harry potter verdict, anyone?
chanstriste13
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i know a lot of mfpeeps were going to see it over the weekend. i'm interested in your review of the film! i saw it at the midnight showing, and i really loved about 90% of it - i thought it was extremely well done and stayed true to the book. however, from the moment harry and vodemort jumped off a ledge and went flying through the air while their faces morphed together, it went downhill in a major way. *so* unlike the book, and it really felt like they were focusing on the 3D effects (we watched it in 2D - i find that 3D is overrated) rather than the plot. which was a bummer and left a sour taste on the whole film. but i *loved* everything prior to that, namely snape's big moment (i snape).
what say you?
what say you?
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Never seen them or read the books but...Thank GOD is over! FINALLY!!!!!0
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Harry Potter is a sorcerer. That is demonic. Don't wanna see it.0
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The falling scene was a little over the top, but the rest was so amazing that all is forgiven. Overall it was an amazing movie and a great end!0
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Saw it friday and yes it was not exactly like the book but agreed it was stilll goooooooood!!!!!0
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I still feel the book was better but the movie was amazing. Though I was a little bummed over the way they did the ending, it was still amazing and I enjoyed every minute of it. Of course, I can also seperate books from movies well and it doesn't bother me too much when the change things, they usually do it cause movies need to be big and impressive visually. SO it's all good.0
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I haven't seen the last movie yet but looking foward to it0
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Harry Potter is a sorcerer. That is demonic. Don't wanna see it.
That's the dumbest thing i've ever heard. There's magic in the Narnia series as well but C.S. Lewis was a devout Christian. It's a fictional story. Not satanic or demonic. My mom thought the same thing when the Christian school I went to banned HP because of the same reason. My mom read it, laughed at them (she TAUGHT at the school) and let me read them.
I saw the movie. LOVED it. I agree with you about the ending, but I thought it was so well done that I wasn't too bitter. I loved McGonagall!0 -
Going to restrain myself for what some of the other posters said, but ANYWAY, HP is GREAT, I'm SO SAD it's over. But at least there is still Pottermore to come! Yay. I saw the midnight release and the only tickets left when I got them at a week or so to the movie were 3D and I loved it. I'm usually pretty mad at the movies because I'm a hardcore Potter fan. Been reading them for 13 years now, and they've saved my life many times over. But I was REALLY impressed with it! The Snape bit had me choked up and a little teary. I wished they did a bit more elaborating on a few things...I am going to see it again as soon as I can!0
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Harry Potter is a sorcerer. That is demonic. Don't wanna see it.
That's the dumbest thing i've ever heard. There's magic in the Narnia series as well but C.S. Lewis was a devout Christian. It's a fictional story. Not satanic or demonic. My mom thought the same thing when the Christian school I went to banned HP because of the same reason. My mom read it, laughed at them (she TAUGHT at the school) and let me read them.
I saw the movie. LOVED it. I agree with you about the ending, but I thought it was so well done that I wasn't too bitter. I loved McGonagall!
Thank you thank you thank you. You said it sooooooo nicely. I wouldn't have been so nice.0 -
I totally agree with your opinion of harry and voldemort's "jump". I wish they would have stuck to the book's depiction of the final battle. I also think they WAY underplayed Fred, Lupin, and Tonks' deaths. Other than that I absolutely loved the movie! From Snape's death on I cried for nearly the entire rest of the movie. It was soooo good and the ending was amazing!! I loved that they stuck with the nineteen years later thing from the end of the book:D:D Definitely something I will watch again and again!!0
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I saw the movie on Friday night at 8pm. 2D also. I have not read the books so I can not compare. There were a few parts that confused me probably because I didn't read the books, like why Harry got to "die" and come back to life. My favorite part was when he was looking into the story that Snape's tears where showing him. I never saw Snape being in love with Harry's mother coming! Or some of the other stuff his tears revealed. I really enjoyed it. I did find the "ending" a bit cheesy though with the whole "19 years later". I just feel like there could have been something better, it was too predictable. But for a fantasy, it was very entertaining and of course I loved the characters and the main plot of the story. Good always triumph's over evil!0
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I did find the "ending" a bit cheesy though with the whole "19 years later". I just feel like there could have been something better, it was too predictable.
