Film locations

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "P. Alexis Nguyen" <alexisnguyen at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Geoff:
> > IMDB is wrong on at least two counts with the information for the
> > "Philosopher's Stone" locations.

Ali: 
> :) IMDB suffers from the same problems as Wikipedia.  While IMDB
> *seems* to try to clarify their sources (somehow), I still read it
> with the same critical eye as Wikipedia.  Regardless, though, it's a
> good place to start for stuff like this, I think.
> 
> And yes, I do think they felt that the Gothic exterior fit the feel of
> the movie better, not that the first two movies were so very
> Gothic-feeling.  Why else would they pay to use two places instead of
> one?  That clearly costs money.

Geoff:
They could sneak up the approach road at St.Pancras with a small 
camera crew, grab a couple of quick shots of cars parking and then 
scarper.....

Not quite so easy at KX.
:-)