My Thoughts on the Movie - Spoilers

[arcturusfelire]

First, I gotta say that I saw it in IMAX form with the special 20
minutes of 3D action.

That was a waste.

I did not like the 3D bits and thought it had no use and was not
entertaining. Well, not completely, as I like the look into the
Ministyr building in 3D as well as the glass part and the flying part.
But was it worth it seeing it in IMAX just for that, NO. Nor was it
worth paying that much more money compared to a normal theater ticket.

That out of the way, my general review of the movie was that it was
not a waste and that it was pretty entertaining. Though I must say
that I make a habit of NOT directly comparing it to the book as I
think no adaptation can ever be perfect. I also consider this a
somewhat AU version of the book universe, close but not exactly the same.

That said, I loved the acting. Of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred&George,
Neville and others.

I want to mention that I really like how Ron and Hermione are firming
their friendship with Harry. They look like they are somebody Harry
can depend on, I like that in the movie.

About Fred and George the biggest part I loved (besides their exit
which was great) was their helping of the younger boy. It shows that
besides their carefree attitude they do not hesitate to help others
younger and more fragile then them. It shows that they are good
people, I like that.

I detested Ginny and Cho, but I hate them in them books so that is
explainable. Ginny especially, she has no lines (pretty much) but is
in practically every scene, its annoying. And Cho, well, all I gotta
say is that I am glad they kept the "wet" part in relation to her.

I loved, absolutely completely LOVED Luna Lovegood. Oh my god, that
character (and the actress that played her) was simply perfect. She
was great, inspiring and beautiful. And I must say that she is the
only girl that I could even remotely accept with Harry, so them making
her awesome was cool.

I also love Snape, which is not a surprise as I loved him in both the
books and the other movies. I also loved the way the actor portrayed
him, having him in the movies is great. His scenes were perfect,
including the scene when Harry explains to him about 'Padfoot' and the
scene about Legimancy. Very cool.

I also like McGonnagel and I though her performance was amazing.

Sirius, well Sirius was simply amazing. The way he and Harry spoke to
each other, beautiful and quite moving. The way he mentored Harry was
a very good think. His notDeath into the Veil was also quite moving
and quite nice, though the "Good job James" part ruined the scene a
little bit for me.

I gotta say I love the way the others in the Order acted and appeared.
I did not conceptually choose the same for some of the people,
Shackleboth as an example, but nonetheless the choices they made were
awesome. Molly is really herself, which is great, and acts like she
does in the books. I found myself reacting in disgust in her blocking
of Harry knowing what was happening while watching the movie just as I
did while reading the book, which is a nice thing.

I must say while I like Remus he had no screen time which while said
is understandable. Though I do like his presence almost every time
Sirius and harry talk (not the hugging one but a lot of the other
times). I consider him another 'uncle' to Harry and think that his
presence their is very nice.

Dumbledore, what can I say. His non-reaction to harry was quite like
the book, so spot on. His defendign of him in the Ministry building
was cool. I especially liked his "I have been accidentally here for
many hours). I especially liked his defense of the Divination teacher.
And I loved his leaving when he was fired. Actually, that entire scene
was simply brilliant - the lines and dialog stunning.

Umbridge, well all I can say is that I absolutely hate the character
and love the actress for presenting her in such a good way. She was
amazing and every bit of twistness and evilness was performed as it
should be. They choose a perfect person to play her, and I am glad
they made that choice.

I also like how the actor that plays Dumbledore also played the
innkeeper of the inn they went to when plotting for DA. I thought
having both the same actor and the goat present perfectly shows that
it is supposed to be Alberth, and that was amazing and so totally cool.

The DeathEaters were amazing, especially Lucius and Bellatrix. I
especially loved whenever they talked and found their presence twisted
and cool. Especially Lucius, I love the character from the books and
think that the way they present him in the movies is awesome.

Voldemort was also very cool. The way they made him look is not like I
pictured from the book but cool and not bad. I think his presence, his
acting and the way he appeared was a very cool think and made the
movie somewhat better.

I also have to say I completely love the visual images of the movie -
the Dementer Attack, Order headquarters (the method they had of
showing the place was cool), the Ministry building (oh man!, did I
love the way that place looked), Azkaban prison (this was beautiful).
I also loved how they continue to portray Hogwarts, its such a
beautiful place.

The DA was amazing and very cool to see. The way they showed the
hidden room was a very nice touch, it also was cool that they had
Neville find it. I like Neville and think that giving him that part
was a nice touch.

The final battle in the Ministry building was intriguing and
entertaining to watch. Too short in my opinion but that can be
understood. The final mental battle was great. And while I find the
presentation of "friendship and love separates us" a little trip and
childish, I do find it fits the scene perfectly.

I do want to ask what the hell was with the DeathEaters flying around
like Dementeors and ghostes. I could have sworn that appration does
not work like that, and I could have sworn that the only way to fly
was with brooms. I found the battle scenes to be completely different
from that which I got from the books. I also find that the lack of
using wands, while something that is cool and common in the movies, is
completely different from the books.

I gotta say that the flying around and becoming silvery whisps of
smoke-like things was the one part that got me confused and somewhat
annoyed. Wizards do not do that in the books, at least not in the way
I got out of the books.

All in all I have to rate that I enjoyed the movie of the 5th book
much more than the way I liked the 5h book. In fact, I hated the 5th
book and think it was the second worst Harry Potter book (with the 6th
coming first, though probably pushed to second when the 7th Harry
Potter book comes out). Anyway, despite that I enjoyed the movie and
thought that it was entertaining to watch and fun to sit through.

arcturusfelire