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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 1, 2018 14:58:27 GMT
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My 2nd fav of the series behind only POA, ahead of HBP. I love the 'real' world aspect of it, roaming the streets & countrysides away from the wizarding world. Radcliffe & Watson's finest performances of the series, easily. Ron's PTSD is an interesting angle for him.
All the tent scenes are brilliant, most of all the dance sequence.
Fun fact- the Harry-Hermione dance was meant (as shown) to be a release for them both platonically, yet Watson misread it & played it as Hermione humouring Harry's testing the romantic waters as it were. I think that happy accident on her part actually made the scene better because it adds accidental depth to it.
The DH animated sequence was genius.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 1, 2018 18:04:46 GMT
8/10.
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Post by kevin on Mar 1, 2018 18:34:05 GMT
I used to think it was just okay and a setup for the final part, but I like it a lot more since two years ago or so. It's so different from the other Harry Potter movies. It has less magical things happening, but it's still very exciting. The character development is fantastic, the performances are great. The dance scene and animated scene are so good. It is slower than most of the other HP movies, more poetic and I love it. The only case I can remember right now where splitting a book into 2 parts actually improved both movies. I can't see the story of part 1 & 2 being told in a superior way if it was only one 2 hour movie. 8/10 or 9/10.
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Post by ellynmacg on Mar 15, 2018 1:41:04 GMT
I agree very strongly, Kevin. Although I hate to admit it, when I first heard that the last book would be split into two films, I had a cynical moment, thinking that WB was just out to grab some extra cash. But after I had seen Part I--and even before I saw Part II--I realized that one three-hour movie (let alone a two-hour one) just wouldn't have done the book justice.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 16, 2018 1:32:48 GMT
I agree very strongly, Kevin. Although I hate to admit it, when I first heard that the last book would be split into two films, I had a cynical moment, thinking that WB was just out to grab some extra cash. But after I had seen Part I--and even before I saw Part II--I realized that one three-hour movie (let alone a two-hour one) just wouldn't have done the book justice. It's a bit like the LOTR:ROTK 'multiple' endings. DH2 is a capper to an entire 8 film series, not just a climactic 1-1. I did the LOTR EE in single day marathon a few years back, & those endings were necessary denouement after 12 hours or whatever of one giant story. Can't just up & roll credits after so much invested. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 6:11:45 GMT
It's pretty much about as close to a 10 as a movie can get. It's near perfection, just like The Half-Blood Prince.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 6:18:27 GMT
I agree very strongly, Kevin. Although I hate to admit it, when I first heard that the last book would be split into two films, I had a cynical moment, thinking that WB was just out to grab some extra cash. But after I had seen Part I--and even before I saw Part II--I realized that one three-hour movie (let alone a two-hour one) just wouldn't have done the book justice. It's a bit like the LOTR:ROTK 'multiple' endings. DH2 is a capper to an entire 8 film series, not just a climactic 1-1. I did the LOTR EE in single day marathon a few years back, & those endings were necessary denouement after 12 hours or whatever of one giant story. Can't just up & roll credits after so much invested. Hey man. I remember you from the LOST board.  Indeed. One film for DH2 would have been a terrible choice. It's funny you mentioned ROTK's ending though, because the one thing that disappointed me about DH2 was the ending. It didn't have a long "multiple" endings type ending that it really needed like ROTK. Once the main threat was dealt with, there was not much of a denouement. It sort of just ended. Don't get me wrong it's still an incredible movie, but it could have been even more powerful. They kind of glossed over a few of deaths too. So yeah, it really needed an ending like ROTK. Even moreso because the story of HP is even longer than the LOTR EE. The HP saga spans almost 20 hours I think, vs 12 for LOTR. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 16, 2018 13:35:59 GMT
It's a bit like the LOTR:ROTK 'multiple' endings. DH2 is a capper to an entire 8 film series, not just a climactic 1-1. I did the LOTR EE in single day marathon a few years back, & those endings were necessary denouement after 12 hours or whatever of one giant story. Can't just up & roll credits after so much invested. Hey man. I remember you from the LOST board. Indeed. One film for DH2 would have been a terrible choice. It's funny you mentioned ROTK's ending though, because the one thing that disappointed me about DH2 was the ending. It didn't have a long "multiple" endings type ending that it really needed like ROTK. Once the main threat was dealt with, there was not much of a denouement. It sort of just ended. Don't get me wrong it's still an incredible movie, but it could have been even more powerful. They kind of glossed over a few of deaths too. So yeah, it really needed an ending like ROTK. Even moreso because the story of HP is even longer than the LOTR EE. The HP saga spans almost 20 hours I think, vs 12 for LOTR. Yeah, DH2's lack of acknowledging 8 film arc esp by the 3 leads together was actually kinda jarring. I think I read in a review at the time there was more on the table during the Harry-Hermione-Ron moment (when Harry breaks the Elder in 2) yet was scrapped to feel more concise & real. I'd have kept that in & moved the future train station into post-credits. re. LOST, this Sept I'm hittin' season 5 re-watch. Once the show ended, I've been doing annual Sept re-watch one season at a time. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 22, 2018 20:17:29 GMT
I love its several somber silent moments... namely when they're at Grimmauld Place discovering they are in fact alone, & the later the fade out from the lonely tent. Heightened yet nuanced moments of such gravitas are my favs.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 3:40:08 GMT
Hey man. I remember you from the LOST board. Indeed. One film for DH2 would have been a terrible choice. It's funny you mentioned ROTK's ending though, because the one thing that disappointed me about DH2 was the ending. It didn't have a long "multiple" endings type ending that it really needed like ROTK. Once the main threat was dealt with, there was not much of a denouement. It sort of just ended. Don't get me wrong it's still an incredible movie, but it could have been even more powerful. They kind of glossed over a few of deaths too. So yeah, it really needed an ending like ROTK. Even moreso because the story of HP is even longer than the LOTR EE. The HP saga spans almost 20 hours I think, vs 12 for LOTR. Yeah, DH2's lack of acknowledging 8 film arc esp by the 3 leads together was actually kinda jarring. I think I read in a review at the time there was more on the table during the Harry-Hermione-Ron moment (when Harry breaks the Elder in 2) yet was scrapped to feel more concise & real. I'd have kept that in & moved the future train station into post-credits. Oh I didn't know that. If there's extra footage I really hope we get an extended edition one day. The movie could really use one.
That's a really cool idea. The last rewatch I did was on Sep 23, 2014 for the 10th anniversary, and I think I finished early 2015.
I've seen the show so many times now, after the rewatch I told myself that I would not watch the show again this decade. So that it gives me time to miss it and maybe even forget some things, that way it will be more refreshing when I do my next rewatch.
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Post by louise on Aug 9, 2018 12:13:31 GMT
5/10. it's okay, but like the book, less interesting than the early ones
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