[HPFGU-Movie] Re: new uniforms?

[Richelle Votaw]

Kyle Longbottom wrote:

> A nice update to refresh our eyes???  People am i the only one that see what 
> Alfonso is doing??  

Okay, I have kept my mouth shut all day, but I can't any longer.  First of all, for those of us who get the list via email, it would be very helpful if you would combine comments, particularly shorter ones, into one post so that we don't have a dozen messages from the same person.  Second, I was not aware that you had a behind the scenes look at what's going on with Prisoner of Azkaban.  What, pray tell, have you seen that the rest of us have not?  So the uniforms have changed a bit.  Big deal.  They're not from the book anyway.  The only thing set in stone in the book is that they wear robes.  Nothing else is stated.  From what I've seen, the only changes in uniforms are perhaps a little change to the crests and robe trim.  It's not like they're suddenly pink with purple polka dots.  So Dan's hair has changed.  Yes, and it looks more as described by JKR in the books.  

As for Quidditch.  If I've said this once, I've said it a hundred times.  The reason they are cutting some (repeat, SOME) Quidditch is simply that all three games are not essential to the plot. No movie yet has had more than one game of Quidditch.  They are keeping the most essential game and cutting the others. Which means no Cho Chang, and Wood is not necessary.  He will be missed, yes.  If you watch the first two movies, he doesn't do much more *during the game* than to tell Harry to watch out and end up falling to the ground.  Both times.  Personally I enjoyed just having him around Hogwarts, passing in the hall, down the table at dinner, etc.  Still, if they're not going to focus on his character as they should have from the beginning, he's cuttable.  (is that a word?)  Now if they'd kept Flint and not Wood I'd be really mad.  But both are gone, so all's fair in love and movies.  Besides Alfonso is not responsible for that, Steve Kloves is, most likely.

No one has the right to judge Alfonso against anyone until PoA is completed, released, and we are all able to judge the movie as it should be judged.  As a completed piece of film, not a bit of rumor here and there and a few fuzzy pictures to go by.

Richelle


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