Ack, still need Deathly Hallows icons...

[lumy12]

Just saw the movie...


...love it! I REALLY WANT TO SEE PART 2 LIKE RIGHT THIS SECOND PLZKTHX

It was weird not knowing where the movie was going to end, like we do with the other 6 films. That was a good spot to end it! CAN IT BE NEXT SUMMER ALREADY PLEASE?

I need to stop capslocking! this isn't capslock!Harry time, that was the 5th one

As always I found myself wishing the book was fresher in my memory. Someone with better retention skills could probably list things that were in the book but not the movie and vice versa. I didn't notice any glaring omissions.

I wanted to smack Ron when he left in the book and I had the same reaction in the movie (even though the locket was blamed -- that's no excuse, Ronald!). But I forgave him when he came back :) I thought Harry talked to Ron about how he and Hermione had always been like brother and sister, though... didn't he? Right after the locket thing tormented Ron? But that was left unresolved here. HOORAY FOR GIVING HARRY/HERMIONE SHIPPERS HOPE! LOL okay not really. But there were a lot of nice H/H moments in this film. I especially liked the dance scene, although that wasn't meant to be romantic. I still keep thinking "GUH, you guys are so much better together than Ron and Hermione!" Aside from that, though, I thought it was well done... childhood glee and innocence for a mere moment, and then all too soon back to glum faces and reality.

I didn't think the movie dragged at all. My friend did, but she also pointed out that it was supposed to feel that way (some of the camping scenes when Harry and Hermione were alone) because that spanned several months. But there was a collective gasp when it ended, like "that's all? Two and a half hours went by already?"

I cried for Dobby, as I knew I would... why couldn't clever Hermione save him? (maybe something else I forgot from the books?)

I loved the twins, and the wedding, and the Harry clones, and Ron kissing his "wife", and Luna... and more darkly, the snake scenes were delightfully scary... the torture was hard to watch... Voldemort was creepy... okay I'm just babbling here and not saying anything of significance so I'll shut up.

To the reviews complaining about it feeling transitional... DUH. IT'S PART ONE. It doesn't have the same tidy ending all the others do, and it's all a lot of build-up with no real pay-off yet. So PFFFFFFFFFFFFT.

I'm really excited to see the next one but then there's the whole bittersweet "bah it's over" feeling to deal with, so I shall wait like a dutiful little fangirl.

ETA: Forgot to mention that in the Three Brothers story, Death totally reminded me of Grievous at first. I think it was his posture. Hee!

Comments

[zigsternenstaub.livejournal.com]

I somehow forgot about all of the things that you mentioned here. The Harry clones were great, and I also cried for Dobby! I continue to find Ralph Fienne's Voldemort underwhelming, but that's probably just me, and the other Death Eaters made up for him in scary. Lucius was also very impressively haggard. I could definitely believe that he just spent time in jail with soul-sucking fiends.

[ansketil-rose.livejournal.com]

I continue to find Ralph Fienne's Voldemort underwhelming, but that's probably just me, and the other Death Eaters made up for him in scary. Lucius was also very impressively haggard. I could definitely believe that he just spent time in jail with soul-sucking fiends.

I still think they should have let him have the red eyes. I think it really weakens the character not having them. I had been feeling exactly the same way about Fiennes' Voldemort (this is the man who played Amon Goethe, for god's sake! He should be able to pull off Voldemort!) But I thought he finally pulled it off during Deathly Hallows. Those moments when special effects weren't swirling round him were quite good. The table scene was chilling!

Yeah, Jason Isaacs looked like a broken man - he was great.

[zigsternenstaub.livejournal.com]

I think maybe the red eyes would have helped, but I still think it has something to do with his performance. I'm just not feeling that real aura of palpable and majestic menace. He did come off as very ruthless, though, in a real-life war criminal sort of way, and maybe that should be more terrifying.

Have you been seeing my entries? Because I actually didn't see your latest one on my f-list.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

So you didn't find Voldemort scary as hell in the graveyard scene in Goblet of Fire? I love that scene, though mostly for Harry I guess... I love seeing the change in him when something snaps and he becomes more angry/determined than scared.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, Lucius was very believable, I forgot to mention that. He was so subdued and broken, and he looked like he'd aged a bit since we'd last seen him.

[caffeinatedkate.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen it yet so I don't want to know too much about it at the moment but I am intrigued to learn there that is a wedding in this film because Bill and Fleur were completely cut.
So either they've been introduced into film!canon from nowhere or it's someone else's wedding (I'd guess Remus and Tonks).

why couldn't clever Hermione save him? (maybe something else I forgot from the books?)
Hermione wasn't there in the book, she was inside the cottage recovering from being tortured by Bellatrix.

Ron kissing his "wife"
Now I'm really intrigued by that. Ron didn't pretend anyone was his wife in the book as far as I remember.
Unless this is part of the polyjuice bit.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Well now I'm not sure how to respond since you don't want to know too much!

So, er... don't read the rest of this comment if you don't want to know?



Bill and Fleur ARE in the beginning of the movie :)

So you noticed a difference between the movie and the book with Dobby's death! She was recovering but she was there, and Harry even pleaded with her to do something. Maybe she was just too out of it to figure out how to save him.

Yeah it was the polyjuice thing at the ministry when they go to recover the locket from Umbridge, I thought that sequence was quite well done and enjoyable to watch.

[six-demon-bag.livejournal.com]

Not reading this just yet, since I won't be seeing it until at least sometime next week. Hopefully sooner rather than later. I've been hearing good things though and very much look forward to it. : )

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Yes I hope you see it SOONER too so I can hear what you think :)

[darkp-hawk.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen the movie yet but probably will be nitpicking EVERY scene. Darn my OCD's retentive skills at recalling every minor detail.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Oh good! I expect a nice long detailed list of all the differences, then! (someone else on my f-list pointed out one that SHOULD have been glaring to me but I completely spaced it; I'm curious to see how many YOU will find)

[darkp-hawk.livejournal.com]

It should be interesting. I'm sure my f-list will love reading that list.

[unholypassion.livejournal.com]

ersonally, I like the details of the book to fade a little before the movie, that way there's still a few sursprises.

My friend thought it dragged too, while I thought they glossed over a lot. Come to think of it, people said the same thing about the book.

Voldie was extra creepy, was it because he was smiling?

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Ooo I like your icon :)

That's true, it's nice to be surprised about the things you forget!

I think it's cuz he just had so much more screen time? And the nose creeps me out

[unholypassion.livejournal.com]

I thought his nose seemed a little different in this one.

Unfortuantely, letting the details slip has also made me forget the order of some of the events. Hehe.

Yeah, I unearthed some of my old icons for this.