Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 7, 2021 4:09:39 GMT
A
It gets the solid A from me for sticking to its guns, having numerous very good-to-great performances, & quite memorable moments & events. The only rub was an impossibility of an emotional payoff to cap 8 films (DH2 while great was too action packed), even for Dumbledore in HBP which felt muted.
The series seemed to put aside its emotional core for greater set pieces as it neared its finish line. DH1 for me was the real emotional landing.
The middle teen angst movies GOF & OOTP were saved by the greater films prior & after.
Having several unique tones was another strong feature which could've been catastrophic (look at the Narnia movies, which drowned) - Columbus' children's movies to kick things off, Cuaron to add a perfect tune-up, & Yates around to keep steaming ahead.
Genuinely well done.
It gets the solid A from me for sticking to its guns, having numerous very good-to-great performances, & quite memorable moments & events. The only rub was an impossibility of an emotional payoff to cap 8 films (DH2 while great was too action packed), even for Dumbledore in HBP which felt muted.
The series seemed to put aside its emotional core for greater set pieces as it neared its finish line. DH1 for me was the real emotional landing.
The middle teen angst movies GOF & OOTP were saved by the greater films prior & after.
Having several unique tones was another strong feature which could've been catastrophic (look at the Narnia movies, which drowned) - Columbus' children's movies to kick things off, Cuaron to add a perfect tune-up, & Yates around to keep steaming ahead.
Genuinely well done.
