I agree, except for the "trailer is the best" part. They also only expanded the DE's because of the lack of Daily Prophet articles.Disneykid wrote:That is, hands down, the best of the Half-Blood Prince trailers. I've loved all the ones released thus far, but for some reason they didn't make me as giddy as this one did. The Katie Bell scene is eerily fantastic, and I'm so glad to have Quidditch back. Snape's "It's over," line is so pitch perfect, and he owns Harry big time after the "coward" line. The cinematography looks absolutely gorgeous, perhaps even the best of the series, which is saying something since I was absolutely gaga for Prisoner of Azkaban's cinematography. I also love how Yates and Kloves are really tying in our world to the wizarding world to show the scope of what's happening. I liked that approach in Order of the Phoenix (the dementer attack under a highway bridge, dump trucks picking up trash in front of Grimmauld Place), but it's being taken to a whole other level here.
I think this may be the only time where a Harry Potter film is better than the book (some like the Order of the Phoenix film more than its literary counterpart, but I disagree). I always wondered how on earth would Half-Blood Prince make a good movie when it feels like it exists to tie up most of the loose ends and pave the way for the finale. By minimalizing the exposition and flashbacks and expanding on the Death Eaters' terror, they've (at least seemed to) manage making the story eventful, something I found lacking in the book until the final third or so.
Except the entrance hall transformed into an open area exactly like the one in front of the Clock Tower.Disneykid wrote:Ever since Cuaron's Hogwarts facelift, everything's remained in the same spot, so I'm fine, now.
It's to stop student from jumping from the stands after the match to congratulate the players. They installed the trench so they will learn to use stairs. Speaking of Ben-Hur, was Williams' theme for his chase the same beat as the chase with Harry and Malfoy?Disneykid wrote:The trench from Chamber of Secrets seems to have disappeared, but that's just as well. As much as I loved the Ben-Hurish chase through it, the pitch as a whole looked odd with it (why would there be such a gap in between the field and the stands, anyway?).
I think Rowling wanted Quidditch to be edgier as the series went on. Actually, er, I was hoping for a whole season of matches. I'm interested to see if they will follow the book plot line for Quidditch. I really would love to see the director just put in Malfoy for ONE last match with Harry vs Malfoy...even if Malfoy in the book was preoccupied with Voldemort.Disneykid wrote:Judging by the amount of photos and footage, I'm hoping we get a full match. I, too, hope Hooper brings back Williams' Quidditch theme.
We'll see how much power Yates have. I do feel bad wanting Hooper to be kicked out, but they kicked Doyle out. Plus, Williams started it all so he SHOULD come back! Sigh...so we'll either be VERY excited or VERY disappointed.Disneykid wrote:That was one of my favorite themes from SS, and I was sad to see it gone from CoS, which only used the general flying theme. Do we even know if Hooper's coming back for DH? I really want Williams to bookend this series, and he seemed fairly confident last year that he was coming back.
Which entrance hall courtyard? Do you mean the area in OotP where Umbridge sacks Trelawney? I was always under the impression that area lead to just a standard hallway that was adjacent to the Great Hall and that the main entrance was elsewhere. Now that I think about it, that area was in Cuaron's film, too. Remember the very end of PoA? Harry tries out the Firebolt in that courtyard. It's not the clock tower one because you see him and the other students burst out of the double doors. The clock tower courtyard just leads to a dark hallway underneath the pendulum. So what entrance hall was there in films 1-3 (or 1-4) that later got changed in 4 and/or 5?magicalwands wrote:Except the entrance hall transformed into an open area exactly like the one in front of the Clock Tower.
That actually makes a lot of sense now that I think about it.magicalwands wrote:It's to stop student from jumping from the stands after the match to congratulate the players. They installed the trench so they will learn to use stairs. Speaking of Ben-Hur, was Williams' theme for his chase the same beat as the chase with Harry and Malfoy?
It's labeled as the "Entrance courtyard" in the OOTP game, and the Entrance Hall is right beyond it and is small. It opens up to the Grand Staircase from there.Disneykid wrote:Which entrance hall courtyard? Do you mean the area in OotP where Umbridge sacks Trelawney? I was always under the impression that area lead to just a standard hallway that was adjacent to the Great Hall and that the main entrance was elsewhere. Now that I think about it, that area was in Cuaron's film, too. Remember the very end of PoA? Harry tries out the Firebolt in that courtyard. It's not the clock tower one because you see him and the other students burst out of the double doors. The clock tower courtyard just leads to a dark hallway underneath the pendulum. So what entrance hall was there in films 1-3 (or 1-4) that later got changed in 4 and/or 5?magicalwands wrote:Except the entrance hall transformed into an open area exactly like the one in front of the Clock Tower.
