the order of the phoenix
I went to see The Order of the Phoenix last night. I loved it. Yes, they cut lots of stuff out and yes, it wasn't as good as the Prisoner of Azkaban but I did love it. All the kids were great, especially Dan Radcliffe. At some points in the film he looked a lot older that Harry should and the rest of the time he was just Harry. I could have done without Grawp, but then I've never been a big Hagrid fan. Umbridge was fantastic - the bit with Fred and George and the little kid just made my skin crawl. I was a little disappointed with the Twin's exit - there wasn't really much mayhem at all really - mostly just fireworks. Bellatrix was suitably maniacal! Does Helena Bonham-Carter ever play anything but crazy people with mad hair?
Sirius/Remus - still my OTP of all time. Remus got very little screen time, but whatever he did have, he was glued to Sirius which was lovely! Gary Oldman was fabulous as Sirius right up until the end. I was very amused by a) his dog fur pimp coat that he had on in the train station after he'd transformed, and b) him punching Lucius in the face. Hurrah. Blink-and-you'll-miss-it award goes to Snape's Worst Memory - at least it wasn't cut completely though.
Overall great, but whatever we got, I'd still want more Marauders! I think I need to go and read some S/R to tide me over to next weekend!
Sirius/Remus - still my OTP of all time. Remus got very little screen time, but whatever he did have, he was glued to Sirius which was lovely! Gary Oldman was fabulous as Sirius right up until the end. I was very amused by a) his dog fur pimp coat that he had on in the train station after he'd transformed, and b) him punching Lucius in the face. Hurrah. Blink-and-you'll-miss-it award goes to Snape's Worst Memory - at least it wasn't cut completely though.
Overall great, but whatever we got, I'd still want more Marauders! I think I need to go and read some S/R to tide me over to next weekend!