[HPFGU-Movie] GoF DVD comments

[artsylynda at aol.com]

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Okay, I've watched all the extras (except the game ones) from the  DVDs and 
they're GREAT!  MUCH more behind the scenes stuff, unscripted,  casual, 
kids-being-kids stuff!  I loved it!  At one point, Dan gets  right into the 
documentary camera (to the point where he's out of focus) and  says, "Yes, we're once 
more standing around being bored in the Great Hall" (or  something like that).  
Robert Pattinson is particularly charming in his  bits (the "Meet the 
Champions section) and at one point races down a hall and  JUMPS on "Viktor" being 
very silly!  (Good thing Stan's as big as he  is!).  
 
The deleted scenes -- so many things make more sense now!!!   When Harry 
returned after the ball was over and looked so pensive, I wanted to  know what he 
was thinking about, what he'd seen that made him look that way  (just before 
Hermione told both boys to go to bed - such a good scene!).   NOW I KNOW!  
YES!!!  There were several cut scenes that would have  made the film make more 
sense - I wish they'd left them in.  *I* would have  sat through them!!
 
There's one clip I've seen online that I haven't found on the DVD  yet except 
as a background image behind a title.  If someone finds out  where that clip 
is from, I'd love to know.  It's a behind the scenes of the  Portkey scene, 
and the part I love is where they're hauling Dan back up on the  wires and he's 
sideways, facing the camera, with this absolutely delightful grin  on his face 
- it makes me laugh every time I see it, just that expression (and  while 
being hauled up into the air sideways, LOL!)
 
The scenes showing the kids learning to dance are a riot - they're  just 
being kids the whole time and it's such fun!  
 
They show the whole song the band performs at the ball - and I  noticed that 
Flitwick introduced them as "the band that needs no introduction"  and "the 
Weird Sisters" was not mentioned at all!  I guess that was WB's  way of getting 
out of that problem with the Canadian folk group "the Wyrd  Sisters" who sued 
them over copyright infringement or some such nonsense.  
 
I LOVED the underwater stuff - wish there was more of it!  And  all the 
commentary they got from the director, Dan, the stunt teams - and we get  to see a 
glimpse of Dan's stunt double, who Dan's taller than  now.
 
Overall, this is BY FAR the best HP DVD "extras" disk and I haven't  watched 
all of it yet!  But I wish there was MORE on it!!!!  Great  stuff!  
 
Lynda AKA "Abraxan"

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