I'm still kind of hung up about this, easily shocked I know. It must be my English Prude coming out of me...
But I feel I must let the general public (well, web public,) know this...
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.... Has TWO ERECTION JOKES. No Lie.
Erection Joke The First: Ron accidentally eats the love potions meant for Harry. They get to Slughorns office, when they get there, Harry pushes Ron onto a sofa (with Rons back to the camera,) and then quickly grabs a big cushion and throws this on Rons lap. Make of this what you will, but I know what I thought.... And yes it was rude....
Erection Joke The Second: Slughorns Christmas Party. Harry is sat next to Hermione, empty chair to his left. Ginny walks in late and Harry jumps up, 'cause he's an eager beaver gentleman like that.. We assume. When he does eventually sit down. He SQUIRMS. A lot. Hermione has to ask him to settle down. Again people, make of this what you will.
I can't remember the exact order of these, heck, I saw the film weeks ago. But I do feel I need to write this down. I do remember being stunned and elbowing Ted in the cinema saying "Oh my God!? Did you see that!? Is that what I think they mean?!" Und ser weiter.
Well there you go.
Anyways, back to le film.
Firstly, I am biased. I heart Harry Potter with abandon. I queued at midnight book releases and see the films ASAP. I'm gonna fecking like the films. Though when Ted was channel hopping the TV t'other night, we happened upon Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. OMG. The acting of 3 little 11 year olds, is, well. Shite. But hilarious. The over done pauses. The exaggerated sighs, not forgetting acting more wooden than a pudding spoon......(Ahem, I'm looking at you Harry/Daniel.)
We meet 'new' people in this film. Tom Riddle in the orphanage, Prof Slughorn and Narcissa Malfoy, Dracos mam.
A wee lad called Hero Fiennes - Tiffin (like the cake?) plays Tom Riddle as a youngster. Amazing acting going on there. Impressed. The kid pulled of the freaky OCD/Wizardness of an orphan. Must of got some well wicked acting skillz off his uncle. Guess who.
Prof Slughorn is played by Jim Broadbent. Who I Love. He is Bridget Jones's dad for chrissakes. Fab roll. Less pompous and more stuttery than I imagined, but hey, I like it.
Alas... The one new casting I am not fond of is the roll of Mrs Malfoy. (Helen McCroy.) I imagined her much younger and sexy, look at her sister! Bellatrix LeStrange! Instead we get a wrinkly old lady with hair from the 1940's and make up to match. I wanted a much younger sexy woman, the book says shes beautiful with straight blonde hair. Think Rosalie Hale from the Twilight series.
The film misses some key parts of the book. (As in ALL of Snape teaching the Defence Against the Dark Arts classes.) But I am still able to follow the film well, considering I'm one of those die hard book purists. (Just wait till Time Travelers Wife comes out! Two weeks!!)
We also miss Dumbledore picking Harry up from the Dursleys, instead we get him flirting in a train-station.... Yeah..... So thats normal stalker behavior......
Anywho, the film did add things, such as the Death Eaters destroying Millenium Bridge. With all the CGI, that was shit hot. Amazing. The CGI also worked well for the Inferi in the lake in the cave. Made me jump. I admit it.
Alreet. I cant remember much else about a film I saw 3 weeks ago at 22:53.
Au Revoir.
TM
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