From nicholas at adelanta.co.uk Sun Apr 3 21:05:12 2005 From: nicholas at adelanta.co.uk (nicholas at adelanta.co.uk) Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 22:05:12 +0100 Subject: HP special effects Message-ID: To list-members in the UK; Channel Five is broadcasting a programme tomorrow about movie special effects, and lists the HP movies as part of the presentation. C5, Monday 4th, 7.15 p.m. Cheers, Nicholas From artsylynda at aol.com Mon Apr 11 22:29:56 2005 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:29:56 EDT Subject: Cho Chang Message-ID: <1e1.3a1f52bd.2f8c5464@aol.com> The Leaky Cauldron has an article from some newspaper about the girl playing Cho in GoF -- there are "hate mail" things all over the web about her, poor girl, and she's never been seen yet! AND the article said -- get this -- that she and Harry kiss in this film! Even if it's a "peck" as they said, that's supposed to happen in OoP! What are they thinking?! They had so much book to work with for GoF, why would they take something from OoP??? Weird. Lynda "The cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg, OoP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From swartell at yahoo.com Tue Apr 12 16:43:48 2005 From: swartell at yahoo.com (Sue Wartell) Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:43:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Cho Chang In-Reply-To: 6667 Message-ID: <20050412164348.7531.qmail@web53202.mail.yahoo.com> --- artsylynda at aol.com wrote: > > The Leaky Cauldron has an article from some > newspaper about the girl playing Cho in GoF > ... The article said a lot, much of it nonsensical. My impression was that Rita Skeeter had a big hand in the reporting. :-) According to them, Cedric is "brutally killed by the dagger of Harry's nemesis, Voldemort." Why would the most powerful evil wizard in the world use a dagger? ..among other questions... Anyway, it sounds to me as if the writer confused or fused the last 2 books, and that the entire bit about the movie is speculation, not founded on any sound information. We'll see, in November. Sue __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ From artsylynda at aol.com Tue Apr 12 21:43:25 2005 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 17:43:25 EDT Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Digest Number 1192 Message-ID: In a message dated 4/12/2005 3:55:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes: --- artsylynda at aol.com wrote: > > The Leaky Cauldron has an article from some > newspaper about the girl playing Cho in GoF > ... The article said a lot, much of it nonsensical. My impression was that Rita Skeeter had a big hand in the reporting. :-) According to them, Cedric is "brutally killed by the dagger of Harry's nemesis, Voldemort." Why would the most powerful evil wizard in the world use a dagger? ..among other questions... Anyway, it sounds to me as if the writer confused or fused the last 2 books, and that the entire bit about the movie is speculation, not founded on any sound information. We'll see, in November. Sue Yeah, granted, a lot of it was pure nonsense. But you have to wonder (or I do, anyway) where he came up with this stuff -- naming a kiss, defining it as a "peck," if it didn't happen at all? Boy, if they've included a kiss in this film, Kloves really is losing his tiny little mind. Lynda Sappington _www.thesculptedhorse.com_ (http://www.thesculptedhorse.com/) Elegant equine art in bronze, cold-cast porcelain, handcast resin, and jewelry with an equine theme in 14K gold and sterling silver. Trophies a speciality. Lynda "The cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg, OoP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From bree4378 at yahoo.com Fri Apr 15 20:03:25 2005 From: bree4378 at yahoo.com (Sabrina) Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:03:25 -0000 Subject: First Look at Goblet of Fire Message-ID: Hey everybody, just found out that we (in the US) can all have our first look/peak at Goblet of Fire on May 7, 2005. ABC Television Saturday Night Movie will be showing a special 4 hour presentation of Chamber of Secrets. Within the 4 hours there will be some movie clips fo Goblet, cast interviews and more. Take a look at this link, and mark your calendars. Saturday May 7, 2005 on ABC from 7-11 pm eastern time. http://abc.go.com/movies/harrypotterchamber.html From daughterofthedust at yahoo.com Sat Apr 16 02:53:16 2005 From: daughterofthedust at yahoo.com (daughterofthedust) Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:53:16 -0000 Subject: steven hawking In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "leeannmccullough" wrote: > > While watching POA for the 30th time, I just noticed that the fellow > in the Leaky Cauldron that is shown reading a book and stirring a > cup of something is reading Steven Hawking's A Brief History of > Time. I don't know why this is so interesting to me. I could see if > he was laughing or something. > What are the groups thoughts on this, or am I over analyzing? > Leeann :-) This is one of the reasons why I love POA, best of all. Part of the joy in movies, is discovering something new every time you see watch. Anyway, I think it was just a little something Cuaron decided to throw in for background interest; to make the scene "come alive", in a way. Even the background characters have some sort of backstory. They aren't just window-dressing, but do, in fact, have lives of their own. This guy sitting