Thanks, Sean. I really, really want Goblet of Fire to be good, since it was my favorite book, by far. The thing that worries me is what they might cut, or water down, in order to get a PG rating, since everyone knows Harry Potter is only for little kids, clearly. And I want all my favorite scenes to be as intense as they can be.
Oz is the highest-scoring person ever to fail to graduate.
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Alibelle - May 08, 2005 9:53:53 am PDT #2577 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Gris - May 08, 2005 9:56:48 am PDT #2578 of 10002
Hey. New board.
Totally agree. I have exactly those same fears in relation to Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, too, but I've pretty much given up hope that it will be as depressing as the book.
I'd have to say that Goblet of Fire is tied for my favorite. I still haven't been able to choose between it and Order of the Phoenix.
Also, YAY for book six coming out in July!
Alibelle - May 08, 2005 10:02:34 am PDT #2579 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Order of the Phoenix was the most depressing downer of a book. I was irritable the entire weekend I read it, since it was just incredibly frustrating, and sad. I completely understood why the cover was all in navy and black. I have no idea how they will go about adapting that book for the screen. But yes, definitely yay for book six.
Gris - May 08, 2005 10:27:24 am PDT #2580 of 10002
Hey. New board.
I like depressing books. It's a thing with me.
Alibelle - May 08, 2005 1:00:12 pm PDT #2581 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Okay. I like romance novels because you are guaranteed a happy ending. Also, I used to read the ends of novels first, so that I would know whether or not I'd want to read the whole thing. But that was before I discovered the genre built around happy endings.
I do occasionally watch depressing movies, though. I'm not sure why.
Katie M - May 08, 2005 1:06:34 pm PDT #2582 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I'm going to have to look up my copies of the Narnia books when I get home and see if Lucy was shown as blonde in them, or if I'm just hallucinating. Huh.
Jessica - May 08, 2005 1:44:28 pm PDT #2583 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Azkaban was my favorite book by a large margin, so I'm not as concerned with the GoF adaptation as I might be. I think it'll be fine. I'm not expecting anything mind-blowing.
Saw Hitchhiker's again today, and it still, in spite of everything, makes me deleriously happy.
To answer ita's question about DNA's name & "So Long," the answer is no, his name appears only over instrumental bits, but the first time his name appears, it is over the "So Long" bit of instrumental music, which was probably intentional.
Mr. Broom - May 08, 2005 2:05:27 pm PDT #2584 of 10002
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Do we know who is doing the voice of Aslan?I'm given to understand that the very talented Brian Cox has gotten the nod.
Invisible Green - May 08, 2005 2:47:57 pm PDT #2585 of 10002
Brian Cox is out. The director didn't think he was right for the part. The new Aslan hasn't been chosen yet.
Dana - May 08, 2005 4:38:55 pm PDT #2586 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Well, if that's the case, I had them exactly opposite in my mind. How weird.
Katie, is it possible you're remembering the animated version? Because I also thought Susan was a brunette and Lucy a blonde, and I think it's because of the animated version from whenever-back-when.