[HPFGU-Movie]Shorthand in Film

[Robin]

Sandy:
> 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.

Me - Robin:
I'm new here, joined last week maybe and have been reading everyones posts.  Please let me know if I'm not doing this right.  Anyway, I would have loved to have seen more Sirius in the movie, but I can understand that they had to cut quite a bit out.  What I don't get is how Gary Oldman's name could be before many of the others in the movie that are actually IN the movie for more than a couple minutes.  I can't remember where his name was in the credits right off hand, but there were others listed after him that had much bigger parts.  How do they do the credits?  I know that Daniel, Rupert, and Emma get first digs at the beginning of the credits, but after that?


Sandy:
>>>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. >>>

Robin:  
I've been reading about this glitch since I've been here and thought I would put my 2 cents in.  I got the special edition 2-disc set, and yes, there is a slight pause once in the movie.  I'm thinking, right off the top of my head, it was in the middle of a scene with Flitwick in it.  It annoyed me at first, but the more I watch it, the more I get used to it. It's not really a huge deal. 

Robin (who has enjoyed reading everyone's comments.)



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