kylezy ([personal profile] kylezy) wrote2010-07-14 10:46 pm

In which Kloves better not screw up the last two



Day 2: Your favorite movie.

Despite its many flaws (crappy werewolves, HE WAS THEIR FRIEND WAH, Hermione getting Ron's lines, Marauders rather unexplained, etc) Prisoner of Azkaban was a stylised, good-looking film and made for a smart change from the, I don't know, meekness I felt from the previous two. Here you felt like you were watching a proper film, rather than just a book adaptation.

Day 3: Is there any of the films adaptations that have made you angry because they’ve ignored important parts of the book?

I've never been a particularly worried about the stuff they leave out. I understand things have to disappear for a story to appeal to everyone and not just Potter nerds. The only thing that has consistently annoyed me is the screenwriting and the dependence Kloves seems to suffer from in his writing by giving Hermione Ron's lines. Yeah, maybe scared!Ron is funny and sure, I understand why they do it, but that's no reason to take away those redeeming lines of his, like when he stands up on a broken leg to exclaim to who he thinks at the time is a mass murderer:

"If you want to kill Harry, you'll have to kill us, too." [POA, pg. 249 UK]

Instead, we got Hermione throwing herself in front of Harry like the brave, dashing woman she HASN'T YET BECOME.



Actually, characterisation seems to be a big problem for him. I never felt Snape was as huge a foe for Harry in the films as he's clearly made to be in the books. And Dumbledore had those occasional anger issues in GOF (to be fair, five, written by Michael Goldenberg, had a moment or two of angry Dumbledore as well), which is a shame because I thought his characterisation was near perfect in POA.

Day 4: Least favorite female character and why.

I'm torn here because by definition, Umbridge was my least favourite character in that she was a horrid, vile woman. But on the other hand, that's just because she was so brilliantly written that it sort of makes her one of my favourites if you look at it that way.

I guess Ginny interested me the least?

Day 1: Your favorite book.
Day 5: Favorite male character and why.
Day 6: What House would you want to be in?
Day 7: Favorite female character and why?
Day 8: What do you think would be your favorite lesson?
Day 9: Least favorite male character.
Day 10: Horcruxes or Hallows?
Day 11: What character would you say you are most like.
Day 12: Favorite ship.
Day 13: Least favorite movie.
Day 14: Team Voldemort or Team Harry?
Day 15: Who would be your best friends at Hogwarts?
Day 16: Favorite professor?
Day 17: Are you excited about The Deathly Hallows movie or scared it won’t do the book justice?
Day 18: Least favorite book?
Day 19: Do you prefer the books or films?
Day 20: If you had to meet one member of the cast, who would it be?
Day 21: Out of all the characters that died, if you could bring one back, who would it be?
Day 22: Harry Potter or Twilight?
Day 23: Any part of the books/movies that makes you cry?
Day 24: Any particular scene you wished would have been put in the movie but it wasn’t?
Day 25: Nineteen years later. Are you happy how it turned out, or do you wish something was different, ie Neville married Luna?
Day 26: If you could be able to work one spell without a wand what would it be?
Day 27: Would you rather own The Invisibility Cloak, The Resurrection Stone or The Elder Wand?
Day 28: Do you listen to Wizard Wrock, what do you think about it?
Day 29: Did you enjoy A Very Potter Musical?
Day 30: What effect has Harry Potter made on your life and how much does it mean to you?

This is yesterday's news but I haven't posted about Merlin in what feels like forever, so,


Via here.

I want to kidnap them and force them to perform slashy Merlin scenes forever meet them and be completely uncreepy in any way.

[identity profile] ella-bane.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I will never get tired of seeing those pictures. NEVER!

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
They're ruining me for all other men, I swear :\

[identity profile] plumora.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Apparently there's a game for the Wii based on HP 1-4 but it's, like, Lego style, and in the commercials Ron is constantly getting knocked over the side of the head for being an idiot. Waah. D:

Those pictures... *drool*

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, Lego HP ♥ That game is so effing awesome, I completely love it. Ron is a bit of a wuss, but it's a lego game, it's fun and not at all a reputable representation of the books, like the movies are supposed to be. And, to be fair, even lego!Ron has his hero moments. There's one bit where he runs away from the spiders in COS but he returns to help like the champ he is.
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[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
My kingdom for a combined photo shoot *grabby hands*

My whole kingdom, I swear to fucking god.

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-15 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm bored and you're a turd for not being on, jsyk.
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[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-15 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Clemence demands photographic proof, or you're still a turd.

[identity profile] i-is-for-icon.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
and the dependence Kloves seems to suffer from in his writing by giving Hermione Ron's lines.

INORITE?!

The werewolf looked a bit like Gollum, really. But the dementors? Awesome.

And yesh, I never understood Ginny, either. I liked Cho. D:
By the way, have you ever read this (http://www.ferretbrain.com/articles/article-146.html)? It's brilliantly funny.

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The dementors were SO cool and Buckbeak was really well done too. I don't understand how or why they managed to ruin the werewolf, it should have been simple :(((

I've never read it. I don't know if I should, other people's opinions tend to rub off on me and I'm happy liking the last four books (except six, six will always eat at me).

[identity profile] i-is-for-icon.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, well, that's understandable. D:
It's really unny though, if you don't take it too serious.

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a good one a while back, although I can't remember what it's called, but the guy hated HP and was going through the series chapter by chapter. I had a laugh with that one, he was good xD

[identity profile] vinca15.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
being a rebel and commenting
LALALALA
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5iskqKuMN1qbdykwo1_500.jpg

I am enjoying those Merlin pics.

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-15 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
HA, love that macro thingy xD

[identity profile] sonicbookmark.livejournal.com 2010-07-15 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
I WILL NEVER BE TIRED OF SEEING THOSE PICS.

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-15 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Where are the hi-res I ask you, WHEEEEEEERE?
Edited 2010-07-15 01:41 (UTC)

[identity profile] anylinde.livejournal.com 2010-07-15 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"HE WAS THEIR FRIEND WAH" - LMAO! :D

I hate angry Dumbledore too x( I hate Dumbledore asking Harry if there's something going on between him and Hermione almost as much x(

And I will never get over the unexplained Marauders x(

That is all.

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-15 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh god, I'd blissfully forgotten about that until now. That's another thing that annoys me about the films, the slight leaning to Harry/Hermione *shakes head*

[identity profile] persephassax.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
I want to kidnap them and force them to perform slashy Merlin scenes forever meet them and be completely uncreepy in any way.
I am so glad I am not the only person who feels EXACTLY LIKE THIS. It's just lucky that I'll likely never meet anyone famous, because when I failed to be totally normal I would be so disappointed in myself.

[identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
There's something about those boys that has me completely convinced I would embarrass myself beautifully in front of them!