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loony_moony1. Sarah Palin's resignation speech, after being passed and corrected by Vanity Fair's copy, research and literary editors.
Otherwise known as OH, SNAP. And a bit of a "yeah, but honestly, what did you expect?"
2. OH, HARRY POTTER. YOU REALLY DO WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE.
Because honestly, I know the film was actually very close to the book in terms of general atmosphere and plot motion, but it REALLY made it look like they ALL got a serious case of HORMONAL RAGE. IN THEIR CROTCHES. AT THE SAME TIME. Harry was all like "HEY IT'S GINNY. OMG HAAAAI GINNY. DOESN'T MATTER I HAVEN'T EVEN NOTICED YOU BEFORE. HAI HAI HAAAAAAAI." And Hermione was all "OMG RON!!!!!!!!!!!.....Ew, Cormac" (she wasn't wrong. About Cormac). Ron was all "HELLO, LADIES. MY NAME IS RON WEASLEY, AND I'LL BE THE GUY YOU'LL WONDER ABOUT HIS BODILY HAIR COLOUR TONIGHT....WHY IS HERMIONE LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT". And Ginny was like....man, I couldn't care less. Bless your heart, Bonnie Wright, but even Emma Watson makes her character more interesting than you. And I'm rather happy Emma Watson is considering retirement from acting.
OH, AND DON'T THINK I HAVEN'T NOTICED THE OH-CO-CONVENTIENTLY-PLACED SCENE WHERE FUCKING DUMBLEDORE ASKS HARRY AND HERMIONE IF THEY'RE DATING. DID I SAY DUMBLEDORE? I MEANT STEVE KLOVES. (IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THE SEETHING MONSTER BEHIND HIS BACK IS ACTUALLY JKR)
And it's funny, because my dad asked me why they weren't together. Heh.
SO. KUDOS to Rupert Grint for perfecting the :O-and-voice-break combination of Ron Weasley acting. He stole the scene from almost every other kid in the cast with the love potion truffles scene. I'm saying almost, because I'm really pleasantly surprised by Tom Felton, who seems to have developed a face with expressions! Omg! Fabulous, kid.
MORE KUDOS to Alan Rickman. *HAAAAAAAPPY SIIIIIIIIIGH* Your acting hit my heart, your voice hit my pants. AS USUAL, THEN. :D SALUTE to Gambledore, whose swan song was particularly awesome, and proclamations of love to Helena Bonham Carter for nailing Bellatrix's crazy yet again.
I LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. How they kept "Spinner's End" intact. It's my FAVOURITE chapter in HBP. SNAAAAAAAAAPE! Intriguing how they made Narcissa brunette, maybe to emphasize Draco's connection to Lucius even more. ALSO LOVED. The Quidditch scenes. YAY OMG QUIDDITCH. I loved how they concentrated on Ron rather than Harry, as it was clearly his show.
LESS LOVED: The editing. It was a bit botched, and some scene cuts were really abrupt and obvious. IDK. HOW ABOUT TAKING A LEAF OUTTA CUARON'S BOOK NEXT TIME, AND MAKE SMOOTHER SCENE CHANGES, MMMMMKAY. Also, Jim Broadbent. I'm a bit meh about his performance. I really thought he could've made Slughorn a little grander, rather than so obviously pathetic. Say what you want about Slughorn, he had style. Also, I like the gradual desaturation of the colours, but I'm not sure it did the job as well as hoped, honestly. It's just. Meh.
And lastly, I'm coming back again to the editing, because I forgot to mention that almost two hours felt longer than they should've. Book adaptations always have this problem (I mean, even TDK didn't escape it, despite my LOVE for it), and this time, I think the movie could've gained from a bit more lively development, instead of the stilted, hormone-infused pace it had. Heh.
AND IN AUGUST, I SHALL SEE IT ON IMAX 3D. :D
MISHA TO YOU ALL!
Otherwise known as OH, SNAP. And a bit of a "yeah, but honestly, what did you expect?"
2. OH, HARRY POTTER. YOU REALLY DO WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE.
Because honestly, I know the film was actually very close to the book in terms of general atmosphere and plot motion, but it REALLY made it look like they ALL got a serious case of HORMONAL RAGE. IN THEIR CROTCHES. AT THE SAME TIME. Harry was all like "HEY IT'S GINNY. OMG HAAAAI GINNY. DOESN'T MATTER I HAVEN'T EVEN NOTICED YOU BEFORE. HAI HAI HAAAAAAAI." And Hermione was all "OMG RON!!!!!!!!!!!.....Ew, Cormac" (she wasn't wrong. About Cormac). Ron was all "HELLO, LADIES. MY NAME IS RON WEASLEY, AND I'LL BE THE GUY YOU'LL WONDER ABOUT HIS BODILY HAIR COLOUR TONIGHT....WHY IS HERMIONE LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT". And Ginny was like....man, I couldn't care less. Bless your heart, Bonnie Wright, but even Emma Watson makes her character more interesting than you. And I'm rather happy Emma Watson is considering retirement from acting.
OH, AND DON'T THINK I HAVEN'T NOTICED THE OH-CO-CONVENTIENTLY-PLACED SCENE WHERE FUCKING DUMBLEDORE ASKS HARRY AND HERMIONE IF THEY'RE DATING. DID I SAY DUMBLEDORE? I MEANT STEVE KLOVES. (IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THE SEETHING MONSTER BEHIND HIS BACK IS ACTUALLY JKR)
And it's funny, because my dad asked me why they weren't together. Heh.
SO. KUDOS to Rupert Grint for perfecting the :O-and-voice-break combination of Ron Weasley acting. He stole the scene from almost every other kid in the cast with the love potion truffles scene. I'm saying almost, because I'm really pleasantly surprised by Tom Felton, who seems to have developed a face with expressions! Omg! Fabulous, kid.
MORE KUDOS to Alan Rickman. *HAAAAAAAPPY SIIIIIIIIIGH* Your acting hit my heart, your voice hit my pants. AS USUAL, THEN. :D SALUTE to Gambledore, whose swan song was particularly awesome, and proclamations of love to Helena Bonham Carter for nailing Bellatrix's crazy yet again.
I LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. How they kept "Spinner's End" intact. It's my FAVOURITE chapter in HBP. SNAAAAAAAAAPE! Intriguing how they made Narcissa brunette, maybe to emphasize Draco's connection to Lucius even more. ALSO LOVED. The Quidditch scenes. YAY OMG QUIDDITCH. I loved how they concentrated on Ron rather than Harry, as it was clearly his show.
LESS LOVED: The editing. It was a bit botched, and some scene cuts were really abrupt and obvious. IDK. HOW ABOUT TAKING A LEAF OUTTA CUARON'S BOOK NEXT TIME, AND MAKE SMOOTHER SCENE CHANGES, MMMMMKAY. Also, Jim Broadbent. I'm a bit meh about his performance. I really thought he could've made Slughorn a little grander, rather than so obviously pathetic. Say what you want about Slughorn, he had style. Also, I like the gradual desaturation of the colours, but I'm not sure it did the job as well as hoped, honestly. It's just. Meh.
And lastly, I'm coming back again to the editing, because I forgot to mention that almost two hours felt longer than they should've. Book adaptations always have this problem (I mean, even TDK didn't escape it, despite my LOVE for it), and this time, I think the movie could've gained from a bit more lively development, instead of the stilted, hormone-infused pace it had. Heh.
AND IN AUGUST, I SHALL SEE IT ON IMAX 3D. :D
MISHA TO YOU ALL!