the Cauldron, likes reading a muggle's work on science!! Perhaps he sees it as an intriguing take on magic? We don't know, but it's fun to speculate. :-) @)--/--- daughter From daughterofthedust at yahoo.com Sat Apr 16 03:04:27 2005 From: daughterofthedust at yahoo.com (daughterofthedust) Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 03:04:27 -0000 Subject: Cho Chang In-Reply-To: <1e1.3a1f52bd.2f8c5464@aol.com> Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, artsylynda at a... wrote: > that she and Harry kiss in this film! Even if it's a "peck" as they said, > that's supposed to happen in OoP! What are they thinking?! They had so much book > to work with for GoF, why would they take something from OoP??? Weird. > > Lynda > > "The cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg, OoP Hmmm, well I would speculate that they did this in the film because while it reads suitably enough, that Harry and Cho waited until Oop to kiss, it creates great dramatic tension for them to do so earlier, in the film version. It also just seems more realistic for kids their ages to have shown some sort of physical connection at an earlier point... I'm thinking context is important. I think it would be fine if it were an innocent "I'm sorry I didn't wait until you asked me to the dance" peck. We shall see. Remember folks, a good film is more important than a slavish adaptation. :-) From onceupona_party at yahoo.ca Sat Apr 16 14:43:11 2005 From: onceupona_party at yahoo.ca (Severina Amadenna Salem-Snape) Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:43:11 -0000 Subject: First Look at Goblet of Fire In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Plus: 'Goblet of Fire' Movie, Game To Be Released on Same Day "See the movie, then buy the video game." That may well be the message Warner Bros. will be delivering when it releases Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire theatrically in November. The studio and video game maker Electronic Arts said Tuesday that a video game based on the movie, formatted for most major systems, will be released simultaneously with the theatrical premiere--- In HPFGU- Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Sabrina" wrote: > > Hey everybody, just found out that we (in the US) can all have our > first look/peak at Goblet of Fire on May 7, 2005. ABC Television > Saturday Night Movie will be showing a special 4 hour presentation of > Chamber of Secrets. Within the 4 hours there will be some movie clips > fo Goblet, cast interviews and more. > > Take a look at this link, and mark your calendars. Saturday May 7, > 2005 on ABC from 7-11 pm eastern time. > > http://abc.go.com/movies/harrypotterchamber.html From kesa101 at yahoo.com Wed Apr 20 04:24:02 2005 From: kesa101 at yahoo.com (kesa101) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 04:24:02 -0000 Subject: Hello! Message-ID: I first joined this group in September, 2002 and have been gone a long time. Let me tell you, it's been hard playing catch up with 11000 post...but I'm nearly caught up and have enjoyed reading everyones comments. It's going to be an exciting Harry year isn't it? < happy dance > Anyway, just wanted to re-introduce myself and say HELLO! carolyn From ajroald at yahoo.com Wed Apr 20 07:36:41 2005 From: ajroald at yahoo.com (Lea) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 07:36:41 -0000 Subject: PoA DVD In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20050329020108.0094a5b0@plum.cream.org> Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, GulPlum wrote: > Hi folks, > > I know the DVD has already been out for five months and everyone's moved on > to thinking about GoF (and beyond), but I've only just managed to complete > the job I had set myself for the HP movies, to do comparisons of the > fullscreen and widescreen releases. I know my previous comparisons for > PS/SS and CoS were popular, so I expect the same will be true of this one: > > http://plum.cream.org/HP/poa.htm > Wow! This is the first time I had ever seen a comparison of wide screen to full screen, and had absolutely no idea how much of a difference it makes. I am SO glad I purchase wide screen movies. Here are a few of my reactions First reaction - the scene where Uncle Vernon comes into Harry's room at the beginning of the movie would just look stupid without a wider shot. I'm not even sure it would make any sense even with a pan. Secondly, is it just my imagination or does Ron get the axe over Hermione? Just in the scene's posted on the above link, Ron is cut out of three (and ?) shots. Poor Dean and Seamus though, are they even seen in the full screen version? Lupin seems to get cut a fair amount of times too, though. Lastly, how, oh how, does the Bogart!Snape scene work when you don't see Snape? I'm sure the viewer gets the drift from a pan, but it surely doesn't hold the same effect. Thanks for your efforts and sharing. ~ Lea From kesa101 at yahoo.com Thu Apr 21 01:23:37 2005 From: kesa101 at yahoo.com (kesa101) Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:23:37 -0000 Subject: GoF Teaser Message-ID: Ooooh! The lovely folks at The Leaky Cauldron have posted that the GoF teaser will be shown in its entirety on May 13th!! http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ I wonder what big movie release is coming out that day? Star Wars is on the 19th. Hmmmm... -keese From joj at rochester.rr.com Thu Apr 21 01:55:42 2005 From: joj at rochester.rr.com (joj) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:55:42 -0400 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hello! References: Message-ID: <000701c54615$3a026460$3430cc45@bumbargey3ogmz> Welcome back! I'm mostly just a lurker here. With the TV special and trailer coming in a few weeks, maybe we'll both be posting a bit. Joj > > > I first joined this group in September, 2002 and have been gone a > long > time. Let me tell you, it's been hard playing catch up with 11000 > post...but I'm nearly caught up and have enjoyed reading everyones > comments. > > It's going to be an exciting Harry year isn't it? < happy dance > > > Anyway, just wanted to re-introduce myself and say HELLO! > > carolyn > > > > > > > ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ > > WARNING! This group contains spoilers! > > Before posting to any HPFGU list, you MUST read the group's Admin Files! > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/ > > Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary material from posts to which you're replying! > > Any questions? Any problems? Contact your personal List Elf or the List Administration Team at HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com > > Unsubscribing? Email HPFGU-Movie-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > From kesa101 at yahoo.com Thu Apr 21 02:03:38 2005 From: kesa101 at yahoo.com (Carolyn) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:03:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hello! In-Reply-To: 6667 Message-ID: <20050421020338.22799.qmail@web50103.mail.yahoo.com> I have a feeling we will be!!! Can't wait until the TV special. It's for Chamber of Secrets right? I hope they blend in the deleted scenes like they did with Sorcerers Stone. joj wrote: Welcome back! I'm mostly just a lurker here. With the TV special and trailer coming in a few weeks, maybe we'll both be posting a bit. Joj > > > I first joined this group in September, 2002 and have been gone a > long > time. Let me tell you, it's been hard playing catch up with 11000 > post...but I'm nearly caught up and have enjoyed reading everyones > comments. > > It's going to be an exciting Harry year isn't it? < happy dance > > > Anyway, just wanted to re-introduce myself and say HELLO! > > carolyn > > > > > > > ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ > > WARNING! This group contains spoilers! > > Before posting to any HPFGU list, you MUST read the group's Admin Files! > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/ > > Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary material from posts to which you're replying! > > Any questions? Any problems? Contact your personal List Elf or the List Administration Team at HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com > > Unsubscribing? Email HPFGU-Movie-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ WARNING! This group contains spoilers! Before posting to any HPFGU list, you MUST read the group's Admin Files! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/ Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary material from posts to which you're replying! Any questions? Any problems? Contact your personal List Elf or the List Administration Team at HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribing? Email HPFGU-Movie-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com ____________________________________________________________ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Movie/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HPFGU-Movie-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From joj at rochester.rr.com Thu Apr 21 02:13:12 2005 From: joj at rochester.rr.com (joj) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:13:12 -0400 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hello! References: <20050421020338.22799.qmail@web50103.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <000701c54617$aba497d0$3430cc45@bumbargey3ogmz> I think there will be. I'm really excited and nervous to see some clips from GoF. It's my favorite book. It seems that a lot of people who liked PoA (the book) the best, were disappointed with the movie. I'm going to try to accept that there will be big changes and more cuts that ever before and just pray they don't ruin the graveyard scene. Joj > > I have a feeling we will be!!! Can't wait until the TV special. It's for Chamber of Secrets right? I hope they blend in the deleted scenes like they did with Sorcerers Stone. > > joj wrote: > Welcome back! I'm mostly just a lurker here. With the TV special and > trailer coming in a few weeks, maybe we'll both be posting a bit. > > Joj From kesa101 at yahoo.com Thu Apr 21 02:27:56 2005 From: kesa101 at yahoo.com (Carolyn) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:27:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hello! In-Reply-To: 6667 Message-ID: <20050421022756.39210.qmail@web50110.mail.yahoo.com> GoF is my favorite book, too! I think we're going to love the movie - and be disappointed with it too. Just like with all three movies! Love them yet we wish things could be different with this or that scene from the book added. Being the girlie-girl I am, I am looking forward to The Yule Ball scene. The dress robes, Weird Sisters, the dancing...sigh!! :) It would be insane to cut up the graveyard scene too much! Too vital. I am really lookin forward to seeing the wands connect and then Lily and James coming out. (I'll have my hankies ready because I'll lose it when Cedric is