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Old 07-24-2011, 03:22 AM   #16
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I saw it, and for me it was easily the best of the bunch. I didn't glance at my watch, wasn't aware of the time, and was surprised at how fast the time flew while I was engrossed in the movie. And considering I'd read the books and knew what was going to happen, that's saying something. I even liked the epilogue. But then again, I liked it when I read the book. I especially enjoyed the final shot. A fitting and worthy end for a noble series.
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Old 07-24-2011, 03:55 PM   #17
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It didn't feel emotionally empty to you? It was a good movie and probably the best or 2nd best (I might put Part 1 over it) of the bunch but I just didn't have an emotional connection to this movie. Maybe I expected too much b/c I loved Part1?
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Old 07-24-2011, 06:42 PM   #18
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It didn't feel emotionally empty to you? It was a good movie and probably the best or 2nd best (I might put Part 1 over it) of the bunch but I just didn't have an emotional connection to this movie. Maybe I expected too much b/c I loved Part1?
It did not. I will say that perhaps it lacked the emotional wallop that the book had for me, especially during the part immediately before and after Harry's death, but that didn't mean no emotional connection at all. I cried through all that part in the movie even without the intensity I felt in the book. Then again I was predisposed to feel a connection with this movie because of all the emotion associated with the final movie of the series, which was also in some ways the final part of what has been a significant chapter in my life.

ETA: I think I also felt a certain amount of distance from the first because I knew it was going to end as a cliffhanger, and it was only a first of two situation.
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Old 07-24-2011, 07:55 PM   #19
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It did not. I will say that perhaps it lacked the emotional wallop that the book had for me, especially during the part immediately before and after Harry's death, but that didn't mean no emotional connection at all. I cried through all that part in the movie even without the intensity I felt in the book. Then again I was predisposed to feel a connection with this movie because of all the emotion associated with the final movie of the series, which was also in some ways the final part of what has been a significant chapter in my life.

ETA: I think I also felt a certain amount of distance from the first because I knew it was going to end as a cliffhanger, and it was only a first of two situation.
I don't know how to explain it. I cried in all the right places but hey I cried at those exact spots in the book so I expected it. But, I just couldn't connect to this movie, I don't know why. I went into it figuring, it would be very emotional, especially b/c it was the end and I was in Edinburgh just 3 weeks ago (lot's of Harry Potter stuff up there).

I liked the movie and it was very well done but, I just didn't have the emotional connection to the movie that I expected. I walked out of Part 1 totally blown away, and on an emotional high. I walked out of Part 2, not really feeling much of anything.
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I don't know how to explain it. I cried in all the right places but hey I cried at those exact spots in the book so I expected it. But, I just couldn't connect to this movie, I don't know why. I went into it figuring, it would be very emotional, especially b/c it was the end and I was in Edinburgh just 3 weeks ago (lot's of Harry Potter stuff up there).

I liked the movie and it was very well done but, I just didn't have the emotional connection to the movie that I expected. I walked out of Part 1 totally blown away, and on an emotional high. I walked out of Part 2, not really feeling much of anything.
Is it possible your expectations were too high? So high that it couldn't or didn't match up to the real deal? That happened to me once. I was obsessed with the soundtrack to Phantom of the Opera when it first came out, so much so that I actually got interested in Andrew Lloyd Webber and all his other productions. And when had the chance to see the actual show, I enjoyed it but there was a distance there because it didn't and couldn't measure up to the soundtrack. It wasn't Sarah Brightman and Michael Ball and Michael Crawford up there singing. I know it's not exactly the same thing, but it was overly high expectations that set up me for the fall. I saw Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat that same year, and I absolutely adored it. But I had no real expectations going in.
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It's totally possible my expectations were too high. It could have also been the fact that it was a "dine in" theater which I found extremely distracting so that could have pulled me out of the movie as well.

I did like the movie, in fact my only complaint was the Neville scene confronting Voldemort how they were still making fun of him. I guess they didn't have time to go into it but I wish they had commented that Neville turned into a fantastic leader. I also didn't like that Harry told Ron/Hermione to kill the snake and not Neville.
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It's totally possible my expectations were too high. It could have also been the fact that it was a "dine in" theater which I found extremely distracting so that could have pulled me out of the movie as well.

I did like the movie, in fact my only complaint was the Neville scene confronting Voldemort how they were still making fun of him. I guess they didn't have time to go into it but I wish they had commented that Neville turned into a fantastic leader. I also didn't like that Harry told Ron/Hermione to kill the snake and not Neville.
I've been to one of the Studio Movie Grill's in the Metroplex a few times, but for anything serious. I can totally see being distracted during anything more complex than a rom-com.

I must have totally forgotten them making fun of Neville. I do think it's telling, though, that Neville was able to kill the snake when clearly Ron and Hermione could not. I took that as yet another sign that Neville, who was born on the same day as Harry, was also integral in the death of Voldemort. If he had not killed Nagini, then Harry could not have killed Voldemort.
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I just saw this. IMO, the clear winner for best of the series. I did really think for a minute there that Kloves' "Hermione Uber Alles" attitude was meant Hermione was going to kill Nagini, but I guess even Kloves couldn't do that.

I didn't mind that it was the Death Eaters who made fun of Neville. I thought they kind of did in the book too, and really, don't you want your enemy to underestimate you?

I was reminded again how much I really want JKR to write the Hogwarts Year Seven book, starring Neville, Ginny, and Luna though.

And yeah, frankly, whenever Kloves deviated from the book, it was a far less engaging story. Ah, well. Naught to do now but wait for the reboot.
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