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[merrymelody]

Having finally got off my ass and done what I promised, here's a portion of my GoF review (cut into sections to prevent your eyes glazing over. Next bit will be up...um, soon, I hope!)

Comments

[kaskait]

"Ghetto Fabulous Snake Ring" is the best. The films have already succeeded in turning Riddle/Voldemort into Super Pimp. I can't wait to see how over the top he will be in HBP. Is it any wonder that Lucius carries a cane?

Maybe Tom will win in the end.

Fantastic review.

[heron_advocate]

Too bad we won't be privy to Harry's thoughts in the HBP film! But we'll all know what he's thinking when he sees TR, because we'll all be thinking the same thing:

Damn.

[kaskait]

Damn, is right.

You know Dan will botch up the acting for it too. Too bad he doesn't look more like Christian Coulson.

Coulson's Riddle is going to make Dan look sickly. Yep.

Go Pimp Voldemort!

[merrymelody]

I don't know, Dan's not too hot at much, but I've a feeling he can pull off slightly homosexual quite well...

[lilith_morgana]

(Actually, I think lilith_morgana and I were nurturing a theory that Movie!Dumbledore or possible Michael Gambon himself just really hates Harry’s guts.)

Damn right we did, and I'm sticking to it. :) Actually, since Gambon is the Satan of the HP film-canon, it would amuse me to no end if he gave another interview in which he said he now has read the books, hated them and wished Harry would die a painful death in the end. (Plz Gambon plz!?)

Great review. Do let me us know all about the Extras with Snape and Karkaroff.

[merrymelody]

Gambon writes all his own lines, you know. Just like Felton and Isaacs. ;)

Oh, I did the extras a couple of weeks ago, just 'cause they're shorter: http://slinkhard.livejournal.com/37597.html#cutid1

[q_spade]

since Gambon is the Satan of the HP film-canon

And I fucking LOVE HIM for it. Go Mikey! :D

[lilith_morgana]

I know! Not that I wasn't a Gambon fangirl before ("I used to be a homosexual but I had to stop, it made my eyes watery" for fuck's sake! ♥ ♥) but his approach to the Sacred Canon just makes it so much better.

[heron_advocate]

I blame Ginny's being more interesting in the film on Bonnie write. She's just so cute and awww. ♥ Of course, I 'liked' her back in GoF (I guess), but I didn't really care about her, I don't think. You haven't gotten to the Neville parts yet! ♥ I loved the GoF movie, if for the SOLE reason that there was more Neville. :D

[heron_advocate]

Bonnie write? WTF, sorry, I didn't get much sleep last night. x)

[static_pixie]

Ditto on the Bonnie! :)

[merrymelody]

I'm glad they left out the GOF train hexing (ugh, that bothers me so much during rereads! Let's just sit around and play cards while three people lie unconscious outside our compartment!), although part of me wishes they left some of these scenes in because I'm tired of seeing the Gryff's actions glossed over

I know what you mean - it'll be really unbalanced, especially to the people who haven't read the books, especially if they keep in (or add extra) parts where the Slytherins (and other houses) are misbehaving; but on the other hand, the ending to GoF the movie is so positive that it'd be a shame to bring it down.

Her personality isn't the raging ball of sass we see in HBP, but she does have one.

I don't get why we couldn't keep Ginny in GoF the book - she seemed her 'real' self then: she joked about and hung around with the Twins and still liked Harry, after all, and she was nice, too.
I mean, jeez, if HBP was what she was keeping hidden, maybe she should have kept on faking a little longer.

Gambon is so hated by many canon

[merrymelody]

"Ginny's told me all about her"

Can you imagine? 'She says Luna's a total piteous loser who she likes to call 'Looney' but it's in the script that she defend her occasionally so we can marvel at Ginny's tough brand of compassion.'

Yes, she did something wrong, but you can understand why, which makes her interesting.There really doesn't seem to have been a good side in OotP

[q_spade]

Apologies for the length! :o Just think, if I weren't posting from work it'd be longer...

At first I found David Tennant in GoF hot like apparently the rest of fandom, but slowly he began to annoy me with his hamminess (although a lot of this could be the character changes to Crouch Jr. I’ve only seen one episode of Dr. Who, so I really can’t judge properly, but to be honest, I think it’s him that sucks.)

Oh HELL No. Complaining that an actor in the HP movies is too hammy? How DARE you. ;)

I have to see more of Tennant's work myself; I did enjoy him in Bright Young Things. But let's face it, he looks good in leather!

Rupert Grint plays as if Ron genuinely doesn’t fancy Hermione in this film

Or any of the films, honestly - they have no chemistry together. As to whether or not Grint has general problems in connecting with other actors in a scene (as you suggest further down in your post), I'll wait to see Harold and Maude...NOT! Driving Lessons before I form an opinion on the matter.

Fred and George really are two of the most

[q_spade]

Well, if I were Snape and had to be surrounded by idiots all day long, I'd be wishing I were somewhere else too!

Heh, if Rickman was acting like that in character, I'd not be complaining! My point was that he can't even fake the enthusiasm for the role - his boredom shines through onscreen.

I used to think it was just me, since so many peeps totally adore Rickman's take on Snape. But I've found others on LJ who feel the same way I do, so I KNOW I'm not crazy.

[merrymelody]

Hahaha, you never have to apologise for length with me, I don't know the meaning of concise (I always feel kinda guilty jabbing at Rowling's flabby books, but hey, I'm not paid for this.)

Complaining that an actor in the HP movies is too hammy? How DARE you. ;)

Heh, I haven't even gotten onto Rickman, yet!

As for covertly vicious scumbags...we'll see how Hermione plays out in OOTP!

I accidentally left it out of my predictions list, but I imagine the Mutilator and Crucio Dude (I love those nicknames!) are going to be altered somewhat.

I get such a kick out of how Certain Segments of Fandom get all bent out of shape because the actors don't give a flying fuck how their character behaves in the books. Why SHOULD they? They get a script, they're asked to do a job, they do it.Seriously. Details that aren't part of your job, while interesting, really aren't relevant