POA Impressions Spoilers

[jessicaiseman]

Ok, I just thought I'd post my impressions of POA, both as a movie 
and as an interpretation of the book.  I'm not going to comment on 
what I see as foreshadowing until later (when I see if I'm actually 
right, cause I hate to be wrong).  So here we go!

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OK as a movie itself, POA is great.  If you'd never read the books, 
I really think you'd like it alot.  Its a lot more grown up than the 
first two movies and they don't try to throw too much information at 
you, and you get a lot more backstory on Harrys parents and how they 
died, etc.

But....
I think as an interpretation of the books it is a complete failure.  
They leave out so much important information, For example the exact 
identity of Moony, Padfoot, Wormtail and Prongs.  The Secret Keeper 
spell is never even mentioned. They just say that Sirius was one of 
the few people who knew where the Potters were hiding.  PUH-LEASE :)
There is no Cho or Cedric Diggory mentions (and I sincerely hope 
that actor who was playing the Hufflepuff seeker in the Quidditch 
scene isn't who they chose to play Digory in #4).  I was really 
hoping to see more of Diagon Alley in this case.  

The Knight Bus was pretty good, at least it was funny.  And the aunt 
marge scene was funny too. But I wish that Sirius had been more of a 
dog.  ( He really doesn't even look like the pictures in the 
American book as I've heard some people say, he looks more like a 
wolf.)  I wanted more relationship between Sirius, Lupin, James, and 
Wormtail...and I really wish you had heard more than just a scream 
when Harry passes out from the dementors.  

I like the more assertive Hermione in this movie, but I wish there 
had been more scenes with Trelawny so we understood more about why 
she storms out of the room.  I miss the second Quidditch match 
because I was so looking forward to seeing Draco smashed by Harry's 
Patronus.  

I don't really like the new Dumbledore, but I think its because you 
don't see enough of him.  Its almost like he's avoiding Harry 
because he only shows up twice...

They don't explain the passage under the Whomping Willow or the 
Shrieking Shack properly.  

And I could go on all day, but I'll quit here (because I'm tired of 
typing).  So overall, its a good movie but a bad rendition of the 
book.  

Thank you (takes a small bow)

Jessica