Two WTF moments in the movie (spoilers)

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "va32h" <va32h at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67@> wrote:
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> As its own separate entity, closely tied to the books, but not really a part of that story, the films are good. But looking for a faithful chapter by chapter adaptation is just asking for disappointment. 
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> va32h
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AMEN.  The movies, while intended to stand alone, just don't.  I saw SS before ever reading the book, and that movie arguably follows its book better than any of the successive movies, and barely understood it (and was actually negatively impacted by all the book fans' reactions to it.  Didn't enjoy at all the extended ending, which was obviously there just to make the book fans happy: most of it wasn't needed from a movie standpoint.)

One more comment on Narcissa: didn't like what they did with her at all.  My impression from the books (travelling now, no books, can't quote canon) was that of the three sisters, Narcissa was the most beautiful; hence the name, varying from a name of a constellation.  But I wasn't impressed, visually, by the actress.  She was NOT Narcissa Malfoy for me.  

I was also not happy with the Unbreakable Vow scene.  In my head, their hands, *clasped*, were wrapped around each other, sort of pointing up (don't ask me why, this is how I imagined it.)  They looked like they were shaking hands to me.  Oh well.  I guess the film version could be seen as accurate - I just liked my way, better!

Having said that, I did enjoy the movie *as a representation of a few of the best scenes from the book.*  I'm waiting for the miniseries, 10-20 years from now, to really enjoy it on screen (sort of like the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice.  It's my favorite screen version!)