Deathly Hallows: Part I
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author_by_nightUltimately I thought it was pretty good, especially compared to the other movies.
The Trio: Hermione felt closer to canon Hermione - still a bit soft, but the curse on her parents was well done (if not exactly how it went down in canon, but that might have been hard to explain on screen), and in general she wasn't as... sweet as Emma's Hermione usually is, which was quite refreshing. Rupert's Ron felt pretty close to Ron of the books. And Radcliffe's Harry was pretty good too. I think this was an important movie for them to get the trio right.
Remus and Tonks (oh come, like I wasn't going to comment on them): They were barely there, but I was okay with that. I felt like they were so tacked on in the book that this was refreshing - and I say this as someone who used to be a pretty big Remus/Tonks shipper. I just felt like Remus/Tonks does better in the background, and JK Rowling kept forcing them in places they didn't fit in the book. My only concern is that if they keep Teddy, that will be even more random. At the same time, I didn't feel like we were missing anything, just because we didn't really get much out of them in the book either. We found out they got married, which was nice. Go them. And we did see a bit of batshit Remus when he confronted Harry about whether or not he was really Harry, so it's not like we missed out completely. :P
Regarding Tonks's "oh we've got news", I can't decide if that was about Teddy or if she was attempting to be cute - "my husband here - oh, I forgot to mention, we're married now" or if she meant her pregnancy. However, I really don't believe for a moment she would have done something that dangerous while pregnant (or if she knew she was pregnant).
The Ditzy Barista in the Coffee Shop: I definitely don't think there was a ditzy barista, but I liked that added touch, even though 1997's way too early for iPods. (Which I believe she was listening to.) She should have been holding a portable CD player.
The Propaganda: I felt it was very well done. The sheer disgust the DEs had at the idea of muggles being with witches and wizards was spot on, and all those warning pamphlets on "the dangers of muggles." I think they did a good job of showing how the world tends to dehumanize their enemies, because let's face it, it happens in real wars, and while the movies could have softened it, they didn't.
Harry/Ginny: Meh. I felt like more could have been done with it; I liked their conversation in the book and I felt like it wasn't as poignant here
Harry and Hermione's dance: I'm a little iffy on that. On one hand, it definitely felt like they were a bit too close to be platonic. On the other hand, that may have just been me knowing Kloves is a Harry/Hermione shipper. I did really like that Harry wanted to cheer her up; I think that if the intention was to show how much he loves her platonically, it worked well. There's nothing wrong with acknowledging that they have something that goes far beyond "just friends" - it's just a matter of where exactly "far beyond" ends.
Draco in Doubt: Very well done.
DH in comparison to the other movies: I definitely felt like they got the spirit of the book, and not the spirit of "this will get us money." Yes, some big things were cut, but overall the message still got through.
Now, I know some of you did your own reviews, but I've only found two of yours, so if you reviewed the movie already, link me to it! I missed out on the excitement as I was saving the movie for the holiday.
The Trio: Hermione felt closer to canon Hermione - still a bit soft, but the curse on her parents was well done (if not exactly how it went down in canon, but that might have been hard to explain on screen), and in general she wasn't as... sweet as Emma's Hermione usually is, which was quite refreshing. Rupert's Ron felt pretty close to Ron of the books. And Radcliffe's Harry was pretty good too. I think this was an important movie for them to get the trio right.
Remus and Tonks (oh come, like I wasn't going to comment on them): They were barely there, but I was okay with that. I felt like they were so tacked on in the book that this was refreshing - and I say this as someone who used to be a pretty big Remus/Tonks shipper. I just felt like Remus/Tonks does better in the background, and JK Rowling kept forcing them in places they didn't fit in the book. My only concern is that if they keep Teddy, that will be even more random. At the same time, I didn't feel like we were missing anything, just because we didn't really get much out of them in the book either. We found out they got married, which was nice. Go them. And we did see a bit of batshit Remus when he confronted Harry about whether or not he was really Harry, so it's not like we missed out completely. :P
Regarding Tonks's "oh we've got news", I can't decide if that was about Teddy or if she was attempting to be cute - "my husband here - oh, I forgot to mention, we're married now" or if she meant her pregnancy. However, I really don't believe for a moment she would have done something that dangerous while pregnant (or if she knew she was pregnant).
The Ditzy Barista in the Coffee Shop: I definitely don't think there was a ditzy barista, but I liked that added touch, even though 1997's way too early for iPods. (Which I believe she was listening to.) She should have been holding a portable CD player.
The Propaganda: I felt it was very well done. The sheer disgust the DEs had at the idea of muggles being with witches and wizards was spot on, and all those warning pamphlets on "the dangers of muggles." I think they did a good job of showing how the world tends to dehumanize their enemies, because let's face it, it happens in real wars, and while the movies could have softened it, they didn't.
Harry/Ginny: Meh. I felt like more could have been done with it; I liked their conversation in the book and I felt like it wasn't as poignant here
Harry and Hermione's dance: I'm a little iffy on that. On one hand, it definitely felt like they were a bit too close to be platonic. On the other hand, that may have just been me knowing Kloves is a Harry/Hermione shipper. I did really like that Harry wanted to cheer her up; I think that if the intention was to show how much he loves her platonically, it worked well. There's nothing wrong with acknowledging that they have something that goes far beyond "just friends" - it's just a matter of where exactly "far beyond" ends.
Draco in Doubt: Very well done.
DH in comparison to the other movies: I definitely felt like they got the spirit of the book, and not the spirit of "this will get us money." Yes, some big things were cut, but overall the message still got through.
Now, I know some of you did your own reviews, but I've only found two of yours, so if you reviewed the movie already, link me to it! I missed out on the excitement as I was saving the movie for the holiday.
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Date: 2010-11-27 10:28 pm (UTC)I did really like how much they interacted in the background (I saw it for a second time this evening and yes, I did pay extra attention to them now). At Privet Drive, there's little moments where they touch, or they stay close together. And then there's that wonderful hug/glomp/grab when Tonks arrives at the Burrow, and they just don't let go, even when the attention's on the other characters by then.
And then I noticed that at Bill and Fleur's wedding, when Harry was talking to Aunt Whatsherface, Tonks and Remus were in the background talking to Molly. :p Every time you get a close-up of the aunt, it's Tonks right behind her.
I did like the dancing scene. It was a bit "err?" at first but then Harry(/Dan ;)) got so goofy that it was funny again, and it made me laugh as well as Hermione. I also liked the touch that she got sad again as soon as they stopped dancing.
Emma Watson was really good in this movie, she's gone quite beyond eyebrow-acting.
How sad was Dobby! I actually teared up when he died! It really helped that the CGI has really improved, so he felt a lot realer than he did in CoS. He had body language and all that. He got some great laughs, too, at Grimmauld Place and at Malfoy Manor - which turned out to be so sad as he died only a minute later. :(
Special mention, btw, must go to Jason Isaacs who knocked it out of the park as a totally emasculated Lucius Malfoy. XD
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Date: 2010-11-28 02:06 pm (UTC)I didn't notice that, but that's sweet.
How sad was Dobby! I actually teared up when he died! It really helped that the CGI has really improved, so he felt a lot realer than he did in CoS. He had body language and all that. He got some great laughs, too, at Grimmauld Place and at Malfoy Manor - which turned out to be so sad as he died only a minute later.
Yeah, that was awful.