[HPFGU-Movie] Spoilers - my POA review

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Thank you so much for sending that in! Its nice to know what WON'T be in the 
movie ahead of time so I won't be waiting for it and get disappointed (and 
thus distracted).

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Theresa wrote:
>> There is a line that shocked me, they put this line in the 
film. Marge states the breeding problem (referring to Harry) comes 
from the mother comparing it to dogs. I think it was something 
like "if there is something wrong with the b*#%h then there is 
something wrong with the pup" <<

I can't believe that made it to the movie either, I expected that to get 
written out (like Draco's harshest lines to Ron), IMO, its the *worst* of all the 
horrible things she says about Harry's family.

>>The Fat Lady does get slashed but you never meet Sir Cadogen nor does 
Neville lose the passwords nor Sirius get in and slash Ron's 
bedcurtains. Kind of miss seeing those scenes.  <<

No Sir Cadogen at all? I thought an actor had been cast for the part. Maybe 
it was cut out. (I'm very disappointed by the way, that they'll be no Sirius 
attacking Ron scene, but, again, its better to know now so I can get over it 
before I see the movie). 

>>The part with Snape and the map is a bit different from the book 
whereas, late one night Harry is watching the map (the map is done 
well with names and stuff), and Harry sees Peter Petigrew's name on 
the map so he sneaks off to I suppose catch him which is when Snape 
finds him with the map. It insults him once and Harry reads it to him<<

I can't wait to see that. Its fantastic that the map insulting Snape made it 
to the movie, even if its not explained that James/Sirius/Lupin/Peter wrote 
the map. Although I wonder if the films are *ever* going to bring up that Snape 
hates James Potter, or if its going to be a surprise in OotP (they certainly 
can't cut the pensieve scene out). I'm still surprised that it wasn't at least 
*mentioned* in SS/PS, without the quick Snape-hates-James-Potter/Prank 
explanation, a lot of Snape's actions don't really make sense in SS/PS.

>> The shack scene is well done - Sirius is really maniacal - quite insane 
at first. He doesn't seem sad like in the book just crazy to kill 
Peter (well you figure that out later). When Remus comes in and he 
hugs Sirius - you can tell they are good friends.<<

Very much looking forward to seeing Gary Oldman 'maniacal' (yes, I know he's 
that way in *every* movie he's in), and I'm REALLY pleased that the hug 
between him and Lupin is still there, that moment gave me a HUGE shock when I first 
read the book.

>>Also Harry is the only one who attacked Snape but it was cool to see him 
fly and crash the bed. <<

At least Snape makes it to the Shack, I was worrying for awhile that him and 
Sirius wouldn't be face to face until GoF.

>>This is the last you see of Snape so he does not pitch 
his fit later on. Oh well I would have loved that.<<

That being cut out is almost enough to make me cry. Alan Rickman does a 
screaming rage so perfectly its a shame to deprieve us of it. That, and its one of 
my favorite scenes in the book, especially the way he jumps to it being 
Harry's fault but can't prove it, the amount of rage becomes rather funny.

>>One part that is a little funny is 
Hermione2 critiquing Hermione1's hair. <<

Not *quite* in character for Hermione to do something like that, but it 
sounds pretty funny, so it doesn't matter (even bookish girls care about their 
looks sometimes I suppose).

>>but there is no permission slip for the next year for Hogsmeade. Guess they 
will need to fix that for GOF if they even go to Hogsmeade in GOF film 
version. <<

That'll be easy enough to fix, Sirius is supposed to write Harry at the 
beginning anyway (although it could easily end up cut out), they could slip that in 
then. Hopefully they go to Hogsmeade in GoF, or we will miss out on the trio 
talking to Sirius in the cave. 

Again, thanks for the review, and it wasn't too spoilish, at least not for 
all of us who've read the book many times.


-Rebecca


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