tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post1438753485999216557..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Hallowed GroundStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-19801360639329227242011-07-18T20:02:15.852+02:002011-07-18T20:02:15.852+02:00Bish Bosh Bash: totally, totally agree. 100% (or i...Bish Bosh Bash: totally, totally agree. 100% (or in The Apprentice parlance 110%). I think both Rhys Ifans and David Tennant have both said that appearing in HP is like getting your acting wings. You know you've finally made it. All those young actors will look back one day and see how blessed they were in adult co-stars. All that acting experience at their fingertips, all that free advice and protective camaraderie. So lucky the lot of them and yet so seemingly unaffected by it all. As you say: the best of British. They done us proud, gov, they done us proud.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-187517550816641462011-07-18T19:34:53.067+02:002011-07-18T19:34:53.067+02:00A wonderful mini dissertation of the Potter fables...A wonderful mini dissertation of the Potter fables this, for which I am very much with you all the way. I have yet to read any of the books, but I started to collect the DVD’s a few years ago, and I’ve become a keen spectator and admirer ever since. I still only have a rookie’s basic gist of the overall storyline and characters, but I’m quite in awe of the visual spectacle the films dish up for me to tumble all the way into. <br /><br />The set design & production is a masterpiece of richly creative brilliance at the highest level of film making, and is uniquely deserved of a fourth Michelin star. I find myself watching each film several times over just to satisfy myself that I haven’t missed something clever and inventive going on somewhere in the screen.<br /><br />The line-up of most of our finest Uk acting talent on show in each film is quite mind boggling. I feel sure that most of them would do it for free if they had to. It would almost be embarrassing to be a good British actor and ‘not’ be in the franchise.<br /><br />It’s like the whole Peter Pan thing, in that it’s so unctuously and enchantingly, quintessentially British. <br /><br />I’m totally with you regards Alan Rickman. First time I saw him I genuinely thought he was a new and emerging German actor in Die Hard 1. Then he turned up again as the meanest, coolest, baddest Sheriff of Nottingham there will ever be, and promptly acted Kevin Costner & half his merry mericans, all the way back to the Alamo. <br /><br /> I understand that slightly sad feeling of bereft you described at the end. I still have a few more films to get through before I catch up with the ‘finale’, but I have no doubt I will experience much the same when I do. Oh to have been a ten year old when ‘The Philosopher’s Stone’ arrived to the screens. The stuff of magic.Bish Bosh Bashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311092711040714994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-61988495062136103282011-07-18T16:45:25.861+02:002011-07-18T16:45:25.861+02:00Lunarossa: their acting (the young uns) has improv...Lunarossa: their acting (the young uns) has improved greatly with each film over the years and I think they've done a bloody good job with The Deathly Hallows. I find Daniel Radcliffe a bit weird - a bit too hyped up in real life. Emma Watson I think will go far. She's very poised and very sussed. Good for her. I know what you mean about the adult actors though. Alan Rickman is a tour de force. His death scene as Snape is very moving. Bring a hankie or three. Oh and Fiennes is brilliant too - he revels in his role.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-27963892804365265852011-07-18T15:28:24.967+02:002011-07-18T15:28:24.967+02:00I like the HP books a lot. I don't mind the fi...I like the HP books a lot. I don't mind the films but mainly because I like the adult actors/characters. I do not like Harry and Hermione, not even in the book. Maybe I just envy their millions in the bank inspite of their very bad acting...Snape/Alan Rickman is my absolute favourite. I cried a lot when he was killed in the last book. I expect I will cry even more at the cinema. My daughter's favourite is Voldemort/Fiennes. I guess she hasn't understood the plot properly...Or maybe she has? All the best. Ciao. A.lunarossahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231055955991137579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-78943969487126720482011-07-18T08:51:20.460+02:002011-07-18T08:51:20.460+02:00Being Me: *whispers* I know who did it... I know w...Being Me: *whispers* I know who did it... I know who did it...!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-32364709766233341902011-07-17T23:58:10.725+02:002011-07-17T23:58:10.725+02:00*hands over ears* la-la-la-la-la.... I'm going...*hands over ears* la-la-la-la-la.... I'm going to see it this week. xxBeing Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-15533932982220590622011-07-17T18:17:00.894+02:002011-07-17T18:17:00.894+02:00LCM: you have just become my bestest friend.LCM: you have just become my bestest friend.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-64137489992558021442011-07-17T16:33:09.651+02:002011-07-17T16:33:09.651+02:00Stevie babes - you are wasted in your current job....Stevie babes - you are wasted in your current job. You deserve to be a professional film critic.<br />And a very highly paid one, of course. That goes without saying.<br /><br />LCM xLondon City (mum)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13700717302832203631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-42650068113251087932011-07-17T09:59:55.190+02:002011-07-17T09:59:55.190+02:00TimeWarden: sounds like something for my Christmas...TimeWarden: sounds like something for my Christmas wishlist!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-26628903476348602872011-07-17T09:52:16.747+02:002011-07-17T09:52:16.747+02:00Absolutely! Alan is terrific in it. Very slimy. I ...Absolutely! Alan is terrific in it. Very slimy. I think it's his best performance and his scenes with Mr. Quiverful (so named because of his virility) are a treat.TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-54220816106160726282011-07-17T08:43:14.971+02:002011-07-17T08:43:14.971+02:00Alienne: I know precisely how they feel.
