Prada Brat
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the first 6 are all solid films, azakaban and HBP stick out as the best imo
its always nice to see emma watson another year older
its always nice to see emma watson another year older
The OFFICIAL Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Parts 1 & 2 Thread
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From Warner Brothers.
Despite everyone's best efforts, we were unable to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standarRAB of quality. We do not want to disappoint fans who have long-anticipated the conclusion of this extraordinary journey, and to that end, we are releasing our film day-and-date on November 19, 2010 as planned. We, in alignment with our filmmakers, believe this is the best course to take in order to ensure that our audiences enjoy the consummate 'Harry Potter' experience.
Producer David Heyman said, "For 10 years, we have worked alongside Alan Horn and the studio, whose priority has always been to preserve the integrity of Jo Rowling's books as we have adapted them to the screen, and this decision reflects that commitment."
Director David Yates continued, "This decision, which we completely support, underscores the fact that Warner Bros. has always put quality first."
As scheduled, on July 15, 2011, we will deliver to conventional and IMAX theaters our final installment of the film franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," in both 2D and 3D formats
Despite everyone's best efforts, we were unable to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standarRAB of quality. We do not want to disappoint fans who have long-anticipated the conclusion of this extraordinary journey, and to that end, we are releasing our film day-and-date on November 19, 2010 as planned. We, in alignment with our filmmakers, believe this is the best course to take in order to ensure that our audiences enjoy the consummate 'Harry Potter' experience.
Producer David Heyman said, "For 10 years, we have worked alongside Alan Horn and the studio, whose priority has always been to preserve the integrity of Jo Rowling's books as we have adapted them to the screen, and this decision reflects that commitment."
Director David Yates continued, "This decision, which we completely support, underscores the fact that Warner Bros. has always put quality first."
As scheduled, on July 15, 2011, we will deliver to conventional and IMAX theaters our final installment of the film franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," in both 2D and 3D formats
)Chrissy_Lynn87
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I think there are a few new bits.
Chuyqwerty
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The trailer is AMAZING! I cant remember ever being that excited at a trailer before, had goosebumps. 
this. I read quite a lot now but HP was the first thing that really got me into reading. Love the books and still read them. I need to re-read Deathly Hallows before the film comes out.
It's gonna be strange not having a harry potter film to look forward to every year/few years.
I need to re-read Deathly Hallows before the film comes out. It's gonna be strange not having a harry potter film to look forward to every year/few years.
I can't believe some prefer Columbus' boring carbon copies of the books to Cuaron/Newell/Yates' films.
@Badcompany - these are films not books. What may work for a book may not work for a film, as they are entirely different mediums and entities.There is only a certain amount you can place into a film that has to be kept under 2.5 hours long with budget constraints. There neeRAB to be cinematic style along with substance. I find it sad that some judge the films on what they include from the books, instead of rating them on the quality of their cinematic structure: pacing, editing, cinematography, character development, score, script etc....
The films have got better with each instalment and I really don't know how you can say nothing happened in HBP.
The film's plot had three sides to it: Draco's devouring childhood, Snape's Identity and Voldemort's Horcruxes.
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The film showed us that Snape had made an Unbreakable Vow - if Snape did not help Draco carry out his mission as best as he could, Snape would die.
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Harry found an old potions textbook, which had the title 'Half-Blood Prince' inside the back cover. It was later revealed that Snape's old nickname was the 'Half-Blood Prince'. The book also contained Snape's own spell called Sectumsempra, which leaves the victim with severe blood loss as shown in the Draco and Harry fight in the bathroom.
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The film starts off by showing us that Draco is now a Death Eater and Voldemort had instructed him to kill Dumbledore. Draco tried to do this all year by cursing a necklace, which he tried to send to Professor Dumbledore via Katie Bell. His plan failed when Katie ended up being possessed by the necklace. She was saved by Hagrid immediately, therefore the necklace did not have time to kill her.
Draco then poisoned a bottle of mead, which Slughorn was going to give to Dumbledore as a Christmas present. However, Ron ended up drinking it and was poisoned, thus Draco's second plan to kill the headmaster failed. Ron was saved by a magical medicine called a Bezoar, just in time. Don't forget that Draco is only a 16 year old and to be placed in a situation like this would be extremely stressful and difficult for him. He even broke down in the bathroom scene.
