nitpicky mutterings from a long lost soul...

[vincentjh]

Scott wrote:

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> --Can't decide about the exterior of the Weasley house...not what I 
> pictured at all. What do you guys think?

Loved the house. Loved most of the designs in the film except the 
entrance to the chamber. It's too space-age looking.

Speaking of the Weasley house, the lighting outside of it is 
terrible. Why couldn't they have filmed it at an earlier hour? It 
doesn't look like early morning at all.

Another problem with the scenes in the Weasley house is Molly's 
line "there's only one place where you can buy them all: Diagon 
Alley." Must have copied it from some supermarket commercial.

> --Since they weren't going to have Draco and Lucius in Knockturn 
> Alley...which they should have done, but...the hand of glory bit is 
> rather good. I jumped both times in any case.

I am not sure about this, though. I get the feeling that Harry has 
something for hands... The Hand of Glory. Hermione's hand. Justin's 
hand. Ginny's hand... Perhaps this kid needs a therapist?

> --Hermione clashes terribly. What's with that blue sweater? (Is it 
> just me?) Not to mention she flaunts the Restriction of Underage 
> Wizardry and no one seems to take notice or be in the least worried.

This is a very unnatural scene IMO. It looks like Hermione *knows* 
Harry is coming. It'd work better if Herm just stands at the door, 
sees Harry, runs up to him and yells "Harry" to him *at the same 
time.* It's strange seeing her running all the way up to Harry and 
then starting the standard Kloves conversation--hello, Harry. Hello, 
Hagrid. Hello, Hermione. Hermione told Harry everyone's worried. But 
the next shot shows Mrs. Weasley standing in the line, seemingly more 
concerned about getting an autograph then finding Harry. Shouldn't 
they all be looking for Harry?

> --Even though it's really quick and you don't see her face NHNick 
> does acknowledge Percy and Penelope walking together, but  do wish 
> that wasn't it.

Don't quite understand the point of this scene. If Penelope wasn't 
going to be petrified, do we really need to know her? 

When Harry found the petrified cat and the teachers told the students 
to return to their houses, we hear a boy's voice telling Ravenclaws 
to follow him. Shouldn't it be Penelope? Isn't she the prefect?

> --Where's Ron's Detention?
This is one big plot hole, like the Valentine scene. It's O.K. to cut 
them. But Kloves has to make them up by having other scences where 
Harry can find out who Tom Riddle was and Ginny can find out that 
Harry has the diary. 

> --The older costumes...the ties were different, they weren't hooded 
> and the sweaters were chunkier...other than that they didn't reveal 
> houses of Tom or Myrtle, but that was ok (a suprise for later?) 
> Myrtle's skirt was longer. interesting touch.

Nice thouch with the old uniforms in general.

> --"Your bird may've blinded the basilisk but he can still *hear* 
> you!" this is horrid. I knew I didn't like this line, and here's 
> why, snakes have very weak hearing. They rely mostly on sensing 
heat 
> and vibrations and such...I don't know if throwing that rock would 
> *really* distract a snake...and I don't care to find out.

What a Jurrasic Park moment.... That snake looks like a dinasour and 
moves like....something other than a snake.

> --what the hell is up with this last scene? It just doesn't make 
> much sense really...I mean H,H and R are really the only kids we 
> even see to be good friends of hagrid...and I wanted to see 
everyone 
> in their pyjamas so badly.

I wonder how the next director is going to bring the trio back to 
their true characters. All three of them are completely out of 
character in this movie. Harry "the Lone Ranger" Potter. Ron the 
comic sidekick. Hermione the super witch. I can't stand this. How can 
CoS be "faithful" to the book when our three main characters only 
superficially resemble to their book selves? 

VJH,
who can't wait to see Snape in Granny Longbottom's dress.