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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (LQ) Movie
Genres are ActionAdventureFant Produced in 2011, USA, UK
Actors |
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| John Hurt | |
| Warwick Davis | |
| Alan Rickman | |
| Helena Bonham Carter | |
| Michael Gambon | |
| Daniel Radcliffe | |
| Ralph Fiennes | |
Director | IMDB Rating |
| David Yates |
8.1
out of 10 (151185 votes)
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Year | 2011 |
Available Quality | DivX, iPod |
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480x208 | 275 MiB |
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720x304 | 1447 MiB |
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Storyline
Plot Summary:
The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lords three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.
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Umayeer Muaaz
20 May 2012
Good and Bad things about the film.
This is the last film of the worldwide franchise. If they had to makethe film in a way like this, then one film was better than making twofilms. David Heyman is an amazing producer but David Yates a completelyfowl director. He ruined the fifth sixth and seventh film and so he didwith the eight film. He cut of everything. The beginning was very good,but the battle was quiet miserable. Most of the things was shown in thetrailer , what happened in the battle and there was too much Harry inthe film. Ron and Hermione even didn't appear much and the stupid DavidYates deleted many things from the memory of Snape. The dead scene ofFred was also omitted. Ariana's story gone!!! Duel of Hermione, Ginnyand Luna with Bellatrix gone. And the battle of Harry & Voldemortthough they made it a bit longer it was still disappointing. There wasno one to see and and thus what is the proof that Voldy is dead???? Thefilm was good and enjoyable but I think a lot more could be expectedfrom this film.
Rob Astyk
20 May 2012
Harry Potter and the Deathly Pacing II
So now we reach the end of Harry Potter and the Tortuously ExtendedFranchise with the final installment of Harry Potter and the DeathlyPacing. Who is at fault? Certainly not the actors young and old whogive very serviceable performances despite, in most cases, being givennext to nothing to do. Director David Yates can manage some serviceablepacing when he needs to. I rather think that the fault lies less withan unimaginative director than with the author and producers of whomRowling was one. Ultimately I attribute this film's failings, as I didin Part I, to greed. Deathly Hallows, Parts I & II might make a verygood 2 and a half to 3 hour movie. Instead they combine to form adeadly dull 4 hour and 36 minute snoozer. Take just 1 scene as anexample. Harry, on his way to confront Voldemort, uses the ResurrectionStone, one of the Deathly Hallows that he obtained in the precedingfilm. The ensuing scene is utterly superfluous. It does nothing butslow the action. At a moment when we need desperately to get on to theconfrontation we are stuck with a convocation that does not include allthe people who have been closest to Harry and spends minutes that passlike hours in soulful looks and some babble that we and Harry all knewalready. It is a waste of celluloid or disc space or whatever medium isappropriate at the moment. Even Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are givenprecious little to do in this film but I'm not sure that is a fault asmuch as I enjoy their acting. This film is, after all the finalconfrontation between Harry and Voldemort, the moment toward whichwe've built over the 7 previous films. It's more than time to focus onHarry and Voldemort to the exclusion of most of the rest of the cast.Still, that's not what we get. We get much tying up of loose ends withinterjected back stories that only contribute to the deathly pacing. Welearn things that we should have learned in Half-Blood Prince andseveral other movies. Though those interjections may have been part ofthe 7th book they simply interfere with action of this film. We alsoget boxcar loads of exposition to explain plot twists for which no oneever laid the prior groundwork. The movie is a mess that completes thestory but becomes a disservice to to the actors and fans. At one pointlate in the film Maggie Smith's Prof. McGonagall casts a weary,quizzical look in medium close up that seems more to say, "What am Idoing here if not for the paycheck and how fast can I get back to theset of Downton Abbey where I actually can display my talent and craft."I feel for her. I do blame the directors to some extent but theproducers and J. K. Rowling even more. From the start of the series themoney people made great casting decisions and then put their wonderfulactors in the hands of hacks like Chris Columbus and David Yates whilegiving fine directors like Alfonso Cuaron the boot after a singleepisode. Perhaps, one day once J. K. Rowling passes on to some otherworldly Enchanted Forest, someone really competent who loves thestories will hire an elderly Daniel Radcliffe to play Albus Dumbledorein a really good remake of the series. I surely hope Harry Potter getsbetter treatment one day. He deserves it though he didn't get it here.
Irishjean7
17 May 2012
The movies could have ended so much better
I feel that the directer of the Harry Potter Movies could have done thebooks and plot of the stories so much better justice. It is great thatthe main characters were explained but for a fan of the books likemyself I had issues with the lack of build up on the supportingcharacters, such as Neville, Luna, Nymphadora Tonks,and Remus Lupin, toname a few, who I thought where important to the storyline and they aremy favorite characters in the series. I was appalled to find that therelationship between Tonks and Lupin was only hinted at in the moviesbecause their relationship, marriage and the birth of their son Teddywas huge in the books because Harry was named Teddy's God father and Ithought that was pretty important. Luna and Neville where supposed tohave been in the epilogue showing the unique and amazing wizards theyhad become since they helped Harry defeat "You Know Who." I felt thatwith a little more effort on the directors part, more of the actualstory could have been included in the movie.
