harry potter verdict, anyone?

Never seen them or read the books but...Thank GOD is over! FINALLY!!!!!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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:

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!)

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.