Film:sorting hat song and peeves

[rcraigharman at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 28912

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., rowanbrookt at y... wrote:
> In early filminfomation we were told that peeves was to be played
> by rick Mayle, and i was overjoyed, having seen him play an
> annoying imaginary friend in 'Drop dead fred', I could see that he
> was absolutly 100% perfect for the part. I am severely
> dissappointed that they have decided not to include him, peeves
> should of featured even if he had to be played by someone else.

It wasn't a question of not having an actor to voice the CGI, but
rather the quality of the special effect.  Columbus wasn't happy
with the Peeves special effect for this film, so he chose to cut it.
But, as is noted in the Time Magazine piece, Peeves will appear in
the second film.


> AND how can the sorting hat song be missed out it is very important
> in the way that we perceive the hat.

Perhaps, but I think we should wait to see whether this element is
embodied now in the sorting process.  Imho, the song of the Sorting
Hat was primarily a means to set up our perceptions of the houses.

_Time_ also notes that Piers has been dropped and that we don't see
Ron as Quidditch captain in the Mirror of Erised.

....Craig