Keri Harper
17 May 2012
Great movie - "cliff notes" of the books
As a huge fan of the books, yes I loved this movie. I am giving it 10stars as it was definitely full-filling as the end of the series -however I am looking at the last few movies as more of a "cliff-notes"version of the books.As another review noted, there were many details left out of the movie.One thing I was extremely disappointed in was the "death scene" of FredWeasley. For those who may not have ever read the books, they would nothave realized who it was for the scene was cut so short and there wasno dialogue to it at all.The backstory of Dumbledore. I understand that to bring in thebackstory and details that the books require, would make these movies 4hours long each (and a lot of us, I'm sure would be happy with that!) -but the fact that the audience has no idea WHY Dumbledore was the ownerof the elder wand or WHY his sister was killed and his brother hatedhim...it left so many un-answered questions for those who have not readthe books.Snape's scene. I love Severus Snape, and think Alan Rickman did aBRILLIANT job portraying the character. I am actually very happy withhow Snape's death scene and his "memories scene" went down. For thememories scene, they do leave out a few details, however the emotionyou get from Snape and how much he truly loved Lilly Potter is so rawit's beautiful. We all know he loved Lilly Potter with every lastbreath (literally) and in turn loved/hated Harry. He hated Harry forbeing James' son but loved that he was a part of Lilly.All in all, as a potter-head, I am happy with this film. Definitelyparts that were left out that should have been kept in the movie - but,again, I look at this more like a "cliff-notes" version of the books.
ny26
14 May 2012
Just enjoy the MOVIE!
After three days I'm still a little torn when thinking of the end ofthe Harry Potter movies.On one hand, I really liked the movie. They managed to bring the wholebattle of Hogwarts on screen. But precisely because the last movieconsists almost ONLY of the last battle at Hogwarts, I get the feelingthat something is missing.Currently, I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that there will beno more Potter movies and therefore no chance to ever see the partsthey left out on screen. One thing that will bother me forever - and almost ruined one of thegreatest moments of the books for me - is the story of Teddy Lupin. In7.1. Tonks starts to mention something that should hint at herpregnancy, but she doesn't really say anything about it and thosepeople who haven't read the books will probably forget about that hintquickly. In 7.2. we never get told about Teddy's birth. And then,completely out of the blue, in the scene where Harry walks to his death(the most emotional scene of the books - I cried so hard during readingthat!), Remus suddenly says something like "My son will one dayunderstand what I died for". Everyone in the cinema was like WTF?! Wenever before - or AFTER in the epilogue - heard of Teddy. Why did theyhave to mention him in that scene then? Destroyed the feeling of thatscene almost completely, because everyone in the cinema was just reallyconfused and whispering about it.They could have added the part in Shell Cottage where Remus comes inand tells everyone that Tonks gave birth to a boy. That way Remus'words in the forest wouldn't have been so out of place and it wouldhave given the movie a peaceful scene apart from the whole battle.One thing they really did brilliantly was the Prince's Tale (apart fromthe fact that they filmed it in a boathouse rather than the ShriekingShack - why do they have chance something like this? I don't get it! Imean the Shrieking Shack has a deep meaning for the protagonists and isalready a familiar place for the audience!). But otherwise that scenewas great! Alan Rickman was brilliant in that scene! It's disappointing however that Dumbledore's tale was never fullybrought on screen. It was so important in the books and so veryeffective in showing that Dumbledore was also only human and had a darkpast. In the movie Harry simply says that he trusts Dumbledore, but inthe book he gets doubts about the man and rightly so. It bothers meeven more because they once again gave so many hints about his past,but nothing of importance was filmed and it leaves us hanging with thefeeling that his story is not being told.That's something I feel in every Potter movie since the third movie.There are so many hints and half-told stories, but we never get thewhole picture of it (except if you have read the books). I know that itis impossible to get EVERYTHING on screen that happens in the books,but I really feel like there could have been MORE. We never even hearof Voldemorts past and his parentage.Furthermore, there are a lot of little details that bother me, eventhough it doesn't really take away the fun in watching the movies. E.g.Harry's eye colour! In the books they are green. Just like hismother's. They even mention it in the movies that they have the sameeyes. But the actors have different eye colours! Couldn't they haveused contacts?? Also that Dumbledore doesn't wear his half moon glassesor that Tonks doesn't change her hair colour (except in the fifthmovie) and many more little details that would have added to the simplemagic of Harry Potter.It also bugs me that we never see Wormtail die. I loved that part inthe books where he strangles himself with his silver hand, but we neversee what happens to him in the movies.It's also a pity that Harry and Voldemort have their last showdownalone. The part where Voldemort realised that he can't hurt anyone inthe castle anymore, because Harry sacrificed himself for them, was verypowerful in the books.What I loved and I'm really grateful for, is the fact that Nevillestill got to behead Nagini. I was already scared when he got knockedout that they would change that part and let someone else do the job,but then out of nowhere Neville appeared and killed Nagini - greatmoment in the movie!! I love the music and love all the actors - AlanRickman, Maggie Smith, Dan Radcliffe and Tom Felton were especiallybrilliant here! I adore some parts of the movie, some had me leftwanting more. But that was to be expected.I think it's a real pity that there wasn't someone here who loves thebooks so much to consider all the little details and the wholebackground story, like Peter Jackson did with The Lord of the Rings.That love for details and that devotion for the story is really missingin the Harry Potter movies. The style of each movie is different. A lotof the story is missing. Details are being left out which are important- especially for real fans of the books. The Harry Potter series reallywould have deserved to be taken on by someone like Peter Jackson! All in all, I think the movies as stand-alone are great! But as a realfan of the books you shouldn't compare it or you'll be disappointed.
