In Which Sophie Professes Her Mad, Crazy Love For David Yates

[sophieisgod]

So, I just saw Order of the Phoenix. At the IMAX. In 3D. Oh my.


Okay, this was absolutely my favourite Potter movie. By a long way. It was tonally spot on, the plot was coherent and all the cuts were understandable, the acting was *way* above the usual HP standard... Essentially, I want David Yates to just make Harry Potter for the rest of time. And Steve Kloves to lose the ability to type.

The film started at 2:30, but we weren't about to take any chances, so I got to Manchester for noon. We started queueing at 1:30, which meant that when the doors opened we got seats near the back, bang in the middle of the screen. We rule. Also, I gave templa_otmena half of her birthday present- a Harry Potter action figure, complete with Patronus!Prongs. She loves the Prongs, bless her. Anyway, we also got these AWESOME 3D glasses, which looked like really geeky aviators. Sweet. As soon as the lights went down I grabbed templa_otmena's hand and we didn't let go until the end credits rolled.

The only thing that *really* irked me about the adaptation was the exclusion of Lupin from the Order delegates picking up Harry, and the ensuing Remus/Tonks interaction. HOWEVER, I am willing to forgive the production this heinous oversight, because we were instead gifted with Remus and Sirius sitting very close together, and the Remus Lupin Doorway Lean Of Sex. You know the one I'm talking about. Oh yeah.

DanRad! Doing Proper Acting! Do mine eyes deceive me? Apparently not. The boy done good. I liked the fact that he was more restrained in this, a bit more muted. Quietly determined, I think is the phrase. And I don't want to be a perv, because I don't actually fancy him, but it looks like he's been working out.

RON! Ron, Ron, Ron. Ron was so very awesome in this film (BECAUSE STEVE KLOVES DIDN'T WRITE IT) because they actually allowed the character to be more than gurning comic relief. Not that I didn't love the gurning, because I absolutely did. It's just nice to see Rupert getting stuff to do that isn't gurning. And now I have the image of Mike Newell bellowing "MORE GURNING, RUPERT!" in my head. Thanks, brain. Anyway, I loved him a lot. He was properly Harry's best friend, there for him all the time, even when Harry was being an angsty little bastard and hurting the ones he loved. That scene when Seamus was being all snotty, and Ron was all protective! And actual, proper Ron/Hermione flirting! With exchange of look and attempts at chivalry! Steve Kloves, don't ever come back, I beg of you. Oh, and I love Ron's jumpers.

Hermione... Was more Hermione-like than in the past, which is something I suppose. And Yates obviously had the eyebrows on a tight leash, for which I am eternally grateful.

TWINS! I must admit, I've had Phelps issues in the past, mainly because I didn't think they were very good. I take it all back. I loves them. They were appropriately badass with the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes (giant W in the sky!), but then the scene where they were comforting the tiny child was really rather lovely. And they have very nice eyes. AND NOW I'M WORRIED THAT ONE OF THEM WILL DIE IN DEATHLY HALLOWS!

Ginny got to be rather badass in this, didn't she? Reducto! And all that jazz. And I loved all the slightly jealous glances she got in during practically every scene with Harry and Cho. I'm glad Bonnie gets more to do next time around. Eep! Speaking of, I didn't really think much of *the kiss*. Humph. Mind you, they were a bit meh, anyway.

Evanna Lynch was perfect as Luna. She was slightly spacey and odd and ethereal and a little bit heartbreaking. And I loved the Harry/Luna relationship, especially the last scene they had (Converse! Loves it). It was so sweet there was no need for any Nearly-Headless Nick type conversation. Also, Neville and Luna! With the grabbing of hands!

Okay, Sirius Death. Apart from the fact that it was completely devastating because the Sirius/Harry relationship had been so FREAKING BEAUTIFUL all through the film, what sold it for me was the loss of sound after he went through the veil. And then Lupin's look of complete loss and devastation after Harry had sprinted off after Bellatrix. Ohh, David Thewlis. Stop hurting my soul with your beautiful acting. And your cardigan of sex.

So, 20 minutes from the end we got to put on the 3D aviators of magnificence. And JUST, WOW. We had Thestral wings flying out of the screen, the Death Eaters' masks were phenomenally creepy, the prophecies were all glowy, we got shattered glass hurled at our faces and the wand battles were awe-inspiring. I was holding my breath the whole time.