That part was in the book
I thought the Snape's memory scene was done EXTREMELY well also! Alan Rickman did a phenomenal job... you could totally feel the love he had for Lily...0 -
I also think they WAY underplayed Fred, Lupin, and Tonks' deaths.
me too! i wish they had shaved even 3 minutes of either the harry/voldemort battle or the waaay too long nagini chase scene to show that proper. especially fred!0 -
For those who believe HP is demonic: I majored in Theology, and let me tell you that the Harry Potter stories are as good as it gets. They teach wonderful theological and moral ideals, right up there with C.S. Lewis. In the first book alone: Harry's mother sacrifices herself to save her son from the bad guy, and that leaves a mark on him that makes the bad guy unable to touch him. Substitute Jesus for Harry's mom, the Devil for Voldemort, and each of us for Harry, and you basically have the New Testament.
The magic they use in the books is *not* gained from making any compact with the devil. In J.K. Rowling's universe, magic is simply something you're born able to do (or not), like having double-jointed thumbs or a talent for music. It in no way promotes Satanism or any anti-Christian ideals. Quite the contrary. Here are some good quotes from the books:
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."
"Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open."
"It is important to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then can evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated."
"There are all kinds of courage. It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
"...of love, loyalty, and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing. Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never grasped.”
"If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign ... to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever."0 -
did a hp marathon at the theatre last wk. 8movies in 4nites. it was awesome! of course i know that the movie wasn't gonna b like the book exactly b/c none of the other 7were. but i say it was worth the monies 2 go see it. heck i may c it twice!!
it was what i had expected & more. :happy:0 -
Have not seen it yet but definately looking forwrad to it. It was out here on Friday as well. I 'fumbled' and couldn't get tickets. Hope to see it this coming weekend. Read all the books. Thought it was a great fantasy piece. Keeps younger people reading so I'm happy for that. Read all the books myself. Thought they were cleverly written. From the reviews definately seems worth seeing. Thanks.0
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I tried not to compare the books and the movies. If you look back at the movie they completely underplayed Tonks the entire time. I guess it was just one of those things where they had to make choices. I loved the books and the movies.
My only prob with this movie was the lame Harry and Jenny kiss! If you though you were going to die don't you think you would really plant one on each other. William and Kates wedding kiss on the balcony had more passion than Harry and Jenny!0 -
i'm not ashamed to admit im a bit of a harry potter nerd hell, my cat's name is Bellatrix lol
i saw the movie today and pretty much loved every bit of it. the Snape scene definately made the movie for me...worth my money0 -
I saw it tonight and LOVED it. Even though I read the book more than once, I was still on the edge of my seat for the last half of the movie. Like others said, I wish they spent more time on Fred, Tonks and Lupins death. But I did like the memory sequence from Snape. Really well done. I'm sad to see it end.0
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We have seen every movie on opening weekend, and I am so going to miss this era in mine and my girls' lives. The movie was great, other than the over-the-top battle scene, and I too was waiting for that kiss that never came. I just want to say that I fell more and more in love with Neville over the course of watching the movies than I did reading the books. His strength of character really stood out for me as the movies progressed; I can't say he was that memorable for me in the books.
I can't wait until the 7-part set comes out on DVD! Been a fan for so long that I have the first and second on vhs. I stopped buying them after the 4th and just decided to wait until the whole collection comes out together.0 -
I saw it this weekend and I loved it. The final battle scene where they fall was a little too long and should have been a little shorter. The deaths of Fred, Tonks and Lupin were way to under played. I also think they needed the Malfoys to stay and cower as they did in the books however having them flee after Draco was with them worked some also.
I enjoyed it an am sad that Harry Potter has ended but all good things must come to an end. I had forgotten that Snape died the way he did as it has been awhile since I read the book.
All in all it was well done overall.0 -
I really didnt enjoy the last book, and felt it worked much better as a movie - really good stuff, that I look forward to seeing again.0
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I also think they WAY underplayed Fred, Lupin, and Tonks' deaths.
me too! i wish they had shaved even 3 minutes of either the harry/voldemort battle or the waaay too long nagini chase scene to show that proper. especially fred!
Went to see the movie today and I too enjoyed the movie but was dissappointed on the underplay of Fred's death.