Pandelis
14 May 2012
A fantastic conclusion to an epic series
A fantastic conclusion to an epic series... As a critic said, watchingthe HP films was like watching a hurdles runner that falls down severaltimes during the race but ends up winner at the end!!! In the last film, many many innocent and "clear" images from the firstfilm are reversed (Hodguarts, Central Station, etc) and many charactersare transformed as the story reaches its darkest twist and all thesecrets are out...Watching it also showed that was a very wise move to break the lastbook into 2 films. Part 1 was a road movie, a running adventure, whilePart 2 is about an epic and long anticipated battle. I haven't read not even one from the HP books, but I did watched allthe movies. However, I believe that one could watch and enjoy this filmeven if he or she has not seen all the previous ones. This may actuallybe a good excuse for anyone to watch the whole series again or for thefirst time...
Filmster
14 May 2012
Well...
I don't really know how to describe this movie, so I'll make use of mySpanish and say that Part II was "asi-asi". Yes, it is arguably thegreatest saga ever told, probably the greatest I will be alive for, butas a stand-alone movie, it was mediocre. The writers/directoroverlooked numerous subplots from the book, and the movie felt a littleimpersonal. When the big battles come, and you are watching charactersyou fell in love with almost a decade ago meet an untimely end, youdon't get very emotional like you should because it all happens sofast. Half of the heartfelt moments of the movie are basically summedup in one or two lines with melodramatic acting/writing. Not a terriblejob by any of the actors, but this movie deserved a better effort allaround. Not Oscar worthy in the least bit, not epic enough in the leastbit, but not worth avoiding. Despite all my negative words, I do notbelieve this movie did harm to the Potter series, it just should havebeen better. I give it a 7/10 because I still enjoyed my movie goingexperience.
BoromSarrett
13 May 2012
An unforgettable experience.
All great things must come to an end.The Harry Potter series has always been full of whimsical charm, depth,heart, and great entertainment, but it was only a matter of time beforethe series went into darker territory, and the result made for a seriesthat arguably improved with each and every film. I may be in theminority with this opinion, but I actually think these film work betterif you haven't read the books, because once you've read the books thenyou're going to be too busy picking out the flaws and wondering whysome scenes didn't make it in and you're going to let the comparisonsto the book make you a biased viewer. Of course not all the fans of thebooks are like that, but most that I know certainly are. But if youhaven't read the books, the movies are more absorbing and the twistsare unexpected, making for a much more satisfying experience.This is easily the darkest, most intense, and most "magical" film inthe series, the previous movies were only a preparation for whathappens in this fantastic film. Everything gets resolved, manycharacters die, and several revelations are revealed. The mega eventsthat the main characters have to go through in this film mirrorsteenagers entering adult life for the first time, because things becomeconsiderably more difficult and complex as they take the next big stepin life. The special effects are great, none are overdone, I foundmyself thrilled by the action scenes, there are very few(if any) slowspots in the entire film, it's one big roller coaster ride, and it'sunforgettable. David Yates does his absolute best work here as adirector, he really went all out on this film, and nothing feelsrushed. The performances are noticeably stronger than ever, there issome real power drawn out of the many actors in this film(SpecificallyDaniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, and Ralph Fiennes, among others) andeveryone gives their 100 percent best effort. The score by AlexandreDesplat goes great with pretty much every scene, and the regularlyoccurring theme song is put to perfect use, specifically in the ending.Speaking of the ending, it's deeply moving without steeping intomelodrama, and nothing is thrown in for cheap emotion, it's the bestending that this series could've possibly had and a perfect cap off toa great series.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is a spellbindingachievement in film, forgive me for not revealing or talking too muchof the plot, I wouldn't want to spoil the experience for anyone, it'sjust one of those films that you have to see for yourself. Only a fewdays ago I wasn't even a big Harry Potter fan, I decided to watch allthe movies one by one in order to lead up to watching this, and theseries surpassed all my expectations, it's an incredible story, I lovethe characters, and I was able to relate to the underlying themes ofgrowing up and coming of age, but this is one series that any age groupcan enjoy. I was left with a somber feeling after watching this filmbecause I was sad to see this series end, and I'm sure many people feelthe same way. It's definitely one of the only modern series that has alot going for it, there's plenty of substance here, and that's withouttaking away from any of the fun. It's a great film.
