Well, what did you think?

My thoughts:
It was darker (as expected). Young Tom Riddle was creepy. I actually missed the meeting with the Dursleys. Bellatrix was just a little too over-the-top for me. I laughed quite a few times; sometimes the execution of the jokes made them effective even when they were obvious. Overall, I enjoyed it, but I imagine someone who hasn't read the book may get a little confused.

AlexdeParis said:

I always have a little pilgrimage with my son to see the Harry Potter movies

he is 12 now and I think he is on the cusp of thinking it is a bit rubbish

Haven't seen it and I don't have immediate plans, but I have to say that kid who plays Draco Malfoy gives up some good face every now and then.

This poster isn't the greatest shot of him, but he does look sufficiently bad-*ss, IMHO.


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I haven't processed it yet. I kind of feel like too much was missing. I'm going to re-read sections of the book and maybe go see it again.

I was sitting directly under an a/c blower, so I was FREEZING, and started losing interest.

Please please please please tell me they included the scene where Luna gets to be the announcer at the Quiddich(sp?) game!


PLEASE

Imago said:

Imago said:

They need to quit with the damn quiddich matches. Ugh we get it.

*****SPOILERS*****








saw it at midnight, it was great up until the end. It looks like they used all the budget until the cave scene and then ran out of money. My daughter was PISSED about no invisibility cloak, no stupefy no nothing on harry at the end. NO BATTLE for Hogwarts the army is unproven. How in the hell are they going to tie up all the ends no coins for for dumbeldore's army? How are Luna and Neville going to know to go to the 3 broom sticks? No real explanation of how bad Fenwir Greyback is and that he EATS children. No indication that Snape took malfoy. This next movies is going to either have a lot to make up or its going to jump the shark.

still cried like a baby when Dumbledore died, and when Fawkes left

Lammastide said:

Draco does nothing in this one after his scene on the train.
Overall, it was just there.
Having read all the books and seen all the movies. I was disappointed.
The book read like a movie treatment but I didn't see that translated to the screen.
If you haven't seen the prior movies and/or read the books, I think you'd realize you were missing a lot of history here.

lazycrockett said:

Wrong. Some of the best scenes in the movie. They are getting better at showing what the game is like. I will always watch those scenes in the future when this movie is on cable.
It looks like basketball on broomsticks.

butterfli25 said:

Anti-climactic.
They set you up for Dumbledore dying from the beginning.

While I think the movie was very well made, I sitting there wondering what book they took the movie from. Too much was missing. They adding shit that wasn't in the book. It is the first HP movie that I do not want to see again.

Vendetta1 said:

See, I'm dying to see it again because I can't quite make my mind up about it. Yes, there was a lot missing (especially much of the back story of Tom Riddle), but I enjoyed what was there.

endymion said:

Just about everything is rubbish when you're between the ages of 12 and 16.

AlexdeParis said:

I am thinking I need to read the book again because I don't remember Ron being poisoned or Lavender and Hermoine fighting over him.

Vendetta1 said:

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2 of the best bits in the book. Pls tell me it gets portrayed well in the movie havent seen it yet

AlexdeParis said:

I want to re-read parts of the book first, tho.

I thought the ending was a bit of a let down. I mean you have the Death Eaters invading Hogwarts and all they really do is trash the great hall. Ok they kill Dumbledore as well but other than that I was expecting some form of resistance from the students and teachers. And wtf is with Snape just letting Harry go. He has him right there so why doesn't he take him to Lord V and end everything then and there....Logic fails right there.

kcwm said:

It's a huge battle scene in the book.


Well, that does seem hard to swallow since they aren't escaping the battle like in the book...

Yeah I haven't read the book so if your like me those things don't really make much sense. All in all tho it was a pretty enjoyable movie

kcwm said:

Exactly! and WTF is up with Potter charging after them? To do WHAT exactly. Even devastated, I can't see Harry Potter doing that and I don't remember that in the book.

AlexdeParis said:

WTF???!!!!
You're right! That's how the Great Hall got trashed. And Neville . . . Wow.
Now I'm pissed because I'm remembering the book. (I can't re-read her book. I've tried. Personally she doesn't impress me as a writer. Unfortunately she's not going to stop writing, even when people aren't buying it. But that may just be me.)

i thought harry was nowhere around when Snape killed Dumbledore in the book? It has been over 3 years when I read so I may be fuzzy.

SUPRMAN said:

That's too bad to hear.

I've read none of the books and I've seen only the first two movies. Do you recommend I read the books before seeing any more of the flicks, or does it matter?

Lammastide said:

Some of the movies won't make sense to you if you don't read the books Lamma.

I saw it with my sister who has not read any of the books and she had a million questions.

Vendetta1 said:

OK. I'll need to start reading.

Lammastide said:

In general, I think the movies do a rather good job of capturing the essentials of the story. This is the first one where I think the omissions really stand out.

I thought they spent too much screen time on the love interests and not enough time on the memories of Dumbledore and the search for the horcruxes or the relationship between Dumbledore and Harry. To me, that's what was important about the book.

Also, the death of Dumbledore was major in the book, but in the movie it was kind of just a quick scene. I didn't see the rage that Harry felt towards Snape in the book on the screen. Or the utter devastation and resolve to fight till the death that was evident at the end of the book as compared to the movie ending.

dustysgirl said:

I think that's why they are making the next book into 2 parts. That way in the first they can go back and rewrite Harry's anger and resolve.

dustysgirl said:

Great points!!! tons of time were spent on the horcruxes in the book. It seemed to be a footnote in the movie.

also, Harry spent considerable time pining for his godfather in the book. Sirius is barely mentioned at all.