'Never-before-seen footage'

[alhewison]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "azingam" <azingam at y...> wrote:
> 
> I cannot find the extra scenes!! I've looked everywhere on the 
discs, 
> and they just will not reveal themselves.
> 
> Admittedly I haven't checked the CD-ROM part, as I haven't had 
> chance, but it doesn't say the scenes are on there!!
> 
> Is anyone else having trouble? Can anyone point me in the right 
> direction? I would be extremely grateful if someone could tell me 
> where the bonus footage is!
> 
> 
The extra scenes are in the  second disc, the DVD-Rom section. You 
have to go to Diagon Alley to start with - collect your money and 
wand. Then go to the classroom section and go to Potions. Answer all 
the questions right (you get thrown out and into the hospital section 
each time you get it wrong). Then you have to pick up the damaged 
key. After that you get taken to the Mirror of Erised, where you get 
your hearts desire - the 7 deleted scenes. I haven't tried other 
rooms yet, so it's possible that you can reach the scenes by other 
routes.


Spoiler....






I'm really pleased the Leg-locker scene was left out of the film - 
it's just slapstick. I do wish though that they hadn't cut the scene 
of the first Potions Class. It actually shows Harry standing up for 
himself against Snape. To me it just makes him that bit more feisty 
and more true to the book Harry.

I personally also liked the Uniform scene - it again showed just how 
downtrodden Harry was, it made him lippy and would have provided a 
smooth transition into him going to the door to collect the post.

I still miss Peeves. In an interview for Newsround, Chris Columbus 
said that Peeves would not be in this edition - surely that doesn't 
mean we can expect yet more versions in the future (can we?)


Ali