Friday, November 15, 2002


Harry Potter notes

These are my notes on the new Harry Potter movie. It's got spoilers so you'll need to highlight if you want to read them:

Once again I was guessing stuff seconds before it happened, altho there *were* a few things I got wrong. Others just downright confused me: like how was it that Ginny opened the chamber. Aunt C and I talked it out and remembered/realized that it was Riddle aka Voldemort who used her in order to do it: Voldemort is the Slytherin heir, Harry inherited the snake-talk power. Harry talked to a snake in the first movie too, but not in snake-tongue (no pun intended...ok only a bit). I guessed where the chamber was: the camera pan gave it away.
I'm still scared of spiders but for some reason it didn't creep me out onscreen nearly as bad as it normally does. Maybe it was because most of the room was sqirming along with me (I think the theater was 97% full; rivals that of my ID4 viewing). First time I actually screamed in a theater during a film. Aunt C didn't like those either- I thought she was over it (yeah right Aunt C ;-) ). Kenneith B was good in his role at making you dislike him as a disgusting over-the-top showman, and it was weird hearing call Snape by his first name...tho I've forgotten what it was. The film itself seemed to be darker- maybe it was our print.
I think they should've given Hagrid his wand back now that he's been proven innocent. It was weird seeing someone else as Voldemort and in a younger state. Hagrid was indeed the "right person to tell Harry". I could see that Hermoine would get hurt somehow and the window reflection was an easy guess. I loved the way Harry told off Malfoy Sr and freed the house elf at the same time (yes I guessed whose sock it was, yes I wanted and hoped and guessed that Harry would free him REAL darn soon, but I didn't know why Harry wanted the book). I don't know how Harry got the sword. Is he Griffendor blood? How did the phoenix get there? The "loyalty" answer seemed a bit like a cop-out, but the "pull that out of a hat" bit was a VERY GOOD PUN! :-D Hehehe.
Anyway, I'm sure the "loyalty" thing was a 'lesson' or something since this *is* a kids book after all. I'm gonna hafta start reading those since I'm obviously missing stuff and it was obvious that stuff *was* missing from the movie. Of all the work they did on the Chamber and not on schoolwork (made for a very odd feeling indeed but then again this isn't the first movie here) you'd think they'd do a bit more explaining. Again, I guess "read the book" is that particular lesson there.
Some of the AAI gals are right: Snape (or rather the actor but in my case I think it is Snape...and his character from Sense & Sensibility) is rather a bit adorable. You just wanna give him a hug. Plus he looks like he needs one. He's a bit slimier and creepier in this movie, but then again, there's always Hagrid. ;-D The "kids" have certainly grown up and I have a feeling that Daniel Radcliffe's gonna be getting a lot of adoring female fans soon if he hasn't already.
Do NOT buy the large sized drink when you see this movie or else you will have to start holding it by the end of the first 60-90 minutes and you will miss the credits. I MISSED THE END CREDITS! I'm so upset! (ok so it's only mentally, my emotions were a bit preoccupied with my bladder at the time) That's SO rare that I miss the end credits and I don't wanna hafta pay IMDB a visit for them. This movie is "not as good as the first, but then again, this movie is not the first". Also, the house elf did not do away with the letters as he did in the book- I did overhear a good family friend of mine read that particular passage etc during my last visit up north (Re: RI).


Um...I think that's it. If there's any more I'll let you know, but for now, that's it! Oh and it's a bit loud too.
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