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Post by Amaranth on Jul 14, 2011 20:16:30 GMT -5
I'm going to wait until long after the initial opening to go see it. That way, I don't have to deal with kids screaming and people with cell phones. And fanboys.
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Post by Amaranth on Jul 14, 2011 20:17:56 GMT -5
I should rephrase. I hate going to the movies and having someone two rows ahead of me bitching constantly about how bad the movie sucks because it's not the book. I just waited in line for like an hour, and you were there WELL before me, so STFU or leave!
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Post by Art Vandelay on Jul 15, 2011 6:44:06 GMT -5
I'll just watch it online when I get around to it. Fuck ridiculously priced food and admission, give it a few days and Putlocker or Sockshare will have it for free.
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Post by clockworkgirl21 on Jul 15, 2011 6:56:05 GMT -5
I probably won't be able to see it because of the fact that I don't even have food in the house. I had to go to my grandma's for dinner. Being poor SUCKS.
But I'll probably download it eventually.
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 15, 2011 13:12:31 GMT -5
***SPOILERS BELOW***
I went to a 12:30 show last night. Tons of people were dressed up, and surprisingly, everyone in the audience was very quiet and respectful through the whole film, though was a good amount of clapping and cheering during certain parts at the end. Now, I'm just going to list all the stuff I noted as the film went on. It was good overall, but there were some minor issues.
-First off, Snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaape! I found his death heart-wrenching, between his tears and the expression on his face. Some people I talked to said it was lame, but I think it just aided to that final image of him as a good man, as Harry learns soon after.
-Voldemort was a bit too comedic throughout the film. He seemed to be more of a human, a wizard, and less of a villain. The humor could paint him as a villain due to the nature of it, but I always viewed him as more cold and unyielding than he was conveyed. It's a fine line.
-The classic good vs. evil battle scene at Hogwarts was amazing, and the destruction of the castle was beautifully done as the two groups clashed.
-The roller coaster-like track in Gringotts was too over-the-top for me. I prefer the classic one shown in Sorcerer's Stone.
-Something that I did not get: when Hermione used the polyjuice to mask herself as Bellatrix at the bank, they asked to see her wand. Why did she refuse? I can understand her trying to stay in character to a degree, but they had her wand in their possession. It just seemed like the logical thing to do.
-Hedwig's death was very well done. I believe she was merely trapped in her cage when she died in the book, but in the film she was actually flying and actively trying to protect Harry. It leaves you with a good memory of her as a character.
-The scene where George is lying on the couch after losing his ear is remarkable. It gives you an even better sense of the bond between the twins and makes Fred's death all the more heart-breaking.
-They included the "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" line! Oh my god, I was so happy when I saw that. And that part was freaking awesome.
-I was very pleased with the scene in the Room of Requirement. Harry saving Draco in such a manner was absolutely critical, and they illustrated it clearly.
-Speaking of the Malfoys, I adore the scruffy look they gave Lucius to show his fear and weakening support as a Death Eater. I also loved the part where it showed the Malfoys walking away from the Hogwarts battle together.
-The part where Harry grabbed Voldemort, forcing them to embrace and fall off that ledge together was just silly to me. I don't care that it wasn't in the book, but it felt like a cat fight between the two of them.
-I was hoping the epic fight between Harry and Voldemort at the end would stay truer to the book. In the book, there was a massive crowd surrounding them, and Harry said something like, "Nobody help me." Not to say that the part was anti-climactic or anything, just that it may have been better with the audience. Then again, 1. that would've been harder to film, and 2. it really showed the connection that had existed the entire time between Harry and Voldemort.
-Going back to Snape, I love the series of clips shown from Sorcerer's Stone when Harry is viewing his memories. It basically ties the series in a nice bow.
-I enjoyed the scene at the end with Dumbledore and Harry in King's Cross Station. Dumbledore was his usual self, and just enough questions were answered. The white backdrop was perfect.
-I'm glad they kept Neville as the killer of Nagini and finally gave him his five seconds of glory. He deserved it.
-The Elder Wand... correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Harry use it to mend his own wand, and then keep it for himself? I mean, I can see why they had him snap it in half at the end there, but I was just wondering.
-The attempt to make all the actors seem older in the epilogue was hilarious.
I'm sure I have more to say, but I that's all for now. Again, good movie overall. I'd give it 7 or 8 out of 10.
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Post by Yaezakura on Jul 15, 2011 14:10:20 GMT -5
I can't watch the movies. I've tried. But I read the books first, and the movies just leave out too much information that makes the series.
The books often feel kind of "rushed" as it is, trying to cram a year's worth of events into each one. Taking a story that already feels rushed and trying to condense it into an hour and a half... it just doesn't work for me. I watched the first three or so movies, and kept going "wait, why the heck didn't they cover X event? It was so important to the feel of the story!"
