Post-a-Day HP Meme - 24
01. Discuss how you got into Harry Potter
02. Your favorite book
03. What house would you be in?
04. Your favorite movie
05. Wizard Rock: discuss
06. Your favorite character(s)
07. Drink that reminds you of HP
08. Your favorite ship(s)
09. Fanfiction: discuss
10. Favorite book moment(s)
11. Character you're crushing on
12. Favorite movie scene(s)
13. Least favorite character(s)
14. Moments in the books/movies that made you cry
15. Whatever tickles your fancy
16. How have you participated in the fandom over the years?
17. Your favorite celebs from the movies or fandom
18. If you could change one thing about canon, what would it be?
19. A favorite fanart
20. A favorite quote
21. How has the HP fandom connected you to other fandoms, interests, or people?
22. Your favorite villain
23. Share some HP icons
24. Rant about Steve Kloves something
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT DIRECTING JOB AND LEAVE OOTP TO SOMEONE ELSE?!?!?
OotP is right behind GoF as favorite book because it's huge and packed with events that leapfrog the series from "children's books" to a story with incredible potential for delving into political issues, conflict management, fighting domination, and betrayals. It's also a crescendo of H/Hr interaction, from her flying tackleglomp when he arrives at Grimmauld Place to his blind panic (the only time in the entire series that he's frozen in inaction, I believe?) when she's struck down in the DoM. It could have been the most powerful movie in the series.
And in my opinion it's out of step with the rest of the films. The H/Hr interaction is muted compared to the other films (I'm given to understand that even with Sweet Valley Hogwarts going on that the HBP film has a number of impressive H/Hr interactions...might have to record it on TV when it comes around and fast-forward through the dreck) and pivotal things like Hermione blackmailing Skeeter and the depth of the danger in the DoM are gone completely. I have yet to purchase OotP for our DVD library, because unlike the other films I don't get an urge to see it again...only select scenes.
I can't help but feel that if Kloves had produced the script it would hang better with the rest of the movies and would have been more true to the book.
Still to come:
25. Song that reminds you of HP
26. What aspect of the books has been best translated to film?
27. What aspect of the books has been most poorly translated to film?
28. Hogwarts subject you would most like to take
29. Favorite location
30. Whatever tickles your fancy
02. Your favorite book
03. What house would you be in?
04. Your favorite movie
05. Wizard Rock: discuss
06. Your favorite character(s)
07. Drink that reminds you of HP
08. Your favorite ship(s)
09. Fanfiction: discuss
10. Favorite book moment(s)
11. Character you're crushing on
12. Favorite movie scene(s)
13. Least favorite character(s)
14. Moments in the books/movies that made you cry
15. Whatever tickles your fancy
16. How have you participated in the fandom over the years?
17. Your favorite celebs from the movies or fandom
18. If you could change one thing about canon, what would it be?
19. A favorite fanart
20. A favorite quote
21. How has the HP fandom connected you to other fandoms, interests, or people?
22. Your favorite villain
23. Share some HP icons
24. Rant about Steve Kloves something
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT DIRECTING JOB AND LEAVE OOTP TO SOMEONE ELSE?!?!?
OotP is right behind GoF as favorite book because it's huge and packed with events that leapfrog the series from "children's books" to a story with incredible potential for delving into political issues, conflict management, fighting domination, and betrayals. It's also a crescendo of H/Hr interaction, from her flying tackleglomp when he arrives at Grimmauld Place to his blind panic (the only time in the entire series that he's frozen in inaction, I believe?) when she's struck down in the DoM. It could have been the most powerful movie in the series.
And in my opinion it's out of step with the rest of the films. The H/Hr interaction is muted compared to the other films (I'm given to understand that even with Sweet Valley Hogwarts going on that the HBP film has a number of impressive H/Hr interactions...might have to record it on TV when it comes around and fast-forward through the dreck) and pivotal things like Hermione blackmailing Skeeter and the depth of the danger in the DoM are gone completely. I have yet to purchase OotP for our DVD library, because unlike the other films I don't get an urge to see it again...only select scenes.
I can't help but feel that if Kloves had produced the script it would hang better with the rest of the movies and would have been more true to the book.
Still to come:
25. Song that reminds you of HP
26. What aspect of the books has been best translated to film?
27. What aspect of the books has been most poorly translated to film?
28. Hogwarts subject you would most like to take
29. Favorite location
30. Whatever tickles your fancy