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@chancehere: omg, it was just AWESOME!!! The tears started from snape's death to the scene with Harry and Dumbledore! Then, sorry, but when Voldermort/Tom Riddle did that "he he he he" thing after Harry was SUPPOSED to be dead, you couldn't help but laugh again!!!!
And I loooooved it when Malfoy's mom proclaimed Harry "dead" after asking if her son was alive. Too funny!!! soooo many people were going "you lied!!!" and vairations of that! LOL!
Sooooo many sweet scenes, too! and funny ones!!!!!
love love loooove it!!!!
I definitely got a little weepy as they started clearing the dead, and again when Harry first took out the ressurection stone.
And for a minute, I thought they were going to have Hermione take out Nagini. I was like- nooo! It's Neville's turn!
One part I do love about midnight premieres for HP is how invested every single person in the theatre is. During intense parts, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. And the theatre erupted when Ron and Hermione finally kissed! Nobody was expecting it there!
It felt so special to be a part of this worldwide phenomenom, where everybody is so invested and engaged in the HP world. I felt that it was the best done movie, and a strong conclusion, but now I feel like there's a little something missing. I can't believe it's really over.
I agree; I thought it was REALLY well done!! It did justice to the book and wrapped things up really nicely.
Few tiny detail things that I didn't like that they changed from the book:
I did ABSOLUTELY LOVE Snape's memory scenes. They were amazing, and Alan Rickman was so incredibly convincing. Just fantastically acted.
I love that it started with Dobby's tombstone: "Here lies Dobby: A Free Elf" because that was one of my favorite little details in the book.
Overall, I decided that I'm pretty much going to the theaters everyday for the next week to watch it over and over :-)
@ruby26: THIS: Harry should have used the Elder Wand to repair his own wand before he disposed of it.
I couldn't get over that part as the credits started to roll! It just shows how Harry understands the power of the Elder want, but still destroys it anyway.
As with all the movies, they had to leave out a lot of the supporting details, so I wonder if someone who hadn't read the books could get as much out of it. Ex: Significance of Remus and Tonks dying and Harry's unwaivering trust in Dumbledore after hearing about what he did with Grindelwald when he first meets Aberforth just to name two.
I posted a long ass summary that doesn’t give a whole lot away on another thread… but I’ll talk about it in detail here J
-I thought the scene where he steps out of the Hitler Youth formation in a random Hogwarts uniform was completely random, but added a nice touch.
-The scene where Harry and Voldemort jump off the tower was interesting… I don’t really have a strong reaction either way.
-I thought that the whole Remus/Tonks thing was entirely too underplayed, and if I wasn’t aware that they had a kid from reading the books, I would have been SOOOO lost. At the end it’s just like, “Oh hey, Dead Lupin, you had a kid that we didn’t mention until just now!” Lame.
-Why the heck was no one watching the battle between Harry and Voldemort? And why did losing his wand kill him? Everything else in the movie explodes, I felt like that should have been a little more epic.
-McGonagall is a badass. “I’ve always wanted to use that spell!!” Classic.
-Neville is amazing.
-Alan Rickman deserves an Oscar for his performance in the death and memory scenes. I cried SO HARD. Much harder than I did in the book, actually.
-Harry walking down to the forest… oh my god. I cried so hard. Even though I knew he was going to live, it was terribly emotional for me.
-Ron and Hermione in the Chamber of Secrets was awesome, haha. I especially like the part where Ron goes, “Harry talks in his sleep.”
I’m sure I have more, I’ll post them later!
I think the part that got the most reaction in my theatre is when Mrs. Weasley called Bellatrix a bitch and then killed her. It got a standing ovation.
I thought the movie was reazlly amazing. Arguably, the 2 parts of the 7th movie are the best of the whole series. I thought they were beautifully acted, beautifully directed, the cinematography was SO well done. I loved the whole feel. Plus, as dark and serious as the movie was, they still found ways to inject humor. Like the "bitch" part, or the part when Neville was standing at the edge of the bridge taunting the Death Eaters.