James Hitchcock
13 May 2012
Saved the Best till Last
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  Part 2" completes the story ofHarry Potter's quest, begun in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"and continued in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  Part1", tofind and destroy the "Horcruxes", items in which the evil LordVoldemort has hidden parts of his soul. Once all the Horcruxes havebeen destroyed, Voldemort will become mortal. Neville Longbottom, whoin some of the earlier films was a minor, rather comical character,here emerges as one of Harry's key allies in the fight againstVoldemort; indeed, he plays a larger role in this film than do Harry'sbest friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.The earlier instalments in the "Harry Potter" film series, especiallythe first two directed by Chris Columbus, were closely based upon thetraditional British boarding school story, Billy Bunter or AngelaBrazil with magic. The tone of the series gradually darkened, until"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  Part1" more closely resembledsomething like a supernatural version of Orwell's "1984". In Part 2another literary influence is clearly at play, namely Tolkien's "Lordof the Rings" and Peter Jackson's three epic fantasy films which werebased upon it. The climax of part 2 comes when Voldemort and hisfollowers, the Death Eaters, launch an attack upon Hogwarts School, asequence clearly influenced by the battle scenes in Jackson's "The TwoTowers" and "The Return of the King". The Elder Wand- one of the three"deathly hallows" of the title- plays a similar role here to thatplayed by the Ring of Power in "Lord of the Rings"- a magical artifactwhich can bring great power to its possessor, but which can alsocorrupt him.This is perhaps also the most explicitly Christian film in the series.The film's moral principle is the need to fight against evil which, itis emphasised, can be something internal as well as external- somethingsymbolised by Harry's realisation that, in a very real sense, there isa part of Lord Voldemort which lives inside him. If Ralph Fiennes'sVoldemort has always been a satanic figure, Michael Gambon's AlbusDumbledore here takes on the characteristics of a benign deity.Although Dumbledore was killed at the end of the sixth film, "HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince", he returns here, seen not only inflashbacks to the past but also in an afterlife. Fiennes and Gambongive two of the three finest performances in this film; the third comesfrom the consistently excellent Alan Rickman as Severus Snape,Dumbledore's successor as headmaster of Hogwarts. In the previous filmsSnape was always a morally ambiguous figure; in this one the questionof whether he sides with the forces of good or evil is finallyanswered.When I reviewed "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  Part1" Icommented that it felt less like a film in its own right than a verylengthy introduction to something else, and expressed the hope thatPart 2 would be better. I was not disappointed in that wish. Part 2 is,in fact, in my view the best of the Potter films, generating moreexcitement and tension than any other entry in the series. If Potterfans are disappointed by the thought that there will not be any furtherinstalments in the canon, they can at least console themselves with thethought that David Yates has saved the best till last. 9/10
Abraham Samuel
13 May 2012
The Best Harry Potter Movie Ever!
As the tagline says it all ends here! Watch the movie in 3D for thebest experience you can get. The movie takes you on an unforgettablejourney through a world filled with good and evil and which triumphover what and how it all happens. The story is filled with emotions,sentiments, twists, turns, stunts, action and all the right ingredientswhich makes one Humongous BLOCKBUSTER! Please be sure that you haveseen the previous Harry Potter movies cause this one has lots offlashbacks and memories and you would be pretty much confused if youhaven't seen the other ones. This movie is one of the very few movieswhich has utilised 3D technology to the maximum.
red_identity
11 May 2012
A great conclusion to an amazing franchise!
