Escape to the Movies: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
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I've always felt that the Harry Potter series doesn't have enough sheer quality to uphold it's more dramatic moments. It works as a nice whimsical kid's story using quite a few clichés but it's not very smart or well constructed so I don't like anything past the third one... The movies aren't inherently bad butI just end up disliking them a lot
Harry potter as a movie series hasn't really worked for me... The books can take pages out to cover any and all plot holes and one of the great things about JK Rowling is she actually did that instead of saying "it's magic so shut up". As film series it always seems they're in too big of a hurry and in a couple of movies it shows (order of the phoenix). I will probably see this one if only to justify my harry potter fandom, but if they nix my favorite chapter in lieu of more voldy/harry fight night i will be disappointed.
Harry Potter is a good, good movie. Kept reminding me of Return of the King all throughout the movie. That and the constant gasping of 13-year old girls that were sitting....everywhere, kind of dampened the whole experience. Because I wasn't there for the big finale, I had already read the books and I knew what would happen.
Go see it though; worth 11 bucks.
Go see it though; worth 11 bucks.
Honestly this could have been a Big Picture episode. Not really much of a review here of the actual movie itself.
But nontheless, I am a Harry Potter fan and I respect the movie franchise.
Powerfully acted, well shot,enough dedication to the source material, and enough talented British stage actors to run their own theater company.
I am sold and I will see it and probably love it.
Well off the the theater!
But nontheless, I am a Harry Potter fan and I respect the movie franchise.
Powerfully acted, well shot,enough dedication to the source material, and enough talented British stage actors to run their own theater company.
I am sold and I will see it and probably love it.
Well off the the theater!
Since the creation of modern cinema, there has been a movie or series of movies that defined a generation. For George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, it was the Flash Gordon-style movie serials. For my generation it was, you guessed it, Star Wars. Now this generation's 'defining cultural epic' is the Harry Potter films and books. It will be interesting and amusing to see where the next one comes from.
Hopefully, it won't be High School Musical.
:-S
Hopefully, it won't be High School Musical.
:-S
Well, I was already going to watch this anyway, but I always like hearing Bob's opinion first. Now I'm pretty convinced that I won't be disappointed.
Finally. FINALLY!!
It's been years, and maybe most of us grew up with these movies, but it's finally come to an end.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to see how the movie handled the death scenes...the many MANY death scenes I imagine.
It's been years, and maybe most of us grew up with these movies, but it's finally come to an end.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to see how the movie handled the death scenes...the many MANY death scenes I imagine.
I stopped going to see the Harry Potter movies after the fourth one.
I stopped watching them altogether after I got halfway into the fifth on DVD.
I don't like to be a snob or anything, and I know that the series was unfinished at inception, but they left out huge details that they just can't pull back together in my mind.
Plus, all the "My childhood is ending" bullshit that all my friends are spouting just makes me want to take a bat to everyone's head.
Yes, I am a bit mad.
I stopped watching them altogether after I got halfway into the fifth on DVD.
I don't like to be a snob or anything, and I know that the series was unfinished at inception, but they left out huge details that they just can't pull back together in my mind.
Plus, all the "My childhood is ending" bullshit that all my friends are spouting just makes me want to take a bat to everyone's head.
Yes, I am a bit mad.
Thank god the series is over. Never before has such a popular book series been so completely bastardized over so many years as Harry Potter has. After the first two movies I saw the whole series go down hill with what amounts to "YOU NEED TO READ THE BOOKS FIRST" almost emblazoned on each frame due to the movie's nonsensicle plot-holes, sudden drop-in characters that appear out of context and the shear frustration of how horrible the films were.
Thank god it's over.
Thank god it's over.
Thanks for putting the HP movies impact on modern cinema into context. While I feel you might be over-playing the impact just a bit I can't say why so you are probably correct.
Good episode, very informative.
I also have waited to read the series until after I've seen the final book.
Good episode, very informative.
I also have waited to read the series until after I've seen the final book.
Not gonna watch it. I never got the appeal of the Harry Potter movies. I mean, there are book adaptions that expand upon the source material but Harry Potter was never one of those. The movies are just like the books, only less. I have read the books so i don't need to watch the movies.
Going to see it, just to see Snape. Same reason I'v watched every movie thus far. Alan Rickman is gold.
Because I'm awesome I've already been able to see they movie, I say this Wendsday and it was good. If you liked the previous ones you'll like this one. Some things doesn't really make sense but I guess that is to except when you have to slim down everything. Explanations have to take the axe to the face sometimes.