i went and saw Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on thursday arvo.
iets state for the record i loved it. now lets go into my gripes. they are so much easier for me to articulate.

the pacing for the first half of the film felt dodgy. i knew in my head it was happening over a decent period of time but watching it it felt like it was all taking place in the first week.

on the net i was reading that a big fuss made about the Harry/Hermione hug near the end after she had been revived, but the whole Ron/Hermione-cant-hug-lets-handshake thing seemed to imply way more. Har and Her are just buds so they can hug comfortably, but Ron and Her had this whole uncomfortable thing going on. which i think was dumb at this point. in the books future romance was only offered up in Goblet of Fire during the asking to the dance thing. movie 2 is a bit early for it to start. maybe thats just me.

in the scene where Lucius Malfoy comes to Dumbledores office and he’s actingall meany head – the stupid lighting on his face was just ridiculous. Jason Isaacs SO has the sinister thing down – he doesnt need help from dodgy lighting!

the parents liked Dobby. i am SO over Dobby. i think i am growing a JarJar-esque resentment towards him….

i had other gripes but i have forgotten them – YAY! perhaps i will update this post when i recall more…