Snape's memory scenes were incredibly well done. Alan Rickman is such a pimp.
I was BAWLING when Harry walked in and saw the Weasley's crying over Fred.
My least favorite part? The damn epilogue. I hated it in the book, I still hated it in the movie. I just thought it took away from the feeling of the whole end of the movie. And WTF was up with Draco's pube hair beard that they glued on him? Ugh. Please fire the makeup lady that did that one.
Overall, I loved the movie. It turned my least favorite of the books into my favorite of the movies.
@ruby26: Agree with everything you said. It was amazing, but the fight scenes with Harry and Voldie were a bit off I felt. Harry is the master of the wand so there was never any danger of it hurting him and yet they spent 10 minutes chasing each other around. I love how it happens in the book with thequick fight and the big Draco reveal, I was a bit underwhelmed by Voldie's actual death.
@Miss Fish:lol, totally agree about Remus/Tonks! I thought the exact same thing. We never saw Tonks pregnant and yet "surprise!" babies will remember daddy!
McGonagall - Amen!
Neville - hotness! I loved when Luna sat down next to him, lol. I know they don't end up together but still
I was balling from about halfway through, I gotta see it again so I can see it clearly
Ron in the COS - funny and clever, well done.
Snape - what can I say? I was praying they would do him justice and they did.
I was slightly disappointed that they played down the moral ambiguity of some of the decisions Harry made. Using Imperius. Not really doing his take back turn around on Griphook.
19 years later scene---yea, they didn't look 40, but whatever, I thought it was cute and I'm glad they included it. Ron and Draco looked awesome. I wanted to see Teddy with his teal hair though!
@Miss Fish: I agree about the Harry-Voldemort dueling scenes. It was suppose to be in the Great Hall with everyone around. Why didn't they do that?
Little things that that and the details I posted before always make me curious as to why they wouldn't write the screenplay to reflect those parts. Would it really have been that much more difficult to (for example,) have Harry take his broken wand out of his pocket and fix it before he broke the Elder Wand? Now I've left the movie thinking, "What will Harry use to do magic now??"
I agree, with these last two movies the comic relief was excuted just where it needed it be. Things would get so intense, but then a great one-liner would come along to let you lighten up for a moment.
And the Harry-Voldemort fall was a little strange. Not my favorite part.
The best part for me may have been how emotional it got, even knowing what would happen!
@ruby26: ummm... actually... yes.
You'd be AMAZED at how much time just a couple pages in a book can take up, movie-wise. I really didn't understand it until I started watching "behind the scenes" stuff, interviews, and even more when I started being around scriptwriters.
There were soooo many places where you laughed and cried (or wanted to cry). I thought they did a GREAT job paraphrasing things and wrapping it up so there are NO loose ends.
Also, if Harry had fixed his wand, he would have been "remaking" a sort of bond he had with Voldemort (his wand was the twin to the one Voldemort used, remember?). Also, the scene with the "Gray Lady" aka Helena Ravenclaw was way longer in the book so they HAD to shorten it.
For everything they packed into the movie from that long-ass book, the scriptwriters did an astounding job. Yes, they left out parts of the book that many fans would see as important, but they HAD to leave stuff out for time. Otherwise, you would've been watching a 3+ hour movie. OR they would've had to make it into three movies for ONE BOOK. And considering Harry Potter isn't NEARLY as popular as it was, they HAD to tie it up before it faded into obscurity.
@Zinzerena: I agree that it takes ridiculous amounts of time to do something EXACTLY the way it was done in the book sometimes, so I didn't let that bother me as much. I sort of just accept the fact that the movies won't always be the same as the books, but they usually stay loyal when they need to- if Molly Weasley had said anything other than "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" people would have felt cheated. So I think they strike a pretty good balance.
Although I have to disagree about Harry Potter not being as popular as it once was- 43.5 million dollars in midnight showing revenue sounds pretty popular to me :)
@Miss Fish: very true! and I totally agree with what you said!
