[HPFGU-Movie] HP7 Pt1-The Pros [Caution: SPOILERS!]

[Valerie Flowe]

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I was thrilled with DH Part 1!! I thought the acting and directing was  
excellent. I saw it at midnight on IMAX which was a blast because most  
people there were obsessive Potter fans; dressed up, excited,  
chanting, carrying on. Saw it again the next night w/my family.
Having learned from prior disappointments, I try to go into HP films  
knowing that they will surely change some things from the book, but I  
have to say I felt that they stayed quite close to the text and I am  
grateful for the 5 hours that they are allotting to tell this final  
tale.

Here are some of my favorite parts:
- The tale of the 3 brothers; BRILLIANT the way they animated  
that...wow!

- When Ginny asks Harry to zip her up. It's quite innocently sensual,  
the way he slowly zips her then puts his hand on her shoulder.
It's their only scene together and yet it shows how intimate they've  
become since the last film. And then George walking in and smirking  
with the toothbrush in his ear, is a riotl!

- Love the 7 Harry's scene and Fred (or George's) smart aleck remark  
to Mad Eye about the Goblin Piss! And Harry's lack of fashion sense,  
lol!

- I like the part when Ron & Harry are sitting on the cot talking  
about Hermione. Ron says "How long you reckon she'll be mad at me?"  
and Harry replies "Just keep telling that story about the ball of  
light to your heart!" heehee! They've come a long way from their girl  
cluelessness in GOF! And when the new wand creates a ball of flame out  
of the jar...so funny!

There are just so many subtleties that I love in this film:
- When Ron touches Hermione's face in the cafe.

- The way Lucius cringes when V snaps his wand, like he's going to  
curse him or something. V mocking his "My Lord". The look on Snape's  
face when the teacher is pleading with him. It says so much even tho  
he's trying so hard to remain completely impassive.

- The torture scene between Bella & Hermione really makes me  
squirm...so evil!!! I liked the addition of "mudblood" dug into  
Hermione's arm. Apparently that was Helena's idea, ha!

- Love how it shows all 3 of the trio taking turns at setting the  
protective charms around their campsite. They are all getting quite  
good at their 'craft'.

- Love when Dobby keeps pushing Kreacher back while walking on the  
table, and then Kreacher is poking Mundungus, haha! They did an  
outstanding CG job on Kreacher...his mouth/teeth, loose skin...he  
looked so real! More real than Dobby, actually.

- Love the way they ended Part 1. The final scene is so powerful. The  
ruthless way that V smashes D's tomb, then grins evilly as he takes  
the wand from him and raises it to the sky...shiver!!