Harry Potter movie SPOILERS

[disneyworldluvr349]

Saw it last night. Loved it! And HBP was not my favorite book, but I think the movie was the best of the series so far.

Things I liked:
1. Harry starts to notice Ginny right away, when he shows up at the Burrow in the beginning of the movie. It took longer in the book.
2. The humor - it was very funny. I especially liked the scene where Ron's in the hospital and Lavendar and Hermione are going at it over who's more important to him, then Ron calls out Hermione's name and Lavendar walks out. All this happens in front of the professors who are just watching the action.
3. Loved Weasley's joke shop! I liked the fact that they used the same music from the fireworks scene in OOTP.
4. Loved seeing the Burrow - the scene through the staircase is great.
5. Acting was superb - I loved the scenes with the adults actors alone. It gave the movie a completely different feel.
6. Loved the drama - Draco smashing Harry's nose, Katie being cursed, Harry forcing the potion on Dumbledore. They did it all very well - very dark - the way it was written.
7. Tom Felton was excellent as Draco.
8. Jessie Cave was perfect as Lavendar.

Things I didn't like:
1. Having Luna find Harry on the train as opposed to Tonks.
2. Dumbledore NOT stunning/paralyzing Harry in the Astronomy tower.
3. Not seeing Luna, Seamus and Eddie(?) protecting the trio with their patronuses.
4. The waitress scene.
5. No explanation of why Snape is the Half-Blood Prince.
6. No explanation of Tonks and Lupin being married, she just calls him "sweetheart".
7. I would have liked to see a little bit more about Ginny's personality. She is supposed to be a force to be reckoned with and very popular. I did like when she stood behind Harry at Quidditch tryouts and told everyone to "Shut it". Bonnie Wright's acting is a little flat, although she is really beautiful.

I didn't miss Dumbledore's funeral as much as I thought I would. I knew it was not going to be in the movie, so I was prepared.

It was really a step above the rest of the movies and sets up the finale perfectly. I think the next two movies are going to be even better.

I agree with everything you said!

 

[Sandy321]

HenDek meant to quote your review as well!!

I truly loved this movie. The filming was just incredible and I think the castle looked better and more glorious than it has in any of the previous movies.

It was definitely so much darker, but the comedy was also perfect. The acting was really good, just wonderful and true to all the characters.

Now, I've read the books several times (from 1 to 7 and then again during my cancer treatment) and felt a few important things were missing:

*The Dursleys. I really missed them and the way that Harry waited for Dumbledore to pick him up. I loved those parts in the movie.

*I felt that some of the love that Dumbledore had for Harry wasn't shown. He was more of the general with Harry than the loving parent and although that was important now more than ever, in the book, you felt it between them.

*When Dumbledore was drinking the potion in the cave, he really didn't have the tortured memories and guilt of his sister dying and feeling he was responsible. He said "it's my fault" a few times but it was so dramatic in the book and so important to the 7th book.

*When the Burrow burned down, there was an audible sadness and sigh's in the movie theater. I hated that. The Burrow is like our home. And that was not in the book, of course.

*And the only part of the movie that I hated. When Dumbledore is in the tower and Draco is coming up, he instructs Harry to go below and not do or say anything no matter what. In the book, of course, he was "frozen" and under the invisibility cloak and watched the whole horrible scene. He had much time when just Dumbledore and Draco were alone and knew that Dumbledore was disarmed and that Draco meant to kill him. He did nothing. In the book, all he wanted to do was move to say the Professor. I understood he could do nothing once the Death Eaters were there, but when it was just Draco, he had a perfect shot at him. That really upset me because it went truly against Harry's character.

But overall, I LOVED this movie. I can't wait to see it again.

Both reviews are really well written and informative!! Thank you!!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

I saw Emma Watson on Regis and Kelly this week, and she said they have filmed the first part of Deathly Hallows. Reading everyone's predictions/ comments about the next film, I checked out IMDB and here is a list of the characters...


So Fleur and Bill are cast! As well as Luna's Dad. I sure hope they have a wedding scene in the next movie. Imagine how cool they could make a wizzards wedding look???

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926084/



Emma Watson ... Hermione Granger

Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter

Bonnie Wright ... Ginny Weasley

Rupert Grint ... Ron Weasley

Helena Bonham Carter ... Bellatrix Lestrange

Alan Rickman ... Severus Snape

Tom Felton ... Draco Malfoy

Dave Legeno ... Fenrir Greyback

Robbie Coltrane ... Rubeus Hagrid (rumored)
Evanna Lynch ... Luna Lovegood

Maggie Smith ... Minerva McGonagall (rumored)
Helen McCrory ... Narcissa Malfoy

John Hurt ... Mr. Ollivander

Julie Walters ... Molly Weasley (rumored)