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Post by Jedi Knight on Jul 15, 2011 14:40:43 GMT -5
I can't watch the movies. I've tried. But I read the books first, and the movies just leave out too much information that makes the series. Pretty much this. I don't understand how the story makes sense at all to people who only see the movies.
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Post by Amaranth on Jul 15, 2011 14:54:37 GMT -5
-Voldemort was a bit too comedic throughout the film. He seemed to be more of a human, a wizard, and less of a villain. The humor could paint him as a villain due to the nature of it, but I always viewed him as more cold and unyielding than he was conveyed. It's a fine line. I haven't seen Part Two, but Part one of the Deadly Camping Trip seemed to be about that way in the intro. It was mildly amusing for a second, then...No. Movie Voldemort has always come close to scenery chewing, though. I think it's partially necessary, and they may have crossed the line because it's a tricky one not to cross. It's hard to do this stuff properly sometimes. Honestly, I think to be truly evil, you have to be a little screwed up in the head, and Voldie's always had certain traits about him. But then, I like John Simm's "Master" in the new Doctor Who because it's my theory that anyone crazy enough to send evil soccer balls of doom down upon a planet would probably dance to Europop while he did it, so who am I to judge? The Goblet of Fire scene where Voldie is reborn and then duels Potter is kind of the other side of the coin to me. Mort Goldstein is clearly performing for the Death Eters, and the sense of the theatric as he does so could easily have been completely ridiculous. Personally, I think Vulvamore comes off as twisted and evil there, which is especially weird when you consider how HAMMY the movie starts off. It's like the director's only instructions were "overact! Annnnnd...Action!" If I seem too nitpicky by the way, keep in mind I did once make a thread about my tendency to be more critical of things I love, simply because I pay more attention to them. And I even cited Harry Potter.
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Post by Amaranth on Jul 15, 2011 14:58:28 GMT -5
I can't watch the movies. I've tried. But I read the books first, and the movies just leave out too much information that makes the series. Pretty much this. I don't understand how the story makes sense at all to people who only see the movies. Story? People go to see the pretty special effects, man! I had a similar discussion with people about Eragon. The movie, being terrible aside, was disjointed and made little sense. A lot of people insisted they followed it, but could not demonstrate they did. This leads me to believe they weren't paying attention, and just have a sense of general recollection that they liked the pretty pictures. It may be the same with the HP movies. I don't know. the only one I didn't read the book fully before seeing the movie was Harry Potter and the Everlasting Gobstopper of Fur. And I'd read enough of it to fill in the blanks. Which is the problem. I could say the movie made sense, but without doing a real play by play, I couldn't tell you if it's because the story worked, or I was remembering the book.
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Jul 15, 2011 16:10:03 GMT -5
I'll just watch it online when I get around to it. Fuck ridiculously priced food and admission, give it a few days and Putlocker or Sockshare will have it for free. Snacks and drinks are what backpacks and purses were invented for: to smuggle in the cheap ass food and drinks, man. Although I've never watched a movie in the theatre with drinks or food...then again, I've only ever been to the movies three times. As far as tickets, ugh. Wouldn't be so expensive if I wasn't paranoid and always bought them online way beforehand... I can't wait to see the aging makeup. Should be fun, as the few photos I saw of Danny's makeup made him look positively Neandertalic.
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 16, 2011 7:24:14 GMT -5
Wow, I've never seen a double post with such a time gap.
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Jul 16, 2011 7:37:43 GMT -5
I have no idea what happened. ._. *baleeted*
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Post by Amaranth on Jul 16, 2011 8:52:18 GMT -5
Distressed Watcher was whining that Mad-Eye Moody got killed offscreen in the movie. I thought he died "offscreen" in the book, too. Am I wrong?
It's part of a larger rant he had about people dying offscreen and stuff. I think a few of the names he named died "offscreen" in the book.
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Jul 16, 2011 8:55:08 GMT -5
He did die "off-screen" in the book, too. The reader didn't know anything about it until (I think) Bill (or was it Charlie?) and his co-rider showed up at the Burrow.
But then, a lot of the TGWTG reviewers act like illiterate bastards who don't seem to bother with reading the books. *glares at a few in particular*
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Post by Aqualung on Jul 16, 2011 9:31:30 GMT -5
I saw it yesterday. I'm quoting Sleepy, but I for some reason the quote buttons and smileys aren't showing up for me.
I was wondering the same thing. I mean she had the wand, it would have made them believe it was her more wouldn't it?
YES YES YES!!!! Everyone in my theater applauded at this scene. Also again when Neville killed Nagini the snake.
I was kind of wondering if they'd use different actors for the epilogue scene. It was funny the girls didn't seem to change much but the guys aged more.
I really should read the book again; I only read it when it first came out so I didn't remember a lot of what happened in this movie but I remembered more of the first part.
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