murdered) I hope, when they show the teasers, that they show Mad Eye Moody. I just am so curious about how they're going to do that face of his. And the magical eye!!! And I can't wait to see Cho Chang, Fleur, Viktor, Madame Maxime ....and Hagrid with his axel-greased hair! tee hee! The biggest irritation will be the sense of excitement. We see the teasers/trailers, etc... but have to wait until November to see the movie!! Thank goodness for Half-Blood Prince. joj wrote: I think there will be. I'm really excited and nervous to see some clips from GoF. It's my favorite book. It seems that a lot of people who liked PoA (the book) the best, were disappointed with the movie. I'm going to try to accept that there will be big changes and more cuts that ever before and just pray they don't ruin the graveyard scene. Joj > > I have a feeling we will be!!! Can't wait until the TV special. It's for Chamber of Secrets right? I hope they blend in the deleted scenes like they did with Sorcerers Stone. > > joj wrote: > Welcome back! I'm mostly just a lurker here. With the TV special and > trailer coming in a few weeks, maybe we'll both be posting a bit. > > Joj ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ WARNING! This group contains spoilers! Before posting to any HPFGU list, you MUST read the group's Admin Files! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/ Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary material from posts to which you're replying! Any questions? Any problems? Contact your personal List Elf or the List Administration Team at HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribing? Email HPFGU-Movie-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com ____________________________________________________________ --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From poppytheelf at hotmail.com Sun Apr 24 02:20:42 2005 From: poppytheelf at hotmail.com (Phyllis) Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 02:20:42 -0000 Subject: GoF Costumes Message-ID: The Leaky Cauldron has a link to two HP costumes that will be coming out this fall based on the costumes in GoF - if they really do dress Harry like that for the Third Task, and he faces Voldemort in the graveyard looking like a court jester, I will be most unhappy :-( ~Phyllis From artsylynda at aol.com Sun Apr 24 19:30:48 2005 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 15:30:48 EDT Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Digest Number 1197 Message-ID: <1fe.392693.2f9d4de8@aol.com> In a message dated 4/24/2005 12:46:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes: The Leaky Cauldron has a link to two HP costumes that will be coming out this fall based on the costumes in GoF - if they really do dress Harry like that for the Third Task, and he faces Voldemort in the graveyard looking like a court jester, I will be most unhappy :-( ~Phyllis That outfit actually looks like the one he wears in the SECOND task (look in the galleries section on Leaky and you'll see him standing by the lake in that red top). I think I'm right in this, anyway -- haven't looked at the pics in a while. Lynda "The cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg, OoP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From daughterofthedust at yahoo.com Sun Apr 24 22:38:21 2005 From: daughterofthedust at yahoo.com (daughterofthedust) Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:38:21 -0000 Subject: Tonks Casting Idea - Kerry Condon? Message-ID: If someone else has already mentioned this actress, forgive me... Anyway, I was at the movies the other day, watching the trailers before Kung Fu Hustle when I saw the trailer for Unleashed... The lead actress, caught my eye...I thought to myself "She would make a wonderful Tonks". Her name is Kerry Condon and she's the one in the trailer who ells Jet Li's character to swish the ice cream around in his mouth. She's Irish, she can act (youngest ever to play Ophelia for the Royal Shakespeare Company), she's relatively unknown, and she looks the way I imagine Tonks would. I think she'd be great. :-) @)--/--- daughter From valerie.flowe at verizon.net Mon Apr 25 04:59:13 2005 From: valerie.flowe at verizon.net (Valerie Flowe) Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:59:13 -0400 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] GoF Costumes In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On 4/23/05 10:20 PM, "Phyllis" wrote: - if they really do dress Harry like that for the Third Task, and he faces Voldemort in the graveyard looking like a court jester, I will be most unhappy :-( ~Phyllis Eek! Why is it necessary to have different outfits? In POA they were (IMHO) too street-dress casual. Now in GOF, they seem to be going overboard with special outfits. Groan... On another note, I was watching ?Maid in Manhatten? this weekend, and still cannot see Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort. Those make-up artists are gonna have to do a heck of a job! Valerie > > > > > > > ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ > > WARNING! This group contains spoilers! > > Before posting to any HPFGU list, you MUST read the group's Admin Files! > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/ > > Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary material > from posts to which you're replying! > > Any questions? Any problems? Contact your personal List Elf or the List > Administration Team at HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com > > Unsubscribing? Email HPFGU-Movie-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Movie/ > * > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > * HPFGU-Movie-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com > > * > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > . > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From saitaina at frontiernet.net Mon Apr 25 05:05:22 2005 From: saitaina at frontiernet.net (Saitaina) Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:05:22 -0700 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] GoF Costumes References: Message-ID: <00ac01c54954$62d78860$01fea8c0@domain.invalid> Valerie wrote: Actually, the different costumes for the tasks makes sense. It's an official event, where Harry IS a school champion, thus he has to wear something to that effect, almost like a uniform. Yet traditional robes would make it harder for him to complete the tasks set before him (thanks but I would not like to fight a dragon or do the maze with my robes tangling about my legs as I tried to move quickly). In PoA it wasn't 'school' related, thus more street clothes. The events after hours were what was important. Here it's the Tasks and the competition so the official, yet non traditional costumes. Both outfits work for the tasks set head of them. The robe for the first task it more formfitting and confined so that it's not in your way. The second (well, third considering we're missing a costume) is designed for a maze where you have no idea what is before you and may have to do some very odd movements to get through, not to mention a lot of walking. It gives you freedom. Saitaina **** "The new food pyramid looks as if all you have to do to be healthy in America is be gay and exercise." "If you're going to sing in the shower, don't start with a song that begins with 'help'." http://www.livejournal.com/users/saitaina [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From sgarfio at yahoo.com Tue Apr 26 20:26:37 2005 From: sgarfio at yahoo.com (Sherry Garfio) Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:26:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] GoF Costumes In-Reply-To: 6667 Message-ID: <20050426202638.52094.qmail@web53202.mail.yahoo.com> --- Saitaina wrote: > Actually, the different costumes for the tasks makes sense. It's an > official event, where Harry IS a school champion, thus he has to wear > something to that effect, almost like a uniform. > Yet traditional robes would make it harder for him to complete the tasks > set before him (thanks but I would not like to fight a dragon or do the maze > with my robes tangling about my legs as I tried to move quickly). > > > Both outfits work for the tasks set head of them. The robe for the first > task it more formfitting and confined so that it's not in your way. The > second (well, third considering we're missing a costume) is designed for a > maze where you have no idea what is before you and may have to do some very > odd movements to get through, not to mention a lot of walking. It gives you > freedom. Yes, it would be good to have a uniform that fits each task, but they weren't supposed to know what the first task was until they got there, so how would they know how to dress? Granted, they could have been told "Wear this to the first task" by the officials. But what's with the yellow trim? I would expect trim in either their house color or something standard for Hogwarts (as he is representing Hogwarts and not Gryffindor). Also, even if the uniforms for different tasks are different in *functional* ways, I would expect the *look* of the uniforms to be similar. That court jester get-up for the third task is just absurd. Trousers do make sense for the maze, but the tunic should look like a shorter version of the other uniforms. Come to think of it, trousers make more sense for fighting dragons as well... Sherry, who would not like to fight a dragon no matter how well-designed my uniform is "Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open." -- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From saitaina at frontiernet.net Tue Apr 26 20:55:13 2005 From: saitaina at frontiernet.net (Saitaina) Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:55:13 -0700 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] GoF Costumes References: <20050426202638.52094.qmail@web53202.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <021801c54aa2$3e6b3d60$01fea8c0@domain.invalid> Sherry wrote: I think they were given these outfits specifically FOR the tasks, so that they had something to wear that wouldn't be their own school uniforms. After all, not every kid has dragon fighting uniforms stashed away some where. And I think Harry's robe goes over it, we just don't see that in the picture. Actually, it isn't, er, to me. It reminds me of medieval coloured tunics, the different banding of colour that come from your, or your Lord's crest. Black/Scarlet would make sense for Harry since It's a Hogwarts plus house colour. Hogwarts doesn't have it's own colour and it would look odder with Red, Green, Blue, Yellow which I'm sure the costume designer tried first (Yes it would be more accurate, but we're playing to an audience that knows the books, as well as one who just knows the movies...and even in my head I'm giggling at Harry). But again, I think the robes go over so it lessens the impact of the look, like the Quidditch uniform. Although it makes me wonder about Krum's since their colours are also black and scarlet. (and yes, if Fluer and Cedric show up in those colours, then the costume designer is just smoking something). Saitaina **** "The new food pyramid looks as if all you have to do to be healthy in America is be gay and exercise." "If you're going to sing in the shower, don't start with a song that begins with 'help'." http://www.livejournal.com/users/saitaina [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From valerie.flowe at verizon.net Wed Apr 27 05:02:48 2005 From: valerie.flowe at verizon.net (Valerie Flowe) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 01:02:48 -0400 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] GoF Costumes In-Reply-To: <20050426202638.52094.qmail@web53202.