[HPFGU-Movie] Important Negative Spoilers Request

[Richelle Votaw]

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Rich writes:

> Oh! Before I forget... Lucius starting Avada Kedavra.. _SO_ out of
> character its untrue, he is the snivelling bully, not the powerful
> sorceror. He wouldn't risk so much (Harry would recognise the start of
> AK, definitely) by doing that, no way in hell. Though his wand casing
> is relatively cool.

I just thought of something.  Harry hadn't even heard of AK before GoF,
right?  So maybe this has two points.  Maybe it's to show us that Lucius is
a DE.  Which really has no purpose, because those of us who know what AK is
also know he's a DE.  Second, if JKR okayed that, perhaps it's to show him
losing his temper?  Maybe he would have a violent reaction to something in
the future and kill someone (who?) before stopping to think.  I don't really
know.

Wendy writes:

> > Harry does floo to Knockturn Alley, but the whole scene with the Malfoys
> > talking to Borgin is not there. I really like that scene, and was
> > disappointed that it was deleted.

Jodi responded:

> That this scene was cut was probably the biggest disappointment of the
film
> for me, but mostly because I *really* wanted to see Ed Tudor-Pole as Mr.
> Borgin.

Was Draco there looking in the window at a scull thing?  I know I saw a
picture of that someplace.  Or did they film it and cut the entire thing?

Jodi writes:

> I thought that whole part was utterly dreadful. *So* cheesy, and it makes
no
> sense. What's with all the applause for Hagrid? I never got the impression
> that most of the students felt particularly strongly about him one way or
> the other. Hermione's return was completely OTT, the big dramatic pause at
> the doorway, the long sprint down the Hall, the hug and non-hug... And it
> just went on and on, milking every shot of smiling, tearful kids. Ugh, it
> was such a weak ending that it really dented my impression of the whole
> film, which I'd enjoyed so much up to that point.

I wonder if the adults in the making of film don't get the same feeling I
get reading it.  That Harry needs a hug.  So they work one in every chance
they get.  And yes, that definitely doomed Hagrid in Book 5.

I (Richelle) asked:

> > 1) Does Harry get drenched with the pudding?

And GulPlum responded:

> No, Mrs Mason does, which IMO is much more effective. (The Dursleys
> and Masons are sitting in the living room with the Dursleys facing
> away from the kitchen area, around the corder of which Harry and
> Dobby are standing. The Dursleys can see the pudding, but the Masons
> can't. Harry approaches to try to stop the pudding, Dobby makes it
> fall and disappears, leaving Harry with outstretched arms behind Mrs
> Mason as the pudding drops...)

Oh, darn it.  And I was so looking forward to seeing Daniel dripping in the
pudding.  Ah, well, the look on his face ought to be enough.  That would
make more sense for the Mason's outright fury than explaining that she's
terrified of birds.

I asked again:

> > 2) How is the basilisk fang thing?  Does it go into Harry's arm
> > like it's supposed to?

And GulPlum said:

> Yes. As I recall it, we don't see the fang going in (it's done as a
> medium shot, so as to not scare the kiddies too much), but Harry
> pulling it out is a tight closeup.

Oh, cool.  Very cool.  Pulling it out's bound to be the best part anyway. :)

I asked again:

> > Does Harry look the least bit like he's dying?

GulPlum answered:

> The immediate effect is that he looks as if he's about to faint, but
> his distress increases over the next couple of minutes and as Ginny
> regains conciousness, he tells her to escape and leave him to die.

Oh, how very dramatic.  Leave me, save yourself, all that?  I love it. :)  I
assume Ginny just sits there and watches him instead?

I asked again (yes, I know, I ask a lot of questions):

> > 3) What about the Quidditch scene, does Harry just crash into the
> > ground, faint like he's supposed to, or just fall off the broom?

GulPlum answered:

> None of the above, actually, though "crash" comes pretty close. :-)
> It's a forced landing and he's lying spreadeagled on the ground, face
> up. The bludger tries to bash him a couple more times, but he dodges
> it and the bludger "bounces" off the ground. Hermione runs onto the
> pitch and causes the bludger to explode in mid-air.

Wait a minute.  Hermione explodes the bludger?  But Fred and George are
supposed to wrestle it back into the box/trunk/whatever.  Is it my
imagination, or does Hermione seem to have a lot of added parts/lines/etc.?
To make up for spending half the film in the hospital wing, I reckon.

Ah, well, thanks for all the input.  I'm sure I'll think of more questions
later, I'll have to start writing them down. :)

Richelle