Thanksgiving, DVD, Etc.

[fanofminerva]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "(Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is 
The Healing Force)" <n2fgc at a...> wrote:
> [fanofminerva wrote]:
> | I am one of the older fans (38), and I, too, preferred movies 1 
and
> | 2.  I like the magical feel to them.  However, I did like the
> | edginess of 3.  I hope Mike Newell is a good combination of 
Columbus
> | and Cuaron (but I prefer Columbus).
> 
> [Lee, shaking head...]:
> 
> Interesting...I didn't think POA was edgier at all.  In fact, it 
seemed
> rather flat when compared to the feel of COS especially during the
> fighting-the-basilisk scene.  I can only hope that GOF brings back 
more of
> the edge as well as the magic. :-)
> 
> Like I said, the DVd was my first viewing of the movie.  Perhaps 
it's better
> this way; if I had watched the movie in the theater, I might have 
hesitated
> to get the DVD or, at least, waited till the rush died down. :-)
> 
> Anyway, I'm off to get some coffee and pumpky pie.
> 
> Oh--yeah--anyone notice how thoroughly the "Aunt Marge's Waltz"
> parallels/mimics Rossini's "The Thieving Magpie?" It's a real hoot!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Lee :-)
> 
> Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
> I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
> Do not walk before me;    | n2fgc at a... (or)
> I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at o...
> Walk beside me, and be my friend.

When I said "edgier" I meant emotional content (ie., teen angst), 
not action.  I agree with you that fighting the basilisk was more 
action-packed.  I wonder if the missing ingredient in POA was LV?  
Could it be that any director would have had to deal with lesser 
action because of the missing LV?  However, I think they could have 
had more Sirius Black (e.g., attacking Ron) and this would have 
boosted the action/edginess a bit.

Jules