Nice one, James!
Saturday was fun, but rather chaotic. It went something like this:
- Met
bluegreygold and Gumi at the Ritzy so go see Harry Potter. Told that the first two showings were cancelled and we'd have to go somewhere else. - Toddle off down to Streatham to see Harry Potter.
- Came out of the cinema with half an hour in which to get from Streatham High Street to Blackheath for Katie's drama recital.
- After a long and complicated journey, we get to Katie's theatre ten minutes before the show ends and are (deservedly) not allowed in. So we sit outside the theatre thinking, "Well, at least Jo's in there watching it." Five minutes later, Jo shows up saying she couldn't get in. Apologise profusely to Katie when she comes out.
- Hang around at Amy's for a bit.
- Miss the train to get to Molly's drama gala, but thankfully manage to get there on time to see the gala. Which was, by the way, flipping incredible. 'Specially Molly's singing and the dancing. And they sang a song from Cats and one from Little Shop of Horrors. :D Left the gala feeling rather talentless.
- Watched mindless but entertaining chick flick at Amy's until three in the morning. Amy's sister, Alice, and her friend fell asleep in a large cardboard box. I may have been slightly hysterical.
Order of the Phoenix was... pretty good. I'm not that much of a fan of the films, myself but they definitely are getting better and Danny Rad showed a small glimpse of acting talent in this. Which was a nice change. Watching Dudley try and act, on the other hand, was frankly embarrassing.
Now, I've complained about the casting of certain characters quite enough, and I've managed to get over it but I can't help but object to Kingsley Shacklebolt's casting since he remains one of my favourite characters. No, no, no! He was all wrong - he's supposed to be younger and cool! With an earring! Not older and odd with a strange hat. Luna was, of course, perfection. Evanna Lynch = YAY! As are Helena Bonham Carter and Imelda Staunton.
Not enough Draco in this film. Again. I think he was in about two scenes and had about five lines. But at least they have to include him in Half Blood Prince!
The scene that I was most looking forward to was the Marauders' scene in the Pensieve. It was good, but only about five seconds long. Which was annoying because we need more Young!James&Sirius&Remus&Snape.
Harry's such a prat in this film, I'd forgotten. I wanted to give Ron a hug!
The soundtrack's brilliant though. I love the new composer.
I couldn't help thinking that Sirius' death was a bit anti-climactic. Oh, but there were these really cool bits where Voldemort was like, messing with Harry's mind and we kept seeing flashbacks of the other films. Which made me sad because I got all upset about Cedric again, like I did when I saw GoF...
The script tended to range from the wonderful ("Nice one, James!") to the painfully awful ("I just feel so angry... All the time...").
And once again they failed to explain, um, anything. I fail to see how people who haven't read the books can be expected to get a hold on this plot.
And now... a completely unreliable HP meme...
GRYFFINDOR:
[x] You've never done drugs.
[x] You have a lot of friends.
[x] You get along with everyone.
[ ] You love soccer.
[ ] You love baseball.
[x] You're into writing and art
[x] Favorite music genre is rock.
[x] You believe in "innocent until proven guilty" theory.
[ ] One of your favorite colors is red or gold.
[x] Good grades at school...kind of
[ ] One of the worst things you can do is lie.
[x] You plan on going to college.
TOTAL: 8
HUFFLEPUFF:
[x] You're content with mostly everything in your life right now.
[x] You laugh a lot.
[ ] You like to follow trends.
[ ] Politics suck.
[x] You love to swim
[ ] Water polo is awesome.
[ ] Pink is one of your favorite colors.
[ ] Black is morbid & depressing.
[x] You're an optimist.
[x] You're very emotional.
[ ] You believe in going steady at a young age.
[ ] You haven't made fun of anyone this month.
[x] Loyalty is the MOST important thing in a relationship.
TOTAL: 6
RAVENCLAW:
[ ] You're depressed to a certain extent.
[x] You love to read.
[x] You appreciate theatre & arts.
[ ] Sports suck.
[x] Hate is completely unneeded.
[x] Indie is your favorite genre of music.
[x] Every once in a while you have little anger outbursts.
[x] Lying is sometimes okay.
[x] Blue is one of your favorite colors.
[x] Knowledge is the key to power
[x] Sarcasm is the best kind of humor
[x] People should know what they're talking about before they talk.
TOTAL: 10
SLYTHERIN:
[ ] There's at least one person you hate.
[ ] Basketball is a good sport.
[ ] Football is amazing.
[x] Black is a cool color.
[x] You've lied about something serious.
[x] You're a very deep person.
[ ] You have considered suicide.
[ ] You are not very loyal.
[ ] You like heavy metal.
[ ] Friends make school seem more important than it is.
[x] You're scared to grow up.
[ ] Anger is one of your primary feelings.
[x] You have trust issues.
[ ] Guilty until proven innocent
Total: 5
Wow... This has got to be the first one I've taken that's put me in Ravenclaw instead of Hufflepuff...!
And finally, my friend Amy (who used to be known as
zefieindie)has a new LJ! Here it is:
bluegreygold. So... yeah. She's cool. Add her!