I LIKED IT (bracing for rotton fruit thrown)

[moonmint17]

Hi!  
Coming out of lurkdom to reply.  

I found the movie to be a very enjoyable experience  No, it didn't 
slavishly follow the book, but as a movie it stood on it's own very 
well.  I also laughed much more during this movie - the humor felt 
more real to me.

A few of my favorite moments:
The Harry in the corridor scene with Snape and Lupin scene - such 
nice undercurrents going on there.  (And Rickman just makes watching 
mean, nasty Snape soooo much fun)  

The whole shrieking shack - obviously things were left out to make it 
a tight piece of cinema, but that moment between Sirius and Remus 
just before they embraced- lovely.  And the whole scene just worked 
for me - that mix of confusion and anger and friendship.  

The moments between Proffessor Lupin and Harry, and between Harry and 
Sirius.  (Umm, yea I like the emotional stuff)  

The moment that very nearly broke my heart:  Sirius holding Remus as 
he transformed.  Whatever exactly you think their relationship was 
(and boy, the film hinted at romance around the edges, didn't it?)  
that was such a powerful image of love and friendship. 

As far as smart and tough Hermione, well all I really have to say is 
that I was once a smart teenage girl.  And I wish there would have 
been more Hermione type characters on the screen, and far 
less "disposable girlfriends"  (You know, the ones that just sit and 
scream, and the next movie are nowhere to be found)    So, I must 
confess I reveled in the way Hermione was portrayed in this movie. 

Peppermint