Harry Potter and shoppin'
Nov. 20th, 2005 04:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonYes, I DID go see Harry Potter last night :)
Disclaimer: I've not read the book in at least a year, so while I recognize that the screenplay was cut dramatically for length, I can't cite exactly how it was abbreviated. Having said that, it seemed to me that the first part with Quidditch World Cup and the accompanying camp was squished noticeably. Serious fans can probably point out better what was left out, I defer to them if they want to comment.
On to the good stuff: Acting: I thought that the actors playing Ron and Hermoine were given a lot more to work with in terms of teenage angst expression - Harry seemed, well, harried most of the film, which makes sense given what what he goes through, though his scenes with Cho are utterly sweet in their awkwardness :) Neville finally gets to show that he's good at something (dancing/herbs) - can't help cheering for the underdog! Not enough of Miranda Richardson OR Ralph Feinnes, but there was so much going on that more of them probably would have been just too much. More Snape = very good, especially when he's preparing to whack Harry and Ron- that was somehow very "him".
Costumes: I liked the characterization of the Beau Baton and Durmstrang students - their intro was a bit overdone (especially as it took up time that might have been devoted to furthering the plot) but it served to distinguish them from the Hogwarts students. Costume note: I especially liked the Durmstrang uniforms, but then I love all those long dramatic Russian robes and hats :P Wish that the "Weird Sisters" rock band had been more.. well.. rock star with robes (safety pins! Bright colors! Something!), but they were only on screen 30 seconds, so what can you do?
Overall look/feel: much darker, sweeping, more dramatic, less...fairy tale-like? - than "Azkaban". Speaking of which, do most HP fans hate that movie for some reason? A lot of the reviews of "Goblet Of Fire" seem to include "Much better than POA", so I wonder.
Yesterday I was mostly useless. For some reason getting up with the alarm + no coffee set me on "tired" mode all day - I napped before the movie and was still a bit lethargic during dinner afterwards. I crashed about 11:30 last night when the words in my book started to garble together.
This morning sleeping in + coffee put me in a more alert state of mind, so I did a bit of shopping.
Last weekend I went out to one of the local funky shopping areas with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shemhazai. Until last week it had been several years since I'd been out there and I'd forgotten what a fun neighborhood it is - sometimes it takes someone who doesn't live here to drag me out of my routine and remind me of these things :P We'd gone mostly because Shem wanted to see The House of Musical Traditions, but there is so much more there!
Last week I kept my $ in my pocket in an attempt to behave myself, though there were many shiny things to be seen. This week, I decided that I DID want that bag, so I went back to this little shop and found one I liked even better.
I also remembered a red-brown vintage 1940's suit jacket with a velvet collar in a vintage shop across the street that was just beautiful. Given that I was parked right there I decided that if it was still there and fit, it was meant to be. It was, and did, and was only $42 and in excellent shape :)
Gawked at the cute houses on the way home (so CUTE! Small and cottage-like with front porches with rocking chairs. One day, one day...) and did some sewing: D. designed a kind of wallet/cuff to velcro around his upper arm for his walks, and as he so seldom asks for me to make anything for him I thought this might take precedence over my pirate coat which is almost finished... almost..
Also some reading and writing to do tonight. A fair weekend :)
Disclaimer: I've not read the book in at least a year, so while I recognize that the screenplay was cut dramatically for length, I can't cite exactly how it was abbreviated. Having said that, it seemed to me that the first part with Quidditch World Cup and the accompanying camp was squished noticeably. Serious fans can probably point out better what was left out, I defer to them if they want to comment.
On to the good stuff: Acting: I thought that the actors playing Ron and Hermoine were given a lot more to work with in terms of teenage angst expression - Harry seemed, well, harried most of the film, which makes sense given what what he goes through, though his scenes with Cho are utterly sweet in their awkwardness :) Neville finally gets to show that he's good at something (dancing/herbs) - can't help cheering for the underdog! Not enough of Miranda Richardson OR Ralph Feinnes, but there was so much going on that more of them probably would have been just too much. More Snape = very good, especially when he's preparing to whack Harry and Ron- that was somehow very "him".
Costumes: I liked the characterization of the Beau Baton and Durmstrang students - their intro was a bit overdone (especially as it took up time that might have been devoted to furthering the plot) but it served to distinguish them from the Hogwarts students. Costume note: I especially liked the Durmstrang uniforms, but then I love all those long dramatic Russian robes and hats :P Wish that the "Weird Sisters" rock band had been more.. well.. rock star with robes (safety pins! Bright colors! Something!), but they were only on screen 30 seconds, so what can you do?
Overall look/feel: much darker, sweeping, more dramatic, less...fairy tale-like? - than "Azkaban". Speaking of which, do most HP fans hate that movie for some reason? A lot of the reviews of "Goblet Of Fire" seem to include "Much better than POA", so I wonder.
Yesterday I was mostly useless. For some reason getting up with the alarm + no coffee set me on "tired" mode all day - I napped before the movie and was still a bit lethargic during dinner afterwards. I crashed about 11:30 last night when the words in my book started to garble together.
This morning sleeping in + coffee put me in a more alert state of mind, so I did a bit of shopping.
Last weekend I went out to one of the local funky shopping areas with
shemhazai. Until last week it had been several years since I'd been out there and I'd forgotten what a fun neighborhood it is - sometimes it takes someone who doesn't live here to drag me out of my routine and remind me of these things :P We'd gone mostly because Shem wanted to see The House of Musical Traditions, but there is so much more there! Last week I kept my $ in my pocket in an attempt to behave myself, though there were many shiny things to be seen. This week, I decided that I DID want that bag, so I went back to this little shop and found one I liked even better.
I also remembered a red-brown vintage 1940's suit jacket with a velvet collar in a vintage shop across the street that was just beautiful. Given that I was parked right there I decided that if it was still there and fit, it was meant to be. It was, and did, and was only $42 and in excellent shape :)
Gawked at the cute houses on the way home (so CUTE! Small and cottage-like with front porches with rocking chairs. One day, one day...) and did some sewing: D. designed a kind of wallet/cuff to velcro around his upper arm for his walks, and as he so seldom asks for me to make anything for him I thought this might take precedence over my pirate coat which is almost finished... almost..
Also some reading and writing to do tonight. A fair weekend :)
