And Yet Another New Slideshow

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Once again I have to say that the dining room scene in which Vicki meets the rest of the household for the first time is one of my all-time favorite scenes in the Depp/DS film. And today's installment in the slideshow is without a doubt one of the best moments in it:

1972 - Julia: 'You're a liar. I can tell, you know. Just from a
person's face. Yours says: "I might look sweet and innocent,
but I have secrets. Secrets that'll make the hairs on your
arms stand straight up."'

It still fascinates me that even though Julia doesn't know that Vicki is masquerading under an assumed name, (not to mention all the other secrets/tragedies in her past that even the audience isn't privy to yet), Julia seems to have Vicki's number right from the get-go. And Helena Bonham Carter plays it all beautifully.

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Have I mentioned how much I love Love LOVE Helena Bonham Carter in the current scene in this slideshow:

Well, even if so, I can never say it enough!! 

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   Exactly!! And it's BAAAACK!! 

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One of my favorite exchanges in the film occurs in another one of my favorite scenes with yesterday's and today's installments in the slideshow:

1972 - Elizabeth: 'I was protecting the children.'

1972 - Julia: 'Oh, by letting a vampire use one of the
guest bedrooms?'

I LOVE IT!!   

And it really is a shame that there aren't more Liz/Julia scenes in the film! And of course, it's also a real shame that deleted scene between them ended up on the cutting room floor. One might almost think the spirit of DC somehow possessed both Burton and editor Chris Lebenzon to make sure such character oriented scenes were cut.    But at least that deleted scene does show up on the Blu-ray as an extra...

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I love this comeback from Liz in the same scene -

1972 - Elizabeth: 'Then be fascinated, Julia. And if you have
an ounce of love or respect for this family, keep your
mouth shut.'

Usually in the film it's Julia lobbing comebacks at Liz, but that is a great one from Liz to Julia - and I love the expression on Michelle Pfeiffer's face as she delivers it...

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Hopefully, one of these days, more footage will surface. These bits are very tantalizing. I can only imagine what is stored in some vault at Warner Brothers.