The Harry Potter Thread (SPOILERS) - Page 2

daniellaaarisen · #16 07-16-2011, 05:50 PM

In honor of Alex, I figured this thread was a good idea.

What'd you guys think of Deathly Hallows Pt. 2? Favorite moments? Anything you'd change?

daniellaaarisen · #17 07-16-2011, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nailatixela

I think i'm gonna cry:

ummmm i guess i just can't read the whole entire Internets until i see the movie. sigh. spoiler alerts people.

I didn't see this post earlier! I started a thread for Harry Potter spoilers so you should be safe from now on. I'm sorry! I promise that it won't be ruined for you, though. There's so much more that's left to be uncovered.

nailatixela · #18 07-16-2011, 06:30 PM

^^Thank you. I feel better! Still looking forward to seeing it next week.

**mylittledemon** · #19 07-16-2011, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Erin

I'm curious as to what you expected to see and didn't. I saw it this

Things I didn't like:

-Harry didnt use the Elder Wand to repair his at the end
-We didn't see Lupin, Tonks, and the Weasley boy actually die
-the duel between Bellatrix and Mrs. Weasley was disappointing
-where was the Slughorn/Kingsley/McGonagall vs. Voldemort duel?
-Why would they have Harry finally kill Voldemort without everyone else witnessing it?

Erin · #20 07-16-2011, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Things I didn't like:

-Harry didnt use the Elder Wand to repair his at the end
-We didn't see Lupin, Tonks, and the Weasley boy actually die
-the duel between Bellatrix and Mrs. Weasley was disappointing
-where was the Slughorn/Kingsley/McGonagall vs. Voldemort duel?
-Why would they have Harry finally kill Voldemort without everyone else witnessing it?

The whole Elder wand thing was confusing in the book, so I think the filmakers were just trying to simplify. So many wands, so little time!

I knew we wouldn't get much of Lupin/Tonks/Fred. They haven't been in the movies enough to have justified big death scenes for them (in the director's mind).

Bella and Mrs.Weasley works in the book, but I kind of figured it would look rather lame on film. However, I thought Helena Bonham Carter's Hermione/Emma impression more than made up for it.

I didn't care about the missing duel, this film already had plenty of action.

I agree the Voldemort death was strange, but it didn't bother me too much.

I thought the epilogue would really bother me, but it didn't. I liked how they went back to Williams' score from the first film. I think I'm just relieved they gave Snape the time he was due.

daniellaaarisen · #21 07-16-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Things I didn't like:

-Harry didnt use the Elder Wand to repair his at the end
-We didn't see Lupin, Tonks, and the Weasley boy actually die
-the duel between Bellatrix and Mrs. Weasley was disappointing
-where was the Slughorn/Kingsley/McGonagall vs. Voldemort duel?
-Why would they have Harry finally kill Voldemort without everyone else witnessing it?

Agreed. Another thing: they didn't acknowledge that Harry's invisibility cloak was one of the hallows.

bucklind17 · #22 07-16-2011, 10:31 PM

I was kind of disappointed, to be honest. I've always enjoyed the films and I appreciate them for what they are (and love the cast as well) but each one reminds me how MUCH more I enjoy the books. There were some awesome things in this movie and as a film, it was enjoyable and exciting and I think, had I not read the books, I might have thoroughly enjoyed it more than I did. I am not a nit-picker, little things don't bother me even when I notice them, but the larger deviations from the plot or omissions bothered me more. I want to be more moved and I felt like a lot of things happened either too quickly or in a manner that wasn't as emotionally charged as it was written. I would say The Prince's Tale was probably the only thing that was both a favorite part of the book AND film. A lot of things in the battle at Hogwarts was changed and not necessarily for the better and one of my favorite parts of the book, when Ron and Hermione kiss and are spotted by Harry, didn't happen that way at all and I think it would have made for a great moment in the film.

I did enjoy it and I did think it wrapped things up well, but it was not my favorite of the films and it really just made me want to go re-read the book again and capture those feelings the movie didn't provide.

ontheEdgeof17 · #23 07-16-2011, 10:45 PM

I enjoyed it. Wasn't the best. Wasn't the worst. I did hate the last 10 minutes of the movie. The CGI was laughable and the acting was cringe-worthy. Why would they age the guys and just leave the girls as is, with old lady clothing. I literally laughed out loud in the theatre.

