Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince/Deathly Hallows

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Oh yeah I sure love the animation. It was delivered excellently. About Wormtail's death, they better kill him in one way or another in part II. Ministry scene was well done, though I want more to happen.

Hermione's torture was short though very painful to watch. Bellatrix is too deranged to be true. She was literally pinning Hermione on the floor and she's on top of her. She didn't use Crucio but she carved 'mudblood' on Hermione. It was so torturing to watch...

I am glad that they finally showed Bill and Fleur. But the way they introduced them is super cheesy. Can't describe it. Fleur seems different from GoF.

The actors playing the trio in the ministry were so good that I thought they are the trio even though they are not.

Hermione/Harry kiss was overdone >_> it's also 'painful' to watch.

Oh and some minor details that you may notice while watching:
-Amycus and Alecto carrow are seen briefly during the meeting at malfoy manor. I was relieved because I thought they will cut or recast them for part II. I thought they were awesome in HBP even though they have no speaking roles.
-Charity Burbage new last lines are so touching
-Mad-eye's eye is seen. But it's unclear whether Harry took it.
-Umbridge's cat patronus
-madam maxime made an appearance! Although it's not in the book, I thought it was cute :)
-Muriel is annoying in a good way. Too bad viewers are not told who she is. She just appeared in Doge's table.
 
Came back from seeing it just now.

My expectations have been certainly met, to say the least!

I also
expected that part to stop at Voldemort at Dumbledore's tomb. I'd been thinking that maybe Ron destroying the Horcrux could be it, but then that would be too expected. So I went with the former instead.

Everything was great about this film. I enjoyed
Dobby's appearances and actually felt a tear when he died, the one-liners particularly delivered by Ron
and others.

I have to say that I was disappointed that
the Dursleys' departure was too rushed. They were meant to say goodbye to Harry with Dudley even thanking him for saving his life from the Dementor! This is the only thing that I'm disappointed with.

Even though it was short,
Hermione's torture scene with Bellatrix was so chilling. I can see now for the first time she's such a wicked, cruel person. When I saw the word "Mudblood" on her wrist, it highly reminded me of Umbridge.

Also can't forget the
Ministry scenes! They were played out fantastically, especially when Ron turned back into himself! That was probably the highlight of it all.

Very, very pleased with how this part has gone on. And there's still so much more in the second part! It's a shame it won't be released until July next year. :gasp:
 
Amizon said:
I have to say that I was disappointed that
the Dursleys' departure was too rushed. They were meant to say goodbye to Harry with Dudley even thanking him for saving his life from the Dementor! This is the only thing that I'm disappointed with.
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Oh, I forgot about that :gasp: But yeah, when I was watching the scene itself I was thinking of it, and that did bother me that they left that out. Especially when they made Hermione's similar scene so emotional. Thinking back on it now, it does seem kind of odd that they would focus more on that with her than with Harry himself :hmmm:

Also, I agree with Cid that the
kissing
scene was a bit overdone :hmmm: Verbally I've heard that it was very close to the book, but the way that it was delivered was not particularly
sexy :lew: Hard to think of them that way anyway after seeing them as platonic child friends, but still.


Also, something else that I really liked that I don't remember from the book was the
dance scene between Harry and Hermione in the tent. I thought it was really sweet, even though it was sort of done in a way that potentially could have turned romantic. I was hoping they wouldn't try to insinuate something that was not supposed to be there, but I think they were really just trying to show how much she missed Ron, and he missed Ginny, or something like that; it showed that even alone, there was nothing there between Harry and Hermione, and it was good for the purposes of clarifying that, since later on Ron is shown as being so worried about them having feelings for each other when he sees the locket's vision and whatnot.
 
Not going to lie, I thought it was pish.

I've never been more excited for a movie in my life. First in the queue for the first showing in Glasgow.

It was missing something for me. I understand that a lot of things don't translate well from page to pixels but I'm upset that there wasn't enough of the "we hate Dumbledore" theme - not enough hopelessness or wondering what to do. There wasn't enough urgency in the film either - in the book, we were always being rushed around all of the time because we were always in trouble. The film...ugh. Disappointing. Malfoy Manor should have been more terrifying - Bellatrix, much to my dismay, was a let down. I loved her and looked forward to that scene the most.

