They changed or left out quite a few things from the book that I liked. Most of those changes seemed to sacrifice secondary character development without adding anything important to the flow of the movie.
There was nothing about Neville and Ginny's rebellious activities at Hogwarts during the year. The scene of Harry going to Ravenclaw tower and finding out about the diadem, the scene where Neville kills the snake, and the scene where Ron and Hermione finally kiss were all altered heavily, to little effect. Also, the fight between Voldemort and Kingsley, McGonagall, and Slughorn was missing. Another missing moment was that Harry did not repair his original wand with the Elder Wand.
Like most of these adaptations, the people doing the adapting seem to have missed the trees for the forest, capturing the broad strokes but not the little details that really bring the novels together. It was enjoyable enough, but it could have been better. I give it 3.5 stars.
There was nothing about Neville and Ginny's rebellious activities at Hogwarts during the year. The scene of Harry going to Ravenclaw tower and finding out about the diadem, the scene where Neville kills the snake, and the scene where Ron and Hermione finally kiss were all altered heavily, to little effect. Also, the fight between Voldemort and Kingsley, McGonagall, and Slughorn was missing. Another missing moment was that Harry did not repair his original wand with the Elder Wand.
Like most of these adaptations, the people doing the adapting seem to have missed the trees for the forest, capturing the broad strokes but not the little details that really bring the novels together. It was enjoyable enough, but it could have been better. I give it 3.5 stars.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two
- 13/07/2011 11:17:42 PM
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I'm really, really looking forward to seeing this
- 14/07/2011 01:43:17 AM
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- 14/07/2011 01:43:17 AM
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Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler*
- 15/07/2011 03:17:29 PM
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Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler*
- 15/07/2011 04:35:07 PM
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Really??
- 15/07/2011 05:26:25 PM
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No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks. *NM*
- 15/07/2011 08:15:11 PM
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Re: No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks.
- 15/07/2011 08:32:44 PM
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Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler*
- 15/07/2011 08:19:47 PM
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I did not like the last 40 minutes or so of the film. I expected so much more from ... *SPOILERS*
- 16/07/2011 02:49:50 AM
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I didn't really like it at first so I went to see it again today and walked out very satisfied. *NM*
- 16/07/2011 09:37:22 AM
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It's a great movie but...
- 16/07/2011 04:31:21 PM
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Re: It's a great movie but...
- 16/07/2011 05:24:43 PM
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That change had to be made, just like Frodo/Gollum/Mount Doom.....
- 16/07/2011 05:51:39 PM
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You know, I kind of like that better than what happened in the book.
- 16/07/2011 10:27:47 PM
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Good, but not great. (spoilers)
- 17/07/2011 12:19:35 AM
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Very much enjoyed
- 19/07/2011 01:00:22 AM
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I certainly think you're in the majority, re: 7.1 being easily the best movie in the series. *NM*
- 20/07/2011 11:35:13 PM
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Predictably disappointing, sad to say.
- 20/07/2011 11:31:38 PM
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Re: Predictably disappointing, sad to say.
- 31/07/2011 03:58:19 AM
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Yes, no surprise that you'd have more tolerance for the changes.
- 31/07/2011 11:22:41 AM
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Never read any of the books, but
- 30/07/2011 09:35:03 PM
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The books are more coherent, more humourous, and more complex, to sum it up.
- 30/07/2011 11:00:29 PM
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- 30/07/2011 11:00:29 PM
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What? Goblet of Fire was my favorite by far until Deathly Hallows 1 came out. *NM*
- 01/08/2011 07:05:00 PM
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Feel like taking a survey about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two.
- 03/08/2011 09:01:45 AM
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