
"I HAVE TO PEE I HAVE TO PEE I HAVE TO PEE!!!!"
Kid you not. We were in a row reasonably light on people. I had my preferred buffer zone of at least one seat between me and anyone I didn't know. It was good. Adults infront of me. Teenagers behind. Friends the the right of me, jokers to the left here I am, stuck in the middle with you.... sorry bad song
And in walks this bloody fat as a cow woman and her 5 year old son. Fuck. And where does she plunk down her ankle biter but next to me. I turn to
tineyand whisper. THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK. So I move to the other side of
the_tayand therefore I have 3 seats between me and the child and I still hear his every word. Because he's speaking at regular volume and his mother IS NOT SHUTTING HIM UP. She actually let him scream about the bathroom at least three times before taking him.
When I was a kid, my mother took me to movies that guaranteed that I would shut up and watch. Fantasia, American Tale. Actual kids movies. I was a movie person at a young age though. I remember watching Robin Hood when it first came out. I was probably 8 or 9. I didn't understand a good portion of it but I bloody loved the movie. That same year I went and saw JFK with my mother. JFK MIND YOU! That movie is like 3 freaking hours long and I wasn't even 10. I hated the movie, but I kept my bloody mouth shut. I actually slept through it towards the end.
The point is!! Know your target audience. Take your little kids to G or PG movies NOT PG13. They rate them that way because little kids can't understand some of the concepts. Stupid woman.
Went and saw the movie last night. Very good stuff. For such a rich, in depth novel they managed to cover the basics smoothly without leaving too much of the importants out. It's hard to juggle that many important characters in a short period of time and give them the emphasis they deserve.
Some high notes that I would like to brush on.
- Dolores Umbridge was not what I was expecting physically per se. I wanted more of a toad like visage BUT she was everything I wanted in demeanor and character. Vile, evil woman. Her pristine carriage and appearance sweetly covering the venom inside. Also the cats in her office were a splendid touch. And that giggle... ::shudders::
- The thestrals where everything I hoped they would be! They even had a sweet as can be, for a corpse looking horse, baby. I barely contained the ear-splitting squee.
- Jason Isaacs is a fucking rock star, despite his unfortunate hair. I have to agree with
alabastard. Why change a good thing?
- Potter's getting kinda hot. But I'm not into robbing the cradle. That and he's practically a midget.
- The Weasley Twin's departure, while I was disappointed to learn that there was no indoor swamp, I was exceptionally pleased with the absolute spectacularness of the execution. Bravo
- Cho Chang = useless
- Neville is growing a backbone. I'm so proud and he's not NEARLY as unfortunate looking as before.
- Helena Bonham Carter... ENCORE!
- I really did enjoy the cut scenes. Very well done. I think that this new director did an excellent job of keeping the feel of the movie in character with the others, but he also add a few artistic flares that were missing from the previous.
- Best wizard battle EVER. Sorry Gandalf, you can't top this shit with magic alone.
Now for the bitching. Has nothing to do with the movie itself and everything to do with bad parenting. Let me preface that I have nothing against taking children to movies but for the love of god know your target audience.
Harry Potter is NOT for 5 year olds. The concepts in the movie and the images are too intense and confusing, therefore the entire movie is...
"Mom what's that"
"Mom who's that"
"I'm SCARED!"
"I HAVE TO PEE I HAVE TO PEE I HAVE TO PEE!!!!"
Kid you not. We were in a row reasonably light on people. I had my preferred buffer zone of at least one seat between me and anyone I didn't know. It was good. Adults infront of me. Teenagers behind. Friends the the right of me, jokers to the left here I am, stuck in the middle with you.... sorry bad song
And in walks this bloody fat as a cow woman and her 5 year old son. Fuck. And where does she plunk down her ankle biter but next to me. I turn to
tineyand whisper. THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK. So I move to the other side of
the_tayand therefore I have 3 seats between me and the child and I still hear his every word. Because he's speaking at regular volume and his mother IS NOT SHUTTING HIM UP. She actually let him scream about the bathroom at least three times before taking him.
When I was a kid, my mother took me to movies that guaranteed that I would shut up and watch. Fantasia, American Tale. Actual kids movies. I was a movie person at a young age though. I remember watching Robin Hood when it first came out. I was probably 8 or 9. I didn't understand a good portion of it but I bloody loved the movie. That same year I went and saw JFK with my mother. JFK MIND YOU! That movie is like 3 freaking hours long and I wasn't even 10. I hated the movie, but I kept my bloody mouth shut. I actually slept through it towards the end.
The point is!! Know your target audience. Take your little kids to G or PG movies NOT PG13. They rate them that way because little kids can't understand some of the concepts. Stupid woman.