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Thank you Susan for writing everything I was thinking while watching 
the movie, but was too tired to write myself. I literally had to 
explain to my friend what was going on and why, step by step. She had 
not read the books and was hopelessly confused.  Overall...the movie 
was pretty good but I had explained to her the "animosity" between 
Snape and Sirius but I did not get that "feeling" with this movie.  
They hit briefly on the relationship between James and Severus but I 
thought that was missing as well.  I did like what they did with 
Grawp but wanted more from the Centaurs.  I seen it first to make 
sure it was not to "scary" for my 6 year old.  He will see it 
tonight. I think he will enjoy it.




--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "susanmcgee48176" <Schlobin1 at ...> 
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> Well, respectfully to those who cared that Bellatrix Lestrange used 
> the AK curse...obviously Sirius IS dead, or JKR would not have 
> approved him dying before he goes through the veil....I, too, don't 
> really care...Bellatrix killed Sirius, period.
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> Also, do not take anyone who hasn't read the books to see this 
movie.
> It would be totally incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't read the 
> book. One of the reviews (NY Times? Salon?) said it was a good 
visual 
> accompaniment to the book.
> 
> Also, I totally disagree with those who think that the child actors 
> have improved. Not really. Harry's words.....You're weak. I pity 
> you...were practically said in a monotone! 
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> On the other hand, it's unfair to compare them with the adult 
actors 
> who are the cream of the crop. (And my nine year old son tells me 
> that they are better than me! -- good point!)
> 
> Alan Rickman was absolutely spectacular in this movie, and I hope 
> they're paying him for what he's worth. Imelda Staunton was 
horribly 
> effective.
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> (BTW, in the book there was at least one other student who Umbridge 
> had cutting his hand (Seamus? or Dean..I think Seamus). 
> 
> I found the scenes of Umbridge torturing the students horrible. 
Very 
> effective, but very disturbing.
> 
> (BTW again, my 7 year old did fine and said she was not scared. 
> However, she's heard the tapes, we've read out loud, she knew 
Sirius 
> would die, and we've watched all the clips online that we could. I 
> find that helps.)
> 
> The other four 8,9, and 10 year olds loved the movie.
> 
> I enjoyed the movie very much, but felt the ending was weak. Why 
> didn't they make it three hours? (probably they wanted to make more 
> money). 
> 
> What was the point of having the Dursleys out of the house to go to 
> the hospital instead of being short listed for the best kept lawn 
> contest...which was a stitch...
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> One of the best parts of the film was the development of the 
> relationship between Harry and Sirius (much more so than in the 
> book)...definitely enhanced by the relationship between Daniel 
> Radcliffe and Gary Oldman.
> 
> Luna Lovegood was perfect. I liked Grawp much more in the movie 
than 
> I did in the book.
> 
> Jason Isaacs was brilliant as the slippery, evil Lucius Malfoy.
> 
> Tonks' changing noses was great fun. Kreacher was convincingly 
foul...
> he was left in the movie because JKR said they would need him in 
Book 
> 7...otherwise, he could easily have been cut....
> 
> The centaurs were SO much better than in book 1.....and it was 
great 
> to see them carry off Umbridge (another loose end...if you didn't 
> read the book how would you know how Umbridge was rescued from the 
> forest?)
> 
> Oh, goodness, did you notice how bureaucratic and swarmy Percy 
> Weasley looked in the scene where they try to arrest Dumbledore? 
> 
> I thought they went over the edge with Harry being almost off his 
> rocker...in the book, he was suffering from adolescent angst and 
> hormones...in the movie, it seriously looked as if he was losing 
his 
> mind big time....
> 
> I liked the Dumbledore's Army scene...Filch camping out outside the 
> door was fun, and the sweets that caused him to break out were 
great, 
> too...
> 
> My son mentions that the children were far more effective against 
the 
> Death Eaters in the book than they were in the movie.....why?
> 
> And why did Harry give Lucius the prophecy? (after all, why trust 
> Lucius not to kill his friends AFTER he gives him the prophecy).
> 
> Great picture of the first order of the Phoenix -- nice to see the 
> young and whole Alice and Frank Longbottom....but weird to have 
> Neville tell Harry about his parents...that whole thing seems 
> contrived...
> 
> Wonderful stuff with the cats.(I LOVE Mrs. Norris)...Crookshanks 
> pouncing on and sabotaging the extendable ear was terrific...
> 
> Cho and Harry's kiss was very sweet. VERY cool thing about the 
> mistletoe appearing in the Room of Requirement
> 
> What I missed most from the book (list probably added to later).
> 
> Marietta Edgecombe getting purple pimples saying "sneak"....
> (loose end...we never see Harry apologizing to Cho for misjudging 
her 
> in the film...after he found out Umbridge had fed her veritaserum.
> 
> Harry "acing" his practical OWL in Defense Against the Dark Arts...
> 
> Hagrid being attacked (and loose end - Hagrid says he'll probably 
be 
> sacked but then we hear nothing else about him)..I especially miss 
> Professor McGonagall rushing heroically to his defense.....
> 
> Why not have Fawkes arrive to absorb an attack? (in the last MoM 
> scene) It would have been just as easy to do on the screen?
> 
> The swamp.....Filch having to punt the students across....
> 
> Fudge saying "do you think you're going to fight us all" to 
> Dumbledore...and Dumbledore saying "not unless you make me do it" 
> (paraphrases)
> 
> Sirius' mother screaming imprecations...
> 
> The accoutrements of the Room of Requirement, the pillows and the 
Foe 
> Glass, and all the books about defense -- why didn't they just 
leave 
> that stuff in?
> 
> Susan McGee
> (If you are interested in a low volume HP listserve, check out 
Harry 
> Potter for Grownups Over 40 by emailing me at SusanGSMcGee at ...)
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