As for those of you that believe the Harry Potter books are demonic; I have this to say.
Thank God we live in America where you can share your thoughts along with those of us that thank God for JK for getting so many children interested in reading.0 -
Ending was lame, hence why i never was into it because it is a children s movie with adult themes. Does not compare to Goonies, The Never Ending Story, or The Dark Crystal.0
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Saw it with all the kids, from ages 20 to 7, we all loved it! I agree with some of the criticisms as far as the Harry/Voldemart morphing scene, and not giving the deaths of Fred, Lupin and Tonks a little bit more of a part, but over all it was a good adaptation. My 10 year old thought that Snape was really Harry's father! Thinking back to that part of the movie, it could seem that was what they were implying.....now I'm going to have read the book again!0
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oh man i thought that for a brief moment as well0
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Harry Potter basically sums up my childhood The fact that I turned 21 and got to see the very final installment of the last bit of Harry Potter that's ever going to be released is sort of a (bittersweet) turning point for me... I'll always have the books and the movies, but now I'm grown up and so are the characters that I grew up loving I'm a sap hehe.
Speaking of sap, I cried at least twice in the theatre, though I was basically on the edge of tears for the entire first half because I'm emotional about it being done with. I thought the movie was really well done, but it helps that I refused to re-read through the last book until the movie came out (I read it twice when it first came out--marathon as soon as I got it at midnight and then again, more slowly, for details), I seem to enjoy films more in general when I have some distance from the source material. I was a little disappointed that they didn't go into better detail of Prof. Snape's relationship with Lily, so I'm going to be a bit miffed if they don't have that in the deleted scenes on the DvD :P
I'm planning on re-reading the series when Pottermore goes live, but for now I'm enjoying some more grown up literature (then I'll have a nice break back into simpler stuff hehe!)0 -
Trust me, you weren't the only on who cried, for some of those same reasons. Harry Potter is a strong piece of my daughter's childhood; I was teaching them how to read with the first book. The movies always came out around their birthday, so it seems that as Harry grew up, so did my children...definitely a bittersweet end of an era.0
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Saw it at midnight in 2D (like others, I think 3D is overrated). There are SO many things I can say but I'll try to keep it short..ish:
1. I really wanted to see Harry come to Mcgonagall defense when the Callow spit at her. That entire scene with Harry and Luna under the Invisibility Cloak in Ravenclaw tower was left out. Sadface. (Would have also been nice to see Ginny insist on Luna take Harry up to Ravenclaw tower instead of Jo Chen)
2. Harry and Voldermort 'morphing' into each other while flying sort of miffed me off. In fact, pretty much everything after that was just wrong.
3. Fred, Tonks and Lupin's death. I feel that they could have shown more of Fred dying but as far as Tonks and Lupin (I love both characters) I feel that it was played out well. In the book, it was sort of glossed over anyway, (in my opinion)
4. I'm glad they showed the 'baby' thing at Kings Cross. I was wondering how they would do that in the movie, I think it translated well lol
5. This last movie was such an avalanche of information. If you didn't read the book I can honestly see how you'd be a bit lost. Heck, I read the books 3 times and I was even like "wait, what?" LOL
6. Neville and Luna - I liked it. I wish they would have gotten together in the book but I'll settle for the movie love.
7. Snape. Oh good gosh, I love Snape. I was a big bailing baby throughout the entire "Princess Tale" scene. I waiting years to see that played out on screen and I was very pleased.
8. I said I would keep this short...sorry lol I'm sure I'll think of more stuff later
Also, as far as Harry Potter being demonic. I use to think the same way when I first got "saved" (yes I'm a gay born again Christian). I would go to Wal Mart and put the LEFT BEHIND books in front of all of the Harry Potter books. Silly I know but as I've grown in my faith I can separate fantasy from reality........plus, I've lightened up a bit.0 -
saw it again tonight and liked it better. still missed a few things. why in the world didn't harry fix his own wand at the end before snapping the elder wand? they should have kept that in. but i cried even more this time around with snape. if he weren't a fictional dead man, i'd stalk him. or i could just 'bother' him potter puppet pal style...
le sigh...
i snape.
and i never doubted him for a moment when i read the books - i always knew he was dumbledore's man through and through!0
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