Although... I do have to admite the novels are not as popular as they were. I think part of the draw was BECAUSE it was the last in the series and this is one of the FEW epic stories that drew kids AND adults into reading. (Though many doctors have complained about the books being too long... but that's beside the point...)
You used to see Harry Potter EVERYWHERE, not it's at Halloween and kinda tucked in with everything else. The clothing line isn't as popular as it was...
I guess I should say the TREND isn't as popular now as it was.
Also, there's the contracts for the actors. I've read several interviews that have said, though they were sad to see it end, they were GLAD to continue on with different paths.
Either way, Harry Potter ROCKS!!!!
Personally my least favorite part was the way the start of the battle was played out. I like how in the book Minerva fights Snape in the hallway after sending her patronus' off to the teachers. I did not like Harry announcing himself and saying Snape needs to tighten up security.
I couldn't believe how graphic the snape death was but I really enjoyed how real it felt.
I thought the Gringotts scene was so epic and done amazingly. I loved the look of everything.
I actually really like the epilogue. I also loved that part of the book though as well. I wish they could have mentioned that that other little boy was Teddy Tonks. That was lame.
I most definitely thought it was very emotional and a great way to end the series. I at least feel complete now.
The more I think about it, the more I liked it.
I was a little let down by Voldemort's death (and the battle), but I think it was a play back to the first move where when Harry touched Quirrell he sort of turned to ash and blew away.
I also didn't like that he snapped a wand in half. I wanted him to repair his wand, but I get it.
Anyone else think the representation of Voldy's soul was super gross? :D
Everyone in the theater cheered when Neville chopped off the snake's head and when Mrs. Weasley gave the best line ever!
I did love how much humor was in this movie. I was so afraid it was going to be dark and depressing, but Ron saved the day.
@MsBrooklynA: what little boy? in the epilogue Teddy was 19 or 20 years old. When I see it again I'll look closer, but I didn't see anyone who I thought was meant to be him.
@In the media: that's true, I hadn't thought about it being a sort of rehashing of the way they had Quirrel die. I suppose that makes sense, but still wasn't as it was in the book, but hey. I was very happy overall.
@In the media: Agree with everything! And it definitely caught me by surprise that there were so many good one-liners in there that had the whole theater laughing!
I think once I go back and watch it a couple more times (which I will), the missing pieces will bother me less. I suppose I have to give credit to the filmakers because it's an extremely difficult movie to do because people go in with all sorts of expectations. It must be very tough to create something that everyone will be satisfied with.
lol, I also have to add, everyone clapped and cheered at the end of the movie! Like it was a live performance! LOL!
I really wish they had included more from the book. I know it would take time, but really, the movie was only 130 minutes which is shorter than any of the other movies (152, 161, 141, 157, 138, 153, 146 minutes respectively according to IMDB).
It really bugged me that all of a sudden Harry knew that the dead Lupin had a kid.
I do need to see it again, I saw it with a really loud and obnoxious audience who laughed at almost everything and it kind of ruined my experience :(
Just went and saw it and I loved it, though there are a few things that are really bugging me.
One of my favorite parts of the book is the fight between Harry and Voldemort at the end and the film did not do it justice. At all. It was really not what I wanted it to be and I am disappointed. It would have been so much better in the great hall with everyone watching and with Harry going through the elder wand-ownership scenario while fighting him.
We were laughing when we got out because after Voldemort dies, Harry just walks into the great hall and everyone is acting like they knew he was dead. How did they know if no one was watching or Harry didn't declare it. It was just weird.
And I also thought it strange that they didn't show him fixing his own wand before destroying the elder wand.
I did absolutely love the penseive scene, though. Alan Rickman was amazing! Crying my eyes out.
And Neville Longbottom is a stud. Period.
Ooooh, also, and this might be nit picky, but I don't care, doesn't Harry say "I am about to die" in the book, not "I am ready to die" ?