One difference from the book that I think worked incredibly well was the nature of Voldemort's possession of Harry. In the novel, it was very much a battle of wills between Voldemort and Dumbledore; in the film, it was Vodemort vs Harry. And the whole series of Possession!Flashbacks made me cry the most I have ever cried in a cinema. Like, proper, wracking sobs. Luckily, I was sitting next to Louise, who was doing exactly the same thing.

So I basically love David Yates rather a lot. We had British music in the common room (Ordinary Boys, woop), proper British slang (TOSSPOT!) and a 1984 style scary government opression thing going on. And for a 12A, there was some pretty nasty stuff in there- the attack on Mr Weasley and Luna's bloody mouth in particular. And I cannot believe Umbridge slapped Harry! Imelda Staunton = awesome, BTW. And Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon.


So yeah, I'm seeing it again tomorrow night, then IMAX again on Monday!

EDIT:
Ohh, and the scene where Trewlawney got fired! I was on the verge of tears because it was such a horrible, humiliating moment. And THEN we had Harry chasing after Dumbledore and being ignored, which, y'know, has got to sting. And anything at all with Harry and Sirius... The family tree scene! And "You did beautifully"! And calling him James.... It hurts, it hurts.

Comments

[edge-of-night.livejournal.com]

ok, i think the easiest way to do this is with BULLETS!

• Remus Lupin Doorway Lean Of Sex.
  *swoon* yes, yes, i was completely aware of this. i saw it and dang it, it was so brief, but so beautiful.
  
• ron was teh awesome. what more could i say?? i adore ron, and i loved him oodles in this film.
  
• oh my gosh, i didn't even think about one of the twins dying the last book! i have my theories, but never ever thought about that! wahhh! (i get to meet them again in september though...along with neville and cho, so i'm a wee bit excited.)
  
• agreed on evanna lynch as luna! just perfect!
  
• i LOVED the loss of sound after sirius' death. it made it loads sadder. cardigan of sex!!! LOL!
  
• this 3D sounds too awesome to be true! i need to find a showing of it. this instance.
  
• agreed on harry's possession, too. and the music playing behind it just added to it!!
  
• david yates FTW!!
  

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Ahh, the Remus Lupin Doorway Lean Of Sex. Speaks for itself, I find. Apart from OMG it was hot beyond all belief. Mmm, cardigans.

Ron's my favourite in the books, and I love him in the films, but this one just completely elevated the character. Bless Rupert! He can do those slightly depressed smiles so very well!

I hadn't really thought about possible twin until... last week, but now it seems like the world will end if one of them dies! I'm still worried for Lupin, though. Who will wear sexy cardigans if he dies?

Ooh, you get to meet them! Do tell.

Evanna was luffly, wasn't she? And so Irish. And I love her hair. Wow, that's some really deep analysis. :)

I really loved the music in this one. It wasn't quite as DUN DUN DUN as John Williams, but change is good. That whole possession bit was completely gorgeous.

David Yates FTW! Bring on HBP!

[edge-of-night.livejournal.com]

I saw OotP again last night and I just giggled at the Doorway Lean. Again. My sister kept elbowing me, too. Oh, and there's that part where he appears in the ministry later for the final battle with the SWOOSH!! *iz ded*

I am glad they seemed to add a little more to Ron this time. I loved him sticking up for Harry and Hermione, too of course. Speaking of depressed smiles...my all-time favourite Ron moment is his 'I felt like I'd never be cheerful again' from PoA. Don't know why really, just love it.

The answer to your question: NO ONE will wear the sexy cardigans!! No one can wear them like him. It just wouldn't be right!

There's this convention where I live each year called Dragoncon and they have some Harry Potter folks show up! I've met the twins once and got my picture taken with them, too. They're lovely (I am not). lol But I'm excited about meeting the others, too!

I loved her crazy red chucks. And her Irishness, too. That's some deep analysis of my own.

Oh my gosh...the 'possession' song on the soundtrack is my favourite! It's so so sad. I used to think that only John Williams could do Harry, but it seems as if these others have stepped up nicely. :)

I'm totally ready for HBP, too! Is it really November of next year??

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

I just got back from seeing it again! Unfortunately, I wasn't with anyone who understands the obvious Thewlis charms, so I had to keep my doorway/cardigan lust all bottled up inside. And he does SWOOSH very well. Actually, because I knew how little he was in it, I knew to treasure those moments, like the one time you see him vattling. HE'S SO AWESOME. Please don't die.

