just got back from PoA on IMAX. wow. i had never seen a movie on IMAX that wasn't all fish and sharks. so sweet. so much detail! all movies should be on IMAX, if only to justify the high price of movies these days!

i was highly amused by the teenager a few seats down who was very obviously a huge fan of rupert grint. she snapped to attention for all of his major scenes. at least she wasn't squealing out loud (until the credits anyway). the guy who was with her was so ready to leave at the end of the movie, but she made him stay and watch the entirety of the credits. omgsofunny.

boy: how long are these credits?
girl: they're almost over now.

a couple minutes of girl pointing out all the funny stuff the footprints are doing

boy: i thought you said they were almost over.
girl: they are almost over. see they are showing the music stuff. look! the feet are tapping to the music!
me: (to myself) hey! they are tapping. omgsocute!

a couple more minutes

boy: i'm leaving.
girl: no, you have to see what happens at the end. see, look, this is the end, mischief managed.
me: (to myself) that guy must really like that girl.

k, a few things i walked away with:
1) the credits are so funny. i never really paid that much attention. i just thought there were footprints all over, but there is actually stuff going on;
2) steve kloves is a hack. kudos to cuaron for pulling this film out of the mire in spite of kloves' dead weight threatening to drag it down at every turn;
3) reading "movie name in 15 minutes" forever alters my perception of the movie in question; and
4) IMAX is not kind to the teenage complexion. so many spots.

gah! can't wait for the DVD (my birthday, woo-hoo!) to see the deleted scenes!