I just really really loved this book and the entire ending was so perfect. I just really wanted it be how I saw it in my head. I know it wouldn't translate in it's entirety to film, but little stuff like this makes me sad. I just feel like the words JK chose were for a reason.
i personally, wasn't impressed with the movie. maybe it's because i didn't feel the same emotions i felt when i was reading the book. who knows. it was a good movie, just didn't leave a lasting impression for me.
@bree72: i agree with you. it wasn't like i pictured it in my head! and i, too, don't like the words being different.
I can't believe they never mentioned that Remus and Tonks had a baby. Lucky we knew, but really... how silly!
Otherwise, I thought it stayed fairly well followed. Was a bit disappointed by how 'MEH' Voldy's death was. I wanted something dramatic, not just a poof/crack/dead.
@bree72: I think you're right about the words Harry said to the snitch. I was wondering it too.
And I've said it before but I'll say it again. Damn, Neville got fiiiiine.
I really really enjoy this movie. I know they left stuff out, diminished some of the books "sparkle" but in all honesty, you can NEVER capture what the book means and felt like to the reader in a movie. The reader creates a whole separate and special experience. Something that can never be touched.
But I must say, I really LOVED this scene better than the books scene. ;)
I loved it, but I, too, was bit disappointed by the ending scene with Harry and Voldy. My favorite part of the book was when Harry slipped away during the snake chopping and then re-appeared in the great hall in front of everyone and Im a bit sad that it didnt turn out like that in the movie. Still an epic film and I cant wait to see it again!!
@jaguar: They actually did mention the baby once. I think Remus did after he was dead and Harry was saying he was upset that Remus and Tonks died for him. It was a split second thing though. I didn't like how they just smooshed the baby in there.
I also didn't like how Voldemort turned into dust at the end. I think it would have been hilarious to see him just fall over.
And the ending was so freaky, they all looked so weird except for Emma Watson who looked exactly the same. They did pick some cute kids fo them though!
But Alan Rickman's acting was awesome and I loved that they put the "Not my daughter bitch!" in there!
I don't think anyone else has mentioned this yet, but the one change I really felt was unnecessary and took something away was not seeing Fred die. They skipped the whole bit about Percy showing up and all that. Even if they'd had to ignore the Percy part for time, it wouldn't of taken longer than a few minutes to give Fred a proper death scene.
@MissAsB: Yep, I know Remus and Harry spoke of it while he was dead - but really? They should've indulged Tonks being pregnant more in the first film. All you got was that half-assed 'Remus and I...' and then getting cut off.
The older kids was hilarious. It was hard to take it seriously with the make-up but I'm glad they used the characters and not older actors. :)
Also.... I was a bit sad they never explained the Percy thing.
Oh god, Snape's memories...I cried like a baby. Well done, Alan Rickman, well done.
Anyone else feel a gut-wrenching sadness for the poor abused Gringotts dragon too? I fully acknowledge I have more of a soft spot for animals than I do for people; I was totally dry-eyed for the part where Harry goes to meet his "death", but when they showed a closeup of all the dragon's wounds it was all I could do to keep from bursting into tears.
Obviously there was a lot that was left out of the movie, but for the most part I understood. I do agree with a lot of what was said in some of the posts above. But what I really missed was the whole Albus/James dynamic in the epilogue. They only focused on Albus, and James just sort of got lost in the mix. And would it have killed them to keep in the bit about giving Neville their love, or his being Professor of Herbology? That part always tickled me.
I kind of felt like it was very rushed for the first 30 min, but then it slowed down.
Things I dont get or like:
-Why didnt Hermione just show the goblin Bellatrix’s wand when asked? She had it after all. I know he is under the Imperio curse in the book, but still, wouldnt that have been easier?
-The kiss..kind of? I dunno, it seemed so rushed. I felt underwhelmed..although Im glad they finally did it :)
-HARRY DIDNT FIX HIS WAND BEFORE SNAPPING THE ELDER WAND…this is up there in annoyances! He fixed in the book so he should have done so in the movie!
-When Voldy and Harry jump off the cliff and fly around for hot minute..wtf were they doing!?!?!?