I love OotP Ron, he's like Ron The Rock. It's like his presence is reassuring, or something. ooh, that is a good moment (enhanced by his jumper, as everything is). I really like the "piss off" in GoF. Oh, and the chess scene in PS. Foreshadowing? Please don't die.

No one will ever wear a cardigan as manfully or with such obvious erotic intent. HOWEVER, harry was wearing a cardigan in some of the DA scenes, and DanRad has said in an interview that this is Harry modelling himself on Lupin, AKA the greates DADA teacher ever! And then David Thewlis made me love him even more by saying that he thought Lupin wore a cardigan like Kurt Cobain! *sigh*

The convention sounds so cool, I hope you have fun. I don't think I'd myself with the twins, I couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't molest them in some way. Because they are so very lovely.

I need the soundtrack RIGHT NOW. Stupid AOL won't let me stream it!

Hopefully! I seriously cannot wait. Ron/Lavender! Ron/Hermione! Harry/Ginny! Lupin/Tonks... Humph. At least the cardigan will be back.

Oh, I abused the poor exclamation marks so badly in this comment.

[edge-of-night.livejournal.com]

YES! When you do realise how fleeting their moments are, you DO treasure them more! hehe...we're crazy. But yes, it's like with Sirius, too. Although he's in it a bit more, I knew his fate, so I held onto his moments. *snuggles*

I think that's funny that Dan was doing the cardigan like Lupin! XD I did notice Harry's own cardigan, but being silly, I didn't link those together. Happy coincedence, thought I! Like Kurt Cobain, eh? Ok, yes, now I see it. I like it.

I think I will have fun! I just clam up when I get to see these people! You'd think I never spoke any English at all! Or that I could actually form sentences. I know they're just people like myself, so why is it so hard? lol

I may be able to get you the soundtrack...if you'd like?

Holy smokes! I've forgotten about Lavender already! lol I must read HBP again before I screen it.

Nothing wrong with using a little exclamation! With fangirls, it's used to being abused. Isn't! that! right!?!?!!!

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Oh, Sirius! And all his scenes with Harry were so lovely, I wanted to cry every time he was onscreen. Like, when he was all "When this is over, we'll be a proper family" I was thinking "NO YOU WON'T BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO DIIIIIE!" *convulsive sobbing*

Would you be able to? Thanks! :D

They're holding open auditions for Lavender over here... I'm too old by like a month. not that I'd go for it even if I was, but it would have been nice to know the opportunity was there, LOL. Actually, I came *this* close to being an extra in PS, but it turned out I lived too far away. I got measure for a hat and everything...

That is right!!!!

[edge-of-night.livejournal.com]

"When this is over, we'll be a proper family" I was thinking "NO YOU WON'T BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO DIIIIIE!" *convulsive sobbing*
Ah yes, I know...the dramatic IRONIES!!!! I thought the exact same thing.

Yes, I will. It's coming your way!

That would be so completely awesome if you would have gotten Lavender!! LOL! Pretty cool, too though that you almost made it into PS!

[agguss.livejournal.com]

Ohh, David Thewlis. Stop hurting my soul with your beautiful acting. And your cardigan of sex.
OMG, I couldn't help bursting out laughing :D I so agree with this.

1984 style scary government opression thing going on
And with this.

Actually, with all your comment in general. I agree with every single thing of it, it's quite remarkable :D

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

He's rather delicious, in my humble opinion. But now I'm worried for 6, because he's in that book even less than 5. He'll probably just pop his head round the door and wave sadly (wearing the cardigan, of course), and that will be all! I am sad. :(

Great minds think alike! :D

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

*shrieks*

I just got back from a second viewing. And I agree with you on all points.
Random things that I noticed and will probably be expanded upon in further comments:
- During the scene where Ron was stuffing face he was reading a pamphlet on preparing for the OWLs. And it made me think of my SAT days.
- Snape showing up in the Mirror of Erised "moment" killed me. Both times.
- I too, almost cried at Trewlawney's sacking. I wish there could have been more of McGoogles fighting with Umbridge.
- When Sirius called Harry "James," that was a stab in the chest, man.
- I got misty-eyed at the possession scene, or more at all the flashbacks during it. In my head I was just like, "Harry, your friends LUFF you." *sniff*
- Michael Gambon's defeated Dumbledore there was prefect and heartbreaking since they didn't expand on the scene in his office later.
- The jumpers were rather outlandish, weren't they?