Bill Nighy ... Rufus Scrimgeour

Jason Isaacs ... Lucius Malfoy

David Thewlis ... Remus Lupin
Matthew Lewis ... Neville Longbottom (rumored)

Timothy Spall ... Peter Pettigrew

Warwick Davis ... Griphook
Oliver Phelps ... George Weasley
Jamie Campbell Bower ... Gellert Grindelwald
Natalia Tena ... Nymphadora Tonks (rumoured)

Rhys Ifans ... Xenophilius Lovegood

Brendan Gleeson ... Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
James Phelps ... Fred Weasley

Miranda Richardson ... Rita Skeeter (rumored)
Clémence Poésy ... Fleur Delacour
Ciarán Hinds ... Aberforth Dumbledore

Toby Regbo ... Teenage Dumbledore (rumored)

Chris Rankin ... Percy Weasley (rumored)

Imelda Staunton ... Dolores Umbridge (rumored)

Rade Serbedzija ... Gregorovitch
Domhnall Gleeson ... Bill Weasley
Mark Williams ... Arthur Weasley
Toby Jones ... Dobby the House Elf (voice)

David O'Hara ... Albert Runcorn (rumored)

Chase Armitage ... Snatcher (rumored)
Nick Moran ... Scabior (rumored)
Sophie Thompson ... Mafalda Hopkirk (rumored)
Michelle Fairley ... Mrs. Granger
Andy Linden ... Mundungus Fletcher

Simon McBurney ... Kreacher (voice)
Matyelok Gibbs ... Aunt Muriel (rumored)
Hazel Douglas ... Bathilda Bagshot (rumored)
Carolyn Pickles ... Professor Charity Burbage (rumored)
Rod Hunt ... Thorfinn Rowle (rumored)
Steffan Rhodri ... Reg Cattermole (rumored)

 

[HenDuck]

I think the director or producer said they are going to bring back "all" the characters for Deathly Hallows.

I would think some would be in the form of "ghosts" or memories, but supposedly they'll all be there.

I hope they include Bill & Fleur's wedding - even if it's abbreviated.

 

[PaMom001]

I don't quite understand how Harry and Ginny could suddenly perform magic outside school and not get into trouble

The ending annoyed me too - I knew they were cutting Dumbledore's funeral (I'm wondering if it'll be in part one of the next film?), but I thought it ended really abruptly. Why would Harry not stun/curse Malfoy when they arrived on the tower - there were no Death Eaters at this point and no sign of any coming. I really don't think Harry would've just stood there and let it happen. Plus, if Dumbledore can now magically apparate within the castle, why didn't he just apparate the heck off the tower??
They brushed over the HBP plotline too I felt. Snape was just like 'I'm the half-blood prince, but we're not going to bother to explain why I'm called this or anything. We'll just cut to the Astronomy Tower instead, where a heart-warming discussion is taking place.' Also no mention of Harry/Ginny breakup (indeed, they've not long got together at this point) but I'm guessing that will be saved for the next film too, so no big loss there.

I'm always pretty easy-going about the films because I know they try to dramatise them more (and this was always one of the most boring books plotwise anyhow) but inaccuracies annoy me. I mean I'd love them to include all the memories, and the elf tails and so on, but I appreciate it's not always possible. There's no need to be inaccurate though is there

Dumbledore knew he was dying because he drank the potion. Also, Dumbledore and Snape had planned on Snape killing Dumbledore, so Dumbledore must've realized that Snape would be following Malfoy up to the tower. That gave Snape a chance to 'read' Dumbledore's mind. He would've been able to communicate to Snape that he(Dumbledore) was dying.

Did anyone else think that Snape was even better looking in this movie?
YUM YUM

Drooooool. I love Snape. This is the first HP movie I saw in theaters. OMG.....I wanted to jump on the screen whenever Snape came on.

 

[Kycha]

Dumbledore knew he was dying because he drank the potion.

It's been a while since I read the book. But I thought Dumbledore was dying because he was cursed when he tried on Marvolo Gaunts ring?

 

[luvsJack]

It's been a while since I read the book. But I thought Dumbledore was dying because he was cursed when he tried on Marvolo Gaunts ring?

You are correct. Harry finds this out when he sees Snape's memories.

 

[HenDuck]

Alan Rickman's portrayal of Snape is, in some ways, spot on with the book, and in other ways (the yum factor), WAAAAAAYYYY better.

I don't think he's written as sexy in the books, but in the movies, oh boy! Rickman brings it!

(They better do "the Prince's Tale" chapter justice in Deathly Hallows!)

 

[OzFan]

Alan Rickman's portrayal of Snape is, in some ways, spot on with the book, and in other ways (the yum factor), WAAAAAAYYYY better.

I don't think he's written as sexy in the books, but in the movies, oh boy! Rickman brings it!

(They better do "the Prince's Tale" chapter justice in Deathly Hallows!)

