Harry frickin' Potter.

[gfrancie]

One asks how was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ?
It was pretty damn awesome.
thankyouverymuch.
First my siblings, Mr. Jenner and I waited in a very very long line for a very very long time. We ate shakes and fries while waiting and waiting. People were a bit apprehensive because they usually over-sell these sneak previews but intelligently they booked two theaters for the occasion.
There is nothing worse then irate children who have been waiting for a particular movie for a very long time.
Lord help the movie theater that should deal with those people.

This movie was much darker, the dementers reminded me of the dark riders and the art direction was awe-inspiring. You are beginning to see a much more angsty Harry and the film really works. Of course they had to leave out some things after all how in Gods name are you going to fit all of that into a film? But the film worked. I think I liked this more then the other two because it had a much more..."European" touch to it. I think people will be fairly pleased. Also there are more exterior shots in this film and it captured this really beautiful/bittersweet quality.

Okay so for lust-worthy subjects I have to say the actor who played Professor Lupin (David Thewlis) got me all hot and bothered. Something about a tortured man who wears snappy clothes that gets me giddy. Yeah...
I also felt that Michael Gambon did a lovely job as Dumbledore. I am sure it is a bit of a bitch having to follow the late Richard Harris but I think I enjoyed Gambon's spin on the character.

They also gave out free lego sets to make a little knight bus. How cool.

I am breaking in a new pair of heels and I have blisters. I feel a bit like a stepsister in the original Grimm's tale of Cinderella. I may have to chop off a heel or toe.

Comments

[sarahparah.livejournal.com]

I remember being quite horrified as a kid at the concept of the stepsisters hacking their feet to bits to fit into the glass slipper. Those fairy tales are so cool.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Yeah I was deeply bothered by it but at the same time I really liked it.
Same with Roald Dahl. Kids eat up that stuff.

[jessiesquash.livejournal.com]

I'm so envious that I'm physically turning green! I can't wait to see Harry Potter! I'm glad that it was good! I always get nervous when someone gets their hands on my favorite books.

By the way, I hope you don't mind, I added you to my friends list. We have a mutual friend in tryven. Please don't feel obligated to do the same!

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I think everyone will enjoy the film.

Pleased to meet you.

[cascini7.livejournal.com]

you saw it? I thought it didn't come out until......oh who cares, I'm so happy to hear it was good! I thought the other two just weren't there, they didn't capture what makes Harry Potter Harry Potter. Wow, that sounded so stupid. I can't expalin very well why the other two movies never did it for me. The emotion just wasn't there, the other two were glossy and flat I guess.
I am also glad to hear Lupin is played right, Oh how I love Lupin.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I knows people.
My sister won tickets to a sneak preview. She invited our youngest brother, Me and my boyfriend.
Talk about major love from the baby sister.

Lupin is sexy.

[freudian-slip.livejournal.com]

what is a "european" touch?

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

less of the swelling music and "feel good" chris columbus approach.
More of the "shit happens too bad".

[morsefan.livejournal.com]

Very interesting that you mention David Thewlis and in a previous post you mentioned being a Prime Suspect fan. He plays a major character in Prime Suspect III, though I doubt you will find him drool-worthy in that one. To make this all even more eerily like a six degrees of separation thing, I wrote a post about Prime Suspect when I was in a particularly down mood a few weeks back, in which I described an incident very similar to one in Prime Suspect III where a devious character pulled a young gal off the streets for who knows what nefarious purpose, when I had an opportunity to help and didn't. David Thewlis played the baddie in the scene that inspired that post.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Yeah I forgot he was in that series.
I will have to watch it in the next few weeks and get my hot throbbing David Thewlis action to be satisfied.

Hubba Hubba

[fairest1ofall.livejournal.com]

My obsession with Alan Rickman makes the Harry Potter movies entirely unwholesome when it comes to me and my intentions...

Re: Hubba Hubba

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

You will be satisfied.
He is all hot and Alan Rickman like.

[ekdogg.livejournal.com]

is the female actress becoming a hottie?

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

She is very pretty.
Still...don't think too many dirty thoughts about her.

[ekdogg.livejournal.com]

I shall not. I have enough for Noogie nubs.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

you old pervert. heh

damn you

[cusackam.livejournal.com]

I am jealous. I have to wait an extra week after it opens here because Rick will be in the field and won't let me go without him. I think we already have plans to leave Aidan at the nieghbors in exchange for taking their 8 yr old with us.


computer is working!!!!!!!!!!! wooohooooooo

Re: damn you

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Patience! It will be well worth the wait.