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Re: Good, but not great. (spoilers) Seriana Sedai Send a noteboard - 18/07/2011 06:06:19 AM
They changed or left out quite a few things from the book that I liked. Most of those changes seemed to sacrifice secondary character development without adding anything important to the flow of the movie.

There was nothing about Neville and Ginny's rebellious activities at Hogwarts during the year. The scene of Harry going to Ravenclaw tower and finding out about the diadem, the scene where Neville kills the snake, and the scene where Ron and Hermione finally kiss were all altered heavily, to little effect. Also, the fight between Voldemort and Kingsley, McGonagall, and Slughorn was missing. Another missing moment was that Harry did not repair his original wand with the Elder Wand.

I was going nuts thinking they were going to take away Neville's hero moment with Nagini. Part of me thinks they moved it just to freak out the readers, but really it fit better into the movie where they put it, but I was sure they were going to give it to Ron or Hermione when Harry spoke to them on the way out of the castle. I understand why they changed the kiss and showed them destroying the cup. The whole storyline with the house elves has been cut from the movies to that point and that was what precipitated the kiss in the books, so they really had to do something different in the movies or it wouldn't make any sense.
I did not like the way he handled the Elder Wand though. And I understand that they were trying to speed things along, but they took away a lot of Harry figuring things out, which kind of sucks because Harry got a lot smarter in this book.

Like most of these adaptations, the people doing the adapting seem to have missed the trees for the forest, capturing the broad strokes but not the little details that really bring the novels together. It was enjoyable enough, but it could have been better. I give it 3.5 stars.
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I'm really, really looking forward to seeing this Sareitha Sedai - 14/07/2011 01:43:17 AM 1126 Views
I did read them, I was just fooling around ironclad - 14/07/2011 08:10:55 AM 1174 Views
It was AWESOME! Crazy ol Lews Therin - 16/07/2011 06:45:41 AM 1116 Views
I saw it last night and I agree Sareitha Sedai - 20/07/2011 02:46:18 PM 1061 Views
I'm going to the midnight show tonight anjumfaz - 14/07/2011 09:38:28 PM 1101 Views
That was freaking awesome! *NM* MightyYT - 15/07/2011 08:55:48 AM 644 Views
I thought it was just wonderful Darth_Katie - 15/07/2011 02:20:43 PM 1115 Views
Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* ironclad - 15/07/2011 03:17:29 PM 1197 Views
Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* DomA - 15/07/2011 04:35:07 PM 1175 Views
Really?? Dark Knight - 15/07/2011 05:26:25 PM 1154 Views
No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks. *NM* Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:15:11 PM 666 Views
Re: No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks. DomA - 15/07/2011 08:32:44 PM 1171 Views
Gotcha, but I don't agree Deadsy - 15/07/2011 09:03:50 PM 1192 Views
Agreed mostly Sidious - 16/07/2011 04:23:07 PM 1157 Views
Re: Gotcha, but I don't agree DomA - 16/07/2011 09:29:52 PM 1233 Views
That's how I saw it too *NM* ironclad - 16/07/2011 11:38:03 AM 664 Views
Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:19:47 PM 1182 Views
There wasn't more to it. Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:21:31 PM 1331 Views
Draco Amyrlin - 18/07/2011 07:10:23 PM 1181 Views
I sure hope it was better than part one random thoughts - 15/07/2011 03:47:16 PM 1008 Views
I have a nitpick about eye color Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:25:18 PM 1287 Views
Yes! ironclad - 16/07/2011 11:39:29 AM 1116 Views
I did not like the last 40 minutes or so of the film. I expected so much more from ... *SPOILERS* Bookwyrm - 16/07/2011 02:49:50 AM 1200 Views
At the end... Great Lord of Chaos - 16/07/2011 06:34:56 AM 1278 Views
I didn't really like it at first so I went to see it again today and walked out very satisfied. *NM* Mix - 16/07/2011 09:37:22 AM 652 Views
I actually did really enjoy it, but (spoilers obv) nossy - 16/07/2011 03:55:08 PM 1130 Views
It's a great movie but... Sidious - 16/07/2011 04:31:21 PM 1284 Views
Re: It's a great movie but... Deadsy - 16/07/2011 05:24:43 PM 1329 Views
That change had to be made, just like Frodo/Gollum/Mount Doom..... trzaska2000 - 16/07/2011 05:51:39 PM 1268 Views
I didn't want it to be like the book Deadsy - 16/07/2011 06:39:30 PM 1146 Views
I agree completely. nossy - 16/07/2011 07:36:25 PM 1263 Views
You know, I kind of like that better than what happened in the book. Darth_Katie - 16/07/2011 10:27:47 PM 1149 Views
Re: It's a great movie but... DomA - 16/07/2011 10:00:39 PM 1187 Views
Good, but not great. (spoilers) Dreaded Anomaly - 17/07/2011 12:19:35 AM 1137 Views
Re: Good, but not great. (spoilers) Seriana Sedai - 18/07/2011 06:06:19 AM 1309 Views
Saw it yestarday, I was f**** crying at the end *NM* aragornital - 17/07/2011 04:14:50 PM 650 Views
My only main thrust of complaint ... Nate - 17/07/2011 06:07:50 PM 1224 Views
it was alright *NM* Foxhead - 18/07/2011 08:41:16 AM 697 Views
For me it was incredibly forgettable Helene - 18/07/2011 10:32:59 AM 1116 Views
The trick is to not read the books before.. Amyrlin - 18/07/2011 07:16:11 PM 1015 Views
Hahahaha Sareitha Sedai - 20/07/2011 02:57:09 PM 1232 Views
Re: Hahahaha Amyrlin - 20/07/2011 09:09:40 PM 1079 Views
Very much enjoyed Comet Sedai - 19/07/2011 01:00:22 AM 1543 Views
I certainly think you're in the majority, re: 7.1 being easily the best movie in the series. *NM* Legolas - 20/07/2011 11:35:13 PM 655 Views
Predictably disappointing, sad to say. Legolas - 20/07/2011 11:31:38 PM 1136 Views
Re: Predictably disappointing, sad to say. DomA - 31/07/2011 03:58:19 AM 1113 Views
Yes, no surprise that you'd have more tolerance for the changes. Legolas - 31/07/2011 11:22:41 AM 1114 Views
Never read any of the books, but imlad - 30/07/2011 09:35:03 PM 1220 Views
The books are more coherent, more humourous, and more complex, to sum it up. Legolas - 30/07/2011 11:00:29 PM 1128 Views
Re: Never read any of the books, but DomA - 31/07/2011 02:35:02 AM 1067 Views
What? Goblet of Fire was my favorite by far until Deathly Hallows 1 came out. *NM* ironclad - 01/08/2011 07:05:00 PM 660 Views
Feel like taking a survey about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two. Mix - 03/08/2011 09:01:45 AM 1292 Views
The film in one word: Meh. Maria - 10/08/2011 11:25:54 PM 983 Views
Something better like reading the books? *NM* Legolas - 13/08/2011 05:46:53 PM 626 Views
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