Potter

[tikistitch]

After tiki had the honor of being The Last Person in North America to Finish Deathly Hallows, the tikis were up 'til 2 last night being the last couple in the world to see Order of the Phoenix.



Cried again when Sirius bought it. It was waaaaaay worse in the movie--"Noooooo, not Gary Oldman!!!" Predict we'll be a total wreck when dragged to Deathly Hallows. *sighs* And at least Gary will probably survive the next Batman.

Er, did Tonks actually have any lines? We thought we caught, "Hi Harry!"

So glad the kids have grown up so they look like normal adults. So many kid actors age into creepy big-headed freaks. Maybe 'cause the cast is English?

Maggie Smith is so awesome, they need to to a McGonagall movie just so we can watch her.

Oh, and who played the Young Snape guy? He was on for like 3 seconds, but just perfect & gothy.

Mr. Tiki, a newly minted Potterphile, opined that he was glad to have read the book first, but the movie was better, as there was more action!!! and less "boring stuff." At times, tiki thought it was really too tightly edited, that they left out enough stuff that it looked like Harry Potter Cliff Notes. But, how when we complain when we sit through a 2 1/2 hour movie 'til 2 am and don't want it to end?

Saw some terrible previews. There was one about the Loch Ness Monster that had the worst CGI Nessie we could possibly imagine. JarJar looked more realistic. Movie people, if you base your whole premise on an imaginary critter, have a FUCKING GOOD special effect to go with it! Duh. Oh, and then even worse was some kind of kid in a "chosen one to save the world" kind of role (it had the dude from Deadwood in it--O how the mighty have fallen) that seemed to race to grab every single nerd kid power fantasy wish-fulfillment cliche it possibly could within 3 minutes. Really, how can Hollywood people sleep at night peddling such steaming piles of crap with corn nuggets to kids? Honestly. Hope it suffers the same fate as the Eragon movies and sinks without a bloody trace. Though, the new Disney entry where the cartoon princess characters come to New York City and try to sing lovely Disney ballads and whistle while they work, could be good, could be terrible, and Mr. Tiki was pounding our arm during the whole thing whispering, "It's a Pam movie!" so we'll see.

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[jeepersjournal.livejournal.com]

Apparently, Enchanted's Giselle will have a singing sequence where in NY, she calls woodland creatures to help her clean an apartment- her song conjurs up cockroachers, pidgeons, and rats [and mabye racoons] that then join her in song [she loves all animals, and as such, makes due I guess], and help her out. So yeah, I'm looking forward to that, and the animated sequences. And Paige O'Hara [aka Belle] has a supporting role.

I kind of wish they'd make extended HP cuts for dvd, but I don't know if they would..... still, I liked it. I figure what we don't see in the movie still happens- like the Quidditch Cup in movie 3 [the movie ends w/Harry getting his new broom], or in this movie, the Owls [the kids escape at the beginning of the Owls in this one, not the end of the Owls, so I suspect in the movie-verse, after saving all of wizardkind, they had to go back to all those nasty exams at Hogwarts- I also wonder if these means MovieRon+Harry failed their written Charms exam]

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

All the stuff with the singing in Cental Park and cleaning animals was in the trailer, and it was pretty funny. If Belle is in it, then I'll HAVE to see it. It's a really cute idea, but it could get tedious if not handled right.

THAT bugged me about the OWLS too! I was like, "OMG, they're going to flunk." Glad I wasn't the only one worrying about that.

[spazzygirl19.livejournal.com]

No, Spazzygirl & Mr. Spazzygirl will be the last people on Earth to see the Order of the Phoenix, as we have not even seen Goblet of Fire either. However, yours truly did finish Deathly Hallows less than 48 hours after it was released. And Mr. Spazzygirl refuses to be a Potterphile & has not read any of the books.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Take Matt to Siberia! Worked with Gus!!

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

EmoSnape!

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Totally! Go listen to your Marilyn Manson CDs, little Snape.

Another thing that just occurred to me, they didn't explain in the movie that Snapey is a member of Order of the Phoenix, so it felt a little odd that Harry suddenly asks him at the end for help, using Sirius's nick.

[jeepersjournal.livejournal.com]

Didn't he turn up at Grimmauld Place though? I assume that was making it a little clear. They should clarify it more in the next movie..

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

I was watching for him at Sirius's abode, and don't remember seeing him there! Though, remember, we're both severely jetlagged, and trying to stay awake for a midnight show.

[seanyoda.livejournal.com]

I thought someone had mentioned that Snape was in the Order when they were dining at number 12. I guess smeeeko and I will have to see the film again.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

I think that's right. Mr. Tiki says he remembers hearing Snape's voice, and Harry saying something like, "Ew, Snape." So, I must've dozed off.

[avalonjones.livejournal.com]

I thought YoungSnape was kinda hot. Whereas RegularSnape is just yick to me.

Tonks had a few lines at the very start of the movie, when the Order comes to rescue Harry.