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

*squawks*

Oh, the OWLs! Actually, it bothered me a little bit that Gred and Forge, much as I love them, did their awesome fireworks rebellion DURING AN EXAM. Didn't they make a point of NOT interrupting scholaraly pursuits in the book? I can hold no hate, though. Not against them. Fun fact: my friend's twin brothers are named James and Oliver.

MirrorSnape- just awesome. I wish we could have had more Snape stuff. I mean, I know why we didn't, but still. And I really want to see Snape go completely apeshit. Also *coughmoreLupincough*

Emma Thompson! And her big glasses and her sad sad tears. That scene between the Umbridge and McG on the stairs was made of so much win. My friend actually leaned over to me and remarked upon the stunningosity of Maggie Smith during it. Those were some sleek robes. She rocks so hard. Oh, McGonagall. How I love thee.

Oh, the angst of it all! Because they've been getting so close and is Sirius just trying to replace James but you know all this because you've read the books! And the fact that it was the last thing he said to Harry... Btw, where do you stand on the whole AK thing? I suppose it doesn't make much difference, dead is dead is dead, but still. 'Twas a bit odd.

The possession scene.. It was so perfect, but completely not what I was expecting. You're completely right, I was just willing him, all "Harry, you're loved, man!" And the clips of them when they were wee tiny things... I think I love tiny Rupert the most, he has a very endearing smile.

And Gambon completley nailed that scene, he was like a horse whisperer or something. I need a better analogy, because I don't really know what I want to say, but he was so quiet (THANK YOU STEVE KLOVES FOR NOT WRITING THIS) and almost pleading and... defeated is a good word.

I want the jumpers for my very own.

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

- I always thought it was amusing that their names were James and Oliver and 2 characters in the book had that name. But that is funny. :)
- Snape! I loved the scene where Umbridge was observing his class. And how he barely moved his lips to answer her. Aw, he's Dumbledore's man too.
- The whole movie I kept thinking "There's not very much Lupin... Sophie is not going to be happy."
- In the book, does it specify what color the spell was that hit Sirius as he fell through the veil? Because that confused me in the movie. I guess it's more for the movie audience. (Also, I'm mad jealous that you got to see the Department of Mysteries scene in 3D. I would have shit with excitement. Okay, maybe something not the gross.)
- With Gambon, it was so weird, because I loved him in the 3rd, hated him in the 4th, and loved him again in this one. He really did just seem like an old defeated man with his "old man's mistake."
- Did you have a lot of audience participation/reaction in your theater? We had lots of applause with the opening credits, cat-calls when Harry and Cho were snogging, gasps with the Umbridge-slap moment, etc. Also, the group of 14 year-old girls next to us were hilarious. They kept hissing every time Cho showed up. And one, I could swear muttered "poor Ginny."

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Aww man, the stupid internet just deleted my uber-comment. Pfft.

Snape! I do so love the Rickman voice. "Ob-viously..." And I don't care what the haters say, him hitting Ron will never not be funny. Dumbledore's man, you say... Well, we only have to wait a week to find out! *insert obligatory OMG DEATHLY HALLOWS REALLY REALLY SOON squee here*

I had been bracing myself for the Lack O' Lupin, so I didn't suffer too much. we still got him being badass in a cardigan and leaning on a doorframe and a moment of wonderful soul-destroying angst. And he got to be in a shot all by himself! With no-one else in the frame or anything! Although they did completely avoid any Tonks/Remus interaction... Mustn't grumble, I suppose. *grumbles*

He gets hit with a jet of red light... A stunner? I suppose the difference is he's dead before he hits the veil or it's the veil that kills him. They probably just wanted to calrify for the people who don't read the books (WHO ARE THEY?!) that he is definitively dead... No mirror, folks.

Seriously, if you can get to the IMAX, DO IT. It is intense. And slightly blurry and... mysterious. And thestrals! And shelves sticking out at funny angles and everything looking streaky and awesome, like Lucius' mask. Wow. Ooh, did you wear your tshirts?

The 4th film, Gambon was like a different character. It didn't really bother me that much, but I can see how it might, with the violence and volume and so forth. Seriously, my friend's main gripe with Gambon is that she doesn't like the way his beard is tied up.

