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Nov. 21st, 2002 12:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
semperfionaSo I went to the movie theater tonight to see...Three guesses and the first two don't count.
Yes, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. How'd you know?
I liked it a lot, but wasn't quite blown away in the same way I'd been by the first one. I think that's mostly because there weren't as many surprises. I already knew how they would interpret Hogwarts, Quidditch, the professors, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid...sure, there were a few new characters (Kenneth Branagh's Gilderoy Lockhart was perfect), but on the whole there wasn't a lot of new eye-candy. And not nearly enough Professor Snape, sadly. Lucius Malfoy was a delightful nastiness, but not one that I at least will be drooling over. His character is more two-dimensional than Snape's; pure evil is not nearly as interesting as spiteful good.
I have no idea what they're going to do without Richard Harris to play Dumbledore--but then, it's not even clear that they'll have the same kids next time. I don't know how I feel about that
I want the new book! Please, Ms. Rowling, take pity?
Yes, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. How'd you know?
I liked it a lot, but wasn't quite blown away in the same way I'd been by the first one. I think that's mostly because there weren't as many surprises. I already knew how they would interpret Hogwarts, Quidditch, the professors, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid...sure, there were a few new characters (Kenneth Branagh's Gilderoy Lockhart was perfect), but on the whole there wasn't a lot of new eye-candy. And not nearly enough Professor Snape, sadly. Lucius Malfoy was a delightful nastiness, but not one that I at least will be drooling over. His character is more two-dimensional than Snape's; pure evil is not nearly as interesting as spiteful good.
I have no idea what they're going to do without Richard Harris to play Dumbledore--but then, it's not even clear that they'll have the same kids next time. I don't know how I feel about that
I want the new book! Please, Ms. Rowling, take pity?
