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

[OctobersChild48 at aol.com]

I agree with every word of your review. I saw  the movie at the 11 a.m. 
matinee last Friday. We were shocked at how  packed the theater was! This is, 
by far, the best one yet with the  exception of Sorcerer's Stone, which will 
always be my favorite.  

Sandy
 
I can't wait for the DVD to be released. Does  anyone know if the two parts 
are going to be released separately on DVD or  if they are going to wait 
and release them together in a boxed  set?
 
 
In a message dated 11/22/2010 11:42:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
valerie.flowe at verizon.net writes:

 
 
 
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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!!






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