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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 saw it last night and I agree Sareitha Sedai - 20/07/2011 02:46:18 PM 1301 Views
I'm going to the midnight show tonight anjumfaz - 14/07/2011 09:38:28 PM 1337 Views
That was freaking awesome! *NM* MightyYT - 15/07/2011 08:55:48 AM 784 Views
I thought it was just wonderful Darth_Katie - 15/07/2011 02:20:43 PM 1337 Views
Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* ironclad - 15/07/2011 03:17:29 PM 1408 Views
Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* DomA - 15/07/2011 04:35:07 PM 1402 Views
Really?? Dark Knight - 15/07/2011 05:26:25 PM 1391 Views
No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks. *NM* Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:15:11 PM 785 Views
Re: No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks. DomA - 15/07/2011 08:32:44 PM 1417 Views
Gotcha, but I don't agree Deadsy - 15/07/2011 09:03:50 PM 1440 Views
Agreed mostly Sidious - 16/07/2011 04:23:07 PM 1378 Views
Re: Gotcha, but I don't agree DomA - 16/07/2011 09:29:52 PM 1492 Views
That's how I saw it too *NM* ironclad - 16/07/2011 11:38:03 AM 781 Views
Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:19:47 PM 1405 Views
There wasn't more to it. Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:21:31 PM 1578 Views
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I sure hope it was better than part one random thoughts - 15/07/2011 03:47:16 PM 1230 Views
I have a nitpick about eye color Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:25:18 PM 1545 Views
Yes! ironclad - 16/07/2011 11:39:29 AM 1327 Views
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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 781 Views
I actually did really enjoy it, but (spoilers obv) nossy - 16/07/2011 03:55:08 PM 1369 Views
It's a great movie but... Sidious - 16/07/2011 04:31:21 PM 1511 Views
Re: It's a great movie but... Deadsy - 16/07/2011 05:24:43 PM 1617 Views
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I didn't want it to be like the book Deadsy - 16/07/2011 06:39:30 PM 1375 Views
I agree completely. nossy - 16/07/2011 07:36:25 PM 1491 Views
You know, I kind of like that better than what happened in the book. Darth_Katie - 16/07/2011 10:27:47 PM 1365 Views
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Good, but not great. (spoilers) Dreaded Anomaly - 17/07/2011 12:19:35 AM 1373 Views
Re: Good, but not great. (spoilers) Seriana Sedai - 18/07/2011 06:06:19 AM 1553 Views
Saw it yestarday, I was f**** crying at the end *NM* aragornital - 17/07/2011 04:14:50 PM 781 Views
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Hahahaha Sareitha Sedai - 20/07/2011 02:57:09 PM 1467 Views
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Very much enjoyed Comet Sedai - 19/07/2011 01:00:22 AM 1790 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 777 Views
Predictably disappointing, sad to say. Legolas - 20/07/2011 11:31:38 PM 1345 Views
Re: Predictably disappointing, sad to say. DomA - 31/07/2011 03:58:19 AM 1412 Views
Yes, no surprise that you'd have more tolerance for the changes. Legolas - 31/07/2011 11:22:41 AM 1369 Views
Never read any of the books, but imlad - 30/07/2011 09:35:03 PM 1467 Views
The books are more coherent, more humourous, and more complex, to sum it up. Legolas - 30/07/2011 11:00:29 PM 1372 Views
Re: Never read any of the books, but DomA - 31/07/2011 02:35:02 AM 1303 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 794 Views
Feel like taking a survey about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two. Mix - 03/08/2011 09:01:45 AM 1504 Views
The film in one word: Meh. Maria - 10/08/2011 11:25:54 PM 1203 Views
Something better like reading the books? *NM* Legolas - 13/08/2011 05:46:53 PM 761 Views
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