Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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lizbeeSaw it last night with baggers and indeed. This was especially nifty has baggers had only read the first third of the book, so once the tent was up, she was in totally new territory.
We did make two mistakes, and since I booked the tickets, I'm responsible for both:
1. We saw it at Northlands, suburbialand, in the early evening on a Saturday night...
2. ...in the smaller, cheaper cinema with no leg room, inadequate air conditioning, a worryingly sticky floor and a peculiar smell.
So we were uncomfortable and surrounded by children and teenagers. Including five teenage girls behind us who talked loudly through the whole thing and very badly needed a smack.
The actual movie:
I loved the book,including especially the camping scenes, and I was really happy with this adaptation. Splitting it into two movies was perfect, and although the first half of the book doesn't fit neatly into the traditional three-act movie structure, the pacing was still okay.
One thing -- or three things -- that particularly impressed me were the trio. In fairness, it's been a few movies since DanRad's hilarious emo acting or Emma Watson's eyebrow acting, but this was the first time they all seemed both natural and relaxed. Well, Emma Watson's still brittle, but obviously that really works here, and she relaxed at the right moments.
Curiously, despite the addition of a few things -- OMG HARRY AND HERMIONE PLATONICALLY DANCING TO NICK CAVE. NICK CAVE! NONE OF THE REVIEWS MENTIONED THAT HERMIONE HAD TUNED TO RADIO EMO! -- and the exposition required here and here (much of which, in fairness, was from the book. "Hey, Harry, here's the Trace that's affected you for the last six years but no one bothered to actually name or explain!") this adaptation felt really true to the book, in the best way. Obviously a lot of stuff had to be cut -- the redemption of Kreacher and scenes of domestic harmony at Grimmauld Place don't really translate to film -- but this felt a lot smoother than in previous films.
Also, Ron's visions of Harry/Hermione sexytiems looked an awful lot like Twilight. Yes, I lolled. A lot.
Great things aboutbaggers not having read the whole book: she had no idea that Dobby was going to die. So he turned up, and she was all like, "Yay, Dobby!" and then he died heroically. OH GOD, DOBBY, I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY EYE AGAIN.
Have to say, they've really improved the House Elf design and animation since CoS. Dobby and Kreacher both looked almost real, and Dobby was actually funny this time around. "Not kill, Mistress! Maim, or seriously injure!"
The following people were jolly good, and no one would have expected anything less: Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Jason Isaacs, Helena Bonham Carter. Although, I don't know what Snape's been doing since HBP, but though he looked gaunt in the face, his hair was amazing.
And Tom Felton was quite good, helped by the fact that he had next to no dialogue.
...right now, my next door neighbour is having a really loud orgasm. And there's an alley, a fence and a brick wall between her house and ours. O_O
Right, a cup of tea later and things have quieted down.
Do I have any more reactions? Um, no? Only, is it time for part 2 yet? And dammit, where did I put my copy of that Nick Cave CD?
(If people are wondering, the song Harry and Hermione dance to is O Children, the final track on The Lyre of Orpheus. Because songs about Orpheus committing suicide are, um, well, no, that does totally fit the mood here. Carry on!)
baggers and indeed. This was especially nifty has baggers had only read the first third of the book, so once the tent was up, she was in totally new territory.We did make two mistakes, and since I booked the tickets, I'm responsible for both:
1. We saw it at Northlands, suburbialand, in the early evening on a Saturday night...
2. ...in the smaller, cheaper cinema with no leg room, inadequate air conditioning, a worryingly sticky floor and a peculiar smell.
So we were uncomfortable and surrounded by children and teenagers. Including five teenage girls behind us who talked loudly through the whole thing and very badly needed a smack.
The actual movie:
I loved the book,
One thing -- or three things -- that particularly impressed me were the trio. In fairness, it's been a few movies since DanRad's hilarious emo acting or Emma Watson's eyebrow acting, but this was the first time they all seemed both natural and relaxed. Well, Emma Watson's still brittle, but obviously that really works here, and she relaxed at the right moments.
Curiously, despite the addition of a few things -- OMG HARRY AND HERMIONE PLATONICALLY DANCING TO NICK CAVE. NICK CAVE! NONE OF THE REVIEWS MENTIONED THAT HERMIONE HAD TUNED TO RADIO EMO! -- and the exposition required here and here (much of which, in fairness, was from the book. "Hey, Harry, here's the Trace that's affected you for the last six years but no one bothered to actually name or explain!") this adaptation felt really true to the book, in the best way. Obviously a lot of stuff had to be cut -- the redemption of Kreacher and scenes of domestic harmony at Grimmauld Place don't really translate to film -- but this felt a lot smoother than in previous films.
Also, Ron's visions of Harry/Hermione sexytiems looked an awful lot like Twilight. Yes, I lolled. A lot.
Great things about
baggers not having read the whole book: she had no idea that Dobby was going to die. So he turned up, and she was all like, "Yay, Dobby!" and then he died heroically. OH GOD, DOBBY, I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY EYE AGAIN.Have to say, they've really improved the House Elf design and animation since CoS. Dobby and Kreacher both looked almost real, and Dobby was actually funny this time around. "Not kill, Mistress! Maim, or seriously injure!"
The following people were jolly good, and no one would have expected anything less: Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Jason Isaacs, Helena Bonham Carter. Although, I don't know what Snape's been doing since HBP, but though he looked gaunt in the face, his hair was amazing.
And Tom Felton was quite good, helped by the fact that he had next to no dialogue.
...right now, my next door neighbour is having a really loud orgasm. And there's an alley, a fence and a brick wall between her house and ours. O_O
Right, a cup of tea later and things have quieted down.
Do I have any more reactions? Um, no? Only, is it time for part 2 yet? And dammit, where did I put my copy of that Nick Cave CD?
(If people are wondering, the song Harry and Hermione dance to is O Children, the final track on The Lyre of Orpheus. Because songs about Orpheus committing suicide are, um, well, no, that does totally fit the mood here. Carry on!)
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Date: 2010-11-21 01:50 am (UTC)But hey, I loved the film. I just need to see it with fewer children.
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Date: 2010-11-21 03:15 am (UTC)