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: On 4/26/05 4:26 PM, "Sherry Garfio" wrote: > --- Saitaina wrote: >> > Actually, the different costumes for the tasks makes sense. It's an >> > official event, where Harry IS a school champion, thus he has to wear >> > something to that effect, almost like a uniform. >> > Yet traditional robes would make it harder for him to complete the tasks >> > set before him (thanks but I would not like to fight a dragon or do the >> maze >> > with my robes tangling about my legs as I tried to move quickly). >> > >> > Both outfits work for the tasks set head of them. The robe for the first >> > task it more formfitting and confined so that it's not in your way. The >> > second (well, third considering we're missing a costume) is designed for a >> > maze where you have no idea what is before you and may have to do some very >> > odd movements to get through, not to mention a lot of walking. It gives >> you >> > freedom. > > Yes, it would be good to have a uniform that fits each task, but they weren't > supposed to know what the first task was until they got there, so how would they know how to dress? I?m just going to be a stickler for the book (I know, wrong forum!!), and say that the impression that I got from the competition was that each contestant was given minimal information about the upcoming task. Remember when Harry saw Crum diving in the freezing water in nothing but his trunks? And the bubble helmets that some of them fashioned for the 2nd task? These kids weren?t coddled with special outfits to parade around in. They were completely left to their own devices on how to figure out what the dangerous task was and how to survive it. The fancy outfits just seem like something for the costume designer to do... Ahhh, who am I kidding...I still can?t WAIT to see the movie! And the book release is getting closer by the minute! Valerie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From sgarfio at yahoo.com Wed Apr 27 19:58:38 2005 From: sgarfio at yahoo.com (Sherry Garfio) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:58:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] GoF Costumes In-Reply-To: 6667 Message-ID: <20050427195839.67556.qmail@web53210.mail.yahoo.com> I wrote: > task is > just absurd.> And Saitaina replied: > Actually, it isn't, er, to me. It > reminds me of medieval coloured tunics, > the different banding of colour that > come from your, or your Lord's crest. Okay, I humbly retract the "absurd" comment. You are of course correct. I've been to enough jousting tournaments that I should have thought of that. I still think that the uniforms for different tasks should be only functionally different (if at all), not completely different colors and designs. Given that plus your assessment, I like the third task costume better than the first, although it could use a cape (despite what Edna the Incredibles fashion designer says). Sherry "Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open." -- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From onceupona_party at yahoo.ca Wed Apr 27 23:17:52 2005 From: onceupona_party at yahoo.ca (Severina Amadenna Salem-Snape) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:17:52 -0000 Subject: GoF Costumes - POA costumes In-Reply-To: <20050427195839.67556.qmail@web53210.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I would have liked a comment in POA from one of the Weasleys about the cost of the new uniforms for 4 children, just one comment...that's all...one.... "Oh Arthur, luckily we had money left from Egypt..." Yet now Ron gets some ghastly hand-me-downs for the formal??? How would F&G dress? and Ginny? equally ghastly? Although F&G would make it work... Sassy - who loves the costumes and has her own Slytherin robe based on POA --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Sherry Garfio wrote: > I wrote: > > > task is > > just absurd.> > > And Saitaina replied: > > Actually, it isn't, er, to me. It > > reminds me of medieval coloured tunics, > > the different banding of colour that > > come from your, or your Lord's crest. > > Okay, I humbly retract the "absurd" comment. You are of course correct. I've > been to enough jousting tournaments that I should have thought of that. I > still think that the uniforms for different tasks should be only functionally > different (if at all), not completely different colors and designs. Given that > plus your assessment, I like the third task costume better than the first, > although it could use a cape (despite what Edna the Incredibles fashion > designer says). > > Sherry > > > "Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open." > -- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com