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Tancred · 11-24-2002, 08:27 PM

Snappier direction. The HP series needs snappy directorship. As it is, there seems to be a bit of time lost to unnecessary fluff...

The scene in which the Weasleys use Flue Powder to get to Diagon Alley. There's a couple of minutes as the family gather together in a line, Mrs. W fusses over everyone, and eventually gets everyone ready to travel.

Now, if only the camera would have cut straight from Mrs. W asking Harry 'You've never travelled by Flue Powder before, have you?" RIGHT to Ron yelling "DIAGON ALLEY!" in the fireplace and exploding - and then focussing a bit on Harry's worried face, and the expectant looks on the faces of the W family...

It's only a couple of minutes there. But there's lots of areas where it could ahve been tighter, and they could have squeezed in Percy Weasley's girlfriend and her petrifaction, a bit more on Justin (who just becomes 'that guy from the snake bit')... and ESPECIALLY the scene with Malfoy snr. buying Riddle's book from Knockturn Alley. It would take away some of the contrived feel about the end, I reckon...

Apart from that, cool! 7/10. [img]smile.gif[/img]

11-24-2002, 08:27 PM	#22
Tancred White Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2001 Location: UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,893	Snappier direction. The HP series needs snappy directorship. As it is, there seems to be a bit of time lost to unnecessary fluff... The scene in which the Weasleys use Flue Powder to get to Diagon Alley. There's a couple of minutes as the family gather together in a line, Mrs. W fusses over everyone, and eventually gets everyone ready to travel. Now, if only the camera would have cut straight from Mrs. W asking Harry 'You've never travelled by Flue Powder before, have you?" RIGHT to Ron yelling "DIAGON ALLEY!" in the fireplace and exploding - and then focussing a bit on Harry's worried face, and the expectant looks on the faces of the W family... It's only a couple of minutes there. But there's lots of areas where it could ahve been tighter, and they could have squeezed in Percy Weasley's girlfriend and her petrifaction, a bit more on Justin (who just becomes 'that guy from the snake bit')... and ESPECIALLY the scene with Malfoy snr. buying Riddle's book from Knockturn Alley. It would take away some of the contrived feel about the end, I reckon... Apart from that, cool! 7/10. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ \"HELP! I\'ve superglued myself to a flaming bowling ball!\"