When it comes to Harry Potter it's pretty hard to be unbiased at times.This is a series that means a lot to me. I first saw Sorcerer's Stoneat age 8 in the cinema, and since then have seen every single HP flickat the cinema. It has been 10 years, and the conclusion of this seriescouldn't have come at a better time. I just graduated High School andam ready to go to a University in a month, so these characters that Ihave come to care about saying goodbye is a bidding farewell thatresonates with me as well.First off, this is a great finale. It's the action-packed conclusionthat ends with a bang. It's fast-paced and very entertaining. Ofcourse, there are many characters to keep track of, so only thosepeople that have stuck with the series all these years will be able topoint them out. I do wish the film had shown more of some characters,and this is where I come away with some problems I had with the film. Ifeel that a lot of characters come away in the film heavily-edited. Asin I feel there was a lot that we weren't able to see. Since this isPart 2, it's definitely different in both tone and pace to Part 1,which was a slower-paced more moody film, where people nervouslyawaited the end. Here it is, and certainly action-packed, but I cannothelp but feel as if it was anti-climactic at moments. This goes back tothe problems with the book as well. Also, many unexplained things Ifelt were not given enough backstory. I feel that it would be certainlyhard to follow certain story lines. For example, Draco Malfoy'sresolution wasn't really seen. We see him go away with his parents thenin the epilogue he is seen smiling. I felt this character in particularcould have fared with a better farewell. I feel a little bit like thatwith a lot of characters, for example McGonogall, The Weasleys, Hagridetc. These problems I had I cannot really determine as real flaws. Forstarters, I feel that a conclusion this big needs to be rewatched to beable to seriously analyze it further. But don't get me wrong. It'sHarry Potter, so that in itself makes me love it. Yes, it's sort ofbiased, but it's the truth. Not to say this wasn't a well-made film,because it was. The cinematography is soaring and lets you dwelve intothe various things happening (although nothing will beat thecinematography of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince). The musicscore was well adjusted and edited, although I can't really recall anyreally special themes. The visual and sound effects definitelymasterful, as is the art direction (who this time around should FINALLYwin at the Academy Awards!).People who have been waiting eagerly to see how the reveal with Snapewas ('The Prince's Tale') won't be disappointed. Yes, the montage isheavily edited, but really, what other way could audiences finallyunderstand the grasp of Snape's character. This goes back to theperformances. Alan Rickman and Ralph Fiennes are the stand-outs here.None have been better (although certainly don't see either getting anytype of awards recognition sadly). Daniel radcliffe is decent asalways, although to a higher extent this time. I do think that bothGrint and especially Watson have turned out better performances inthis, and have proved to be the better actors.Let's talk about the epilogue... hated it in the book. Maybe it was theway J.K. Rowling wrote it, in such a cheesy and overly-sugary tone.Yeah, that complaint has been heard millions of times before, but it'sthe truth. But, to my surprise, it came alive much better on screen.What I especially loved about it was the way not much words have to besaid between the original trio for them to know how much they mean toeach other. The final shot of them smiling at their kids attending whatmight be the biggest part of their lives is a great ending. Ultimately, yes, I might have had problems with it, but at the sametime I cannot feel that there might have not been a better way to endthe series. David Yates has proved he was the best Harry Potterdirector, and the last three films of the series are near-masterpieces.I don't really want to over-analyze this reality that Harry Potter hascome to an end, because I HATE getting emotional, but really, we have aclassic franchise that will be remembered for decades to come.
tanjotasu
10 May 2012
Very well done! Huge Spoilers...
Just got back from watching HP 7.1 and 7.2 back to back. Let me firstsay that I've never been a fan of HP movies. I preferred the Dumbledorein first two movies. The new one wasn't calm at all, as the one in thebook is. So, that had always put me off from the movies.HP 7.1 - Once I saw it again tonight, I realized how boring the moviewas. The story didn't move smoothly. It was as if the director hadtried to cover the major plots from the book, but in a very spottyfashion. Also, I noticed how the actors had very blank expressions, andthought maybe it was done to maintain the dark and grim tone. Time andagain throughout the movie I found myself picking out details andthinking "this was changed".. or "that whole part was missed!", etc.HP 7.2 - The movie started exactly where the last left off. In thatregards, it was good that we saw the first part right before this one.Right away I noticed that the flow of the movie was MUCH smoother.After the scene with Griphook and Ollivander, pace was maintained withthe Gringotts scene. There were definitely some details missed, butthis was the first movie where I didn't find myself being distracted bythe differences in the movie and the book. I think it definitely heldits own! The dragon sequence was amazing! The scene with Aberforth wasdone well too. I like how they mirrored his skeptical tone from thebook and at that point, I think Daniel Radcliffe showed his improvementas he looked much more in control. There were some elements where Ithought "What!".. Like when Harry jumped out and challenged Snape... orthe long sequence of Harry fighting Voldy in the end.. or how thedeaths were kinda skipped over (but still shown for importantcharacters...) However, there were things that I think were done VERYwell... such as -> - The scene with protections being enabled around the school.. the bitof humor with Prof McG saying that she always wanted to try that spell! - The scene with the ghost of Ravenclaw. I liked the interactionbetween Harry and her, as it was to the point, but still mysterious(only readers would've known she was pointing to the Room ofRequirement!) - Snape's memories. Yes i know a LOT was cut out! But I think theimportant bits all remained. It was cut out extremely efficiently. Thebit about the eyes, the doe, his promise to Dumbledore.. I really likedhow it was exactly what was needed.