We didn't have that much. There were laughs and stuff, and the whole screen flinched when Umbridge hit Harry, but no whooping. You could sense everyone holding their breath, though. I was gripping my friend's hand, and everytime something good happenned, with Ron or Lupin or fLASHBACKS or the twins or anything, we'd just squeeze and squeak a little bit. And we clapped when the end credits rolled. I loved all the Ginny looks, though! poor Ginny.

Also, Cho's supposed to be the year above Harry!

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

*shakes fist at the interweb*

I know! The study hall in the 4th movie was probably my favorite scene out of the whole film. HOLY SHIT 8 DAYS. I cannot even believe that we were able to wait longer than this! A month seems shorter than a week! Inconceivable!

I knew you'd love the bits he was in though. And Tonks, for her lack of screentime was so perfectly Tonks.

The veil thing I guess will have to wait 8 days. *wrings hands in frustration*

T-shirts were worn. I have a couple of pictures from the car, but not anything else. As soon as we got to the theater, we went straight into the movie and management was already freaking out, and I don't think they would have taken kindly to pictures being taken.

It didn't bother me as much initially because I was just intent on defending him against the Harris people, but now I can step back and say that it sucked. But his awesomeness in the 3rd and 5th outweighs the suckiness of the 4th and the sheer not-Dumbledore-ness of the first 2. Seriously, I really HATED Richard Harris as Dumbledore.

My friends and I failed at various bits, but mostly contained ourselves. While the audience was making noise, it was at the right time. They felt like they were invested in the movie. And it really was sort of an edge-of-your seat experience, wasn't it?

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Woop, study hall! I hearts Fred asking Angelina to the ball (TWINS!) and Snape pulling back his sleeves. This week is going to last FOREVER. Inconceivable (I do not think it means what you think it means)!

Well, the bits he was in were very good bits! And we got Tonks doing noses. I'm just hoping that somewhere on the deleted scenes there's some sort of Lupin Mega Mix. That's not unreasonable, is it?

Richard Harris was too old and creaky, really. I mean, if he wasn't already dead there's no way he'd be able to do all the physical stuff.

Absolutely edge-of-your-seat. Yeah, there was a real feeling of everyone being in it together, there wasn't any laughing at moments of high emotinal drama or anything. Was it better 2nd time around?

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

And then Ron imitating Fred to ask Hermione. Aww.

The wait feels like forever. I think once I start reading a book-a-day, it shouldn't be too bad, but these 2 days where I'm not reading... I need something to keep me occupied or I'll go mental.

And Tonks being clumsy! And Tonks rolling her eyes at Moody!

Not unreasonable, no.

Richard Harris was just a bad choice all around. I mean, it's not even until OotP that Harry realizes that Dumbledore is old. And with Harris, one was constantly under the impression that he's going to keel over on set. And he did. (Well, maybe not literally.)

I think the first time around it was better, but only because your were constantly like "HOLYSHITTHISISAWESOME." The second time it was still a lot of fun, knowing that characters were actually characters, and enjoying the fact that you knew it was a good film. And grinning stupidly at all the same parts.

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Bless them, the fools. PLOT RESOLUTION IN ROUGHLY A WEEK!

Hmm, activities to prevent the onset of mentalness. I'm thinking some sort of HP picspam. Any suggestions?

See, I don't know whether or not to get my hopes up about that. Was all that stuff just to say "This is Tonks, and we know you know who she is, but we don't have time for that", like a token or something, or was it more "This is Tonks in crude strokes, pay attention because she'll be imprtant later"? I did like the clumsy, though.

I didn't think so. :)

I'm going again in a few hours. So excited! An I've been told to look out for a packet of 'Cheery Owls'.

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

That's what the cereal boxes said? I spent the whole movie squinting trying to figure out what they were.

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Saw it again! Love it lots!

Right, since you're imposing radio silence during Book Week, I just wanted to say have fun and SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE!

It is going to be so very, very righteous.

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

I'm going to see it for a 3rd time. Lordy, last time I saw a Potter film 3 times in theaters was PoA. My poor camp council friend has been detached from the rest of the world for a month and feels very out of the HP loop so I offered to rectify that.