Dodfather · #24 07-17-2011, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ButterCookie

The first thing that came to mind when the logo came on screen was being a kid again .

Ok - you've just made me feel old!

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Things I didn't like:

-Harry didnt use the Elder Wand to repair his at the end
-We didn't see Lupin, Tonks, and the Weasley boy actually die
-the duel between Bellatrix and Mrs. Weasley was disappointing
-where was the Slughorn/Kingsley/McGonagall vs. Voldemort duel?
-Why would they have Harry finally kill Voldemort without everyone else witnessing it?

These are all things I agree with - particularly the Weasley/Bellatrix duel. I loved that in the book, Mrs Weasley's moment of glory! It was very brief in the film though.

As for McGonagall, she's always been my faveourite character and so it was brilliant to see Maggie Smith actually having some stuff to. They've often wasted a truly fantastic actress in the series of films. I'd have loved to see her in the battle itself but I LOVED the little line when she brought the statues to life! She was like an excited child when she cast the spell and it was delivered brilliantly. Her duel of Snape was also very good.

My main gripe with the film, and keep in mind that I think these 2 films are by far the best of the entire series, was the epilogue scene. It wasn't originally filmed and wasn't planned - they brought the cast back 6 months later for reshoots and you can totally tell. 19 years later? Ummm...Ok, Daniel Radcliffe has a different hairstyle and Emma Watson has an older style jacket - that's it! You'd think they could have used prosthetics, or even just more make up, to make them actually look 19 years older! It looked ridiculous and was very, very jarring after the end of the battle. Also, Daniel Radcliffe's acting with his son was horrible. They also cut almost all the lines from the book and there was some nice stuff ebtween Ron and Hermione in that section but we didn't get that. It all just looked rushed and sloppy, which is not what the rest of the series has been. Very disappointing. When I buy the film on dvd I'll be stopping after the final scene of the 3 of them on the bridge.

Silver Springs · #25 07-17-2011, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

Agreed. Another thing: they didn't acknowledge that Harry's invisibility cloak was one of the hallows.

But it was mentioned in part one that one of the three hallows was indeed an invisibility cloak. Most people put two and two together and realised for themselves that it would inevitable be Harry's cloak. I don't think it at all needed to be spelled out.

ButterCookie · #26 07-17-2011, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Silver Springs

But it was mentioned in part one that one of the three hallows was indeed an invisibility cloak. Most people put two and two together and realised for themselves that it would inevitable be Harry's cloak. I don't think it at all needed to be spelled out.

Yeah, I actually heard someone behind me say to his dad "Harry's cloak" so I don't think they needed to state it.

On the subject of Fred, Remus and Tonks, I don't think I could have coped with seeing them die. I do think they should have made it clear which twin died but just seeing him there and hearing Molly cry was harrowing enough for me.

Macfanforever · #27 07-17-2011, 05:42 PM

Hum.I never read any of the books,I never seen the movies.Now maybe I will.

Silver Springs · #28 07-17-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Hum.I never read any of the books,I never seen the movies.Now maybe I will.

I'd suggest reading the books first before watching the movies. Sounds taxing, but I promise you will get so enthralled that you won't even realise that you're finishing the books. The one that took the longest for me to read took me twelve hours, I was that captivated.

Macfanforever · #29 07-17-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver Springs

I'd suggest reading the books first before watching the movies. Sounds taxing, but I promise you will get so enthralled that you won't even realise that you're finishing the books. The one that took the longest for me to read took me twelve hours, I was that captivated.

Thanks.I will do.I will try avoid the spoilersLike I did before Stevie's IYD cd got released.

Silver Springs · #30 07-18-2011, 11:26 AM

I knew I'd cry when I saw this movie, and cry I did. Especially through Severus' death and his memory sequence. Something about seeing Severus Snape of all people crying got to me so much. And Neville's speach. I'm so used to little Neville being a meek wallflower. But to see him rise up and engage himself with the fight, to be brave enough to defy Voldemort when he could have struck him down so easily just awed me. He's an inspirational character, certainly. Even still. Severus is the biggest loss for me. I need to find that memory online somewhere because that was....I have no words. The movie as a whole was just spectacular. It far outstripped the others in drama and emotion. It was enough to see McGonnagal not only smile, but crack several jokes to make it my favourite movie. BOOM!

Well there it is. My childhood over.