Harry Potter and the chamber of secreats - Page 3

***Khamûl*** · 12-01-2002, 03:07 PM

Did anyone stay until the very end of the credits? I did. It shows a camera pan of Diagon Alley and it comes to rest on a bookstore window. On display is a book called "Who Am I?" by Gilderoy Lockhart. The picture on the cover is a wizard's photo of Lockhart in a straightjacket. It was funny.

Varda Oiolosseo · 12-01-2002, 07:23 PM

Oh I didn't see that!

I'll have a look when i go again on Tuesday!
I thought that this was sooooooooooooooooo much better than the last one by miles!! The actors didn't seem as wooden!

BeardofPants · 12-02-2002, 01:26 AM

It kinda sucked how they wussified Ron though. He's not such a wuss in the books.

Edit: I see sunstar has already commented on this...

Hanza · 12-02-2002, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants
It kinda sucked how they wussified Ron though. He's not such a wuss in the books.

I lov the 'wussfied' ron. His voice cracked me up the whole way through. And i love it when he says
"follow the spiders, why couldn't it have been follow the butterflies"!!!

BeardofPants · 12-03-2002, 01:43 AM

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Originally posted by Hanza
I lov the 'wussfied' ron. His voice cracked me up the whole way through. And i love it when he says
"follow the spiders, why couldn't it have been follow the butterflies"!!!

Okay, that bit was funny.

**crickhollow** · 12-03-2002, 02:39 AM

on the wussified Ron: "follow the butterflies" was priceless, but while they were tramping through the forest, maybe Ron could've explained why he has such a fear of spiders...I recall something about a nasty prank being played on him...

I also didn't like how they gave all of Ron's smart lines to Hermione. How the heck did she know what a mudblood was, if it isn't the type of thing you hear in polite conversation? Do you think she read it in Hogwarts, a History?

jerseydevil · 12-03-2002, 01:07 PM

I was impressed with the improvement in the CGI in this film versus Sorcerors Stone. They obviously put a lot of the profits from the first one into the CGI for this one. Dobby was great and Lockehart was hilariously funny (just like a primadonna movie star

).

Blackboar · 12-04-2002, 02:00 PM

I really liked Moaning Myrtle!! I thought she was really funny.!

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Well I don't know I was distraught

I also liked the plant teacher (I've forgotten the name)
when Neville faints! LOL!

Ron was really good. His facial expressions with the spiders
were spectacular!!

Elfmaster XK · 12-04-2002, 02:04 PM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants
It kinda sucked how they wussified Ron though. He's not such a wuss in the books.

Edit: I see sunstar has already commented on this...

I agree. It annoyede me a bit, but overall the film was so much better than the first one. Tom Riddle was good. Moaning Myrtle was supposed to be ugly though, and she wasn't particularly. Lucius Malfoy was cool, except...THEY PUT A BOW IN HIS HAIR! how can he be evil with a bow? eh? Wrong. Very very wrong. *shakes head*

Coney · 12-06-2002, 08:58 PM

Finaly got to see it tonight

(took a while for the tape to get delivered).

Well what can you say?............It was the film of the book, no huge surprises and no big dissapointments.

The characters were gloriously overacted (not a bad thing).

The special effects were great.

And once again Hogwarts looked just like Hogwarts should (although I'll never get used to seeing places I've walked around on film).

Yep, a nice enjoyable film.

Lockehart (Brannagh) does, of course, deserve special mention....brilliant character

Silverstripe · 12-13-2002, 04:00 PM

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Originally posted by Coney
And once again Hogwarts looked just like Hogwarts should (although I'll never get used to seeing places I've walked around on film).
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LOL! Me neither. Though in the case of "Hogwarts," it's fun to show certain pictures to some of my friends who've seen the movies but don't know where I really was.

Varda Oiolosseo · 12-13-2002, 04:49 PM

Quote:

I lov the 'wussfied' ron. His voice cracked me up the whole way through. And i love it when he says "Follow the spiders! Why couldn't it have been follow the butterflies!"

That was funny and then his face when he says "Can we panic now?" by this time i was falling off my seat!

englishnerd · 12-13-2002, 10:04 PM

Loved the movie, particularly Gilderoy Lockhart and the new Lucius Malfoy was awesome...re: Lucius Malfoy can be evil and macho with a bow just as the same actor could be macho and evil with the fuzzy hat-thing in the Patriot! His presence totally even uses the bow and the fuzzy hat-thing to make his menace even more evil!

I have to say though, I was once again superbly bummed not to see Peeves in this movie. Yes, I agree also about Ron's "smart lines' being given to Hermione. But I didn't notice him being too wussified. Next movie should redeem his character even more.

Loved professor sprout, also, and Poppy Pomfrey. Beautiful CG in Fawkes and the Basilisk. yikes!

Did anyone think the Whomping willow was different from their mental picture?

BeardofPants · 12-13-2002, 10:16 PM

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Originally posted by englishnerd

Did anyone think the Whomping willow was different from their mental picture?

Yup. I kinda imagined something more... willowy.

Why aren't they putting Peeves in the movies??

Rik Mayall would be awesome as Peeves.

***Khamûl*** · 12-14-2002, 12:32 AM

Peeves needs to be in the next movie. After all, doesn't he play an important part involving the Marauder's Map? Or at least make an appearance in a bit involving the map? Forgive me, it's been a while since I've read The Prisoner of Azkaban.

Varda Oiolosseo · 12-14-2002, 03:24 PM

Yeah they can't leave Peeves out!
I'm surprised they didn't put him in the first two films!!

Hanza · 12-14-2002, 04:36 PM

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Originally posted by englishnerd
Did anyone think the Whomping willow was different from their mental picture?

