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Has anyone heard? Apparently with the next one they're going to do it in 2 parts. One next summer and one the summer after.

Producer fail.

Would you rather them try to cram the final book into a one less-than-three-hours movie and not do it justice at all?
I personally think that was a wise move.

Taivyx wrote:Would you rather them try to cram the final book into a one less-than-three-hours movie and not do it justice at all?
I personally think that was a wise move.

QFT. It's tough to make a 700-some page book into a two hour movie. Although, I do wonder how the first part will end.

Bad thing is they are probably going to put all the talking/non action scenes into the first part and the massive in the second.

I think there's pretty much a more-than-70% guarantee that the first part one will end as a cliffhanger...

Taivyx wrote:I think there's pretty much a more-than-70% guarantee that the first part one will end as a cliffhanger...

Part 1: One very long, very boring camping trip.

Part 2: One reasonably exciting yet incredibly depressing battle scene.

Why it's a producer fail is why would you separate the films [i[by a year[/i]? I'd just wait two years then release them sort of at the same time.

i wanted to see it when it came out. unfortunately that also happened to be the day my appendix decided it wanted to be removed. sooo im gonna probably see it tomorrow.
@food-yup i read about that. that seems pretty strange, a 2 part release :/

Then neither film would do as well as if they were released a year apart.

Just got back from it and what's most fresh on my mind are the differences between the book and the movie. But that's basically the same reaction that I've had to each of the preceding movies so I'll have to see this again for everything to really sink in. For some reason the HP movies take me two viewings to appreciate, probably because I go into the second viewing without any expectations.

I also just got back from seeing it. In my opinion this probably stands out as one of the best yet, though is a very differently toned movie than the others. It was probably, if this is possible, the bleakest and funniest of them all. It also had some very good acting, on all parts, and I was very happy to see improvements from the last films.

In my opinion the fifth film was really the only film that didn't stand out as being better than the previous one, though was still very good. This sixth film I would probably rate as being just as good, if not better, than the fourth. I also thought the new scenes, which were not in the book, were also very well done. This was the first of the movies where I wasn't disappointed with them cutting anything out. Whenever they cut something out, they had a very adequate replacement, the beginning for example.

This is probably also the film where Rupert Grint, who plays Ron, stands out the most compared to in the previous films. As with the previous film, Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna was exceptionally good in her role. Daniel Radcliffe, who of course plays Harry, did a spectacular job compared to the previous films, and even showed some very well-done improvisation with his role (a bit silly, but it worked in context in my opinion). Emma Watson did just about as good as in the previous film though in my opinion is over-acting at times as she has done in previous films. The one low point of the film were just some silly exchanges involving Lavender Brown who was played by Jessie Cave. They were still funny though, and they could have been done much more awkwardly, as has been the case in previous films when any romance has entered the picture. Probably my favorite acting, after Grint and Lynch's, would be that of Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy very very well in this film, taking advantage of the fact that he now has much more of a role than just being an arrogant ****.

Overall I thought it was an excellent but somber movie. You certainly won't leave the theater with a feeling of happy heartwarming content. Rather it only leaves you wishing that you could see the next film already.

SBF_Dann_Boeing wrote:I also just got back from seeing it. In my opinion this probably stands out as one of the best yet, though is a very differently toned movie than the others. It was probably, if this is possible, the bleakest and funniest of them all. It also had some very good acting, on all parts, and I was very happy to see improvements from the last films.

In my opinion the fifth film was really the only film that didn't stand out as being better than the previous one, though was still very good. This sixth film I would probably rate as being just as good, if not better, than the fourth. I also thought the new scenes, which were not in the book, were also very well done. This was the first of the movies where I wasn't disappointed with them cutting anything out. Whenever they cut something out, they had a very adequate replacement, the beginning for example.

This is probably also the film where Rupert Grint, who plays Ron, stands out the most compared to in the previous films. As with the previous film, Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna was exceptionally good in her role. Daniel Radcliffe, who of course plays Harry, did a spectacular job compared to the previous films, and even showed some very well-done improvisation with his role (a bit silly, but it worked in context in my opinion). Emma Watson did just about as good as in the previous film though in my opinion is over-acting at times as she has done in previous films. The one low point of the film were just some silly exchanges involving Lavender Brown who was played by Jessie Cave. They were still funny though, and they could have been done much more awkwardly, as has been the case in previous films when any romance has entered the picture. Probably my favorite acting, after Grint and Lynch's, would be that of Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy very very well in this film, taking advantage of the fact that he now has much more of a role than just being an arrogant ****.