Draco then started to fix the two-way cabinet in the Room of Requirement. The cabinet served as a gateway from the "Borgin and Burkes Shop" into Hogwarts School. He needed the Death Eaters to enter the school after his previous plans failed. By fixing the broken cabinet, the Death Eaters would enter the school and make sure he would kill Dumbledore once and for all.
All of this was in striking contrast with the normal teenage life. As everyone was under pressure from raging hormones, Draco was under pressure of being killed if he did not kill Dumbledore by the end of the year. It showed how Draco was affected by the Death Eater lifestyle in comparison to the average teenage life.
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Harry extracted the memory from Slughorn. In this memory we learned that Voldemort, aka Tom Riddle, received information from Slughorn on how to split the soul.
Voldemort split his soul into seven pieces and placed them in various items. These items, with the soul contained, are known as Horcruxes. The film then explained that one cannot kill Voldemort unless all of his Horcruxes are destroyed.
We were then told that Dumbledore had tracked down one Horcrux (the ring) and had destroyed it, thus injuring his hand and destroying one piece of Voldemort's soul. He also showed us Tom Riddle's diary, another Horcrux that was destroyed in Harry's second year in the Chamber of Secrets. Dumbledore then said that he had found another and that he needed Harry to help him get to it.
This Horcrux was the locket. After the situation with the Inferi, Dumbledore and Harry obtained the Locket, but soon after Dumbledore was killed by Snape. We then found out that the Locket Horcrux was fake and that a person named RAB had taken the real Horcrux and intended to destroy it as soon as possible. This left a cliff hanger ending in which Harry, Ron and Hermione need to venture out into the wild and track down the other Horcuxes as well as finding RAB and what became of the Locket Horcrux.
So, taking everything into account, the film did have a plot and executed it well with brilliant cinematography, pacing, symbolism and foreshadowing.
Also, splitting the later books into two parts would only drag this series out and it would become very tedious. Good for the fans to enjoy, but WB Studios need to take into account other audiences too.
@Badcompany - these are films not books. What may work for a book may not work for a film, as they are entirely different mediums and entities.There is only a certain amount you can place into a film that has to be kept under 2.5 hours long with budget constraints. There neeRAB to be cinematic style along with substance. I find it sad that some judge the films on what they include from the books, instead of rating them on the quality of their cinematic structure: pacing, editing, cinematography, character development, score, script etc....
The films have got better with each instalment and I really don't know how you can say nothing happened in HBP.
The film's plot had three sides to it: Draco's devouring childhood, Snape's Identity and Voldemort's Horcruxes.
----
The film showed us that Snape had made an Unbreakable Vow - if Snape did not help Draco carry out his mission as best as he could, Snape would die.
----
Harry found an old potions textbook, which had the title 'Half-Blood Prince' inside the back cover. It was later revealed that Snape's old nickname was the 'Half-Blood Prince'. The book also contained Snape's own spell called Sectumsempra, which leaves the victim with severe blood loss as shown in the Draco and Harry fight in the bathroom.
----
The film starts off by showing us that Draco is now a Death Eater and Voldemort had instructed him to kill Dumbledore. Draco tried to do this all year by cursing a necklace, which he tried to send to Professor Dumbledore via Katie Bell. His plan failed when Katie ended up being possessed by the necklace. She was saved by Hagrid immediately, therefore the necklace did not have time to kill her.
Draco then poisoned a bottle of mead, which Slughorn was going to give to Dumbledore as a Christmas present. However, Ron ended up drinking it and was poisoned, thus Draco's second plan to kill the headmaster failed. Ron was saved by a magical medicine called a Bezoar, just in time. Don't forget that Draco is only a 16 year old and to be placed in a situation like this would be extremely stressful and difficult for him. He even broke down in the bathroom scene.
Draco then started to fix the two-way cabinet in the Room of Requirement. The cabinet served as a gateway from the "Borgin and Burkes Shop" into Hogwarts School. He needed the Death Eaters to enter the school after his previous plans failed. By fixing the broken cabinet, the Death Eaters would enter the school and make sure he would kill Dumbledore once and for all.
All of this was in striking contrast with the normal teenage life. As everyone was under pressure from raging hormones, Draco was under pressure of being killed if he did not kill Dumbledore by the end of the year. It showed how Draco was affected by the Death Eater lifestyle in comparison to the average teenage life.
----
Harry extracted the memory from Slughorn. In this memory we learned that Voldemort, aka Tom Riddle, received information from Slughorn on how to split the soul.
