OutcastBOS said:
Heh, two things in that movie got applause from the audience in my theater
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Mrs. Weasly's NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU ***** moment and subsequent asskicking.
Actually, I found that scene rather weak.
From the books, I came away with the impression that, while LeStrange was a raving nutter, she was also a supremely competent witch. She was only defeated because Mrs. Weasley had just witnessed the death of her son, was fscking pissed, and pulling out stops even she didn't know she had.
In the movie, however, the battle is almost perfunctory. LeStrange throws a few curses, then [em]stops to cackle[/em], giving Weasley space to rebound. Rinse, repeat once, and LeStrange is dead.
If I had been the director, this scene would have had LeStrange fluidly casting curses while cackling the whole time. After all, for her this is enormous fun, and it is only for the determination of a bereaved, piss-off mother that she slips just that one time and Weasley nails her.
So thinks I, anyway...