3rd viewing, some observations, likes & dislikes

[Adan]

Patientx writes:
> Some dislikes:
> -Sirius the dog. For one thing, did *every* shot of him have to be 
>CGI? Its a *dog* for goodness sakes, dogs are one of the easiest 
>animals to train. And if it was already CGI, couldn't they have made 
>him to the description in the book, rather than the drawing in the 
>US editions. Sirius in dog-form is supposed to be "bear-like", that 
>dog wasn't bearlike at all.

Adan replies:
While Snuffles wasn't the big, hulking figure I envisioned being able 
to fight against Moony, I think this version would be more able to 
blend in and go unnoticed than some Newfoundland-ish species.  He's 
wiry and tough.  And it isn't always the size of the dog either, as 
my great aunt had some killer chihuahuas! 

Patientx:
> -Why do they always give Mrs. Weasley the worst lines? In CoS she 
>had the "where are we going to get all this?...(dramatic 
>pause)...Diagon Alley." and in PoA after handing Ron the rat she 
>said "Don't you lose him!" which made no sense at all. The phrasing 
>of it doesn't work (its phrased like she's referring to a little 
>brother), and the reason behind it (to make it Ron's fault when 
>Scabbers disappears and he blames it on Crookshanks) is unneeded as 
>well. Ron *wasn't* careless with Scabbers, that's the point, in 
>fact. Scabbers disappeared because he faked his death and ran away, 
>not because of something Ron did. 

Adan:
That line in PoA really struck me.  I don't know if it's in the book -
 I haven't thought to look when I actually have them at hand - but 
that just struck me as sort of sinister since I knew who/what 
Scabbers was.  How the Weasley's got that rat in the first place is a 
big question in my mind, and that.. well, I never thought to look at 
any of the Weasleys, especially Molly, as truly dark before. Did any 
of them know?  I will pay more in attention in future rereads.

Patientx:
> -I still have not heard any usage of the Moony or Padfoot or 
>Wormtail nicknames. I didn't even hear something that sounds like it 
>could possible be one. Sirius only calls Lupin "Remus" and Lupin 
>only calls him "Sirius" and they both call Peter, "Peter". Can 
>someone tell me exactly where these are so I can at least know where 
>to listen for it when I see the movie a fourth time?

Adan:
I believe I've read that IMAX viewers hear one name, I think Padfoot, 
during Lupin's transformation scene.  I haven't seen the movie again 
since reading that to check it though.

> -What took Snape so long to get to the shrieking shack? I assume 
>that was just a mistake in the time-turner sequence, but they make 
>it look like Snape went into the Willow less than a minute after 
>Lupin, when there's at least two or three minutes between their 
>arrivals. 

Adan:
I just thought he was eavesdropping outside the door, getting a grip 
on who/what was happening and formulating his plan.  In the book, 
didn't Snape hide out under the invisibility cloak, listening to what 
was happening for a bit, too?