What was up with pretty much ignoring Ginny for most of the movies (even though she is present a lot in the books and winds up being pretty damn important to Harry) yet they somehow managed to find time for Harry's snogging sessions with Cho?
]]>With regard to losing the funeral scene, I'm guessing they'll have it at the beginning of DH pt 1 but without it you don't get the sense of loss, emptiness and determination that Harry is starting to feel. It seems like he just feels like – oh it's sad, Dumbledore's dead – gotta find the Horcruxes myself now. There wasn't enough to give you a true sense of the closeness of their relationship or the sense of safety Dumbledore gave Harry.
I'm now wondering if it's Dumbledore's funeral that the death eaters attack, given that the Burrow is now a charred cinder.
The two characters that were left out that bother me the most are Dobby and Kreacher – they're both important in the last book and to leave them out really would be unacceptable.
]]>Yeah it seemed like they just got to the end and yelled 'CRAP WE HAVE 15 MINUTES FOR 100 PAGES OF MATERIAL'
A few great moments which got left out that I think the actors really could have run with.
And yet – still very much enjoyed the flick.
]]>I thought of all the movies, THIS one held the closest to the book. Then again, I didn't reread it and didn't remember a lot of it until it started enfolding on the screen. Grayback was too easy to miss in this movie, as was his wanted poster.
My husband thought the movie totally lacked any action. I think that's fair, but the book kinda did too… until the very end.
My biggest disappointment was Fawkes. He was supposed to be there, singing, the whole time… not just when he flew away. I was looking forward to hearing what kind of song they would give him.
Also, my husband leaned over and whispered, "count how many ejaculate references they make with Hermione's mouth." The Harry/Ginny shoe thing fit right in. You all remember being teenagers, right?
]]>The only thing that truly annoyed me about the end was the cop-out for Harry and Ginny's talk. The yspent SO MUCH TIME with the two of them that not seeing Harry tell Ginny he can't stay with her was really, really disappointing.
Would have loved to see the fight and the funeral but for whatever reason, the Ginny thing made me feel robbed.
]]>]]>"Kill me then," panted Harry, who felt no fear at all, but only rage and contempt. "Kill me like you killed him, you coward -"
"DON'T -" screamed Snape, and his face was suddenly demented, inhuman, as though he was in as much pain as the yelping, howling dog stuck in the burning house behind them – "CALL ME COWARD!"
And he slashed at the air: Harry felt a white-hot, whiplike something hit him across the face and was slammed backward into the ground.
oh. whoops.
]]>Ummm, If I remember the book right, that is exactly how Potter finds out who the Half Blood Prince is. I could be mistaken, but I don't think so.
]]>I agree with you, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the 7.0 (For lack of an official name I'm going with BSG numbering) movie will feature the funeral. Do remember that not only do the 6th and 7th books have barely any gap between them, but due to the splitting of 7 they may NOT have enough to put in the first one. Therefore, I'm hoping they use some of the unused stuff from 6.
]]>Nice comic, btw!
Wouldn't Josh have carved a lightning-bolt scar in his head for the movie opening?
]]>That said, I too felt it was the best of the six movies. I especially appreciated the difficulty in keeping the questions going about Snape's intentions and motivations, which was done so excellently in the books, being duplicated in a different medium. Bravo for that.
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I went to see it again and I still agree with the things I wrote in the review. I also have to say the whole Ginny shoe tying thing was pretty creepy (as was the whole "Did you and Ginny do it?" line… WTF).
]]>rarely understand? i love your art, they're always positive! also, you should keep that in the site as an example of the awesomeness there is in the vault.
PD: i can't get into the vault. money problems. i-am-a-14-year-old-teen kind of money problems.
She has to show it to the goblins out front, then hop onto the trolley in order to get to her vault. It seems weird, since she's the only one storing money there, but she insisted on the design.
]]>My little brother said that the movie was "meh". It seems like people who really want to like the movie will find reasons to. I personally have no interest in paying $10 to see it (especially since I haven't seen the fifth one; I enjoyed the fourth one, but mostly because it played out like a 2-hour-long metal video).
]]>I think its her "#1 Knut".
]]>Thats my problem i guess. I just finished the books a week or two ago .
]]>I have the same reservations. The changes in this movie are going to require MASSIVE changes in the next 2. I heard they got Bill Nighy (sp?) to play the minister. But since he was left out of this movie and isnt around for much of book 7 Im not sure what theyre going to do with him. Essentially he will have one scene.
]]>Thanks for showing the WP shirt to more potter fans.
I hear ya about the ending. It would have been very Return of the King with 2 or 3 endings had they left all of that material end. I still would have liked to see it though.
]]>I rarely understand if your comments are positive or negative but if you like that sort of thing theres a lot of it in the Vault.
]]>I rarely understand if your comments are positive or negative but if you like that sort of thing theres a lot of it in the Vault.
]]>I rarely understand if your comments are positive or negative but if you like that sort of thing theres a lot of it in the Vault.
]]>Emo wizards… lol
]]>Yah know being the chosen one comes with a lot of responsibilities and pressure! And his parents being killed that just sucks could you blame him if he was emo and all the kids pick on him! *sigh* Just leave Harry Potter alone! *cries*
]]>Im still digesting it to determine if I think its the best of the series or not. it was certainly the funniest and possible the most entertaining. I think if I hadnt JUST finished the books I would be blown away,
]]>I think the funeral should have at least been shown. Even if no dialog was spoken. Just showing that it happened would have been enough.
]]>"how could they possibly skip over plot points"
I guess you'll know within a few hours. I dont see how they managed to ADD things that werent in the book at the expense of characters and plot elements that were cut.
]]>probably because it was condensed to 10 seconds.
]]>Im just curious how theyre going to deal with the repercussions of that battle that didnt happen. What about Bill?
]]>Let the flaming begin!
]]>Plus, from what orifice will they pull out all the missing details needed to end this movie – or will that be vastly different as well?
]]>For people who hated it because it didn't live up to the book:
You can't expect the movie to have every little nuance and detail from the book, especially ones as long as the HP books. You have to take the movie as an homage to the book, not as a literal translation. Go into it looking to be entertained for a few hours and you'll be much happier.
(I always though book 6 to be the worst in the collection. As though Ms. Rowling rushed through it to meet deadlines and didn't have the opportunity to take her time and make it rock.)
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