I saw HP7b yesterday as well. Can anybody who is well versed in the books answer a question? When they were at Gringotts, and the goblin asked to see Beatrix's wand, why didn't they just show him her wand? They had it anyway, didn't they? Why did they choose to douse him with happy smoke instead ?

Fiona,

the details are different vs. book and movie, because see this excerpt explaining the situation in the book:

"Hermione presents the wand in the books, but there’s still a problem with that, because everyone knows that Bellatrix’s wand has been taken." so that is one of the things that got them caught in the book, the presentation of Bellatrix's wand.

Also, in the book more time passes between the escape from Malfoy Manor and the visit to Gringotts: weeks go by, during which word would spread that Bellatrix had lost her wand. Certainly she would have informed Gringotts that the wand had been taken, if wands are commonly used as a means of identification.

I have to say, my favorite bit of the movie might have been Hermione saying "I have an idea, but it's MAD!" and then the whole crazy escape on the dragon. The CGI was splendid, and it was just fabulous. So much fun.

I also saw Captain America last night, though not with Buffistas! I really enjoyed it. Thought Chris Evans did a fab job, and Stanley Tucci and Tommy Lee Jones were delightful. Really liked Peggy - how wonderful to have a romantic interest who is never a damsel in distress and saves his ass a couple of times . Now I need to go back and see Thor.

I am smonster. I also dug Hugo Weaving.

I also dug Hugo Weaving.

Haven't seen the movie yet, but it's hard to go wrong with Weaving!

I definitely want to see Captain America but I avoid going to anything on opening weekend. So, we're finally going to see X-Men: First Class at the second run theater.

We saw Bridesmaids last night and I loved it! Though I had to cover my eyes and ears for the extended vomiting scene. But otherwise, it was awesome! I loved Annie and Lillian's friendship, just the way they could be so goofy and funny with each other, and of course Melissa McCarthy was amazing. And Wilson Phillips! And the dance moves! So much fun.

We went to see Captain America this morning at the 10:20 am showing. And it was PACKED. Not a seat open. Fortunately we arrived in time to get seats together, and were in the midst of fanboys. Who were really dubious about having to be near a 6yo, but who were really relieved when it was clear Mal could handle it.

We all really enjoyed it, even the DH who hates superhero movies liked it, because it was basically Raiders of the Lost Ark and because the performances were delightful. They did almost lose him, though, because once again the State Dept. guy is a bad guy. I've promised to write him a script where that's not the case.

I've spent the last year immersed in WWII poster art, so the end credits were amusing to me, if not to the DH who had to put up with me telling him the slogan of each poster. I owed him for making me snort Coke during the previews though: the two last previews were Mission: impossible and Tintin, and in the pause afterwards he whispered, "Damn, uncanny valley!" I said, "Nah, they made some of the characters look cartoonish." He said, "I meant Tom Cruise."

I also dug Hugo Weaving.

Oh, yeah, he's always awesome.

"I meant Tom Cruise."

Mega-snerk.