Voldemort's opening scene wasn't a let down - it was perfect, and I thought it set a tone for the rest of the film...but it just got sloppy. I think the writers are getting lazy tbh. It missed the touching moment at the beginning with the Dursleys, too.

Good points are that barely anything was removed from the book or randomly added to the film, for a change...and it was still an exciting film. Just not as exciting as it should have been, although I'm trying to bear in mind we've only seen half a film.

6.5/10

EDIT:
I've just sussed why I don't like the films.

It's the childish humour. Having to laugh at "bloody 'ell" is more awkward than funny. Ron shrinking when kissing an old woman wasn't funny but people were expected to laugh. "Just trying to break the tension" with the 7 Potters wasn't funny either. In all of the films - the childish hhumour breaks the mood. IT'S GLOBAL WAR AND GENOCIDE THERE'S NO TIME FOR UNNECESSARY LAUGHTER

Kills the dark mood and there's less of it in the books.
 
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Kerrigan said:
It was missing something for me. I understand that a lot of things don't translate well from page to pixels but I'm upset that there wasn't enough of the "we hate Dumbledore" theme - not enough hopelessness or wondering what to do. There wasn't enough urgency in the film either - in the book, we were always being rushed around all of the time because we were always in trouble. The film...ugh. Disappointing. Malfoy Manor should have been more terrifying - Bellatrix, much to my dismay, was a let down. I loved her and looked forward to that scene the most.
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Y'know I've been rereading the seventh book, and a lot of what was lacking in the film is coming back to me in this case.

To be fearfully honest, the near-total lack of anti-Dumbledore in the movie almost feels like a buildup to a HEAVILY shortened
King's Cross scene
in part 2. Ditto "I know how you feel Harry."//"No you don't." from OotP.

I think what might've helped the movie is if they'd kept Harry's knowledge of the precision of flesh memories the way it was in the book and skipped the LOTR-style pan-around-as-characters-walk-through-various-terrains. Really, if they'd cut all that out we might've gotten to expand on other scenes that needed expanding on (
I see they've already left out Lupin's frantic state over Teddy
).

Voldemort's opening scene wasn't a let down - it was perfect, and I thought it set a tone for the rest of the film...but it just got sloppy. I think the writers are getting lazy tbh. It missed the touching moment at the beginning with the Dursleys, too.
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Agreed on the Voldemort scene. Also, in rereading I see what you meant by the Dursleys.

It's the childish humour. Having to laugh at "bloody 'ell" is more awkward than funny. Ron shrinking when kissing an old woman wasn't funny but people were expected to laugh. "Just trying to break the tension" with the 7 Potters wasn't funny either. In all of the films - the childish hhumour breaks the mood. IT'S GLOBAL WAR AND GENOCIDE THERE'S NO TIME FOR UNNECESSARY LAUGHTER

Kills the dark mood and there's less of it in the books.
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Honestly the only two parts that got real laughs from me:

"Mooooooornin'." - George

"Dobby didn't mean to kill. Dobby only meant to maim or maybe seriously injure."
 
I dont read books..im too dumb to do so but I came to love the HP movies when I watched the third movie,, when it became more serious and not that childish..

Also im pooor as hell so I cant afford going to the cinema's, and thus I have to DL it illegally...dont judge me lolzz

I cant wait to see this movie, I will DL it asap when Im able to !!
 
