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HP7 pt. 1: more like HP1 & 2
PostedNovember 19, 2010
GuinnessNJ
from South Jersey
Director Chris Columbus' two HP movies (1 & 2) are considered by many hardcore fans of the books to be the 2 best movies of the lot thus far, and I agree though 3 & 4 were still entertaining enough even though they left out more stuff from the books than CC's efforts. Now true, that the books get more involved as the series goes along, but in director David Yates case, it's been more about what he leaves out of the films than how much.
So I was very pleased to see last night that he finally took a page from CC and finally we have yet another HP film you can say is worthy of the book. There were a couple deviations from the book, and at times some scenes felt rushed to make room for what I like to call Yates' 'moments of symbolism' where he lingers too much on a particular scene/moment that isn't as relevant to the story line as he wants you to believe, but he puts these moments in the film for dramatic effect in hopes of capturing the audience's state of emotion. What he fails to realize is fans of the books already are pumped with emotion seeing their own imaginations on the big screen and we don't need his help. Yes, there are people who only have seen the movies and haven't read the books, but he is doing them a disservice in leaving key details on the cutting room floor to make way for his symbolism. I'm happy to report this is very minimal in HP7, P1.
There were loads of great moments in the movie that played exactly to the book and it did have enough pace, even when they were meandering about the countryside looking for Horcruxes, to keep you entrenched in the film. The actors did a very good job in reference to their characters, especially Daniel, Rupert and Emma bringing alive the chemistry of Harry, Ron and Hermione.
I will go see this movie again, probably more than once more to take it all in and let it settle in my mind. I know I enjoyed it enough that I could see it again a couple times in the next week. It did carry on longer than I would've thought, ending at the point that most HP book fans predicted it would. That leaves less of the book for Part 2, but I'm hoping Mr. Yates goes more thoroughly into the details of the story line for the second half. Part 1 had enough details to keep a skeptical fan of the books, like myself, quite happy with the end result.
So IMO, it did live up to the hype for the most part and is worth seeing more than once.
I didn't mention specific moments of the film to be fair to those who haven't read the books. If you've read the books, you should be happy with this film. If you haven't, I think you'll notice there's more detail and depth in this movie than the past three.
So I was very pleased to see last night that he finally took a page from CC and finally we have yet another HP film you can say is worthy of the book. There were a couple deviations from the book, and at times some scenes felt rushed to make room for what I like to call Yates' 'moments of symbolism' where he lingers too much on a particular scene/moment that isn't as relevant to the story line as he wants you to believe, but he puts these moments in the film for dramatic effect in hopes of capturing the audience's state of emotion. What he fails to realize is fans of the books already are pumped with emotion seeing their own imaginations on the big screen and we don't need his help. Yes, there are people who only have seen the movies and haven't read the books, but he is doing them a disservice in leaving key details on the cutting room floor to make way for his symbolism. I'm happy to report this is very minimal in HP7, P1.
There were loads of great moments in the movie that played exactly to the book and it did have enough pace, even when they were meandering about the countryside looking for Horcruxes, to keep you entrenched in the film. The actors did a very good job in reference to their characters, especially Daniel, Rupert and Emma bringing alive the chemistry of Harry, Ron and Hermione.
I will go see this movie again, probably more than once more to take it all in and let it settle in my mind. I know I enjoyed it enough that I could see it again a couple times in the next week. It did carry on longer than I would've thought, ending at the point that most HP book fans predicted it would. That leaves less of the book for Part 2, but I'm hoping Mr. Yates goes more thoroughly into the details of the story line for the second half. Part 1 had enough details to keep a skeptical fan of the books, like myself, quite happy with the end result.
So IMO, it did live up to the hype for the most part and is worth seeing more than once.
I didn't mention specific moments of the film to be fair to those who haven't read the books. If you've read the books, you should be happy with this film. If you haven't, I think you'll notice there's more detail and depth in this movie than the past three.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Best HP movie thus far, though still not perfect
PostedJuly 16, 2009
GuinnessNJ
from South Jersey
Sure, it's still not as perfect as anyone whose read the books would like it to be & they did leave out a couple key parts (the 1st memory Dumbledore shows Harry which explains 2 of the Horcruxes & not properly stressing their role).
However, it does show the characters growing & interacting very well with each other, in a way that makes you feel a part of being there with them that you feel when reading the books. You can't help but get caught up in it & the touches of humour help bring a certain overall balance to the film.
I think it's the most complete HP movie thus far & gives me hope for the 2 part Deathly Hollows finale that if they stick to this new formula used in HBP, that DH will be equally entertaining if not more so.
However, it does show the characters growing & interacting very well with each other, in a way that makes you feel a part of being there with them that you feel when reading the books. You can't help but get caught up in it & the touches of humour help bring a certain overall balance to the film.
I think it's the most complete HP movie thus far & gives me hope for the 2 part Deathly Hollows finale that if they stick to this new formula used in HBP, that DH will be equally entertaining if not more so.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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