Overall I thought it was an excellent but somber movie. You certainly won't leave the theater with a feeling of happy heartwarming content. Rather it only leaves you wishing that you could see the next film already.

hm i agree with most of what you said, especially about the actors (i just saw it today) slughorn was good, although i wish he had a mustache somehow. also, some things i noticed, the actor of ginny could have been better, not to mention that pyhsically i don't think she meets the description of the character she is playing.
plot-wise honestly i think was a little bit of a let-down. they missed a lot of crucial scenes IMO (including the fight scene at the end) and replaced them with some made up scenes (like the burning of the burrow, if i am correct) although i guess you have to cut the producers some slack, as its such a long film already.
all in all,a good movie but as usual i would say the book is still better, but its still awesome to see 21st century special effects applied to harry potter to make everything visual.

I liked it a lot. I think it is probably the best of the movies so far, but as expected it doesn't really reach the level of the book. I wanted to see the fight at the end, but I think that it is best they left it out. I would say that SBF_Dann_Boeing's review/summary is very accurate.

I actually wasn't really unhappy about them cutting out the fight scene. The director's reasoning was that the fight scene and the funeral would be too repetitious with the endings of the next book/movies. Also, that fight scene, out of all the fight scenes in the series, was probably the least important. I was very happy to see them include Quidditch, which they haven't in a while.

The one thing that I was sad they took out, was probably some dialogue from the rather heart-warming scene between Harry and Jinny in which she is expressing her thanks for him saving her life four years ago, and that she knows the dangers of taking advice from a mysterious book. In the movie, it really just ended up being the same scene, but without the heart-warming dialogue. In my opinion that was the only scene in the movie that was really lacking.

There will always be people who's favorite scene was not lucky enough to make it to the movie. I for one was really peeved when they didn't include the Gryffindor Quidditch House Cup in the third movie. But a director has to make do with what he has time to do. And I'd say he did a spectacular job with this movie.

Really I loved it. I was in the fourth showing and I think it was the best yet

Saw it again and enjoyed it a bit more the second time. It helped that the sound quality in the theater had improved and the audience wasn't as loud. Anyway, going in without any prior expectations makes it a much more enjoyable experience. I still have a few nitpicks but for the most part they are minor. I guess my biggest complaint is that Snape revealing himself to be


at the end seems as though it were an afterthought. They should have included the scene where Snape questions Harry about his books after he uses the Sectumseptra on Malfoy, or at least done something that builds up to the reveal in order to give it some 'umph.'

I'm impressed by how far the younger actors have come. I was especially impressed by Felton who finally got to show his acting chops and break out of the bully archetype. Radcliffe seems to improve with each film but it still seems like he struggles with the more dramatic moments, such as
Watson did a nice job but I have to agree with Dann that she tended to overact, such as the scene between her and Harry after Lavender kisses Ron and her exaggerated laugh near the beginning when Ron jokes about Dumbledore's age. Then again, I think it sort of suits Hermione's character. Grint did an excellent job as Ron and is perhaps the best of three leads.

And, of course, the older actors were fantastic as well. Michael Gambon gave his best performance as Dumbledore yet. Jim Broadbent made an excellent (albeit different) Slughorn and Helena Bonham Carter is the perfect Bellatrix. Rickman, as always, was great though I still feel like we didn't get to see enough of him.

Overall I'd give the movie like an 8.5 out of 10. Somewhere in that ballpark. I have more faith in Yates as a director (I wasn't crazy about OOTP when I saw it in theaters, and after seeing it again recently I still have some complaints) and think that he's found his groove. John Williams is in the talks to work on the music for Deathly Hallows, given that his schedule works out with the producers'. Nicholas Hooper did a great job on HBP (I found his OOTP score a little too bland and safe) but there's no one like John Williams so let's cross our fingers!

I just got back from watching it, and it has to be probably the best one so far. I especially liked how I also liked how it had the apocalyptic feel to it. My one complaint is that when

I'm going to see it near the end of August. I go on vacation for 2 weeks in a couple of days, so I'll have to wait.
I'm not a huge Harry Potter fan, but all of my brothers and sisters are crazy about it.

John Williams on Harry Potter...Now that's something to look forward to! *crosses fingers*
And i have changed my opinion about the 2 part release. I have to agree with Taivyx's post.

Haven't seen it yet, but I'm a huge Harry Potter fan and can't wait to watch it. I hope i'm not dissapointed, but from what Dann_Boeing said, it sounds pretty good.

I think splitting the Deathly Hallows into two movies is a good idea. From what I've read, the director made the decision so as to allow for more character depth. Also, if they're splitting it into two, it means they trying to make it long and fit in as much as they can, which is good. Deathly Hallows is my favorite book.