From your lips to the director's ears!

 

[luvsJack]

I like the fact that the kids have paired up. Ron and Hermione, and Harry and Ginny. However, I missed seeing Neville. The kids were supposed to help Harry at the end, and they didn't. I should have been crying when Dumbledore died at the end, and it left me feeling nothing. No way would Harry just let Snape walk by him like that at the end, after Snape told him to hush.

When Snape told Harry not to say anything, I thought that it gave the impression that he was going to help Dumbledore. Remember that Dumbledore trusted Snape always and Harry knew that. In OOTP, Harry even sought help from Snape to check on Sirrus. He didn't like Snape, but because Snape was in the OOTP and because of Dumbledore's never wavering trust, he would have assumed he was going to help.

I guess I am the odd man out on this scene, because I liked the way they did it. I think, for someone that had not read the book, it gave more surprise to what happened.(that is assuming there is someone out there who had not been told what was going to happen by someone who had read the book) Again, it gave the impression that Snape was there to help not to harm.

OTOH, knowing how it all plays out in the end; it also showed Snape's was protection of Harry. If Belatrix or the others had known Harry was there, he would have been toast. We haven't been shown that protection a whole lot in the movies; except for in the first movie when he was trying to undue the spell on Harry's broom during Quidditch.

 

[Howellsy]

Dumbledore knew he was dying because he drank the potion. Also, Dumbledore and Snape had planned on Snape killing Dumbledore, so Dumbledore must've realized that Snape would be following Malfoy up to the tower. That gave Snape a chance to 'read' Dumbledore's mind. He would've been able to communicate to Snape that he(Dumbledore) was dying.

Yeah I know that he always had to die, as we find out in the 7th book; what I mean is that there is now a plot hole in the film that never existed in the book. It was still possible in the film for Harry to save Dumbledore/Dumbledore to disapparate.

 

[luvsJack]

Yeah I know that he always had to die, as we find out in the 7th book; what I mean is that there is now a plot hole in the film that never existed in the book. It was still possible in the film for Harry to save Dumbledore/Dumbledore to disapparate.

In that pp that quotes the interview with the screen writer he talks of a scene that will later haunt Harry. Harry questions almost every death as something he could have stopped. Looks like Dumbledore's death will haunt him too.

Dumbledore wouldn't disapperate away from his death, he was already dying and by not being killed at that time he would have caused other deaths. Voldemort would have killed Draco if Dumbledore had not died (Draco tells us that when he is talking to Dumbledore) . Plus Snape had made the vow with Draco's mom; earlier in the movie Ron tells Harry that if you break an unbreakable vow you will die; so Snape would have died too.

 

[Kurby]

for those of you interested i found some pictures of the guy who will play Bill Wesley.

boy i'm really liking red heads LOL

 

[PaMom001]

That's right, I forgot about the ring and Dumbledore slowly dying because of it. Maybe it was a combination of the ring and the stuff in the bowl.

 

[Kurby]

same girl who played Fleur in tri wizzard is playing her in deathly.

 

[luvsJack]

for those of you interested i found some pictures of the guy who will play Bill Wesley.

boy i'm really liking red heads LOL

Wow. Definitely looks like Ron's brother!

 

[Kurby]

that's what i thought too - more then percy, fred and george.

though siblings don't always look like they belong either look at robin and Maurise gibb - didn't even look like cousins let alone twins

 

[luvsJack]

that's what i thought too - more then percy, fred and george.

though siblings don't always look like they belong either look at robin and Maurise gibb - didn't even look like cousins let alone twins

This is so true!

I have always loved the twins that play Fred and George (and always wished they had been made a bigger part of the storyline in the movies); but they do not look much like Ron.

But, actually I have always felt that the movies never really had them all act like brothers! Times that Ron got hurt or sick, the twins never acted particularly concerned or "big brotherly" even if they did in the books. (like the whole deal when Draco called Hermoine a mudblood and Ron tried to hex him in Chamber of Secrets, they just watched like the other kids.)

 

[ColoradoMom!!]

OK - it's been a long time since I read the last two, but in this movie when Dumbledore is explaining the Horcrux thing to Harry, did anyone notice how Harry kind of cracks his neck like he does when he is "channeling" Voldemort?? Maybe this is a reference to Harry being the last Horcrux?? Harry has always carried a part of Voldemort in him - transferred when Voldemort tried to kill him, right?

Sorry - it's been a long time - need to re-read.

Loved the movie, but didn't feel the emotional depth I did when Harry reacted to Sirius' death in OOTP. That was Didn't feel the same about his reaction to Dumbledore's death.

Wanted to feel something for Ginny and Harry - but that felt a bit off too.

 

[DarthKTrava]

Wow. Definitely looks like Ron's brother!

And, unlike the guys playing the twins, he doesn't have to dye his hair....