[HPFGU-Movie]Shorthand in Film

[laurenmcoakley]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, OctobersChild48 at ... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 3/16/06 3:11:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:
> 
>      Lauren wrote:
> 
> 
> > I like the film GoF a lot.  I think it could've been my all-time 
> > favorite, if not for a few small changes I would've liked.  John 
> > Williams as composer, as I've mentioned many times before (BTW- 
did 
> > anyone think it curious that they used JW's compositions to 
narrate 
> > the special features on the GoF DVD?!), that unclearness about 
> > Snape's point that someone was stealing the ingredients for 
Polly 
> > Juice Potion (was he saying that Harry or Neville stole 
Gillyweed 
> > too?  Weird segway) (and BTW- did anyone feel that the line that 
> > Snape says as he slams the door in Harry's face was inserted 
post-
> > production?  It has a different quality of sound to his voice, 
and I 
> > wondered if originally he said something else there, but they 
> > decided to edit it.  Anyone else catch that?).  I don't really 
care 
> > for the Bauxbatons and Durmstrang's entrances, though once I saw 
the 
> > special features I realized all three schools had a chance 
> > to "display their talents" and THANK GAWD we didn't really have 
to 
> > sit through Hogwarts dreadful song.  They never did set Fleur up 
as 
> > part Veela, did they?  I guess they won't even get into that. 
> 
>      Sandy responds:
> SNIP 

 I have already said that GOF is my least 
> favorite movie. I really missed John Williams score. I felt the 
least they could 
> have done was stick with the opening theme music. I have the 
soundtrack from SS 
> and listen to it constantly. I just love it. I will agree with you 
about the 
> Beauxbaton entrance but I loved the Durmstrang entrance. I really 
liked the 
> music, loved it when the sparks flew when they hit the floor with 
their sticks, 
> and thought the ring of fire was awesome. I agree with you too, 
THANK GAWD we 
> didn't have to listen to the Hogwarts song OR the entire version 
of "Do the 
> Hippogriff". As for Fleur: Clemence Posey was all wrong. I stated 
on another list 
> that the girl who will be playing Luna would have made a much 
better Fleur. 
> On the other hand, I thought Stan was perfect as Krum. There are 
many things 
> about the movie that I like, but as a whole I was very 
disappointed with it. 
> 
> Out of curiosity, what did you all think of the way they showed 
Sirius? What 
> was up with his face being embedded in the coals? If he hadn't 
been in the 
> credits I would never have known that was Gary Oldman. Why didn't 
they show his 
> face in the fireplace surrounded by green flames? I have said 
jokingly that it 
> is no wonder Gary Oldman hasn't signed to do Phoenix yet 
considering the 
> pathetic, dismal way they used him in GOF.
> 
> Sandy (who hopefully did it right this time and has had her three 
posts for 
> today)
 
And now Lauren:

I'd also like to welcome you, Sandy, to the group!  I hope you like 
it around here!  

My husband got really jazzed about Durmstrang's entrance as well.  
It did have a WOW factor with the ring of fire, but I feel it was 
kinda "show-offy".  I mean, if I was a student at Hogwarts, I might 
be rolling my eyes at such a thing.  And the Beauxbatons- PUH-
leeze.  What the heck is up with that weird <<sigh>> ing and the 
blue bird/butterfly-things?  I could only tolerate it long enough 
for Ron's exclaimation whilst looking at the girls bottoms! (Which 
of course gave me a chuckle).

And I second your thoughts on "Do the Hippogriff".  The scene in the 
film was just enough for me, thank you very much.

As for the Gary Oldman=pile of embers feature, I think someone had 
said once that they felt that since this film had such a ginormous 
budget, they had get the most out of it by maxing out their CGI 
features.  I agree that it wasn't what I expected (I thought it 
would be like you described, like it was described in the book), but 
I was sort of entranced by this effect.  By the third time I had 
watched the film on the big screen, I could find myself not so much 
paying attention to what Sirius was saying, but I was watching how 
the embers just seemed to move ever so slightly, as if he was just 
pressing his face against the underside.  Though I did miss seeing 
Sirius' face, as it was hard to read him for any emotion towards 
Harry during such an important conversation, I thought it was quite 
well done, from an effects point of view.

Alot of folks have been expressing a sort of displeasure with the 
DVD for many reasons.  I have actually been really happy with my 
DVD, and watching it on my average (not HDTV, not LCD, not Plasma or 
any other thing) 36" screen in the widescreen version.  The dual-
layer of the DVD makes the film so crisp- the colors are so vivid, 
something that I actually missed in the cinemas.  I even saw it in 
IMAX!  I daresay it's even brighter... the repeating dream sequence 
with Harry coming up the stairs to the room where LV, Barty & 
Wormtail are waiting, I can see so much more.  In the theatre it was 
all so dark, I felt like I couldn't see the difference between the 
walls and the floor.  And the one time I noticed the 'switching 
layers' glitch really didn't bug me at all.