- King's Cross scene. Yes. This was short too. But again... itmentioned exactly what was needed. It moved the story forward with agood pace. Dumbledore explained very well what the dying fragment ofsoul was..Neville's speech and him killing the snake was a lil long winded. Butunderstandable. It is Hollywood. The ending in the book was rathershort. I was hoping that Harry would "vanish" like he did in the bookand protect his friends. But I guess that would've taken time away fromhis wrestling match with Voldy.Another thing I liked towards the end was.. how Voldemort could moreand more feel that his Horcruxes were being destroyed (yes I know thatwas different from the book!).. This in turn made him look weaker andweaker. And at the last minute when Harry "resurrected", and Voldy wasat his weakest, all his supporters started running away. I think thatwas good. Not sure that it was in the book. But I loved it. Showed howhe was truly defeated, even though he wasn't yet dead.Overall, for me, this was the only movie in the series which held itsown. The rest of them made me pick at details, but this one allowed methe extra edge as a reader, while still enjoying the story. Now I hopeJK Rowling loses all her money and has to write 7 more books to becomea billionaire again! ;)
sevenmarie
09 May 2012
Perfect ending to this amazing series
this movie was AWESOME! It may very well be my favorite in the series(beating out #s 3 and 5 which are tied) some notes on awesome parts, in no particular order (contains mildspoilers but I will try to be vague-If you read the books, there isnothing new here)-The way they repaired the damage from the 6th movie's lack ofinformation is flawless, it works perfectly and makes me so happy! Istill will rage about the 6th movie but probably not as hard :) -I cried when a certain character died and I don't even like him! Isobbed at his memories!-Harry is so awesome and bad-ass that it makes my brain go crazy.-The poor dragon! it almost made me cry to see him! they really arebarbaric to the dragons at Gringott's! -The Kiss is awesome! the angle is a bit wonky but that doesn't changethe fact that it works so perfectly! -There is a Snape vs McGonagall showdown and it is EPIC AND AWESOME!Mcgonagall was pretty awesome in general though so....-Neville is SO COOL and has come SO FAR from the bumbling boy in thefirst movie! (Heck even the 3rd movie!). What he was punished forrefusing to do in class made my entire theater gasp.-Molly Weasley is awesome and bad-ass and has an awesome sweater! :) -I could go on and on about so and so was awesome but really, everyoneis awesome except Voldemort who is EVIL AND NOT COOL
mvedprakasha
09 May 2012
The Conceptual Review
The movie depicts the death of the ego of the person and hence Ibelieve the name is made as deathly hallows. It answers all thequestions of the author put forth in the beginning of story of HP. Itdescribes that the ego is of 7 categories(Crux). Out of them few of theCrux is present in a student which has to be destroyed by theTeacher(Dumbledore). Few destroyed by friends(Destroyed by Ron).And therest has to be killed by the enemies(Voldemort). The strength of theconfidence has to be taken by the aid of the Knowledge of the Teacherby either conversation or the gathering of the good will to prepareourself to destroy the evil may be either external or internal. Storyalso depicts that when the evil in oneself raises to such an extentthat it can cause the death of him, then its always power of knowledgewhich embodies to survive him(HP surviving after the deathly blow). Ithink the direction has brought the immense truth of the feelings ofthe message that is needed to be conveyed by the story writer. Theexistence of life of ego(Voldemort) within HP, is made felt of thepresence by the scar on his forehead. The scar could have been on anyother part, but still its on the forehead indicating that ego raises ashe develops,grows. At the point in life hp reaches a stage where heneeds to tackle his enemy Voldemort(ego) where the ego itself kills itsmere existence in the Harry, then the Knowledge of DumbleDore flowsthrough him for the perish of voldemort, to attain the state of Bliss.Knowledge Possesses the overwhelming victory over Ego.
peter-stewart866
08 May 2012
Lots of whizz, pop but lacking in the bang
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 as far as special effectsand 3d were concerned were quite spectacular. The story and the actingwere also very much head and shoulders above that of when the youngactors started the franchise. I have to say I really enjoyed this filmbut that's only because I had a Harry Potter translator to get mythrough it. I have never read the books so my only look into the lifeof Harry Potter is through the films and as they are films they canonly ever be adaptations from a much larger story that wouldn't befeasible in film to try and recreate. However with the story stretchingover eight films now you would think there would have been a little bitmore explanation as to why everything was happening. I got a generaloutline of why but no depth into what I have been told is a very wellthought out and deep set of books. Don't get me wrong I really enjoyedthe film I am just saying it could of been closer to a great film ifthere had been just a little bit more time filling in the cracks in thePlot. I'll finish with this Harry potter book fans will love this HarryPotter film fans get the book fans to explain why things are happeningand sit back and enjoy its wizarding goodness.
Ron Stewart
08 May 2012
A fitting end.