Make sure you do, it's honestly one of the best adaptations from book to film in the series, IMO anyway :D Just saw it again yesterday with family, and this time the movie didn't break so I got to see the 40 seconds or so I had been missing the first time :yay: Also, I've had that Nick Cave song from the
dancing
scene in my head for like 2 days now, it's so freaking good :ryan: But something I noticed also is that the films do seem to be missing a lot of the understanding of exactly why
Voldemort does what he does--largely in part because the entire Gaunt sequence was left out of the sixth movie :hmph: That would've made him more of a striking villain in the films, I think, because more so than some supremacist freak who just loves violence for the sake of violence (like Bellatrix), it would be much more significant to see him as a human whose childhood heartbreak warped and twisted him into what he is today. Because IMO it's a scary thought in itself to think that anyone in their world would have been capable of becoming Voldemort, if they had taken his father's actions the same way, and hated all muggles because of that one mistake that Tom Riddle Senior made. The villains that always hit home more for me are the ones I can feel at least a little empathy for--as in, "OMG I hate Voldemort's father too, what a prick"--it's freaky because it makes you wonder if you would do the same thing in that situation. Whereas, the way they've been showing him in the movies, he seems more like just a cold monster who just wants to be evil for the sake of being evil,
and I feel much more alienated from that sort of character :hmmm:

Also, I wonder if they're going to release the Part I DVD before the second one comes out in the theater? Because that'd be awesome if they did :yay: Because then we could watch it, then go straight to the theater to watch part II for consistency :8F: I think things like some of the mood-setting sequences in Part I will be more significant if seen in conjunction with the second half of the movie, and also specific things like
the short scene between Fred and George when George's ear is blown off and he's laying on the couch--I teared up this time when I saw it, because I was thinking how when we see part II, that will resonate with what happens to Fred, and it will be particularly touching to have seen that one last brotherly bonding moment knowing that Fred will die later in the same movie (considering parts I and II to be the same movie) :sad3:
 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Please don't read if you haven't read the books or seen the movie and don't want it to be spoiled.
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I had a look and there were no threads about the movie itself.

The only one closest to it was asking:

So, what are your expectations about these upcoming movies? Are there any changes you want them to keep, or anything you want them to keep the same from the books?
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I'd like to know what you thought about the movie?

Was it as good as you thought it would be, or did it let you down?

I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't all that much action and that it did seem to drag on a bit in some scenes, but overall I enjoyed it.
I really didn't like the scene in which Harry and Hermione were making out. Obviously it wasn't for real, it was just an illusion but it still just didn't sit right with me. >.<

Oh and Dobby died. =/ Didn't think I'd be as sad as I was when he died. =/
 
I have read all of the books. And I will say this is the only movie I have enjoyed. I mean allof the other movies rushed so fast they forgot the detail and the even some scenes from the book. I am glad they decided to make this one a 2 parter. I like the emotion and the drastic change of setting and mood in this movie. It seemed dark and thats what I expected it too be.
 
I was actually rather pleased when I found out that it was going to be split into two movies as well.

I think the main movie I was upset with was Prisoner of Azkaban. They like cut out a quarter of the book! I so wanted to see a particular scene!

I do love how they spread out the scenes in this movie and captured the emotion of it all but at times, it felt too stretched out and it was like, 'Get on with it then.' Not good when it gets tiring to watch. =/
 
I must admit, this is the film I've had the least problems with. All of the other films I've spent the whole 2 hours or whatever going "Well, that didn't happen" and "No, it's Dobby who said that"
Not so much Chamber of Secrets perhaps, but the others I haven't been all that impressed with. Don't get me wrong, I do like the films, but on the whole they haven't followed the books to my liking (I know, my liking doesn't exactly count!)

This film however, I think they've done it really well. There are a lot of arguments going on on Harry Potter forums around the internet about
the Harry/Hermione dance scene, but I quite liked it. I understand that Harry does it to try and cheer Hermione up, I mean my brother's grabbed my hands and danced me round the room when I've felt like shit, and that's precisely how I saw it. I can't understand how even the most hardcore Harry/Hermione shipper can interpret that as a sign that they're in love. There's nothing sexual about it whatsoever

I must admit, I was crying within 3 minutes of the beginning of the film,
when Hermione wipes her parents' memories
because I thought that was so sad, and I could never imagine having the strength to do that myself

Oh, and the "making out" scene? I liked the way that was done, it was how I imagined it, because it wasn't real, it was poor Ron's imagination. I thought that it was really well done, and it followed the storyline from the book really well
 
Jacqui said:
This film however, I think they've done it really well. There are a lot of arguments going on on Harry Potter forums around the internet about
the Harry/Hermione dance scene, but I quite liked it. I understand that Harry does it to try and cheer Hermione up, I mean my brother's grabbed my hands and danced me round the room when I've felt like shit, and that's precisely how I saw it. I can't understand how even the most hardcore Harry/Hermione shipper can interpret that as a sign that they're in love. There's nothing sexual about it whatsoever
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I don't know how anyone could think that either. =/

They've been friends for so long that you couldn't see this scene as anything more than friendship and Harry just comforting her.