A couple Gred and Forge points I thought of yesterday:
1. They've hit Voldemort in the face. Not on purpose, but remember those enchanted snowballs that hit Quirrell in the back of the head? Even Mr. Potter hasn't clocked the Dark Lord in the face.
2. They are F&G. There's another F&G, except they more commonly are referred to as G&F... Gideon & Fabian Prewett. Who are dead. *howls*

And this will probably be one of my last comments before tomorrow, so see you on the other side as well. And a quote that I felt was appropriate (and also extremely nerdy): "I have taken my worst wound at this parting, having looked my last upon that which is fairest. Ah, henceforth I will call nothing fair unless it be her gift to me."

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing it for the third time on Monday.

Gred and Forge as Gideon and Fabian? NOOOOOO! Ohh, when I was reading OotP as film preparation there was that bit with the photo, with Caradoc and the twins and all that... It made me sad! Damn you, Shoebox! *howls*

Awwww. I'm too excited to think of nerdy quotations, so *waves and flails*

THIS TIME NEXT WEEK! GAAAAAH!

[rose-greenthumb.livejournal.com]

I love Gambon, but god did I want to snip those sodding beads off!

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

I like the beads! They make me feel Christmassy.

[rose-greenthumb.livejournal.com]

That is NOT a fun fact, because it makes me feel wrong in my lust after the redheads.

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Well, it's fun for me. And they're not natural redheads. A TRUE fan would know that...

[rose-greenthumb.livejournal.com]

I go beyond being a fan. I actually love them. And anyway, you'd save Ron over either of them any day.

[psychie.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I can bare to watch Gary die!! But I suppose he always does anyway. -sigh-

I shall see it saturday.

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

The dying is terribly sad, but there is also lots of awesome stuff when he's aive, if that helps!

It's tough being a Gary fan, he dies rater a lot...

[bishwop.livejournal.com]

You saw it in 3D? Woah. That's awesome.

The only thing that *really* irked me about the adaptation was the exclusion of Lupin from the Order delegates picking up Harry, and the ensuing Remus/Tonks interaction. HOWEVER, I am willing to forgive the production this heinous oversight, because we were instead gifted with Remus and Sirius sitting very close together

HA. I pretty much just said the exact same thing in my journal. And Remus's doorway lean WAS sexy. I never thought David Thewlis was cast right for Lupin at the beginning but I've changed my mind since then.

I agree with...pretty much eevrything you said. APART FROM I didn't really think Sirius's death was handled too well. I'd actually rather not have had EVERYTHING silenced. I just missed Lupin's lines when he's holding Harry back.

AND NOW I'M WORRIED THAT ONE OF THEM WILL DIE IN DEATHLY HALLOWS!
OH MY GOSH I HADN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF THE TWINS. ....NOOOOOOO. OH, JKR JUST CAN'T, SURELY??!

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Awesome is the word. Just, woah. the Voldmort/Dumbledore battle was possibly the coolest fight I've ever seen. Wow, I can't even tell what's genuine reaction and what's jsut squee at this point. I should probably lie down, EXCEPT I CAN'T BECAUSE IT WAS ALL TOO AWESOME.

Ah, I love the Thewlis. I love his Lupin so much I can even overlook the dodgy 'tache. :D And although I love the silence, I agree that any opportunity to actually *hear* his lines should not be cast aside lightly! I ewad your entry, and I love those passages in the book. Ohh, my angsty werewolf man.

SHE MIGHT! I REALLY HOPE SHE DOESN'T! I DON'T THINK I COULD WATCH THE FILM IF SHE DID! *is lying*

[scissorgypsy.livejournal.com]

I completely loved the Ron-Hermione relationship in this film - especially in the scene with the giant, so lovely :D
I'm going to see this again on Friday, so will look ou for the lean-of-sex, which I somehow missed the first time *feels shame and disbelief*

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Oh, they're adorable! Book on Saturday! Let's hope neither of them dies ESPECIALLY NOT RON so they can be adorable forever more. And the giant scene was so cute. I also loved the scene after Harry's First Snog, with all the laughing. Bless.

You missed it?! *sputters* Well, you shall have to pay attention on Friday :D

[templa-otmena.livejournal.com]

Oh and how I do love Prongs. I'd say my Prongs but I could never lay such a claim.

Belated peek at your Journal here- I wanted to get mine written up first so that I was not influenced. We pretty much said the same things and squeezed in all the same places :)

Bought a kick ass magazine called DeathRay from Virgin Megastores. Great, great read xXx