[HPFGU-Movie] Impressions

[Lucy Austin]

Hi everyone (de lurks)

I wanted to say I loved the film - a few bits left out and of course not long enough, but a very faithful adaptation. We went with several mad HP fans, and a couple of people who hadn't read the books, and these two said it made sense and they enjoyed it.

Did anyone else hate the part where Ron swears? Maybe I'm out of touch with 11 year olds, but I just CAN'T see a fairly middle / upper class school (as per calling people by surnames, having Houses etc) having a brand new pupil who says 'bloody brilliant' directly to a teacher standing right in front of them. We were rude about the teachers behind their backs of course, but we'd never have sworn at them like that - what do you all think?

I too missed the 'are you a witch or not' scene - even if they had to cut the potions task and make Hermione the heroine of the Devil's Snare by figuring out the escape, they still could have had that line! I also missed the bit on the train where Gred & Forge meet Harry - but I loved their teasing of Molly on the platform, and I nearly cried when he got through to platform 9 3/4 and saw the Express!

I've also fallen in love with Wood - had no idea he was Scottish before hand, but IMG he is gorgeous!!

Why didn't they have more of a build up to 'Harry, you're a wizard'?

Why didn't Hagrid tell him about his parents before they got to the Leaky Cauldron - if they were tired of being in the hut with the D's, they could have had a shot on the train with him explaining things (Hagrid could have got stuck in the Underground then) instead of the pointless meal afterwards, with (though I wouldn't have like the advertising) I seem to recall was in fact a burger in the book.

Enough waffling though! 

Lucy, who can't wait to see it again and get the DVD, hopefully which will have the original 4 hour long directors cut!



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