Jacqui said:
I must admit, I was crying within 3 minutes of the beginning of the film,
when Hermione wipes her parents' memories
because I thought that was so sad, and I could never imagine having the strength to do that myself
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Omg I was pretty upset by this too. =(
I can't believe she actually had the strength to do that either. =(

Jacqui said:
Oh, and the "making out" scene? I liked the way that was done, it was how I imagined it, because it wasn't real, it was poor Ron's imagination. I thought that it was really well done, and it followed the storyline from the book really well
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I think I was more shocked by the scene than anything. It was well done but it was still a big shock.

It's all been pretty mild throughout the movies and this scene just made me go, 'Woah, didn't see that coming.'

Haven't read the books in forever and have forgotten most of the details. >.<
 
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Please search for another thread next time in case one has already been made. Thank you.
 
As I stated in my first post:

Kandy-Sugar said:
I had a look and there were no threads about the movie itself.

The only one closest to it was asking:

Quote:
So, what are your expectations about these upcoming movies? Are there any changes you want them to keep, or anything you want them to keep the same from the books?

I'd like to know what you thought about the movie?
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So I had looked for a thread and found this one but the one you've merged it with is more asking what people wanted to keep the same in the books as in the movie or what they wanted to change etc.

I'm just talking about the movie in general.

For people who haven't read the books they aren't really going to be able to relate to the other thread creators question are they?
 
Kandy-Sugar said:
I don't know how anyone could think that either. =/

They've been friends for so long that you couldn't see this scene as anything more than friendship and Harry just comforting her.



Omg I was pretty upset by this too. =(
I can't believe she actually had the strength to do that either. =(



I think I was more shocked by the scene than anything. It was well done but it was still a big shock.

It's all been pretty mild throughout the movies and this scene just made me go, 'Woah, didn't see that coming.'

Haven't read the books in forever and have forgotten most of the details. >.<
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There are a lot of things that I thought would be a lot more shocking on the films and they weren't. Take for example Quirrell with Voldemort coming out of the back of his head- that scared the hell out of me when I read it, but I was really disappointed with the film.

According to what I've read, there's a bit at the end of DHP1 where Hermione is screaming, and they cut the scene and had to refilm it because her screaming was so horrific. I think that the three of them have really grown as actors from the last film to this
 
Kandy-Sugar said:
So I had looked for a thread and found this one but the one you've merged it with is more asking what people wanted to keep the same in the books as in the movie or what they wanted to change etc.

I'm just talking about the movie in general.

For people who haven't read the books they aren't really going to be able to relate to the other thread creators question are they?
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There was still a general discussion thread, it was only on the second page.

Best to have one overall thread rather than two.
 
I thought the film was good considering what they have to work with, I haven't read the book in ages so I can't compare the two but the beginning was played out very well
especially the scene with the woman being restrained in mid air above the table
and the
death of Dobby
was also very well played out imo. Really, there wasn't much to work with though considering all the dramatic and exciting scenes are in the last half of the book so will be in part 2. The only thing that annoyed me about the film is that the used scenes from part 2 to advertise part 1 even though I knew for a fact it wouldn't be in it.
 
Argar251 said:
The only thing that annoyed me about the film is that the used scenes from part 2 to advertise part 1 even though I knew for a fact it wouldn't be in it.
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I know, that was such a tease :rage: However, it still is cool to see little glimpses of Part 2 in that trailer, like the ruined...er..."building" (cba to do spoiler tags atm) at the end :8F: That's totally more badass than I had pictured it, and I can't wait to see that part. I really hope the DVD of Part 1 comes out before Part 2 is in the theaters, so that I can watch the first one the same day and then go see the second one right away :yay:
 
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