I'm not really a Harry Potter fan at all. But this film was a fittingend to the series. The movie was pretty fast paced and moved right intothe action. Though I never read the books or remember the charactersfrom the previous movies, I felt this movie was great. The effects werecool. Only thing I didn't like about the movie was that the lightingwas pretty dark throughout the movie, especially with the 3d glasses.Well, the acting was okay, I mean, it's the same guys they used in themovies. Sound, music, same as usual. The visual was fun cause it wasnow in 3d. What I enjoyed was plot, and i felt the director did a goodjob making it a epic finale.Overall, I enjoyed the movie, it moved quickly, and the action sceneswere good. I recommend go seeing this, as it is a good movie even ifyour not a HP fan. My kids enjoyed it, and the die hard fans in thetheater were cheering for some scenes.
jcillini88
08 May 2012
Let down!
Let me start off by saying I am a fan of both the books and movies, soI am not a troll.I went into this movie with high expectations. I was expecting thismovie to be great and considering this was the end I expected thefilmmakers to go all out. This was, after all, what the trailerspromised. They promised an action packed finally. Unfortunately themovie failed to deliver in almost every way.Leading up to the release of the film all anyone could talk about wasthe action and battle scenes in the movie. Supposedly the battle tookup over 45 minutes of the movie?! This was not the case. The battlescenes we see are brief. In fact they make up maybe 5 minutes of themovie. The entire first 45 minutes is a big build up to the battle andwe do not see any of it pretty much. Instead the movie decides to focusalmost entirely on Harry, Ron and Hermione's quest to destroy theremaining horcruxes. This takes up the majority of the movie. It's likeDH:P1 only they changed locations to Hogwarts and there is an epicbattle happening around them.Had the hype surrounding the battle not been so great the fact that themovie is not an action movie would not have bothered me. Instead thatwas all anyone could talk about and I naturally was expecting andlooking forward to it. I wanted to see more fights like the one betweenVoldemort and Dumbledore at the end of OOTP. We do not see anythinglike that. There are three cool scenes, when Kingsley Shacklebolt stoptime and kills a death eater, when Aberforth Dumbledore protectsstudents from dementors by casting a huge patronus spell and when MollyWeasley kills Bellatrix. Other than that most of the fighting consistsprimarily of flashes and loud noises, nothing else.The battle between Harry and Voldemort also made up a good chunk oftime, but nothing really cool is done. If you have seen GOF then youhave pretty much seen the extent of the fight between Harry andVoldemort. They do the same light connection thing they did in thatmovie and then they show Voldemort beating Harry up and Harryapparrating with Voldemort. The fight was a major let down. WhenVoldemort dies it is not epic. You won't clap, you won't do anythingbecause he just kind of dies and that's it.This movie also was not as emotional as I thought it would be.Considering the deaths in this movie and considering that it's the endI felt it should be the most emotional of them all. Instead we only seethe dead bodies of some of our most beloved characters, we don't seethem die and there is no build up to it. Any emotional response wasmuted by doing it this way.There are a handful of things they got right in this movie. First andforemost was Snape's memory. I felt they did that part justice. I also liked during the Harry-Voldemort fight how they cut back andforth between the fight and Ron and Hermione trying to destroy Nagini.That was more intense and suspenseful than the fight between Harry andVoldemort.The acting was great in the movie. All the actors did a great job,specifically Alan Rickman, who went all out as Snape.The effects, for the most part, were great. Overall this movie was a massive let down. For whatever reason thefilmmakers felt they didn't have enough time to do more with thismovie. Despite the fact this movie is the shortest of them all,clocking in at 2 hours. They easily could have added an extra 20-30minutes to include more action, to make the deaths more emotional andto make the fight between Harry and Voldemort better.