Definetely. It was too like a normal tree. I imagined its willowy branches to be like loadsa arms that would shake it about.

Blackboar · 12-15-2002, 03:36 PM

I can't wait till the 3rd movie!!!!!!!!!!!

Varda Oiolosseo · 12-17-2002, 04:22 PM

I know even though wev'e got another year to wait!! The same for LOTR . The waiting for TTT is nearly over YAY! Iv'e been going mad waiting for it I can't wait!

Ërendil · 01-04-2003, 05:45 PM

I thought this film was better than the first, as I was VERY dissapointed with the philosophers stone, but the kid who does Harry is the worst actor ever. He might as well wore a mask for all the emotion he showed, even in the most frightening (Come on, a Basilisk is going to kill you for crying out loud) and painful scenes (He broke his arm and he showed a mild look of surprise).
Dobby was brilliant though, very well done, and Ron was funny - I was smiling and laughing, especially during the spider scene

12-01-2002, 03:07 PM	#1
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Did anyone stay until the very end of the credits? I did. It shows a camera pan of Diagon Alley and it comes to rest on a bookstore window. On display is a book called "Who Am I?" by Gilderoy Lockhart. The picture on the cover is a wizard's photo of Lockhart in a straightjacket. It was funny. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

12-02-2002, 01:26 AM	#3
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	It kinda sucked how they wussified Ron though. He's not such a wuss in the books. Edit: I see sunstar has already commented on this... __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords Last edited by BeardofPants : 12-02-2002 at 01:28 AM.

12-03-2002, 02:39 AM	#6
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	on the wussified Ron: "follow the butterflies" was priceless, but while they were tramping through the forest, maybe Ron could've explained why he has such a fear of spiders...I recall something about a nasty prank being played on him... I also didn't like how they gave all of Ron's smart lines to Hermione. How the heck did she know what a mudblood was, if it isn't the type of thing you hear in polite conversation? Do you think she read it in Hogwarts, a History? __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

12-03-2002, 01:07 PM	#7
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	I was impressed with the improvement in the CGI in this film versus Sorcerors Stone. They obviously put a lot of the profits from the first one into the CGI for this one. Dobby was great and Lockehart was hilariously funny (just like a primadonna movie star ). __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

12-06-2002, 08:58 PM	#10
Coney The Buddy Rabbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Trapped in the headlights.. Posts: 3,372	Finaly got to see it tonight (took a while for the tape to get delivered). Well what can you say?............It was the film of the book, no huge surprises and no big dissapointments. The characters were gloriously overacted (not a bad thing). The special effects were great. And once again Hogwarts looked just like Hogwarts should (although I'll never get used to seeing places I've walked around on film). Yep, a nice enjoyable film. Lockehart (Brannagh) does, of course, deserve special mention....brilliant character __________________ Blessed are the cracked, they let the light in Beatallica

12-01-2002, 07:23 PM	#2
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	Oh I didn't see that! I'll have a look when i go again on Tuesday! I thought that this was sooooooooooooooooo much better than the last one by miles!! The actors didn't seem as wooden!

12-13-2002, 10:04 PM	#13
englishnerd Hobbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 39	Loved the movie, particularly Gilderoy Lockhart and the new Lucius Malfoy was awesome...re: Lucius Malfoy can be evil and macho with a bow just as the same actor could be macho and evil with the fuzzy hat-thing in the Patriot! His presence totally even uses the bow and the fuzzy hat-thing to make his menace even more evil! I have to say though, I was once again superbly bummed not to see Peeves in this movie. Yes, I agree also about Ron's "smart lines' being given to Hermione. But I didn't notice him being too wussified. Next movie should redeem his character even more. Loved professor sprout, also, and Poppy Pomfrey. Beautiful CG in Fawkes and the Basilisk. yikes! Did anyone think the Whomping willow was different from their mental picture? __________________ "Wrestle with me; I want to name you." **************************** "Have you ever tried to get up with a sprained dignity?"---Mrs. Who from A Wrinkle in Time

12-14-2002, 12:32 AM	#15
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Peeves needs to be in the next movie. After all, doesn't he play an important part involving the Marauder's Map? Or at least make an appearance in a bit involving the map? Forgive me, it's been a while since I've read The Prisoner of Azkaban. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

12-14-2002, 03:24 PM	#16
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	Yeah they can't leave Peeves out! I'm surprised they didn't put him in the first two films!!

12-15-2002, 03:36 PM	#18
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	I can't wait till the 3rd movie!!!!!!!!!!!

12-17-2002, 04:22 PM	#19
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	I know even though wev'e got another year to wait!! The same for LOTR . The waiting for TTT is nearly over YAY! Iv'e been going mad waiting for it I can't wait!

01-04-2003, 05:45 PM	#20
Ërendil Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389	I thought this film was better than the first, as I was VERY dissapointed with the philosophers stone, but the kid who does Harry is the worst actor ever. He might as well wore a mask for all the emotion he showed, even in the most frightening (Come on, a Basilisk is going to kill you for crying out loud) and painful scenes (He broke his arm and he showed a mild look of surprise). Dobby was brilliant though, very well done, and Ron was funny - I was smiling and laughing, especially during the spider scene __________________ "You're one of the Abaharaki, oh I had forgotten. Look at me, I am completly drenched! I do hate the rain, it makes me so depressed..." "Hehehehe, moeru moeru!" "That's it, set it all on fire; we're gonna smoke out Escaflowne!" "Oh, I hit the wrong target... never mind that creature was useless to us anyway. Our orders were to get the girl? So he isn't our concern, we don't need him!" ^_^ Isn't Dilandau just fantastic? You just have to love the insane, murderous pyro :-D