TimeWard...Alienne: I know precisely how they feel.<br /><br />TimeWarden: this is something that I have completely missed. Sounds like it's worth picking up on DVD?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-9753820974935514952011-07-17T08:32:36.105+02:002011-07-17T08:32:36.105+02:00Have you seen Alan Rickman as the Reverend Obadiah...Have you seen Alan Rickman as the Reverend Obadiah Slope in episodes 3-7 of The Barchester Chronicles? The Bishop says, and I agree with him, that he's a thoroughly bestial creature!TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82229957741693197022011-07-17T00:43:56.032+02:002011-07-17T00:43:56.032+02:00I saw it this evening and I agree, it was excellen...I saw it this evening and I agree, it was excellent. And my two girls, having grown up with Harry Potter are now really sad that there are no more films to look forward to. I suspect we will be going back to see it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-79215108790439552482011-07-16T21:57:18.147+02:002011-07-16T21:57:18.147+02:00About Last Weekend: and now that it's all ende...About Last Weekend: and now that it's all ended there's going to be a lot of waiters and waitresses with very familiar faces...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-58561582912180349662011-07-16T21:48:30.023+02:002011-07-16T21:48:30.023+02:00Agree with you about Alan Rickman - stunning actor...Agree with you about Alan Rickman - stunning actor. The thing I really love about Harry Potter is that it's given all these superb actors some good steady work. I hadn't seen Alan R. in anything since "Truly Madly Deeply" until HP came along...About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-2671244090972056902011-07-16T21:27:56.219+02:002011-07-16T21:27:56.219+02:00Fran: and yet the first book is probably the weake...Fran: and yet the first book is probably the weakest and least satisfying... you've got some catching up to do.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-50871183577363696352011-07-16T20:39:31.208+02:002011-07-16T20:39:31.208+02:00I am afraid to say (and you may now refuse to ever...I am afraid to say (and you may now refuse to ever visit my blog again) that all I have tasted of the Rowling oeuvre is the first book which I found funny and a good read. But I've never put aside time since to either read the rest or watch the films. I know, I know - call myself an English teacher?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-58157374292838829902011-07-16T20:13:44.516+02:002011-07-16T20:13:44.516+02:00Mark: Lego Batman is also rather good... just sayi...Mark: Lego Batman is also rather good... just saying.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-62492234895205946952011-07-16T20:08:50.672+02:002011-07-16T20:08:50.672+02:00Nice try, but nah...not for me I'm afraid. Th...Nice try, but nah...not for me I'm afraid. That siad, I did play Lego Harry Potter on the Ninentendo and actually quite liked it.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-34097005278913612932011-07-16T15:07:25.589+02:002011-07-16T15:07:25.589+02:00Löst Jimmy: it'll be worth the wait and every ...Löst Jimmy: it'll be worth the wait and every penny of the cinema ticket when you do.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-43797473609645570922011-07-16T14:52:05.684+02:002011-07-16T14:52:05.684+02:00A wonderful review Steve. Thanks for it. I won...A wonderful review Steve. Thanks for it. I won't manage to see this final installment for some weeks alas.Löst Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907139441842698894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-9235897641575483652011-07-16T12:11:10.912+02:002011-07-16T12:11:10.912+02:00Gorilla Bananas: no, Harry is squeezing Ron's ...Gorilla Bananas: no, Harry is squeezing Ron's sister, Ginny; Ron and Hermione have always had a thing going on. Keep up! As for the porn version... I'll let you have the first draft as soon as I finish typing it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-44461060375816865522011-07-16T12:06:21.412+02:002011-07-16T12:06:21.412+02:00I hardly know a damned thing about this boy wizard...I hardly know a damned thing about this boy wizard, but I did get the impression that Hermione was his squeeze, so what the hell was that Ron fellow doing kissing her? On a related subject, do you know if there's a porn version of Harry Potter?Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com