We did go to see HP: OOTP last night.
This was my least favorite book, and I only read it once. However, I think they changed some pretty major plot points (didn't Sirius die somewhere else in the book? Or am I forgetting?) but the lady who played Umbridge was right on. I couldn't stop giggling at the kittens. And her little laugh--oh, my. It reminded me of a former coworker's little laugh. Absolutely perfect for the role.
The movie felt far too rushed this time, and I really thought it needed to be longer. However, it was good enough overall. I'm glad we went to see it. But boy, are the actors growing up. And did I spot more gray hair in Hagrid's beard?
(And wasn't his dog a Neopolitan Mastiff? I think it was an older one last time. This one looked young.)
Sirius as the Irish Wolfhound was cool, but I think they should have used that breed connectively between movies instead of CGI one time and what seemed to be a real dog the next.
I'm much more excited about the 6th movie, really; I want to see how they work that story arc without completely botching everything.
(Dumbledore wasn't very good this time, I thought.)
Also, I thought Sirius' death in the movie was lame, and his death in the book was just as bad, if not worse.
This was my least favorite book, and I only read it once. However, I think they changed some pretty major plot points (didn't Sirius die somewhere else in the book? Or am I forgetting?) but the lady who played Umbridge was right on. I couldn't stop giggling at the kittens. And her little laugh--oh, my. It reminded me of a former coworker's little laugh. Absolutely perfect for the role.
The movie felt far too rushed this time, and I really thought it needed to be longer. However, it was good enough overall. I'm glad we went to see it. But boy, are the actors growing up. And did I spot more gray hair in Hagrid's beard?
(And wasn't his dog a Neopolitan Mastiff? I think it was an older one last time. This one looked young.)
Sirius as the Irish Wolfhound was cool, but I think they should have used that breed connectively between movies instead of CGI one time and what seemed to be a real dog the next.
I'm much more excited about the 6th movie, really; I want to see how they work that story arc without completely botching everything.
(Dumbledore wasn't very good this time, I thought.)
Also, I thought Sirius' death in the movie was lame, and his death in the book was just as bad, if not worse.
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I actually thought his death was rather pointless, just something to make Harry even more miserable. He was also my favorite character.