Open Thread: Tell Us What You Thought of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I!
Movies
Posted by: Melissa
November 19, 2010, 01:18 PM
It's out, and most of you have seen it by now (if the early box office numbers are any indication!) - so here's where you get to tell us what you thought about the first half of the epic finale. Share your thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, below!
304 Comments
512 Points
hahah number one. The movie was Amazing, Epic and was true to the book. I can’t wait for part two. Thrilling all the way
169 Points
EPIC! Such a brooding intense buildup to the Grand Finale next summer. The trio is better than ever. Now my favorite of the series!
147 Points
I was a bit disappointed. They left out soooo many important things. No mention of Ariana, Regulas an after thought, no mention of Dumbledors shady past, where was the invisibility cloak, where was Dean, tonks mother and father, ect…..
I did love love love Dobby. Him and his sneakers. squee. Mad they kinda of screwed up his burial. Dan Radcliff was also brilliant. He’s such a good comedy actor.
So in a way i’m half and half. I keep reminding myself that it’s only half of the book. I love many parts of it, but some of it dragged
10882 Points
I loved it. But what happened to Lily’s letter and the torn photo? Isn’t that going to be important later? Still, very, very exciting. I thought Rhys Ifans was extremely touching as X Lovegood.
10839 Points
I loved it! Its now my favorite!!!!!!!! :D
I felt like it was true to the book, loved the tributes to hedwig and dobby :)
The mudblood on Hermione’s arm was great :D
I didn’t feel like any parts dragged… they got well into more than half of the book, and to tell you the truth, i wouldn’t of cared if it dragged… We also kept hearing that it was a road movie.. didn’t feel like it that much.. still lots of magic :)
Oh and the scene where they kill the horcrux ( dont want to spoil just incase) was amazing! loved it!
I felt like they kept most, like 98%, of the most important scenes :D
Still sooo much I have to say about this movie :D Not disappointing at all!
I don’t know why some critics gave it a low review, then again what do they know.
Must see, movie, and I really wouldn’t mind it being longer :D
Add me to talk about the movie! :D
135 Points
This is the first Hp movie I was not going “aw man!” the whole time to, they did a great job, really. very dark and very true to the book with the exception of the needless dance number between harry and hermoine, could have done without that. The silver doe scene went off beautifully and the death of dobby made me just as sad as the book did. I was upset that wormtail was offed so casually. for the first time, they made a change that I liked, the death of Hedwig was much more proper than the book, died fighting. godrics hollow was a bit truncated but still actually good. overall this gets high marks from a usually cynical geek, well done guys.
135 Points
This is the first Hp movie I was not going “aw man!” the whole time to, they did a great job, really. very dark and very true to the book with the exception of the needless dance number between harry and hermoine, could have done without that. The silver doe scene went off beautifully and the death of dobby made me just as sad as the book did. I was upset that wormtail was offed so casually. for the first time, they made a change that I liked, the death of Hedwig was much more proper than the book, died fighting. godrics hollow was a bit truncated but still actually good. overall this gets high marks from a usually cynical geek, well done guys.
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95 Points
AMAZING! I was a bit worried at first because of the past couple of movies..but this movie went way beyond my expectations! It was pretty much perfect. The acting was absolutely amazing! How those ministry workers pulled off facial expressions so well that you knew exactly which one was Ron and which one was Harry….brilliant. One thing I would have liked to see though..was Dudley shaking Harry’s hand. It was a very pivotal moment for his character. Other than that, AMAZING!
829 Points
I Loved it. Best in the series and perfect adaptation thats how i wanted the movie and i got exactly as that
2-Thumps up and 5/5 starts. I enjoyed every second of it
131 Points
love it, love it, LOVE IT ! no more words…it’s the best, the book and the movie. There weren’t so many things different from books and I’m just sooo happy because of that. love it. truly well done!
39 Points
Very Intense Movie. Can’t wait for Part 2. Dan, Rupert, and Emma out did them selfs. So much emotion and passion. Thought they left some important things out like the portrait, pictures, and letters. Can’t forget the Harry and Hermione kiss. That was crazy. Dobby and Hedwig died doing things heroic. Hopefully they show more abut Dumbledore’s past in the next movie. Awesome Movie. Can’t wait to see it again in IMAX.
829 Points
Got to watch it once more atleast
29 Points
This is my absolute all time favorite movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was filmed so well and sticked to the book very very well. Dobby was AMAZING! Though they did leave off a couple of minor scenes i thought it was sooo good! this one was just so much more humorous than the past 6 and i loved that about it and it balnced out with the epic scenes very well. all around PERFECT movie!
545 Points
As always, they left out so much… Merlin’s beard I’m glad they decided to do two movies! Imagine if they had done it in just one :-/
I have to watch again but I think that it was really good when you set aside the books and the brilliant things left out.
And most of all the trio’s acting was really good! And I cannot wait to see the second part!
hahah number one. The movie was Amazing, Epic and was true to the book. I can’t wait for part two. Thrilling all the way