more hyper-critical critiques of movie clips -- spoiler warning

[susanmcgee48176]

S
P
O
I
L
E
R
S
P
A
C
E
S
SSS
S
S
S
S
S
SS
SS
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S

name of clip: "preparing for the second task"
Astonishingly enough, I have nothing to say.

name of clip: "passing messages harry and ron"
Reviewed this in Part I; still don't like it. Don't think the scene 
adds anything.

name of clip: "Choosing the Champions."

Oh, I'll mention here that I'm annoyed by the anglicization of  the 
pronunciation of Beauxbatons  bo -BA tahn ****   -- to bo BAT 
tons.... does someone think we English speakers cannot handle proper 
French pronunciation? The same people that thought kids in the U.S.A. 
couldn't handle the Philosopher's Stone? and had to change it to the 
Sorcerer's Stone? Nicholas Flamel actually existed in this universe - 
he spent his life looking for the Philosopher's Stone. I wince and 
shudder every single time I hear Hermione say "Don't you read? It's 
the Sorcerer's Stone". Yes we do read, and there is no such thing as 
the Sorcerer's Stone. VENT VENT VENT

**** The Harry Potter Lexicon has the pronunciation boh-ba-TAWN. They 
state that "where possible, these pronunciations have come from JKR 
herself saying the names."  
     The Harry Potter word wizard site at  
http://www.theblanchards.com/hp/index.html  has it as bo BA tahn, 
which sounds the most correct to me.

The scholastic.com site has it pronounced  BO ba tons  
(http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/pronunciation/play.htm)
No one prior to the film has suggested bo BATtons..and I do not agree 
with the poster at the Leaky Cauldron who says it's right because the 
British pronounce baton that way.************


And more minor complaints.....let's see....I rarely visualize 
characters...but I had a strong picture of Madam Maxime in my head 
based on "handsome, olive-skinned face, large black liquid looking 
eyes, and a rather beaky nose. Her hair was drawn back in a shining 
knob at the base of her neck. She was dressed from head to foot in 
black satin, and many magnificent opals gleamed at her throat and on 
her thick fingers." I saw her as round and beautiful.
I don't think the actress falls into that category.

AND, I think it's out of character for Dumbledore to shout at 
Harry...really, not well done...'way, 'way too out of character for 
Dumbledore..he never shouted at Lord Voldemort! (for gosh sakes)

Susan