2nd Viewing of PoA and a bit of werewolf

[Mandy]

Go up the thread and read the post it's very good, but too long to 
repeat here.

I absolutely agree.  The first time I saw it I was distracted by the 
fact I had read the book so much and new the story so deeply.  I 
couldn't focus on the main action, and was looking for everything all 
at once.  I too left the theater dazed and confused.  My friends were 
asking me all sorts of questions about the book, so all I did was 
say 'Well, in the book this...' and 'Ah, yes they left that out.' 
Instead of enjoying the film for what it is, a film.  The second time 
I say it on Sat, it was fantastic.  A whole difference experience.  
The film just swept over me and I loved it.  I left the theater with 
the beautiful images in my head and the joy of what I had just seen. 


I loved the Werewolf.  Imo it's the first time I've seen a werewolf 
on screen that actually looked like it was a creature that had just 
transformed from a human.  Its lack of hair gave it that eerie, human 
quality and it could walk on two legs if it wanted.  I loved the 
sound of Lupin panting as he watched the moon appear in horror, and 
Sirius holding him and coaching him with his hand on Lupin heart, 
telling him to remember the man he was inside as he transformed.  
Great stuff.