phoenix0879-1
07 May 2012
Enjoyable, but too much focus on action
First of all, let me say this: Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsPart 2 is an enjoyable film, it's even a fitting end to the filmseries. But it's not a great film, in fact it's barely a decent one.The key problem is that the director, Yates, seems to have gotten boredwith story-telling in part 1 and hopped on the action action actionbandwagon in part 2 to compensate. Gone are scenes about Tonks andLupin expecting a child (and this gives rise to an odd scene at the endwhere Harry suddenly knows all about their son, who in the film comesfrom nowhere), Dumbledore's back story has been thrown out almostcompletely, Snape's back story is as thin as tissue paper (which onlyundermines his turning to Dumbledore's side: without fully establishinghis love for Lily, his move seems foolish, since Voldemort waswinning), Fred's death - what do you mean, you missed it? So did Yates,apparently. The biggest flaws though, lie in the final confrontation. Part of mecan understand why Yates decided on the Harry/Voldemort battle being anisolated, one on one affair, as it does take the battle full circle.However, this discards several key elements, the biggest of which ispsychological: the wizarding community had lived in comfort once beforeafter Voldemort had been "destroyed" and no one witnessed it, only forhim to return and wreak havoc once more. By having hundreds ofwitnesses, the wizarding world can at last live in true peace. But byremoving ALL witnesses and having Voldemort turn to confetti(seriously, I was astonished by that), so there is no body, Yates hascreated a world where everyone will doubt that the villain is trulygone. They will live in fear, no matter what Harry says, because hecame back from the dead once before.Also, the scene with witnesses establishes how much Harry has learntand how it is knowledge, not strength, that is truly powerful. He showsthis in front of everyone and thus shows them that if they haveknowledge, they need not fear someone who has only strength.Yates also abandoned Harry's wand completely - yes, a sub-plot, butgiven how it ties to the Elder Wand and Harry himself, a ten secondscene of "I preferred my old wand, they say this one can doanything..." would have sufficed and made all the fans a lot happier -and made sense.This film probably swayed the furthest from the books of any of theadaptations but is still enjoyable, if only for the incredible battlesequences; however it's let down by lots of small problems, from halfreferences (Tonks and Lupins son) that make no sense, to glossing overthe death of a major character (Fred). But as I said at the start, thebig flaw lies in making this mainly an action film and not a story filmwith action in it. It's a solid end to the movie franchise, but as aHarry Potter adaptation it's very very sub-par. I recommend watching itonly if you haven't read the book for at least 10 months, otherwise theholes and omissions with drive you up the wall.
matt_vs_theworld
07 May 2012
The greatest movie of my generation!!!!! Spectacular!!!!
I've been a harry potter fan since Philiosophers stone first came out.It completely amazed me and had me spellbound from the first 5 minutes.And then we had chamber of secrets (which was my favourite), prisinorof azkaban, goblet of fire, order of the Phoenix, half blood prince,and then the beginning of the end in deathly hallows part 1.And now comes the bitter sweet end to this superb franchise. I wassuper excited to finally see this movie but was nervous and sad at thefact of saying goodbye to harry, Ron and Hermione. From the first sceneof DHp2 it has you hooked right away. The way they have covered thebook was fantastic and fans will not be disappointed as it is a fittingfarewell to the characters we have grown up with.The movie tells the last story about how harry, Ron and Hermione havedestroyed some of the horcruxes and are closer to killing voldemort(who is played by the great Ralph Fiennes who does an amazing job). Thetrio now have to break into gringotts and hogwarts to find the finalones and destroy voldmort for good.There are some powerful scenes that may scare younger viewers such asvoldemorts tirade at gringotts and *SPOILERS* when snape is killedwhich may be the strongest moment in the film. We say good bye to otherfavorites as they fall to voldemorts army and also some very emotionalscenes which had me and the rest of the cinemas in hysterics and cryingmore then I expected.The action scenes are amazing and special effects deserve Oscaracknowledgments. This is the best movie I have seen in years and maybeyears to come and i strongly urge everyone to see it.Congratulations to all Actors with special mentions to Emma Watson,Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith. And to David Yates you have done anamazing job and made this harry nut proud.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 is a phenomenon, spectacle,and outstanding. Thanks for the greatest set of movies of my life.
Nomouth
06 May 2012
Great Final Film but Rushed
NO spoilers in this review. :) I caught the very first midnight showingof this movie at my local theater so there was lots of audiencereaction and participation throughout the roughly two and a half hourpremier. A few minutes before it started we got to see some behind thescenes snippets from other HP movies, including a screen test and withDaniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson reading the scripttogether prior to filming Sorcerer's Stone.OK, now on to my review of this film. Let me start right off the bat bysaying this is my very first film review and I have read none of the HPbooks (gasp!). This review has nothing to do with how well it relatesto the book or what they left out, changed or ruined, regarding yourfavorite parts of the books. I'm going strictly from the perspective ofJoe Average movie viewer.I thought Deathly Hallows Part 1 was pretty amazing and it made sense(to me anyway) and was consistent and fluid and kept me watching andvery interested. I hoped Part 2 would keep that going and to a point,it does. It is very dark and gloomy and gritty, just like Part 1. Ienjoyed the movie a lot but it suffers SO much from being rushed,especially the last half, during the height of the battle for Hogwarts.I get the impression the director made a checklist of things from thebook or wherever of things that must be included in the movie, and jamevery last one of them in there at any cost. The cost is that the filmcuts from one checklist event to the next so fast that it becomesjumbled and almost seems like it's a string of random events editedtogether, with nothing emotionally meaningful to tie them all together.I think most of the key snapshots of events from the book are there inone form or another but in many cases there's no how or why, and thatweakens the movie considerably. Without giving anything away, therewere many times that I saw major characters dead and wonder if I missedsomething because there was no fight scene with many of them.I really don't know how this stands up to the book but it seems likethe movie is missing major continuity/transition scenes that would atleast keep the casual viewer from wondering what the heck is going onhere, or how'd we get here, or how'd that happen? I only hope the DVDrelease has about an hour of footage added back in.
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