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Pretty cool except for the part where I was really terrified and now my knees are all dizzy.

Willow ,'Never Leave Me'

Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai

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Vonnie K - Jul 14, 2011 3:35:51 pm PDT #15434 of 30000

Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

A lot of people assumed that, I think, but JKR refuted that specifically.

Humph. Well, I don't have to like it. Actually, there is an entire HP fic genre called EWE, short for "epilogue, what epilogue?"...

That scene of Hermione obliviating her parents in HP7.1 really packs a punch. It actually made me tear up (sorta embarrassing to be sniffling barely two minutes into the movie...). I thought it was one of the smartest choices the filmmakers made, to actually show Hermione doing the spell on screen instead of having her just mention it later as it happens in the book. In the book, you go, "boy, that girl is ruthless and scary." In the movie, you really feel her heartbreak, doing this horrific thing to her parents to save their lives. It's a gross act of violation, but you feel even more keenly for Hermione herself, because it's a literal erasure of her childhood, as illustrated by fading images in the photos. Marvellous, evocative stuff.

That scene, and the scene of Harry and Hermione dancing to Nick Cave, were my favourite bits added to the movie. As a matter of fact, I think HP7.1 might be my favourite movie in the entire run, even over PoA. I love how character-based it is, and the moody, elegiac feel to the whole thing. I hope the last movie lives up to it.

Actors who might have been in Harry Potter

Ha! I wonder how the HP fandom might have changed had they cast Tim Roth as Snape. Roth is not a bad choice, actually, and is certainly closer to the age to the Marauders than Rickman. He's got the right nose for the part, even.

Steph L. - Jul 14, 2011 3:41:41 pm PDT #15435 of 30000

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I've read so much fanfic where Hermione gives her parents their memories back that I didn't realize it wasn't canon.

Like the supercouple, Clark and Lex!

beekaytee - Jul 14, 2011 4:21:18 pm PDT #15436 of 30000

Compassionately intolerant

I can see Roth as Snape for the menacing factor, but I think Rickman brings the tragic undercurrent beautifully. Can't wait to see those final scenes in the movie. I'll be packing a hankie, no lie.

I have to confess that McKellan was the face I saw when reading the books. I was shocked that he wasn't in the movies, even after he did interviews about LOTR.

As for which franchise would be more fun. If I lived in the parallel universe where I'm besties with Peter Jackson, I would have winged my way to NZ in a heartbeat.

The Potterworld would have been more physically comfortable,but the sheer ADVENTURE of the LOTR enterprise would have been a once-in-a-lifetime gift.

Laga - Jul 14, 2011 4:24:09 pm PDT #15437 of 30000

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Just swung by the theatre. Line is getting longer. I'm thinking about getting in it by 7 but I've never stood in line 5 hours for anything.

beekaytee - Jul 14, 2011 4:29:16 pm PDT #15438 of 30000

Compassionately intolerant

Take snacks and a magazine!

Sue - Jul 14, 2011 4:30:48 pm PDT #15439 of 30000

hip deep in pie

I can see Roth as Snape for the menacing factor, but I think Rickman brings the tragic undercurrent beautifully. Can't wait to see those final scenes in the movie. I'll be packing a hankie, no lie.

I think Roth would have been a sexy/dangerous Snape, but I really can't imagine anyone but Alan Rickman being Snape anymore.

Dana - Jul 14, 2011 4:31:23 pm PDT #15440 of 30000

I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Tim Roth as Snape would solve problems by beating the crap out of people.

Laga - Jul 14, 2011 4:43:39 pm PDT #15441 of 30000

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I have a backpack ready to go, just dillydallying.

DavidS - Jul 14, 2011 5:10:45 pm PDT #15442 of 30000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Emmett and I have tix for tomorrow night at 5:45 PST. I wanted to go to the 10:45am showing, and he wanted to see the 11:00pm showing. So we compromised.

billytea - Jul 14, 2011 5:14:59 pm PDT #15443 of 30000

You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

It looks like Wallybee and I will be going this weekend. Knowing we can leave Ryan with her parents makes a big difference.

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