DH can be easily split into two without compromising the story. It’s not Goblet of Fire.

I am happy that it is split into two movies, however I hate David Yates and I hate that the movie will be spread apart by 7 months. that seems just too long!

Oh GOD. I’m so disappointed. Yates is not that great of a director. Two films just means more money. This whole thing is selling Potter short. I hope someone comes around in 20 years and does the films again the RIGHT way.

I don’t even want to see these films.

Hmmm. Well, I’ve been fairly outspoken in my opposition of this idea from the off, and now that it’s official, I’m filled with doubt; simply put, as of right now, I feel that this move ha been made purely with commercial interests in mind, and that creatively the split will be not only unnecessary but actively harmful, and will result in two bloated, needless exercises in expensive fanservice rather than the single great film we might have had.

But, what can you do? Life goes on. I don’t mind Kloves as a screenwriter, and I actively like Yates as a director, but at this point, they have it everything to prove, as far as I’m concerned. Let’s hope I’m wrong…

Head explodes

I’m having to resist the urge to jump up and down. This is so cool!

Does the “More Canon” dance

This is exciting news! Actually, the wait between DH Part 1 and Part 2 is only six months, not one year as a couple of posters have mentioned. November 2010 to May 2011 is only 6 months.

I seriously hope they do the Battle of Hogwarts chapters justice. It will be hilarious to see Professor McGonagall and those running desks! And the scene in the Room of Requirement/All Hidden Things with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Malfoy, Crabbe & Goyle…that should be awesome, too! Not to mention the final showdown with Voldemort in the Great Hall…so many scenes to look forward to!

I’m getting so excited just thinking about the possibilities. Now that they’ve admitted that they can’t cut anything from the script and maintain the integrity of the story, I believe that Kloves, Yates (and company) will produce two movies that satisfy hardcore fans.

Of course, let’s not forget there’s still HBP coming later this year. Squeeeeee!!!!!

Squeeee!!! OMG guys I can’t believe we were all right! The splitting of the book seemed logical in order to fit everything into the movie. Or you could spend eight hours on the theater. XD

I’m thinking that a nice place to split it could be where Ron leaves the group or maybe after Harry visits Godric Hollow.

I wonder if Matt Lewis’s comment forced WB to make the announcement sooner than they had planned.

@TML: Yeah true. but on your first post you said that they should end part one during the last battle. unless i read that wrong. and that’s very far into it. I think tons of stuff happens after shell cottage. i mean after a kind of lull right when they break into Gringotts it’s just action-packed. there’s no pauses. and it’s all one day. you got the break in, the dragon, his scar burning and find out where the last horcruxes are and then they’re in hogsmeade and then they’re in the hog’s head and then they’re going through Ariana’s portrait to the room of requirement and then harry’s in the ravenclaw common and then snape flees and then the battle begins and harry goes to the great hall and then he’s talking to the ravenclaw ghost and then he’s trying to find ron and hermione and then they’re in the room of requirement again and then…...!!!!!!! THERE’S just so much that happens after Shell Cottage. That’s got be where they cut it.

Madam Hooch, you and I are on the same page as to where they should cut the movie. Dobby’s demise is a great way to end because it really packed an emotional punch after all the nail-biting horror/action at Malfoy Manor. The Trio (and Luna, Dean and Olivander) basically just escaped/survived by the skin of their teeth—at a huge, huge price, and it’s a point at which the action in the book slows down somewhat before we get into VERY expository territory that I don’t think people’s brains can handle or absorb very well at the end of a movie.

Remember, that the audience has got to absorb all the stuff about wandlore, Gringott’s, coupled with Harry having visions of Voldie. I think that it would be very hard to present the whole Harry-can-see-what-Voldie-is-up-to-and-is-making-choices-between-Horcruxes and-Hallows-all-while-he’s-interrogating-Griphook-and-Ollivander. Yet, there is still a LOT of action left in the book and would give ample time for all the wonder that is the break-in at Gringotts and of course the epic battle at Hogwarts—which battle (and all of Harry’s running around) could take an entire hour plus all on its own.

@Lilibeth: I really don’t think they’re going to end part one at a funeral. that’s not going to make people really want to come back. I mean it would be interesting if they ended it right when they arrive at Malfoy Manor and they find out where they are. That would be cool.

@Caracticus

I AM a true fan. I’m just not so blinded by my fanboyishness that I can’t judge the Harry Potter films objectively as films. As nice as it would be to see a live-action picturebook, the movies suffer when they try to get bogged down in all the details of the book and lose sight of the actual story and relevant plots. The Columbus films proved this, and I thought WB had learned their lesson since then.

Good idea !

I hope they ‘ll make the best of it with two 3 hour long movies !!!

So I WAS happy until I realized NOVEMBER 2010?? Thats TWO YEARS after HBP!! And thats only part 1! How will we survive the 2-2 1/2 year gap??! At least it looks like the Dobb-ster will be in it!!!

@Caracticus

I AM a true fan. I’m just not so blinded by my fanboyishness that I can’t judge the Harry Potter films objectively as films. As nice as it would be to see a moving picturebook of every scene from the books, the movies suffer when they try to get bogged down in all the details of the book and lose sight of the actual story and relevant plots. The Columbus films proved this, and I thought WB had learned their lesson since then.