Finally saw...

[quasigeostrophy]

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" tonight. Excellent flick. Some observations, mostly trivial:
- Emma Watson is going to stop traffic when she gets a little older.
- Loved the fact that they cast Mark Williams ("The Fast Show" ("Brilliant" in the US)) as Mr. Weasley.
- Colin Creevey was carrying around an Argus camera. Very cool. If they did what pics do in the HP movies, I'd get one of my own.
- Absolutely loved the flue powder transport effect, and Fawkes' "death" effect. Fawkes was also beautifully done after his rebirth.
- The franchise has its work cut out finding a successor for Richard Harris in the role of Dumbledore.
- How are they going to maintain the dedication to the books and pull off successful film versions with the next two books, since they're so much longer?
- Stayed for the "Easter Egg" after the credits. It was nothing big, but still a laugh. semperfiona, I think I agree with your sentiment on it. :-)

Comments

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

I am not familiar with "The Fast Show". I spent most of the first part of the movie going "Where have I seen Mr. Weasley before?" until it hit me that he was Petersen on "Red Dwarf."

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

*light bulb comes on* I totally forgot about him being in "Red Dwarf" - I can't wait for the first two season DVDs to come out early next year!

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

He was in the pilot, and then doesn't reappear until much later in the series, I think.

Re:

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I think he's back in Series 8, when... (oops, almost posted a spoiler to those who may not have seen them all yet). :-)

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

wasn't it great!!! i loved it when i saw it. i went with the other english teacher, we went together last year, too. we just sat there in awe and loving it!!! yay yay yay!

[semperfiona]

an Argus camera

a) I am now wondering whether the Brownie box camera I had when I was eight or ten was an Argus. For some reason the name rings a vague bell. It did not, however, look anything like Colin Creevey's. Wonder what became of it.

b) I wonder if the Argus camera was a sly pun on Argus Filch's name, or whether it was an accident. Filch's name, of course, is itself a pun; he's named after the same many-eyed mythological being as the cameras are.

How many times can I use "wonder" in the same comment?

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

How many times can I use "wonder" in the same comment?

I wonder the same thing :)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

a) Might be worth something if it did turn up. Lately, I have found that I have more fun with some of the older cameras.

b) Knowing how many references Rowling has slipped into all the books so far, I can't imagine it was not intentional.

How many times can I use "wonder" in the same comment?

A wonderfully large number, I would think...

[shaktiqueen.livejournal.com]

I just have two words:

Oliver Wood

[semperfiona]

::whimper::

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Yesssss......

Sean Biggerstaff can stop traffic *now* as far as I'm concerned.

[jasonhollister.livejournal.com]

I heard someone suggest Peter O'Toole for the role of Dumbledore. Sounds perfect to me.