-The annoying middle schoolers in my theater ugh
-What happened to Bellatrix? She like dried up like a raisin then exploded, guess Molly had a LOT of force behind that curse!
-Poor Lavender…
-Bummed that no one say the final battle, Voldy's death is the climax and it kind of just... died off (no pun intended lol). And to address the Voldy dust thing, he probably didnt have much holding his crappy old body together, I feel like the damaged state of his soul, body and age, caused him to die like that.
-No Teddy Lupin? And honestly, people that didnt read the books wouldnt even have known about him. In part 1 Tonks tries to tell everyone she is preggo, but she gets cut off, then you never see her preggo, then all of a sudden Harry is asking Lupin about Teddy in the forest..non-reader fans were prob like, wtf? Who dat?
Things I did like:
-All the throw back references, like the Cornish pixie in the Room of Requirement, the paper bird flying around 9 3/4 in the epilogue and the line about Seamus’ knack for pyrotechnics :)
-Voldemort’s awkward laughs and hugs..which I was confused on why he hugged Draco..he has love for NO ONE! haahahaha
-All of Snape’s memories…I have to admit, my opinions on him have changed,the book didnt make it too clear for me, now I see the light! So sad :(
-The kiss…kind of? (See above)…also Hermione and Ron holding hands and Harry smiling at Hermione
-McGonagall…she was amazing!
-Neville…equally as amazing! F*ck Nagini haha!
I’m still in shock honestly,cant believe there wont be anymore films or books….that we know of (hint hint Jo!). I dont know how the younger HP fans are coping, this series was their childhood! For me, I had never even heard of HP til the first movie came out,when I was 17 lol. I’m an old fan, but a HP kid at heart :)
@linguo42: OMG, YES. I was all outraged for that poor dragon. That scene really bothered me. I hope he had a long and happy life. ;)
@fuschiasparkles: McGonagall was AWESOME.
I think the way that the Battle of Hogwarts was written was perfect - there was no need for the movie to change it so drastically. It explained everything and tied up all the loose ends. Having Harry and Voldemort jump off a tower, fly around and then fight it out over alone just didn't make sense.
@fuschiasparkles: Agreed, Voldemort doesn't hug people! That was really strange!
The ending was not as cringe-worthy as it was in the book, but DH and I still groaned at the "Albus Severus Potter!" bit. Bleh.
Snape's memories made me want to cry (I had that reaction to the book, though). I didn't mind the changes in the Hogwarts battle because I found that part of the book a bit confusing (though I only read it once, and it's meant to be chaotic). I read the book so long ago that the changes didn't bother me. The sixth and seventh books were my least favorites and I only read them once each, so I didn't have the same attachment to the plot as I did with the other books and films.
@fuschiasparkles: re: Bellatrix' wand, I thought she didn't show it because they were saying they knew they were imposters, and having the wand (that Bellatrix WOULDN'T have had) would have given them away.
But seriously, I LOVED the movie. The first book came out when I was 12, and the last after I'd graduated university, and the great thing about the books/movies was that they kind of grew up with you because the releases were spaced out. I'm kind of sad that it's all over!
I was wondering why the wrong person set the fiendfyre in the room of requirement, but googled it when I got home, and apparently the actor his is jail, so I see why they had to write him out.
I'm shocked noone has mentioned how terribly cheesy Neville's speech was when he thought Harry was dead. I had to choke down laughter I thought it was so bad. And why couldnt they have had Neville kill Nagini then like he did in the book? I thought that was a strange and unnecessary thing to change.
One thing i really loved- the actress who plays Bellatrix I thought did a FANTASTIC job being Hermione! that was pretty hilarious.
@agerard23: Hahaha I know! Helena Bonham Carter does a FANTASTIC Emma Watson impression, it cracked me up!
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You guys. You guys! I am in awe. I thought it was so well done and was so cathartic. I think it wrapped up the series beautifully.
Favorite parts? Feelings? Anything you didn't like?