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jennariaSo in preparation for going to Harry Potter World Universal Orlando this coming Christmas, Wife and I are watching the movies and reading the books. I would say re-watching and re-reading, except I never actually watched any movies besides Sorcerer's Stone and Prisoner of Azkaban (STILL THE PRETTIEST), and did not read past Goblet of Fire. I know what happens! I just...wandered away. As you do.
Then I spent the summer reading HP fanfic, and now I'm going back to the source.
So far:
SORCERER'S STONE, the book: I'd forgotten exactly how Dahl-esque the style is. Good is Good and Bad is Bad and despite Jo's attempt at a Hail Mary with Snape, he's still a total prick. Harry is remarkably incurious for someone who spends literally the entire book chasing down a mystery.
SORCERER'S STONE, the movie: the casting! the visuals! the music! The script is, eh, serviceable, but I will forgive a lot for the rest. Also I had forgotten how utterly annoying Ickle Hermione is, in the 'dear lord I used to behave like that' sort of way.
CHAMBER OF SECRETS, the movie: went and had myself a little intermission during That Spider Scene. Also kept getting distracted by how well the Lego Harry Potter version had capture the movie. (No seriously, the Lego set design is spot on, not just for this movie but all the movies I've seen so far.) Points for not translating the Parseltongue, to give us a better idea as to why everyone else is a little creeped out by it. Mild bewilderment as to why so many people find Young Tom Riddle hot, given he spends no time being charming and all the time being all I WILL DESTROY YOU. Possibly a Too Ace For This problem.
PRISONER OF AZKABAN, the movie: In Which Adults Actually Kinda Adult! Pity we will never see this again.
GOBLET OF FIRE, the movie: Oh, teenagers. So many small things that are Super Important only to the people involved, while the adults sigh over them. Am impressed with Brendan Gleeson for doing a remarkable impersonation of David Tennant at need. WTF did they make Voldemort's robe out of? I saw a behind-the-scenes of that scene, and no really it does float around him like mist, no FX needed.
ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the movie: less painful than the book, I'm told? Harry is less SHOUTY (although definitely short-tempered) and more 'oh dear lord hasn't the wizarding world heard of PTSD and therapy.' Seriously! Therapy for all! Severus, Sirius, this goes for you *twice over*. Also Umbridge is, indeed, Most Loathsome.
Then I spent the summer reading HP fanfic, and now I'm going back to the source.
So far:
SORCERER'S STONE, the book: I'd forgotten exactly how Dahl-esque the style is. Good is Good and Bad is Bad and despite Jo's attempt at a Hail Mary with Snape, he's still a total prick. Harry is remarkably incurious for someone who spends literally the entire book chasing down a mystery.
SORCERER'S STONE, the movie: the casting! the visuals! the music! The script is, eh, serviceable, but I will forgive a lot for the rest. Also I had forgotten how utterly annoying Ickle Hermione is, in the 'dear lord I used to behave like that' sort of way.
CHAMBER OF SECRETS, the movie: went and had myself a little intermission during That Spider Scene. Also kept getting distracted by how well the Lego Harry Potter version had capture the movie. (No seriously, the Lego set design is spot on, not just for this movie but all the movies I've seen so far.) Points for not translating the Parseltongue, to give us a better idea as to why everyone else is a little creeped out by it. Mild bewilderment as to why so many people find Young Tom Riddle hot, given he spends no time being charming and all the time being all I WILL DESTROY YOU. Possibly a Too Ace For This problem.
PRISONER OF AZKABAN, the movie: In Which Adults Actually Kinda Adult! Pity we will never see this again.
GOBLET OF FIRE, the movie: Oh, teenagers. So many small things that are Super Important only to the people involved, while the adults sigh over them. Am impressed with Brendan Gleeson for doing a remarkable impersonation of David Tennant at need. WTF did they make Voldemort's robe out of? I saw a behind-the-scenes of that scene, and no really it does float around him like mist, no FX needed.
ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the movie: less painful than the book, I'm told? Harry is less SHOUTY (although definitely short-tempered) and more 'oh dear lord hasn't the wizarding world heard of PTSD and therapy.' Seriously! Therapy for all! Severus, Sirius, this goes for you *twice over*. Also Umbridge is, indeed, Most Loathsome.