Voldemort split his soul into seven pieces and placed them in various items. These items, with the soul contained, are known as Horcruxes. The film then explained that one cannot kill Voldemort unless all of his Horcruxes are destroyed.
We were then told that Dumbledore had tracked down one Horcrux (the ring) and had destroyed it, thus injuring his hand and destroying one piece of Voldemort's soul. He also showed us Tom Riddle's diary, another Horcrux that was destroyed in Harry's second year in the Chamber of Secrets. Dumbledore then said that he had found another and that he needed Harry to help him get to it.
This Horcrux was the locket. After the situation with the Inferi, Dumbledore and Harry obtained the Locket, but soon after Dumbledore was killed by Snape. We then found out that the Locket Horcrux was fake and that a person named RAB had taken the real Horcrux and intended to destroy it as soon as possible. This left a cliff hanger ending in which Harry, Ron and Hermione need to venture out into the wild and track down the other Horcuxes as well as finding RAB and what became of the Locket Horcrux.
So, taking everything into account, the film did have a plot and executed it well with brilliant cinematography, pacing, symbolism and foreshadowing.
Also, splitting the later books into two parts would only drag this series out and it would become very tedious. Good for the fans to enjoy, but WB Studios need to take into account other audiences too.
But why ? Don't you judge the films for their cinematic elements, i.e direction, character development, pacing, editing, score, cinematography etc... That's how films are supposed to be reviewed isn't it ?
I don't really mind what scenes they include and what they cut, change, or add. All I want is a good film and HBP was a fantastic film, in my opinion. As long as they stay true to the spirit and tone of the book, then I am happy.
Obviously, the films have time and budget constraints and novels do not. Films also need a plot that is accessable to non-readers and they need to be able to present those details in a visual form, as books and films are completely different mediums.
All of the films have been faithful in one way or another. The first two, directed by Chris Columbus, were too faithful to the book and thus didn't feel like films at all. Just carbon copies of the book, which is not the way to achieve a good piece of cinema. They had no sense of cinematic style, which is why I prefer the later films in the series.
I don't really mind what scenes they include and what they cut, change, or add. All I want is a good film and HBP was a fantastic film, in my opinion. As long as they stay true to the spirit and tone of the book, then I am happy.
Obviously, the films have time and budget constraints and novels do not. Films also need a plot that is accessable to non-readers and they need to be able to present those details in a visual form, as books and films are completely different mediums.
All of the films have been faithful in one way or another. The first two, directed by Chris Columbus, were too faithful to the book and thus didn't feel like films at all. Just carbon copies of the book, which is not the way to achieve a good piece of cinema. They had no sense of cinematic style, which is why I prefer the later films in the series.
Molly Casey
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Just watched the part 1 trailer. Literally jumping around in my seat in excitement. November is going to be an epic month, Harry Potter and a Paramore show?!? 
Yep.
Yep.MediaFM
The reason I say nothing happens is because the film was truly boring. My Dad even turned to me at the end of that film and said is that it? Because he felt nothing happened - My dad hasn't read the books.
Admittedly I do compare to the books, this is inevitable, but I also judge on the other things that you mention, and to me the films are not strong enough.
As you might have noticed in my posts I say "to me" I am not arguing with others about what they find enjoyable but to me I find them bland and boring as the series has moved on.
The reason I say nothing happens is because the film was truly boring. My Dad even turned to me at the end of that film and said is that it? Because he felt nothing happened - My dad hasn't read the books.
Admittedly I do compare to the books, this is inevitable, but I also judge on the other things that you mention, and to me the films are not strong enough.
As you might have noticed in my posts I say "to me" I am not arguing with others about what they find enjoyable but to me I find them bland and boring as the series has moved on.
I'm not sure about the end but the ones near the beginning definitely do, as well as the pretty emotional one right in the middle 
I don't see what the point would be in changing it so the characters that die live. What they will have altered in some cases is exactly how the character dies, or whether we see it rather than it being oRABcreen like some in the book.
I don't see what the point would be in changing it so the characters that die live. What they will have altered in some cases is exactly how the character dies, or whether we see it rather than it being oRABcreen like some in the book.
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That has just reminded about something, now that the evil characters are shown to be able to fly (the showed it in Phoenix and HBP) I wonder what they will do with Voldemort.
He is meant to fly in during the multiple harry scene - which amazes all the OotP guys and shows just how powerful he is (since not a normal wizarding thing) but if they already done this with all the death eaters what they going to do to make him powerful.